Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-31


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L. W. Stoughton has been nominated
us minister to Russia.
Senator Morton is worse and is not OK
pecled to live many days.
Six steamers sailed for Europe Saturday
heavily laden with American produce.
President Hayes and some of the cabinel
are making II visit to Richmond to-day.
All railway postal clerks are ordered to
procure blue uniforms costing about $2S
each.
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest of Fort
Pillow fame died ut Memphis Monday
night, aged ffty-six years.
Taunton, Mass, also has the diphlherin
scourge, and one undertaken reports TWEEN
ty funerals, mostly of children, in ten days
1t has been definitely ascertained that
two hundred and fifty persons persisted in
the recent colliery explosion near Glas
gov, Scotland.
John Welsh, of Philadelphia, who wa,
chairman of the Centennial Board Of
Finance was yesterday nominated as min
lister to England
Miss Alice Blaine, daughter of Senator
Blaine, who met with an accident nearly II
week since, from the accidental discharge
Of pistol is rapidly recovering,
Mr.. Tildon sees rival for the Demo-
cratic nomination in 1880 in Gen. McCIel
Ian, and he couldn't restrain himself from
hitting him blow by denouncing any in
crease in the army.
Mr.. Tilden returned from Europe las
week after four months absence. He was
serenaded Saturday evening and remarke
that the people had been greatly wronge
by il great fraud.
The Camerons will probably find before
they get through with the president tha
they have over-done the business. He can
afDrd to have them defettc,l in Pennsyl
vania; they cannot very well.
1t is announced that the stockholders Of
the centennial exhibition company intenc
to apply 10 Congress for the return rc
them by the government of the 8 ,50O,0OI
of which they were deprived by the courts
The Russians continue to crowd tn,
Tux back in Asia; and they are serious
ly threatening the communications o
Osman Pasha ut Plevna so that he is il
danger of getting shut up" in that strong
hold.
Senator Morton evidently takes no stool
in the idea that the president will botra,
the republican party. His wodrs Shout,
have considerable weight with those re
publican congressman who have latel
acted rs sheep having no shepherd"
The Free-wll Baptists say that the
have in this country 165 quarterly meet
ings, l,343 churches, 1,188 ordained min
listers, and over 10000 COMMITMENTS to
gether with colleges, seminarics, an
NEWSPAPERS second to those Of no otne
denomination.
The unpublished life of General Grant
written by his father, Jesse r. Grant, is i
the possession of the Connecticut State l..
brarian. This manuscript gives new vel
sion of the way in which young Ulysse
got his name; it says that the name wa
one of a lot thrown into n hat and draw
out when his parents were debating whr
to call him.
The Times special says the President i
conversation with prominent republican
yesterday, referring to the case of Jutlo
NorIhrup, recently appointed district a,
torney of South Carolina, said there WA
not in his possession any such informatio
as had been called to his attention by tn
press. The President seemed to desir
chat the Senate should reject Northrup.
TROUBLE EXPECTED IN MONTREAL
1t is said that serious trouble is feared i
Montreal, on the 9th of November, til
Orange Young Britons having decided t
turn out and celebrate the anniversary {
Guy Fawkes with an immense procession
The Irish Catholic Union Society has me
by sections and formally resolved to prc
vent this, and consequently bloodshed
Sared.