Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-28

= Cornelius and refused to receive hin
d knowing him to be entirely sane. TT
conspirators excused themselves with tn
. plea that they did it TO save him from
r criminal prosecution for forgery. Co
= nelius demanded legal Investigation
but at the urgent request of the Connie
), dore the matter was dropped. MIR. Lor
expects TO show that for twenty year
9 William Systematically and continual
E conspired with his tools to blacken Con
neius and keep him in dislavor with hi
father that in the end the vast propert
3 the old man had accumulated would com
to him. 1t is probable that the will will
be broken in which case the Vanderbilt
power will be gone. 1t is well. 500,
100000 is too much for one man to con
troll, and the most important of the Trunk
Lines from east TO west ought not to b
owned by one man. The public have III
interest in the issue Of this battle Sym
pathy runs almost entirely with the con
testants. And, speaking of the Wander
bits, the great social event of the season
was
THE VANDERBILT WEDDING.
The daughter of William II. Vanderbilt
the great railway king, was married will
great pomp and circumstance last Wednes
day evening at St. Bartholomew's the
ultra fashionable church of New York
Probably no wedding that could be an.
nounced would be the object of more curl
Osity, and the display was designed to re-
feet the consequence of the brides family
in manner suitable to fortune of nine.
ty.five millions. But one order was given
regarding the wedding drcss,-that ii
should be the costliest that ever passed
faom the hands of the fashionable mo-
diste, the same who furnished the wedding
dresses for Miss Grant and Boss Tweed S
daughter. Numbers ware hidden to wit
ness the wedding at the church, but the
reception ut the house was very select.
The bride is about twenty, and blonde.
She mauies n Boston gentleman named
Twombiey. The father of the bride per-
formed his part by giving his daughter a
checks and other securities for nearly Il
million, which will take the young couple
comfortably through the winter.
1t was as snobbsh IN affair us ever New
York saw, and precisely the kind of thing
that the mushroom shoddyites always do.
The gifts We're advertised for days before,
the cost being very carefully noted in each
case. Now the real old families, who have
something besides money to fall back upon,
never do this. Their weddings are gor-
geous enough, but publicity is always
avoided. The newspaper reporter is not
invited to inspect the house and make L otes
OF everything from the diamond necklace
down to the bride outfit, and if anything
beyond the mere announcement gets into
the papers, it is because of the superior
Impotence Of reporter. The Wander
bits and Stewards and that kind are very
careful to have it all blazoned forth. and
1t is done in The true patent medicine STYLE.
1t is Il mercy that such families don't last
long. The ostentation bred of sudden
wealth very soon disspatcs it.
FASHIONS.
The fashions of the season are more for
sense than for show. One of the stylish
morning garments for outdoors is II lone
cloak Of gray cheviot, covering the entire
dress, and gorcd as closely us possible in
front and behind. A highly sensible adj.
dition for walking is Il cloth gaiter stran-
ped over the boot, precisely like those
worn by men, to keep the dust from enter
ing the shoes. Embroidered waists of
light blue or pink opera nannal are worn
under the dress for cold weather Bright
red and blue shawls of plain cashmere or
stella SIlaWIs with borders are again worn
as Il sort of half dress, and add touches or
pleasing bright color to the streets.
TIE CIGAR-MAKERS' STRIKE.
The cigar-makers strike continues, and
though the strikers affect to have conf
dence that they can compel the MANAGERS
10 come to their terms, they are evidently
discouraged. About thousand China.
men have been brought on from San
Francisco, and they are at work. Bnt =
more serious danger threatens them. Phe
manufacturers have discovered that Il
woman can make Il fair cigar in two DAYS
and an excellent one in week, and thnv
are taking them on by the thousand. i
is singular that the men never THOUGHT of
ms. There is no reason under h1av.,
why the delft fingers of u woman should
not be better in trade like this than the
coarse and clumsy hands of man. A
cigar made of expensive stock must be
finished IN handsome style, it must he
elegantly shaped smoothly and nicely fin
lSlled, and there is no reason why w0man's
taste and deXtcrty should not be utilized
IN this as in other workmanship REQUIRING
similar qualities. The cigars are mostly
made at the workmans home. So mnrb
" llIler " and SO much "wrapper is
weighed out to the workman, who is 70.
CURED to deliver so many cigars of n pre-
scribed size and weight. The manuhdtnr-
ers own tenement houses, which they rent
TO their employees, and in this vav tbc
work, while it is done without factory
Is practically under the supervision of the |
employer. The manufacturers are now
eJectlng the striking tenants, who of courso
nave not paid rent and each eieclment is
made the occasion of demonstration
WhlIe the furniture is being loaded on
carts, the strikers cheer for The cioctod |
md groan for the ejector, and the load
decorated with flags moves away to the
music OF an improvised band. 1t will end
n The men returning to their work, with
he loss of a months time, and some cv1
1erIence. The agitators are the only onno
VINO make anything by these movements
owlnton bowls and Schwab sells benr i,
comfort, but the deluded workmon starvn
strikes are expensive luXuries.
THE WAR AGAINST RUM
soes on with varying success A Iorco
lumber OF low groggeries have been GTo.
I'd over and over again during the week
ND few OF them have thrown nm tho {
PONCE and quit in disgust. The bio hotels
lose on Sundays, and serve lionors at s
a6les in their restaurants which the I,,n ;
ant take hold of. For other violations
hey pay their fines quietly and 90 riohI S
long The Law and Order LeaoneS |
re determined to at least check the trsflic f
nd they WILL if they do not get to quar-. t
cling among themselves. One faction
wants the effort to be made against tba
ow bucket shops alone, other insists :
hat the fashionable bars need shuttinc mn
$ well. But, divided as they are, 7 a "p
lad to say some impression is beinn :
nade upon the trade. The cty is cnrso5 !
Win over 5000 rum mills of all kinds /.
nd it is too heavy tax 10 bear. But for !;
lese crime factories, the police force conId !
e reduced half, and the criminal conrta I I
'ould have nothing to do. Judge Da,v : :
that ninoty-eight per cent or u
le criminal cases that came before hin, u u
ould he traced directly to rum. 81 I'll u !,