Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-17

Hayes and Wheeler had never met till
Wednesday. The latter visited the Ohio
Legislature on Thursday in response to
IN invitation, and then left Columbus for
Washington.
The managers of the proposed Brattle-
boro and Whitehall narrow-guage rail-
road evidently mean business. A series of
popular meetings are now being held
along the line, and the project is otherwise
vigorously pushed.
INDIAN WAR CLosED.-A Washington
special says the war department has adj
vices that the Indian war has been closed,
hy Sitting Bull departing for the British
Possessions, where he always obtains
rifles and ammunition.
Democrats who 90 to Washington on
the 18th of February will do foolish
thing. Honest people can find something
to do at home, while oflice-seekers and
party blowers can do no good by going to
the capital 10 talk politics and excite each
other.-Boston hera'd Ad.]
Mr.. Walterson says Congress is looking
to the people. He is probably right about
that The Sth of January demonstration
is wretchpd failure. II it proves any
thing, ii is that the people are not inham-
mable. If the democr;tcy of the House
are waiting to be kindled into a flame
from the outside, they must wait in vain.
-Cinctanatt Commercial [Md.]
John P. Phair, the Rutland murderer,
now in solitary confinement in the State
Prison, has written his autobiography,
giving an account of his early life and his
experience while in the aLmy during the
rebellion. Phair's execution will take
place in April. Recently, when urged by
the sheriff to make confession, he declar-
ed he had nothing to confess, and knew
nothing of the crime whatever.
Rev. +. D. Hopkins, charged with the
forgery, arrived in st. Johnsbury, on SAT-
urday, in charge Of an officer, and was
lodged in Jail to await hearing. The pa
per claimed to have been forged is II draft
for $40, drawn in favor of Charles II.
Green, of Barton Landing, on the Fire
Association of Philadel phia for the settle
ment of IL loss. The endorsement of Charles
II. Green on the back is claimed to have
been made by Mr. Hopkins.
Apropos Of the strength of bridges,
Abram S. Hewitt advised Henry c. Muir
| ply, the president of the company who
are putting II suspension bridge between
New York and Brooklyn, that, in his opin.
ion, BesSemer steel wire would be put int
the cables ut q eat risk. Bessemrr steel
is liable TO incloSe bubbles of air and OF
oxides The use Of crucible steel instead,
which has been decided upon, is at an ex-
tra cost from $l50,000 to 5000 900, but that
is not much, considering that the cost Of
the bridge will be about Sl3 100000.
The Sun gives reasons why Vanderbilt
cut off some of his daughters with mere
life interest with requests lie had lent
to II son Of Mrs. Allen $l0O,O00, which
the latter never paid, consequently Mrs
Allen only gets II lite interest of 100000
Mrs. Osgoods having no children is the
cause of her receiving II life interest of on
y 100000, and both in her case and thai
OF Mrs. Lafitte the commodore did not fec
bound to provide for present or future hus
bands after his daughters decrease. Cor
neilus j. VanderbiIt's receiving only Il
life interest is explained on the ground
that the legatee had already anticipated
his patrmony.