Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

ON'tAA'1
strike of train-hands on the Grand Trunk
railroad in Canada is one of great mHgni-
tude and seriousness, and violent demon
stralions have begun. Business on the
road is at II stand. still, and the company
will make no effort to resume till military
authorities give them full protection,
though the Centcral Vermont company
gave them little help, Saturday between
St Johnsbury and Montreal. The trains,
both passenger and freight, were left by
the strikers at 6, Friday, just where they
happened to be, regardless of the stormy
weather, and passengers have been sub
iected to such Inconvenience rs 10 threaten
suits against the company, while livestock
must have suffered terribly. The strikers
have taken possession of the company's
property wherever they could, and they
prevent any who may be disposed to
yield TO the company by violence. They
have made desperate resolve that train
traffic shall not be resumed until their de-
mands are satisfied.
The heavy snow.drlts of Friday night
still cover the track over the whole line
west of Toronto, the strikers being SC
numerous and the intimidation so great
that no attempt has been made to move
an engine. Matters are almost as bad be
tween Toronto AMI Montreal. A trair
which left Toronto Sunday morning, witt
Fridays passengers, is lying at Coburg
the conductor fearing to proceed, while II
Bellevile matters are assuming mos
serious aspect Saturday night, Is soldiers
were ordered TO that station to presery'
the peace, while the line is being cleared
and to pilot in the Montreal passenge
train, which awaited orders seven mile
east. While the track-men cleared the lin
at one end of the yard, the strikers woul
block it ut the other by running snow
plows and cars off the track. Much tim
was lost in this way, and the company dc
cidcd to wait daylight for further work
| Early Sunday morning, u locomotive fore
T. man went out snd pioted the express trai
to Bellevile. On its arrival, the striker
assembled, and several hours elapsed be
| f, re the driver could be got to mount th
, engine to take the train west. AT the stf
! ton, the platform WAS crowded, and tn
l lulllldl1 hClC " lJlCNCIlb tllC oLl IL
ers from severely beating the enginee
they not being ordered to load or use the
, bayonets. One of the strikers, in attemp
ing to wrest Il bayonet from a voluntee
e received severe wound in the neck, IN
r several persons were badly knocked abou
Several pistols were fired but nobody wa
d vigorously wounded. The engine WI
. then returned to the shop. Four MOI
e companies were ordered out, but the me
4; seemed unwilling to obey, md only
+ went under arms.
q In Indiana, one of the Democratic Sta
d Senator's elect died, ard an election WI
e held last week to fill the vacancy. The di
I trict has been heretofore strongly DEM
;, cratic, and the Democrats had no doubt
u electing their candidate, by 800 or | on
e majority; but nstead-the Republics
candidate is elected by nearly 200 mnjor
II ty. This result gives the Republicans OF
H. majority in the Indiana Senate. 1t is slr
II ed that in one of the counties of the dis
n rict there has been great deal of lunat
le " war talk" against the election of Hay
II and Wheeler, and that this has great
lie increased the Republican vote. The r
4 publicans now have both branches of t
lie Indiana Legislature, there being in t
Il House 50 Republicans, As Democrats, a
lie 9 Independents.
IN AT the time of the excitement over I
ne issue of Jefferson and Burr, the Unit
= States Senate passed bill providing fo
~. grand committee" Of six from ca
rs house of Congress, which should be p
sided over by the chief justice or Sol
n. Other Justice of the supreme court, n
al who should "have power to examine Il
v finally decide disputes relative to the ell
. ton Of president and ice-president of
~ United States" 1t is now very int
: esting document, as the committee VIII
reported it contained some members
the constitutional convention of 1888.
ov The old year has been notable for
y dead. Among the clergy were Cardil
Anlonelli, Rev, DR.. Bushnell, Bishop Jal
and President Stearns; lawyers and pull
men, Speaker Kerr, ex-Gov. Wise, Fra
W. W. p. Blair, Chief-Justice Gilpin of DELAYS
''l and Reverdy johnson; soldiers, &c
" Custer, Bartlett and Santa Anna; sailo
y, Commodore Decatur and Admiral Strir
% ham; literary people, George Sand, Ii
riet Martineau, Henry Kingsley and Jo
Forester; DR.. Samuel Howe, philanth
,e. pist; A. r. Steward and Charlotte Cus
ho man.
les The jury in the Reeves attempted M
tn der case disagreed last week Tuesday,
- ternoon, after being out 80 hours, a
III were discharged. They stood eight t
at acquittal and four for conviction, The d
ot perudo cases of Reeves, Cole, FitzgerG
IT. and Coffee go over to the June term of
p court. 1t is stated that the jury in the O.
to arson case were ten for conviction n
1T, two for acquittal when they first went O
Is but upon considering the judges char;
he broug hit in verdict of not guilty. Tn
de results craete much surprise.
m Duell, the commissioner Of patents
of Washington, and Peck, his chief Gle
go out with the new year.