Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-16

The Troy and Albany police seem to be
unable 10 stop the brutal and murderous
outrages that are continually being made
there on non -union men.
TIE PRICE OF CoAL-A circular ISSUED
by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany, says that all attempts to put up the
price on the first OF June, have faller
through, and lower prices may be looked
for during the remainder of the season.
unless general stoppage of mining takes
place, which is not probable.
SINGULAR SUICIDE. ALFRED Rand, 4
young man of Charlestown, Mass, aged q
years, committed suicide in u singular
manner, last Wednesday. He loaded 4
toy cannon which his father had given him
during the war-and setting it on the floor
beside his head touched it off with fiji sc
blowing off the entire top of his head. lie
was temporarily insane from over-study.
The World says that Senator Blaine and
President Hayes had protracted inter.
view Saturday on the htter's Southern
policy. Mr.. Blaine did not express him.
self in avowed opposition to that policy,
but does not share the belief of the PreSi-
dents advisers that ii will divide the South
ern Democratic party, but believes it will
only consolidate the Southern Democrats
and obliterate the Southern Republican
party.
The Bennington Battle Monument Asso
citation assigns the literary features of the
| oh n a ~
its Secretary, Charles NJ. Bliss, Rev Isaac
Jennings and Hon. A. B. Gardner, who
have under consideration the issuing of t
pamphlet, prior to the celebration, giving
detailed account of the battle and setting
forth what has been accomplished towarl
the erection of Il monument James Rus
sell Lowell is likely to be one of the cee
bration poets.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY MEETING
The tifty-second annual meeting of the
American Tract Society was held las
week. The total annual receipts were
$449, 269 go; expenditures, Sal, l19.74
also, 200 colporteurs had labored IN thirty
two States, addressed 6,937 meetings
made 152,S93 family visits and praye,
with 98,370 families. During the thirty
six years of the society's existence owe
thirteen million volumes of books have
been distributed.
On Friday Il freight train on the Crane
Trunk which left Montreal for Quebec
with cattle, came into collision with an
other train near Danville; some cars be
came detached from the train, and, the
grade being steep, ran back mile, wher
they smashed into a freight train. A fire
then broke out, and fourteen cars loaded
with cattle and horses were destroyed, the
engine was badly damaged, and II cattle
drovcr and brakeman so injured that they
are not expected to live. The loss is sci
as high as 100000.
A NARROW EsCAPE,-Mr. Burt Taylor
of Wolcott, barely escaped horrible
death, at the Guyer saw mill, the Other
day, He was engaged in taking away the
lumber us cut by II large circular saw, and
by some means fell upon the carriage under
an armful Of boards in such n position us
to be helpless, just as the machinery had
been reversed and the carriage was NOV
ing rapidly buck for II second cut. Ills
soon, us when the carriage was stopped
he was within foot of the murderJus
saw. The occurrence happened in the early
morning, but such was the shock to the
men, that no more work was done that
day.
MEXICO. - General Porlirso Diaz was on
the I'd instant declared by the Mexican
Congress to have been elected constitu-
tional president Of the Republic. On the
4th he was presented to the army at the
gates of the city, and was then escorted to
the palace. Ills Inauguration took place
on the 9Th, at nine o'clock in the morning,
and the proceedings were marked by I'M
mense enthusiasm on the part of the dep.
uties. After taking the oath he solemnly
declared his intention of serving for one
term only. The United States was not di-
plomalicllly represented on the occasion.
The citizens and soldiers are alike enthusi-
aslic. News from all parts Of the Repub-
lie Indicate quiet and order Its believed
that President Diaz will be urged to issue
a proclamation of general amnesty.