Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-23


rorturste chan. the Duke of Edinburgh. lie
one of the British lron'clads' ana en-
lows the prospect of being called to throw the DIg
yeet kind of bombshells into the land Of his molhcE
law.
New. has been received In Alexandria, Egypt,
hat an English ship had stopped dhow near
Nassowah, and finding slaves on board seized the
Tontoin and took away the slaves, entering them
On the ships DOCKS
angle woman, aged Is, living alone in the ham,
ct of Pleux, France had for years kept a large
number of dogs. She lately fell into the hre' pro-
,obly during fit, and was burned to death. Her
,ody was found partly eaten by the dogs.
The torpedoes used by Turkey consist OF large
rou cases, cylindrical in shape, filled with some
1000 pounds of large grain powder, and SO arranged
"a to float within thirty1ve feet Of the surface Of
The water. They are intended TO be fired by cleo
ricity from the shore.
young Indian girl who had curiously watched
The process Of making barrel.heads in Touring
mill in WinOna Mimi, stole in one day, and taking
possession of the stencils, ornamented her blanket
with the words, "Ellswonh's Choice" and paraded
the streets to the disgust of Mr.. Ellsworth, who is
a bachelor.
A few days since quiet, unofrendng man in
Troy, y. NJ, was going to his mornings work when
he was set upon by three men and shot. The only
offence of which he was guilty was working for
Fuller, Warren & Co., stove manufacturers, with.
out having first obtained the consent of the mould
MS union.
About five O'Clock Tuesday morning, May 10, a
tidal wave five feet high came rushing ashore at
Port Stanley, Ont, accompan led by loud Kissing
noise. 1t quickly receded, followed at inter-
walls for an hour by smaller waves. Very little
wind was stirring at the time, Lake Elie being
almost calm.
1t will not escape attention that as soon as the
presidents southern policy was set up in South
Carolina and Louisiana, Parson BrOwnlow, the
Union leader of East Tennessee, lay down aud
died, while Alexander Ii. Stephens, eX.yice.
president of the confederacy, got up and lived
detroit (Mch.) Post.
Upon the whole, the president has made wise
use of his time since the 4th OF March lie has de-
posed the Cameron dynasty, settled the dangerous
difficulties in South Carolina and louisiana avoided
a summer session of Congress, and sent home the
horde of oflfceseekers, with the assurance that
changes in office will not be made without cause
cincinnati Commercial.
A natural bridge far more wonderful than that il
Virginia, has recently been discovered in Ellicott
county, Ky. 1t is of solid stone and forms a mag
nGcent arr h. 1872 feet long and ID feet wide at The
top, tue river, little CLANCY, rolling over 100 fee
below. Fifty yalds above the bridge is a waterfall
sixty feet high and the view from the bridge is
said TO be extremely beautiful.
An old English weather saw, now seasonabe
reads
II the oak opens before the ash,
twill be warm and dry with good wheat to thrash
Butt the ash leaves open before the oak
lhereIl be cold, and of rain toe great a soak
If the oak and ash open nearly together.
Look out for a season of changeable weather
large lion was killed in the mountains, recent
ly, between Santa Cruz and Santa Clara, Cal. Ii,
two Young men named Tompkns and Reed. Tho
beast got in among their horses on Mr. Mair'
rancb' and killed three, Tue young men chased
MN all night with tier dogs, and finally dispatch
cd him. lie was teed seven times duting III,
night. lie measured nine feet in length.
Thomas jefferson in a letter 10 John Oumc
Adams, dated June lst, 1922, speaking of America
policy in relation to The Russo. Turkish war then ir
contemplation, said: 1t is some consolation lho
the utsolatlOn by these maniacs of one mart of fin
earlh Is the means of improving it in other paris
Let Tie latter be our Off e. and let us milk the COW
while the Russian holds her by the horns and n,
TUX by the tall.o
uas Is made IN san Francis o from sawdost. ta
anu rubbish, such as rags, old leather, bones-lr
TACT everything that is usually thrown away-in
the proportion OF % per cent tar the same percent
age Of sawdust, and Sd per cent of the misceane
Jus matter The inventor says he can make thi:
LOT % cents thousand feet, and furnish it to Gus
toners at 81 The light produced is said to b,
equal to that from coal gas.
q y, that my tongue were in the thnnder,. mou,,,
would cry to all worthy working women. 70 nj
enerse''c' honorable young men seeking an openip
lor talent a field for honest industry kee0 o,,o
from Washington Avoid the place as fearfuuv a
'no"Sn every department of government were
pest hoHse-as though Congress, instead or bopo
HUen'y lessiitlng, were doing lively business i,
all 'ne plaques Of Esypt-[Grace Greenwood,
George Peabody did much for Tennessee. II
'ei' iuhd OF over million dollars to he usod il
euuca'lng The new South. Tennessee hos dram,
thousands OF dollars from this fund, tbis vo,r 90
poets 10 nave $4,000 of the income But what doo
tennessee do for Mr.. Peabody's memorvy Inc
tu's' IL refuses to pay the interest on sag, oo, :
AenneSSee Oonds, which is part OF the endou
ie'' iunu oil Peabody Institute, Baltimore.
curious anu distressing case has recently hce
u"ue' 'he consideration of the police Mt MOSCOW
ie" mohlhs ago Russian peasant, with his ,yu
""u io"r culidren, was travelling in n sleigh ,Io,,
'"e oAhNs OF the Pruth, when they were nurs,,o, /,
PACK oil wolves. The peasant urged on tbo horso
10 much as he could, but soon perc4iveI ,ha .'
rule fact that the wolves were fast Wv wv
nv 'uc moment when the sleigh was sur
ou"ueu ny the rayening beasts, the man soi,o,
o"I VI 'ne children, threw 1t in the midst or ,ho,,
anu WINE Tie wolves were struggling over ,Soi
prey nc haslencd on his horses and oni,oi - ''N
rour times the wolves came up win tho n,5,,,,
auu iour times the horrible sacrigco
p'e'ed' AT last the peasant and his wifi, oT"'
nv nearest village, leaving behind bem ,ho Nv.
VI ''Vl' lour children, In the bitterness orh.,
p"l' inc mother informed againstb her bnsh,n1 Ee'
wy yuuses, considering that if the peasant b,J NV
'es'sned hmselfto the terrible sacr,aco NJ ' Nv
not only have lost his children, but Also hi. "O '
acquitted The prlsoner.-London Echo "'''
l"e London Times ridiculcs as prepostoro,,. -,
,'O" '""t Constantnope is in danger orhoinn, v"
:" inc Russians. Tho Turks il ron,ns,I '""e'
nave strangely dcgencrated since ,hos S No., mus
I'.,a' Il WIN the aid of their ships, tbCv o"n,
"o' noid one Of the strongest positions in ~, oou,'
against any force that Russia could mas. ~ wore
o, We Walls But they would not have 10 dos,1 nOu
rune Germany would not permit Tho ,s''uu u
nosphorus and the freedom of tho nau, H"o' Vi the
.le mercy of Russia; Austria wonld horo W DC al
,Sa'onS Tor iorbddng such conouest s''one
france could not permit it, because If ~ i.'y anc
T wucn 'hoy have at stake in the MeItorr INTEREST,"
nV iu'es ADDS; Let the public only gyo Tuean
O,e' Tor sanity and the cries oralarm S'S "us'la
vi Nohstantinople will seem lpdlcrons '"e safety
Wv, ,"e present war should end in The dos,rn I'on
WV ,or'e IL would not be difficult for ,no "I'On U
" pace Constantinople under ot Ian, Po"er'
Hua'uaOshp as that of the pashas Tho 80 ssS0I,
,, as 'ne dread of Russia perodicav %o uu'n +
"Nno' unreasonng panic.p Vecomes