Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-22


tans has enthused and cheered itself
hoarse.
Liberia, by large majority, has voted
to forbid any white man to settle within
its limits.
Senator Blaine joins in the invitation of
Governor Conner TO President Hayes to
extend his trip to Augusta.
One of the most beautiful women of
New York is now in the Bloomingdale In
sane Asylum, whose insanity was caused
by the use of enamel on her face.
There are nine brewerics, twelve whole.
sale and two hundred and fifty-eight retail
liquor dealers and three hundred and fifty
tobacco stores in the Black Hills BIS
mGrcb Tribune.
John Henderson has surrendered him
self voluntarily Mt Philadelphia declaring
that he murdered Il sergeant of the Eng
fish Hussars last January, and remorse
drove him to confess.
The editor OF the Worcester Press says
that when he travels he shall keep his
flask of brandy out of sight. Very good;
but what shall you do with your nose, my
boy?-R0cheSter Democrat.
Prof f. w. Simonds, for several years
past an instructor in the Department of
Natural History at Cornell University, has
been elected Professor of the same depart
ment in the University of North Carolina,
There seems to have been no limit to
the cheek of the South Carolina ring
thieves. One item in furniture bill for
Il senator, paid out of the state treasury,
was an expensive cradle, and another Il
one hundred dollar coffin.
The popularity of the fly is that he al
ways returns to the same spot; but it is
characteristic Of the musquito that he al
ways returns to another spot. Thus he
differs from the leopard, which does not
change his spots. This is IN important
fact in natural history.
1t is reported that the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers is out of funds that
its income has been largely squandercd on
strikes; and now there are loud hints from
members that the assessments have been
appropriated for personal uses as unlike
charity us the strikes themselves are.
1t is said that the moon has gained
about an inch in rapidty of motion" in the
last hundred years. This is no doubt true,
for young men will tell you that when
talking at the gate with their sweethearts
tho moon goes down much quicker than it
did when they were boys waiting to rob a
watermelon patch in the dark.
There is good deal of talk about the
electric lights. The English fleet in the
Mediterranean is to be furnished with
them. They promise to relieve MS, sooner
or later, from the terrible monopoly Of the
gas companies, and single electric can
die will light awhole room, however large,
as light MS day. The one greater burden
than any other of our present civilization
is the cost of evening or night light,
whether for work or entertainment.
The New York Graphic thinks we make
mistake in our centennial celebrations in
commemorating only our triumphs. We
ought to celebrate our defeats, it says, if
we expect symmetrical development Of
our national character. So next year, it
counsels, let us celebrate the events that
we are not proud Of-the surrender of
General Hail. the defeat of Hubb nrdton,
the treason of Arnold, the capture of
Washington in the war of 1872, the arrival
of cholera on our shores in 1889, the brth
of Charles A. Dana. the discovery of the
potato.bug, the battle of Bull Run and
other defeats.
THE MINING TRoUBLEs.-The four
thousand idle workmen of the Pennsylva-
mia Coal Company have been requested to
sign an agreement to resume work at the
old rates and trust to the judgment of the
company for higher wages. They declin-
ed, fearing this was trap. In the Lack
awanna region the desperation of the idle
miners cannot be described. Fifty thou
sand men are striking, and great trouble
is feared next winter. The coliers of
Schuylkill county are raising $25,000
to assist the strikers of the I.ehigh region.
An attempt to start the collieries on the
north side, il is feared, will cause trouble.
The miners meetings denounced tho
"Black-legs," and placarded the coal breai
kers with notes ordering operations to
cease. Coffin notices were also freelJ
circulated.