Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-10
News and Gossip,

A f,mine 1, reported IN the empire Of Nor
Cardinal Beradi is dead. lie was an Italian,
aged Cs.
More than COO patents have been taken OUT IN
England for railroad car wheels.
c,luaeret. the Communist General of 1871, is be.
neyed 10 be IN Persia, drilling the Shah's troops.
Pat IA recent singing tour Of five months through
the principal Italian cities, yielded, IN gross &C.
ceipts, $4,000.
Froa raising is ore of the growing industries Of
Minnesota. 81. Louis is the principal market Tor
the croakers' hams.
A Canadian who beat his aged father to death to
get nd of supporting him. is 10 be punished VIII
dive Years in prison If not pardoned out.
joaquin Miller, it is rumpred, Is going Abroad
with he intention Of never returning 10 ihs eouh-
tey. sackclolh aud ashes Tor forty millions
Norfolk, Va, has largely Increased in wealth
since the war through an eisc'ic handling oil oys'
,ers, and the cultivation OF fruits and vegetables
President Daz is gaining in popularity through
ont Mexico, being regarded the abest ruler That
,euuJlic has had since the death of ID INTO Juaie<'
The Mexican authorities on the Rio Grande r.
GENTLY actually returned herd OF stolen cattle to
,heves.
one of the buildings Of Steuocn county y L"
moor house, was buroed saturday night, and fifteen
the inmates perlshec. The lire was set by an H.
sane pauler.
The ruling passion cropped out in New U.
lrans balber, who while shaving the lace OF Il dead
man, gave the corp,e the whole history ol tile ovc
hill the rise aud fall of gol and tns attitude OF the
foreign bondhOlders.
A female anaconda, brought to the London Zoolo
gical Gardens, February ID, ISL, refused al 1000
until Alarcn 10. 1878, when she killed aud swallow
| I'd II duck thus she existed over year withou
particle of sustenance.
A Young gentleman saved his lie by an act oil pc
Hteuess. The steamboat Magenta being croWdet
with passengers young man gave his chaif 10 IL
aid gentleman and then went forward. la les
Than three minutes the boiler blew up, ana the o
| gentleman was killed.
A Young Phiadelphian won the lovely daught-
| of Il wealthy merchant upon representing tna' II
was making SIUO day. They were married and
has since been discovered that he does make Una
handsome sum. but 1t Is IN the mint, where his sa
airy is but 800 per week.
A remarkable scene occurred IN BuchafeS
coult the other day. Three gypsles were ABOUT
be sentenced to penal servtudc for life, wheh GU
of them snatched knife from woman IN I'll
court and all three committed suicide with II Vi
fore the officers could interfere.
a fire lately took place in the upper part oil u
English brewery. The roof fell in and burned IL
twenty.iour hours without communicating VII
The rest of the building. TIL floor upon which
fell was of three.inch plank5, groovcd toSethe
which prevented a supply of air from below
Mluv Russian officers now wear bu,let-proC
cuirasscs underneath their coats. Some of the:
guard only the chest, but others in two section
cover the stomach and are said to be in no way II
convenient, The cap has also a Land OF the culra
material within its lining. The loss OF officers
the late battles has been much smaller, compare
with tue numbers engaged, than in past Russia
wars.
A prize fight for 500 took place in New Yor
, saturday night between VIM Mcclellan oil Una
city, and Mike Donovan, of Chicago Thrice
rounds were fought with Liverpool gloves.
Clellap was badly beaten but the referee gave hi
the contest on the ground that Donovan nat Il
foul. The widest confusion cn'ued, Donovd
knocking down McClellans second.
A Young Canadian olght.year-old takes the pal
. for cruelty. she is the child OF Mr.. Charles Fro
i of Betllu, Ont, and beng lett with the care oil
sister of live, became anscred because 1t ntelier
i with her frol c5 with her companions. She deter
med 10 ii herself of the ncumbrancc, and beg
, to abuse the child in the most lendlsh mannt
- FIRST she filled It's mouth with snow, next dipped
; into a quantity Of water until it was nearly dro"
cd. Then 1t WAS placed in the oven OF the sto
: and burned and bruised, and next thrust under
u stove. Nh these devices falling she went io
II SAW to saw its head or, but relcnted and hit up
II the plan Of placing it IN bag and dragging
J. about the room, She was engaged in this pleasi
n amusement when the horror ST. icken mother
u, TUNED. or course, the injuries proved fatal.