Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-18
News and GOSSIP,

rumor comes from Paris that bopnets are 10
be worn on the head hereafter
Congressman blair has the inside track of the
senatorial race race in New Hampshire.
A movement is on foot to have the next national
republican convention held at Cleveland.
Sam Cary is certain sure the greenbacks arc
going to organize the next House and elect the
next president.
The Cincin natl Times thinks Gen. Grant is not a
candidate for president, and that the contest for
the nomination will be between Messrs. COnkiing
and Blaine.
The republicans want The democrats to nominate
Tilden, and the democrats want the republicans to
nominate Grant. 1t is always best to do what the
other side dosen't want-Transcript
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat forsees but one
result to the senatorial contest in Inois-the cleo
ton of John A Logan to Mr.. Oglesby's seat. The
latest estimate gives Logan 20 votes in a caucus of
los.
The Washington correspondent of the Indianapo-
lis journal reports good deal of quiet talk about
Hayes re-nom nation, and has heard the remark
several times that HAYES became necessary to
the republican party twice in the past, and may
become a third time in 1885,"
The supreme court of the United states has de.
ciled that whenever property is lost or stolen in
hotel through the personal negligence of a guest,
the liability of the inn-keeper does not exist that
IL the guest does not leave his valuabes in the safe
provided by the inn keeper, he must bear his own
loss, unless it occurs by the hand or through the
carelessness of the landlord or his employees.
A mean New Haven county resident makes his
hired man whistle all the time he is out of his pres
ence, when he sends him down cellar to draw cider
so that he can't drink any.
Paul Boynton, the we'll known swimmer, is about
returning to this country from Europe, covered
with medals, one of which was conferred on him by
the late Queen Mercedes of Spain.
Mrs j. D. Mcintyre of Pember county, N. c 4,
aged a. has just presented her lord with son. his
2ith child. He is &c. and she is his fourth Wife.
The fifth publ cation of Benin and Wagner's esti
mate of.the population of the earth, lately issued
puts the increase since the last issue at Is 100000
APeoria (Ill) dispatch says: snow storm here
has blocked railroads and generally mpeded travel
1t is the worst storm for u years.
A Chicago dispatch says that some % marine in
surance companies throughout the country IN We
perfected a scheme for pooling their business mex
year.
prominent lawyer oil Vlncennes, lnd.I has flee
information charging Gerard Reiter. county audi
tor W it'll drunkenness. The law prov des that if
court officer be guilty of drunkenness his Office shall
be declared vacant. Reiter was elected in 1874 ant
has been habitual drunkard ever since.
The second wrestling match between J. fl. Nc.
Laughn of Detroit and John Mcmahon of Rut
land, Vt, for 81 O)O aside and the championship
belt, took place at Chicago, saturday night. Nc.
Laughn won first and third falls and Nc Mahon
the second fall. Time Il minutes, 10 minutes and
II minutes.
The annual business meeting OF Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, was held Friday night. The re-
port showed that y new members had been admit
ed during the year, 26 died IS were granted letters
to other churches, one was accommodated and
one name iwas dropped from the roll The total
present membership is 2jl5; the pew reut amount.
ing to $50 000