Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-23

A destructive fire in Poutney Monday
night destroyed l. Z, Randall's store, Mr.
Parker's residence, Cole & Rowe's store
containing the Odd Fellows hall and Mrs.
Sinclair's millinery store. Randall loses
everything, the occupants narrowly escap-
ing with their lives. The loss is heavy.
When Longlellow was presented to Mr..
Longworth of Cincinnati, the latter re-
marked, There is no great difference in
our names" "No," replied Mr.. Long
fellow, "but north makes the man, the
want Of it the feilow.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, was shot in
the cheek at the battle of Sharpsburg. The
wound healed up and the cheek is us good
rs ever it was, but the bullet-oh, immor-
tai gods, did YOU ever see such hopeless
wreck as that bullet?-HaWkeye.
The sweet singer of Michigan was smart
enough for the Chicago interviewer. you
were the oldest of the family, were YOU
not? he said. mo, of course mott re-
piled the poetess, My father and mother
were older than me-"
1t has been discovered that there is
something peculiar about flour. When
the price of wheat goes up ten cents a
bushel, flour gets the news in half Il min
ute by telegraph. But when wheat goes
down, flour gets the news by mail, and
mighty slow mail at that.
The English Chancery Judges have re-
Gently drawn the line between legal
nuisance and sentimental grievance A
man in Brighton built u house so incon-
veniently rs to deprive neighbOr of the
use of his best bedroom. This room had
a bay-window, and the indiscreet neighbor
had built his house on such plan that
some of its rooms commanded Il full view
of this window at Il distanc OF seventeen
feet Ladies could not use the room, and
the hospitable owner of the dwelling could
not entertain his friends He brought
suit against the owner of the new mansion
rs the author OF public nuisance, aud
the case finally was laid before the Chan
Gerry judges. But the bench decided that
there was only one test of IL legal nuisance :
Was it injurious to the health of the COM
plainant, OF did it interfere materially with
the passage of light and air? If not, it was
only sentimental nuisance, and damages
could not be claimed.
An amusing trial has just been conclud-
ed before Mr.. De Rutzen, at the Surrey
Assizes, England. James Scott, landlord
of the Wellington Beer Honse, ST. Leon
ards road, Bromley, was tried for sailing
his beer. BY direct chemical analysis it
was proved that there were rs many us
one hundred and forty grains Of salt to the
gallon. The defendant admitted that, in
his neighborhood. there were thirty public
houses, all of which were trying to cut
each other out. Talking on one occasion
of the difficulty Of making q livelihood
when there were so many competitors
around him, II tall Yankee addressed him I:
Stranger, how much would you give to
get all the biz-ness of the neighborhood?"
II said,n he replied " Twenty pounds. >"
The Yankee extended his hand. and saying,
Put it there, left. The next day he came
again and told me, No success no pay.
| took him into my vault and left him
alone. That night all my customers came
a dozen times, where before they only
came once. They were all the time saying,
" wonder what makes me so dry" As
| was about to close. the Yankee came up
and said, stranger, that's success. l
want my balance square" acknowledge
ed the bargain, and, as | paid him the
money, | said, Now you will give me the
receipt " Certain" he said; !" we all do
it in the states when business tends to be
dull" "Wel, what is itPn asked. "Why,
salt, you d-d British fool and the
Yankee, pocketing his money, left my
house, The court, while listening TO the
evidence, were convulsed With laughter.
As sailing beer was IN offence against
which there were no provisions in law,
James Scott was discharged.