Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-15

The recent untimely death Of many Bur-
lington dogs by poison has so outraged the
feelings of the citizens that reward Of
one hundred dollars is offered for The ar
rest of tho PRISONERS.
Stanley Matthews has written bis ex-
pected refusal TO be republican candidate
for Congress from Cincinnati. and Gov;
Tom Young is now sure to be nominated
and pretty certain to be elected.
Senator Voorhees, has presented petit
ton in the senate asking that six hours be
made days work. The Boston JJurndI
inquiries why not two hours? Or, better
still, why not do away with work altogeth-
err and pass law requiring those who
have property to make II fair divide with
those who have not. under penalty OF con-
fscalion if they fail?
The recent elections in the Province OF
Quebec shows, to the surprise of both
parties. that Mr.. Jolly and The liberal gov
eminent is likely to be sustained in the
next parliament, which will assemble
June LIST. In the last house the Conserva-
tiveS had following of forty-four menu
beers and the Liberals of only twenty; IN
The new house the latter count on the sup
port of tbirty-four and the former of only
thirty. The most rabi Conservatives
claim only thirly-tlree of the lately cleo
ted members and cuncede thnty-one to
the present yuvrnment. NJ. Jolly. the lea-
Il, H.. /, Eranf.h Prnl q
tint.
Bill Chambers latest: 1.-THE republic ms
got the election, but the democrats GIT the
president, and why in the ID should they
make any fuss about it?
A horse which leaped down from high
b INK near D.nville, H.. directly in front
of IL locomotive, wrecking IN express train
is credited with having done it TO commit
suicide.
The latert piscatorial anecdo,e is to the
effect that james Cannon, fireman on the
Central Vermont, went fishing in The bay
and caught young pig, which was swim
ming around in an almost exhausted con-
diliOn.
II. NJ. Dufur. the Massachusetts wrestler
has named "Wednesday, May 29Lh, rs the
time, and Riverside Park ut Hudson
Mass, rs the place, for the wrestling
match between him and Edward Cox, the
Vermont wrestler.
The national convention of the Ancient
Order of Iiibernans. opened in Boston
tuesday, with one hundred and twenty
five delegates. The order exists in TIVE nty
seven states and has II membership .
four hundred and sixty thousand.
About o'clock May 9Th, at Rochester
N. Y, as VIM. Bowes, a lad fourteen
veal of age. was cutting bundles of plpe
in the Ecening Press otli'e he was calle,
by some one into another room. Turning
around suddenly, his knife was plunged
into the heart of Geo. Oblst, Il porter, wht
was standing behind himunseen by Bowles
Obust lived about ten minutes.
The most successful mode of counter
feiling yet attempted is to issue small
quantity of notes on IL certain bank, witt
the names of the place, president o
cashier misspelled and, when the error il
discovered and pointed out, TO make ;
second issue with the names spelled cor
rectly, and circulate the notes boldly
while the people are only looking for til,
first catch.
SHOCKING POISONING CASE IN VIRGIN
IA.-Twelve persons in Elk Garden, Rus
sell county, Va, have been poisoned, fou
fatally, by eating stolen butter ba;ed will
strychnine. Mrs. Martha Micaltor, tn,
wife of II prominent farmer in that section
keeps Il dairy. and having been much an
noyed of late by thieves who stole larg'
quantities of butter she pnl strychnine il
all the rolls OLA certain lirkin and places
it where it might be conveniently stolen
1t was promptly taken, but instead of eat
ing it and dying themselves the theve
sold it. scattering it broadcast over thu
country. Mr.. Jackson. Il prominent plant
er, bought several pounds of the butte
and placed it on The table at tea, when Il
coz partock of it, four of whom-An
drew, Joseph and James Jackson. three
brothers, and Miss Alice Gttcwood.
Young country belle Wis ting there, died !
few hours after. three others being takrl
dangerously Ill. J The country is general.
excited over The affair, aud if the lhieve
could be found, they would be speedil
ynched.