Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-13

With all the estimable qualities winch
hens partake, there is no doubt that too
many of them do not die as soon us they
ought
The citizens of New Haven voted the
Bible into the public schools, and now the
question recurs, whether the Protestant or
Catholic version shall be used.
Thomas Carlyle will complete his eigh-
ty-third year December 4th. He was four
years old when Napoleon was young
republican guard, and correspondent with
Goethe in 1925.
According to the latest returns Illinois
goes republican by $4,000 majority, has
gained one republican congressman. and
will return John A. Logan 10 the United
States Senate.
The New York Herald devotes more
than column to lecture to the demo-
cratic leaders, in which it undertakes 10
impress upon them that the present is Z" a
good time 10 stop fooling."
Gravel train men on the Delaware and
Hudson canal company's road have had
their wages reduced from 80 to IS cents
per day. The trackmen continue to re-
ceiye 80 cents per day.
The nom Mormon women of Utah have
issued an address to the women of the
country, asking their aid in procuring a
monster petition to Congress demanding
the abolition of poligamy in that state.
Several of the southern legislatures will
contain very strong independent minori-
ties, elected in opposition to the regular
democratic tickets. The independent vote
in the Georgia legislature, for example,
runs up to fifty-tive or sixty.
Hon. N. B. Judd of New York, who
died the other day, had been chairman of
the republican state central committee
collector of the port member of congress,
and minister to Berlin under President
Lincoln.
Gov. Hampton was hunting deer near
Columbia, S. c., Friday afternoon. when
his mule became frightened. The bride
breaking, the governor leaped from the
saddle. His right leg was broken in two
places below the knee. His ankle was
badly hurt.
A Columbia. S. g.. dispach says the
frauds on the ballot boxes stagger belief.
Stutfing was pastime all election dav,
and was not made any secret. The tissue
paper tickets are general throughout the
state showing that they emanated from
headquarters. . u.
Gambetta has created another sensation
in Europe, and especially in England, by
plainly declaring in his paper, the rcpubli-
que FrnncaiSe, that the Berlin congress
" has done nothing toward establishing Il
really durable peace"
We notice, that at Malone potatoes have
fallen in price from 10 to Is cents per
bushel; also that $1,000 bushels have late
ly been shipped from Nova Scotia to the
United States. An exchange thinks the
present high prices cannot be maintained
messenger.
The Boston Herald says A month ago
II democratic triumph in 1880 seemed alb
solutely certain, Now, there is no more
than an even chance for ii, and both par
, ties are on their best behavior. The one
that makes the fewest bunders in the
next two years will win
The Brattleboro Reformer says:-A
couple of sharpers who are travelling
about New England separately in teams,
stop at II ruraist's house, display closely
folded bundle of silks and clothes, talk
big bargains, grasp him warmly by the
hand, shake their drug laden goods under
his nose and, while he is partly deprived
of his seuses, get him TO take IL lot of shod.
dy and give 90 or 90 days note for the
amount of the purchace.
The Montreal papers report that the
mysterious lights which have been noticed
on the lower st. Lawrence river and on
the gulf for century have been unusual.
ly brilliant this year. Blue and yellow
flames are seen about midnight, as of n
ship on fire, but ms they are approached,
they fit farther away and disappear in the
morning mist Old sailors have observed
that their unusual brilliancy always beto-
kens heavy fall and winter pales.