Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

minded and most active phiJanthroplsts in
the city.
The Hon. Levi Underwood, accompa-
MED by two attendants, departed Monday
from Burlington, for the insane asylum at
Concord, N. II.
William Welsh, brother of the Amer-
can minister TO England, fell dead of heart
disease Monday at Wits hospital, Phla-
delphia, where he was visiting. lie was
seventy years old.
The telephone dovelopes more practical
value in England than here. The London
Daily NeCS uses it to get reports of debates
direct from parliament, connections being
made with the ordinary telegraph wires.
The Louisville CoWier-JoarnaJ is max
ing IL good fight for the passage by the
Legislature of a bill against the carrying Of
concealed weapons-thc most fruitful
causo of Kentucky'S shootings
Gov. Vance of North Carolina protests
that he has never addressed the man at
the White House even us sir" but should
it become necessary for him to correspond
with Mr.. Hayes, he should address him rs
"prrsident of the United States.'
Secretary Sherman, General Garfield,
Mr.. Matthews, and others, have telegraph
ed to General Anderson that they believe
him to be innocent; they express sympa-
thy with him in his present misfortunes.
Mr.. Sherman regards the conviction an
outrage, and says the jury was packed
and the accusations false.
The committee on federal relations oil
the Maryland House of Delegates reported
recently against Montgomery Blair's
memorial calling upon Congress to reopen
the presidential electoral question, but
Blair being absent the report was made Il
special order for Thursday next.
The labors of Moody and Sankey al
Hartford, closed last week, having lasted
five weeks. At the closing meeting there
were present eight to nine hundred per.
sons who were counted as converts during
the meetings. The meetings are to be
continued for several weeks, Rev. Mr..
Pentccost, late Of Boston. taking the
place of Mr.. Moody. Mr.. Moody began
at Springfield on Sunday. March 18th
he opens at New Haven in large taber-
naclc to hold eight thousand people, which
is being built for the purpose,
Edward S. Stokes, Jim Fisk's murderer
hasn't prospered in business since he left
the state prison, and is going to st. Louis
to manufacture stone pavement, the pat.
ont Of which he bought of n felow-conyict
The president told congressional call
CT, the other day, that he considered Wade
Hampton the fairest man in South Carroll
M. lie had allowed the negroes to organ.
ize military companies, and had appointed
them to .usiceships of the peace ant
other local offices.
The president has written letter t(
Attorney General Devens on the subiec
Of General Andersons conviction in New
Orleans. and it is reported that, while it il
temperate in tone, regret is expressed thai
such proceedings should have taken place
rs, apart from all other considerations
they tend to disturb conciliaton, which il
was hoped would be satisfactory to all par
ties in Louisiana.
Gideon Wells, formerly secretary of the
navy, died at Hartford Monday of II cur
bunclo " hich made its appearance about
four weeks ago upon the back Of his neck
and which defed all efforts to cheek its
growth, aud drawing largely upon his
strength reduced him to point from
which he could not rally. His suffering
during most Of the time was intense, but
was somewhat mitigated for few of the
last days and he passed quietly away con-
sCious 10 the last.
The Cincinnati Comnlcycial-a silver
organ-says Those who expect the pas,
sage of the silver bill to bring sudden
prosperity upon the country are mistaken
There is no panacca for our disease bul
that comprised in the terms time, Labor
and theft The country suffers from tho
tremendous waste of the war, and from
the improvidence which resulted from in.
llation. 1t must recover by returning tos
sound currency, by the adoption of better
habits-by earning more than it spends.
For once, circumlocution moved fas
enough to save human life. A large bridge
over the Schuylkill, at Philadelphia, which
cost nearly II million dollars, and wa.
opened to the public few days less thar
two years ago, was reported unsafe las
December, and closed to travel on Satur
day. Sunday, one of its arches fell. The
city of Philadelphia will be likely tc
inquire into the cause of this disaster, ont
of which must have been criminally poo
work on the part of the builder.
Whitaker, the New Orleans Judge who
"railroadcd Anderson to the penitentiary
was deflulter in 1866 for the sum O
81, 100000, on account of money used il
speculation while assistant treasurer IL
New Orleans Half million WIS recov
cred from his bondsmen, and he owes tn,
rest still. lie escaped punishment b,
having been tried by u rebel Jury. Onl1
one larger defalcation against the govern
ment has ever occurred.
Old Mother Symptoms prophecy ha!
found many believers, most of whom
however refuse to credit the concludns
statement that the world shall come to ~
end in 1881. The Mobile Register come
to the rescue of those who desire the worl,
to hang on little longer by cxpainin!
that the end of the world =" must meal
the North Pole, and that Stanley-who
rumor says, is to sail in search of it in tn
Pandora, recently purchased by jaime
Gordon Bennett-will discover it abou
the time in question.
1t is reported in Washington, thata dis
patch received at the British Legation rep
resents the position of affairs in Europ
us extremely grave, and leaves little hop
Of q peaceful adjustment. There are fear