Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-01

I Daniel Heaton, a prominent business
man, was killed by an engine near Camp
Dennison, Ohio, Saturday.
Stephen Valentine. flour dealer, and
the Oldest member Of the New York Prod
uce Exchange, died in that city Saturday,
aged so.
1--WE have respect even for bristles,
says the Burlington Clipper; whereupon
the Morrisville Citizen remarks: Ill one
does not respect that which covers him,
what will he respect?
The Hawkeye says that when Wawkeen
Miller first began writing poetry he made
Goethe rhyme with teeth" But he has
been reading up since then. and now he
makes it rhyme with "quotha."
Kellogg of Louisiana doesn't want the
presidential controversy re-opened, but he
does " want more than anything else that
Mr.. Hayes should have some respect for
those who helped to put him where he is"
A Quebec Judge has decided case be-
gun three years ago between two farmers
who had quarrelled about a barrel of
apples, valued at three dollars and half,
and have thus far spent 81 300 in lawyer
fees and costs.
The moral policeman on duty at the
railway station at Ottomwa, Ia, recently
descended upon newly married couple
who were " spooning" while waiting for
the train. and compelled them to sit on
opposite sides of the room till it came in.
Gov. Wade Hampton authorizes the
statement that he has not written to the
president asking for wholesale pardon
of political criminals of all kinds in South
Carolina. He has merely asked for the
pardon of the three Kuklux fends now in
the Albany penitentiary.
TIE London World whispers a word of
protest in the ear of English fashion
against the new way that Englishwomen
of the world are falling into, of recogniz-
| ing II gentleman by giving Il pert nod
with the head, instead of IL slight bow
with the head and shoulders.
| England will show her crown diamonds
at the Paris exposition, and the supersti-
stious who recall the legend that the SOW
ereignty of India goes wherever the
Kohinoor goes, are expressing hopes that
there will be due precautions taken against
the loss of the precious gauds.
Old Madison Wells blossoms out as an
enthusiastic supporter Of the presidents
southern policy. because it q ives us
peace and puts stop to the wholesale
butchering of the republicans of the state,
| which could not be arrested even under
the military rule which we had under the
administration of Gov Kellogg"
Judge Sawyer of the United States Cir
cult court at San Francisco decides in the
case of an application for naturalization
| that Chinaman is not white person
within the meaning of the term rs used
in the naturalization laws, and not entitled
| to become citizen. The case will I'M
doubtedly be appealed to the United States
supreme court.
Bruce of Mississippi, the only negro in
the senate is making a good reputation.
This is his platform on the Blair business:
"What we want more than ever is peace
IA permanent, dcep-seated peace-just
such II peace as ex-President Grant refer
red TO in that immortal saying, Let us
have peace 1t will bear repetition to-day,
to morrow and SO on to the end of the
century.
A German correspondent of the PaL
Mall Gazette says: "Oysters have always
been considered as forbidden food by the
Jews, the law of Moses prohibiting the eat
ing of fish without scales. In consequence,
however, of Mr.. Darwin s theories, a
learned rabbi has arrived at the conclusion
that oysters are plants and may therefore
be eaten by Jews, 1t is said that the
problem will be submitted to II grand
council"
The Louisiana legislature passed a bill
| for the introduction of the Moffett bell
punch, but Gov. Nichols has t.ken until
now to make up his mind whether it is
constitutional. He concludes that it is,
and has at last signed it. The liquor
sellers are dreadfully down on it, however,
and are going to fight it to the end. The
proposed tax is only quarter of cent II
drink, but it is believed that it would yield
the state at least 100000 year.
The champion Office holder of the world
is Mr. Evans johnson of Ootacamund.
India, who is individually and simultane-
ously Acting Commissioner, District
Judge. District Magistrate, Revenue Com
missioner, President Ooty and Coonoor
Board, Honorary Secretary Ooty Munich
pality, Honorary Secretary Local Fund
Board. Member of the Forest Commission
er, Joint Magistrate of Wellington, Small
Cause Judge. Wellington, and Small
Cause Judge, Coonoor.
The obelisk which the New England
Granite Company of Hartford are making
for the Troy. N. Y, cemetery, in memory
of General Wool, is probably the largest
in the country. 1t is of the Egyptian
style, over seventy three feet in height OF
granite The shaft is single stone, fifty
eight feet high, measuring five feet six
inches square at the base. and weighing
over one hundred tones. This stands on Il
base consisting of three platforms and a
die, the lower platform being seventeen
feet six inches square. The die is u block
nine feet square, the entire base reaching
height of over fifteen feet
The late Lord Leitrm, says the World
of London, was II man of strong likes anG
dislikes, and one of his chief antipathie,
was horror Of goats. An old woman
one Ol HIS leildulS, lltu Il, IaEOrlle goat
| which he espied one day and made hel
bring it up to him by the side of the road
Without word of warning he took ou
his knife and cut its throat. The woman
as far as she dared, reproached him with
his ruthless act, whereupon he gave her
go note, saying. Take this to buy +
COW with" 1t was characteristic of tn,
man; hard, unyielding, easily moved tc
anger, but as swift to make amends, ant
} always inexorably just.
JEFF DAVIS STILL UNREPENTANT.- Fri
day last was observed as Memorial day il
Georgia, anA at Macon II confederate mon
| ument was dedicated with great ceremony
The procession included twenty civic ant
II number Of military organizations, the
grand lodge of Masons of Georgia having
charge of the ceremonies. A letter from
,, jeff Davis was read, in watch he says
Let not any of the survivors impnpr