Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

An appeal for the relefofthe shareholders ofthe
City Of glasgow Bank has been issued 10 Scotch
men abroad.
Three were Killed, one mortally wounded
and ten seriously injured by boiler explosion st
Pittsburgh, Thursday.
Montgomery Blair tnm5 up again, insisting that
TIlden is the only available democratic caniilatc
for the presidency IN lssj.
CIlifornias constitutional convention bts added
to the bili of rights the declaration that tiat all,
will stay in the Union fOIeTer.
despatch from sofia reports That the Turkish
Rssiifs and Circas sacked 200 houses in lie
Melnik district in Macedonia ON the 21h inst, aud
mastered the inhabitants without di. tinclion Of
age sex.
The steamship Sea lInI, which lelt New YolL
Tuesday morning, having four cabin and tSenty.
one steerdso passengers, r,turEel 10 her dock
Thursday t. extlnguish lire which had breu dts.
covered 10 season 10 prevent terrible disaster.
At Williimstown, Ky, Frank Tunnel, aged 20,
called at The house OF samuel judd and invited
Judd 10 drink from bottle; the latter declined,
and was ordered his knees with Il revolver;
while in that position Turner cut Judas throat with
a knife, killing him instantly.
In one Of his speeches in Illinois, SIR. lIendrlcks
spoke very slighrnsy about the national party.
The members Of that party are sailing down his
words. They Will be taken out Ol pickle III lssO tor
general use-pToyldcl the pI:slers are not extinct
| b. that time. Ilendricks, 20 weep.-Cmenuau
Commercial.
| Switzerland is regarded rs. one Of the best row
erled countries in Europe, but there were los muir
dcrs among its ; 90 900 of people last year Ibe
increase OF this charged to The abolition Of
| 5lmput. llpu hare
cdes recorded for the same period, aud We cannot
account Tor such a showing upon that ground.
The Car is determ ncd to make war upon Eng
land. SemoAjcial dispatches state th.t Russia
has announced the intention OF actively supporting
the Aneer in the event OF England occupying any
points III Af5hanattn from which The Russlap
dominion In Asia gilt be c1eClually Threatened
TINS announcement Is il virtul declaration Of war
An Approximate statement of the aifurs u: lAe
irm Of somith, Fleming Co., OF London, shows
gross liabilities amounting to slI,jj7 10 but only
se,l32,J'J OF ills Is expected to rank against tbs
estate The assets are 5 i4j,9lj. or lc-- than is
Cd. on The pound Of The SS,l32,J1J, and after Inc
cost OF liquidation paid VIII not yjvd - on tie
pound.
Chas. Albright, the republican candidate for ccd.
gress IN the llth Pennsylvania district, is going to
contest the seat of lJOert klotE, MS democratic
iiva who has been given thg cerii:atc on the
ground that tho figures IN county were altered
to his disadvantage. lie has apparently "A pretty
strong case, but he must be an extraordinarily
sangunc man II he expects a democratic House to
seat him.
Read this from the lIaluN q. - Chronicle; It
Will amuse ifnot disgust vUu:- O.a ocelu', waste
is gray and melancholy no more. but gIy and glad
echoes the wish Of the millions Ia England and the
mllliOus in Canada. Who Is il -that comes hpm
across the sea? loruCl shout the waves vi the
deep; Loulsel cry the winds Of Heaven. loruv
chosen by his queen to rule this lAIr land of ours:
Lorne, of ducal race, the hc:; Louise, beloved
daughter of a beloved queen, !.nnise, the royal
bride of the chief OF the Gaels Lorue a.iI Louise.
our grace rulers now
The other night the residence OF .,Ii1Grt Ncwmut
clerk OF the district court at ST. Mary, La, wa
entered by unknown armed men. On the -Otn
traces were discovered OF a desperate struggle
there being bullet hocs IN ev.ry ,lmesn1n ami
blood on the lO)r the dI)r G1pD3 AMI on the pllt
leading TO the gate. The same night Thomi-
; Wilson, an industrious AMI highly esteemed young
farmer living near there WAS clrIlt, home shot To
pieces. Owing 10 his uuCOn, ci0usness MS nlruls
tailed to elicit any information a. 10 who ulIo..'
the wounds. Mex morning Wilson dIcl. NtUmm
and his wtie III not rc5D suizs thtIra-sulals.
! which, coupled With the high character OF WIson
causes doubts that he hal anything to do with the
persons who visited Newm ms house, Newman
, and wife escaped unhurt
The members of tbs special committee OF the
New York Dara5socilti)n to investigate the sl,lN
county clerk and register, have been Invest. ,.lu.
into the manner IN which Lu llbW .tgcy, jyI hl.
been carried on. Th1y questioned tn nlr.. u.,
bookkeeper, who sancpheW OF t1e -h'H y, ana
were met by the excuse that all tn record, ami
books were destroyed when thg books au.l rae1nl.
were demanded ofhm by the n. Frau l. glye been
discovered IN tue ply rolls, anl oauec, atun,t
the county which nave becn an lite AMI plI
which amount to thousands of .io.IH"-. }tI3 CON
mittce made sc Dlclns inquiry into ln was per
sons are fed there without Spoons kn,ye. pr pks.