Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-28

In Brooklin, the al, Anthony Aennedy, WIG
Intoxicated, assaulted his wife with knife, aud
was nearly killed by blow on the head with a
shovel, by his step-son, John Maroney. Kennedy
will ''rObably die.
That deficiency of untolI millions in the United
States treasury which kept senator Davis Of West
VrsniI awake onishts 50 lins has disappeared
before the investigation ordered by the senate.
The accounts balance To a cent.
A Greencastle (Iud.) larner was moving the OH
or day. when one Of his horses sauk into the attn
twenty feet aud was covered out of sight. he
horse may come up in the sprinI, but we don't
plant them so deep IN New England.
Lightning stuck the residence OF Chas d. Tot
man, 10 rlattsburgh, he 18Th, doing about SIS dam
age, but fortunately not selt ng the house on fire.
rhe bolt came apparently from clear sky, and
the sun was shining brightly at the time.
! Henry 0'Neill, well known Ieleg apher, was
found dead in hotel at Long Branch, the Z3'l,
chamJer. The bowl broke and cut his throat, he
bleeding to death before assistance reached him.
Harvesting in Oregon is about two.thirls through
From very full returns tnele is AN estimated IN
crease over last year. l he grain is larger and
plumber than known Tor years, and will average
from sixly-twO to sixytnrec pounds to the bus hcI.
| Five thousand persons were present at the reace
congress at the circus of the Chateau d. Eau in
Paris Saturday. NJ Tolain presided. Resolutions
were passed fIvOring international arbitration
Letters we've read from Victor Hugo and LOUIS
| Blanc.
Another letter from Garibaldi has been published
being the fourth in the past fortnight intended To
promote agitation against Germany, and especially
Austria. He says he linls nothing horrible IN the
programme Of the German socialists, but much TO
commend.
While grubbng up stump. h Hunt county
(rexas) farmer struck an old hon pot, holding
426 in silver and fifteen so gold pieces. On top
of the money was silver goblet marked Nyrck
the name ola iamliy which disappeared during
the war.
| A report is in circulation IN London that Lord
Dufeiln is likely to he asked 10 20 out 10 a Sia
Minor as commissioner, or in some other official
capacity. Lord Dufferin, it will be remember ed
played memorable part in the occupation OF syria
many years ago
| Though 50 bind for 81 years that he cannot dis
ting uish iishl, DAVID ia of South iItvGn Mich
continues the most intricate kinds of ca'rngo
making. Ills work is good as any, aud nle
earnings have supported his family and purchased
d farm vi 40 acres.
| Rev. John Keaue of Washington was cOnsccrat
ell last sunday as Gfth blsh"p Of the diocese OF
ttichm nd and pos tolIc Of North Carolina al
Rlchm md, Va. IN the pl essence OF great crowd
Many prominent Catholics were present, including
| some ON Boston.
| The inspection ui European passcn gers baggage
| at the steamers docks IL how very strict at New
| York, but the American traveller doesen't ling
| uume as much truck AS he used to; the iLll III
prices has reduced tile temptatl and the shtlnk.
| age of fortunes the means.
| The democrats Of tue tenth Missouri congrcs
| sional disuc have been IN session Ion two DAY al
ChlIllcothe, and taken 2i5 ulllots without nouliua
ton The democrats Of the sixth dist let have alst
been session for two days at Carthage, md taken
| 1853 ballots without success.
| Reports have been received at Portland Or. o
seriou, Indian troubles threatened at Priests Rap
i ds On The Columbia river, and that several sci
lers in that viclnity have been kc /. Troops
leave Cello for that point Wednesda'. Gen. II
Toward, now ut UmatIla, will probably accom-
pany them.
A Montreal police m magistrate have granted
warrant committing Col. Smith, a witness IN lh'
orange case, 10 jail for six days Tor refusing /,
| answer the question:, g. Is it because you believe
That any ansa er you may give connecting you Will
prosecution tina you refu Sc to answer"
At session of the association for the advance
meut of science at St. Louis. Thomas A. Edison
vas introduced ani, great applause as the new ly
elected member. President Marsh announced I
telegram from Paris TO the assocIatio stating lhu
the grand prize at the exposition mad been awarded
10 Edison Tor lhe most wonderful iuvenuoa Of tho
| age.
county, Pa, is believed to have drowned himself d
Vest p INT the 2Jtn. rodl has been sick in III,
hospital since May, aud was missing that morning
lis clJlhes wcr1 found on the river Uank at Giles
Point. lie lett left letter OK pressing us deter
min Iton to commit suicide. Before mis- sickness
Todd stood AZ the head OF his class.
An attempt was made early on Thursday even
ing TO rob the nrst Rational bank of Hopknton al
Holy Valley, r.. 1. Two attempts TO blow open thu
safe door aroused the neiShburs, ami the robUeE
He'd alter exchanging shots with men hurryinS t,
the scene. fhe door OF the sale containing thu
looks shattered. This is the third unsucces S
full attempt to rob this bank.
Ex.Guerrilla Mosby wanted to be assistan
attorney general, but will take the Canton consu
t., though he says he shall come back to go int
the campaign for Grant in 1850. Minister Slough
Ton was among his hackers the family having been
good friends of Musby ever since he captured
nephew of the minister's In the war and treated
him well.
| A mechanical continuance for stopping railway
trains ltstantaneousy has recently been tested IN
Paris 1t is put in motion by compressed air pro.
duced by pump corresp )nding to the engine OF
train. 1t IS brought to bear upon The wheels Of
every carriage, and by turning tay the engineer
stops the tram in an instant. Four express trains
IN France are already provided with this sy stem
ofsloppage.
The yield of wheat in Minnesota is now pretty
satisfactorily estimated by the ST. Paul Pioneer.
Press at ,OOJ 0OJ bushels Last year 1t Is eslma'
ell the crop at this time within 100000 bushels, the
full statistics just out making it 3O,659,7 Reck-
oning increase OF p per ceut in the acr, age, and
q re tuction of one third IN The yield, the abovr
| result is reached. 1T is evident that 3 900 600
bushels must beregared as abont the maximum
for Minnesota. The average yield south oil ST.
Paul will be 10 b shells per acre, north Is, Tor the
| whole state IL.
| A Grenada dispatch says that the atmosphere
there Is foul that beef rots in less tnau hour
on exposure to the air; that over $50 persons are
now lying there IN unearthly agony. and that what
Is needed is good nursing, which can't be had for
money; that the dead are no longer buried in
graveyards as the grave corps il disbanded, the
corpses now being buried in adjacent fields aud in
some cases in front of the houses where they die.
| several nurses have been attacked with the dis
ease, and the whole place is a vertable pit OF
| death.
In consequence of the recently an
nounced adhesion to Thurmtn of the
Mclean clique of the ohio democracy,
they claim that Ohio will be solid for him.
Letters are preparing now to be sent to
the leading democrats in every state of the
south, urging them to work up the Thur
man fever in their respective localities
This is done in the effort to get ahead of
Tlden, who. it is understood, will soon
have his agents at work in the south.
After the second attack upon the En-
peror William the brothers of the assas-
sin, who were officers in the army, tender
ed their designations. but were allowed TO