Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-17
News and GOsslp.

Edward s. Stokes hasIa mare named Josie'Mans-
neid, In memory bis lost love.
The law restoring capital punishment in Iowa
went into effect on the 4tn OF July.
Senator Burnside was seriously injurei on the
Fourth by a window falling upon him.
The fishing is excel lent 10 the Adirondack, and
there are $50 ,OOO mosquitoes to one h'h.
| Union College has ,stowel the degree Of Doc
tor of Philosophy on NJ. lisOn, tn, inventor
Secretary Thompson, and party of fifty, has
departed on a tour of inspection along the coast
The mention ofSunset Cox "a a possible sue
cessor of Senator Conkling will increase the atters
chances.
Senator Booth, it is said, is trying to persuade
President Hayes to make journey TO California In
the autumn.
Kearney's farewell to san Francisco was: "The
man in the moon has to hold his nose in crossing
the state of California. "
W. o. Andrews, young business man of Rock
land, Me-, obtained nearly $4,000 on forged
check and disappeared.
| The Standard says England is engaged to pay
The portes75OOOO yearly whereas the present reve-
nue. of Cyprus is only $780, 900.
Turkey has expressed Willingness to conclude
a treaty with England for the abolition of the slave
trade IN the Ottoman dOminious.
The opinion is gaining ground that senator Thur
man is rather gaming ground for the democratic
fresIdentlal nomination in 1850.
No less than 255 candidates appeared at a recent
competitive examination for half dozen SLOW
clerk ships in The interior department.
David Porter leader in the Murphy temperance
movement, sulci led with laudanum Monday, at
Akron. Ono. Cause, strong drink and last living
| The Cincinnati Commercial keeps at it; whom
the gods love die young, particularly il they drink
ice water with the thermometer 90 deg in the
shade.
| Adolph Fleschner was kille at Newark, n. j.,
he 10Th by an ice-box weighing several hundred
pounds blown against him by tremendous gust
of wnl.
Important testimony was given in favor Of Cen
eral fllz John Porter, at West Point The llth, by
General Chauncey Mckeever and Colonel Charles
Marshall.
Mrs. Margaret Walsh, aged 80, and her daughter,
aged years, whre burned to de lth in Brooklyn
NY, on the lltn. Cause-tryins to klnle the fire
with kerosene.
| The Lincoln Monument Association has directed
MIR. Larkin q. Neal to proceed at once to work Oh
the third piece of statuary for the monument-lh'
artillery group.
Nearly 100 families are now camping at Flat Rock
N. Y, picking berries for shippers who supply the
sOuthei MAJ ket, and aIordlng these poor people
quite revenue.
| Martin Claire was robbed and killed at Gatineau
Point, ont. Sunday. lie disposed Of SO ne land
claims Saturday and had a large sum of m Jney
IN his possession.
AT Cleveland, Ohio, the other day, Mrs. Ma,
nard while temporarily msani committed suicide
by saturatng her clothes with kerosene and SET.
ting them on fire.
Rev. c. II. Sourgeon Bob Ingersoll: al
| should dono'hing To convert MIN lie is green
watermelon. The more he abounds, the soone,
the public will turn from him. "
| The embezzement of John B)vker, the missing
cashier OF the freight department OF the Eusterr
(Mass railroad, will reach $4,000, though tn,
exact amount cannot be asceraned.
| Miss Annie Sweet scho o teacher of Winona
MINI. and Maud IIissel, ten years old daughter
of George NJ. Bissoll OF Rich mond, were dl owned
in the river at the latter place sunday, while bath
ing.
In accordance with a resolution of the last legs.
lature, the Regents Of Michigan Un versity hay
reduced President Angels salary $3.50 and Gu,
10 gn the literary and etical professors from g.
500 to So 200.
| The agent at White River agency, Colorado, re-
ports that frrty lodges of Indians remain on Bear
river declining to come to the reservation for
supplies Whiskey and ammunition is furnished
them by traders.
| During storm, Tuesday night, the lightning
struck many places in Boston and suburban
towns. At Newton woman was killed. Fou
houses and a Melh dist church were struck and
more or less injured.
| London special says The Orange demonstra
tions throughout the Kingdom passed off very
quietly except at Wishaw, Scotlan /, where serious
rutng prevailed in the evening" some fifty persons
being seriously wounded
Romano Dillon, a wealthy gentleman, who shot
and killed John Deber without provocation at
the Westminster hotel, New York, in 1875, and was
declared insane, has been released from the asy.
lum aud is now at liberty
Lieutenant John Anthony Rucker, son of Gen
Rucker and brother of Mrs. Phil sheridan, WIS
drowned in White River Canon, Camp Supply,
Arizon a. Friday, while attempting to rescue a
brother officer from the water
Ranney, town treasurer of Athens, the evidence
did not sustain the charge Of robbing the treasury,
aud Mr.. Ranney was discharged. The general
impression is that the detectives are on the wrong
| track.
| IL is reported that the manager of the Grand
Trunk has been successful in his mission to Eng
land TO ralse money to bid 80 miles of road,
which with other lines, would form a line to re.
tla Mioh nj tho oil
of Vanderbilt.
The storm of the 18th did much damage in Hi.
nois. There is break OF seven miles on the
Illinois Central three or four bridges and five hun
d"ed feet OF track being washed away. -Four or
five lives we've lost by Lightning at Peoria, and
house demolishe d.
| A dispatch from John Day Valley, Or, speak
ing OF the recent depredations there by Indians,
says the savages are monarchs of all they survey;
the area OF territory now invested by them embra.
ces 1000 square miles, combining all natural Glcll-
ties for prolonged war.
| A water spout struck RIpid Valley, D. T.. the
10Th, and played havoc with life and property.
| rhe river at Rapid City rose . feet IN an hour and
"A half deluging farms and gardens carrying away
b,ilges, damaging freight IN transit to the hills,
aud drowning man named Billings.
| A drunken or crazy tramp invaded the house OF
Rev. Mr.. Stockwell 1t Gravesenl, l.. l., the 10th,
and hreatnsd to kill the whole family consisting of
the minister, wife, younglaughter, nephew and
servant girl, but the neighb)rs responded to the
cry for help and captured the runian, AFTER a sever
struggle
During thunder storm at Millve, n. j., the
| dwelling occupied by lady named Finch and
three children was struck by lightning and the
Oldest daughter, Annie, was instantly killed.
Another daughter and "a little colored servant girl
was badly shocked, but recovered. The house
was badly damaged.
| barrel containing two or three gallons of whis-
| key in the saloon Of John Slaugherty at Steuben.
vile o., beng josted by little con of the pro
prtctrr on Thursday exploded, killing the boy
The barrel was blown to small fragments The
barr o. stood near the window through which the
sun shone warmly, an the explosion is thought to
have been due to the heating of tie gas IN it.
Nearly all the class juries of the Paris Exhiblson
have submitted reports to the group jures. The
latter have passed upon the reports making very
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