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

complaint was that mean looking fellow
was following him.
John Ten Eyck was executed in III,
Berkshire county Jail, at Pittsfeld, Mass.
Aug. l6, for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs
David Stillman. at Sheffield, on the even,
ing of last Thanksgiving day.
A gang of nineteen tramps in Wooster
Ohio. having refused to work for wages
the citizens of that town voted to establish
Il chain gang and set every tramp who
enters that town at work on the streets.
The fact that the farmers of Micbigar
are unable to get hands enough to harvest
their grain at three dollars per day doe.
not diminish the number of tramps, or
stop the braying of agitators and demago.
gues.
| Yes, there is something in it. If a
| greenbacker hires horse and returns
only the picture of a horse marked. this
is horse. John Sherman. secretary of
the treasury" the stable keeper. if also a
greenbacker. would have to be satisfied.
or else deny his own logic and become a
graspng apitalist.-LotceU Courier.
EATING FRUIT SKINS The skins OF
fruit, especially grapes, are often swallow
ed with the vague notion that they prevent
any bad effects from eating said fruit. No
| -rror Can be more fatally absurd. Cases
have occurred where such practices have
been the cause of death, and that of the
most exeruciating nature. The skins of
| iruit contain no nourishing qualities but
ire among the most indigestible SUBJ
| stances that can be swallowed. They pass
| the stomach without any change. although
they cause excessive irritation. and fire.
quently inflammation of the bowels.
A large number of the members of the
puth Bend reform club met at the resi-
lence of Mrs. Emma Molloy, last night.
and surprised her with II token of esteem
in tn shape of an elegant solid gold badge
Of massive proportions and beautiful
workmanship, The badge is in the form
of a shield, eXquisitely engraved, and con-
tains the inscription, Presented by the
south Bend Reform Club" The shi-ld
and a pin to correspond, containing Mrs
Molloys name, are connected with blue
ribbon Since Mrs. Moloy's last day here
the membership of the club has increased
one-half and is fourishing as it never has
before. South Bend Daily Chronicle.
A Tribune letter from Reading, Pa,
says that city is the headquarters of the
Knights of Labor; that the order is secret
ind now numbers over $4,000 members
oath bound, and their object is to secure
work for members, assist them when out
of work. organize strikes and make them
selves felt in politics. In order to include
Catholics the latter are given to under
stand that the oath is not binding at the
confessional. Its officers are grand mas.
ter workman Uriah f. Stevens of Phila-
delphia, Pa. grand master foreman, Ralph
secretary. Chas. H. Litchman of Marble
head, Mass grand worthy treasurer,
VIM. NJ. Gallager of St, Louis, Mo !; grand
assistant secretary, A. P. Laming Of Cliff
ton, West Virginia; chairman of execu-
tive board, Thomas P. Blown, of Brook
yn, N. Y.
GEN. GRANT IN RUssIA.-Gen. Grant
had an interview with the Gar. at St.
Petersburg, the latter showing great
cordially, and at the close of the inter
view, the Emperor said Since the
foundation of your government, the rela
tons between Russia and America have
been of the friendliest character, and so
long as live nothing shall be spared
to continue that friendship" Gen.
Grant replied that although the two gov
ernments were directly opposite in char
acter the g eat majority of the American
people were in sympathy with Russia and
would, he hoped so continue. The Grand
Duke Alexis met Gen. Grant at the station
and cordially recalled his visit to America.
Gen. Grant was also received at special
audience by the Czar-witch and he spent
several hours with Gortschakoff. The
French ambassador gave dinner to Gen.
Grant and there was Il special review of
the fire brigade in his honor. He arrived
at Moscow the 9th and Prince Dogorof
dined him on the 10.h. He arrived in
Warsaw the 18th. and was in Vienna the
10Th and will spend month in Tyrol.
THE SOLID SoUTH.-rhe republican
congressional committee at Washington
are IN receipt of letters from the southern
sta es which convey some interesting in
formation. There is Il great rivalry to
obtain nominations in various districts.
AS IL result, there will be n great many
independent candidates. 1t is this in
formation which causes the strong hope
among the republican managers of max
ing a break in the solid south. 1t is ex-
pected that if any Of these Independent
candidates are elected some of them will
act with the republicans. The states of
which the republicans have the greatest
hopes are North Caroline. South Carolina,
Tennessee and Mississippi. In all of these
states there is a very formidable republican
vote, they say, and in two or three or four
districts in each of them it is claimed that
a slight democratic disafection will be
sufficient to secure success of all opposi-
ton candidates. 1t is understood that
whatever influence may be possessed by
postmaster general Key will be exerted
in behalf OF republican or independent
candidates for congress in Tennessee. In
Tennessee the national and greenback
party has developed such strength that the
republican politicians who write to WASH
ington claim it will be the balance of pow
er, and through its vote they expect to get
two or thee republicans elected to con-
gress.
Docs ON ERRANDs OF MERCY.-The
suggestion of the We1r Zenung Is that
race of dogs should be attached to armies
in their campaigns, or at least to the corps
of ambulance service attending upon
them. and that after every battle the dogs
in question should be sent forth to range
over the field of battle in search of those
wretched wounded soldiers who have not
been killed outright, but who have hidden
themselves in some refuge, and after tg-
uring in the list of missing men too
often perish miserably before any relief
can find them out. 1t seems that the idea
of employing dogs in this way is by no
means q new one, but was brought for
ward two years ago at Dresden. where
some dogs qualified for this purpose were
shown in an exhibition. Since that time
experiments have been made by means o!
crossing the St. Bernard with other races
with view to obtaining the most suitable
breed, and very satisfactory result is
saidkto have been arrived at by the Ger
man fanciers. The precise mode OF en-
ploying the animals on their beneicent
mission is described in the Vienna paper;
which explains that the dog is furnished