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

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disband. The republicans claim to have
regained lost ground in the state.
New York papers report that Mrs. Hen
ry A. Smalley has petitioned for divorce
from Col. Smalley. She has been once
divorced from former husband, whom
she married when quite young.
Postmaster. General Key seems to be
conciiated enough to satisfy the most stall
wart republican. The man he made
postmaster at Chattanooga is the man who
commanded the United States troops that
fired the first ball in the battle of Lookout
Mountains, which ball went through Mr..
Keys house.
The Springfield Republican objects to
the war drama, 1.-THE Drummer Boy"
now on the stage in tina. city, because,
lit is calculated to foster the intense, Bit
ter animosities of the war in a decidedly
unhealthy way" 1t must be n hardship
10 be so thoroughly conciliated" that
it is unpleasant to have the true story of
the war told.
Mrs. Emma Malloy has just closed n
series of very successful temperance meet
ings at Waltham, Mass. She obtained
there more than LOO signatures to the
pledge and strenuous efforts were made to
retain her longer time, but other en-
gagements called her away. She has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver the Decora-
ton Day address ut her home, South Bend,
Ind.
Later details confirm the disastrous eff
fects of the recent storms in Iowa. A
house was blown down at Sioux City, and
II child was carried from the arms of its
mother into Il marsh east of the house, and
the mother was found half u mile west.
A man was blown up into the air and not
seen since. A boy mysteriously disap-
peared. A man and his two sons at Lac
City, were killed. Near Ida City. six per-
sons were killed and ten wounded.
Rev. DR.. John Hall says four perils
threaten our young men,-shallowness. IL
mistaken conception of what constitutes
success, a certain unsettled in life, and the
danger that comes from being surrounded
with enervating influences. He also says
there are four perils threatening the COM
munity-a defective public spirit, u weak
commercial conscience, an exaggerated
idea of personal freedom, and the feeble
ness of religious life among us.
The unexpected success of the new ma
tional party in the recent Michigan cleo
tions does not seem so strange when all
the facts are known. In the first place, a
good many candidates elected on green
back " tickets utterly repudiate any atfili,l-
ton with 1.-THE Nationalist" and in the
second place. the nationals won in a num-
Der of cases because the democrats nomi-
mated no candidates but turned in and
helped the new party in the hope of there
by demoraiizing the republicans. Still,
there are Il good many genuine nationals
in Michigan.
A singular instance of the ingenuity of
birds was noticed at Detroit the other day,
where two robins were seen to be toling
away at small toy basket, which had
been left in door yard. Evidently
thinking it would make IA palatial nest the
birds were pulling and dragging it along
over the grass, but were unable to get
hold of it in such way rs to fly off with
it. They accordingly left it, but soon re-
turned with string about eight feet long,
which they drew through the basket. and,
each taking one end in its bill, flew briskly
away with the basket hanging on its
swing between them.
The Ohio Legislature has not yet got
rid of Representative O'Conner. the ex-
convict and general scalawag. The House
finally refused to accept his resignation,
and resolved to make an investigation.
O'Conncr thinks this is pretty mean, and,
in the name of other men who may get
into trouble, he protests against opening
the door for the protruding nose ofinquiry
to walk into the private record of every
member"-whicb would certainly be one
of the most remarkable pedestrian feats
on record. He Doesn't deny the charges
but throws himself on the generosity oil
his colleagues, and concluded his plea for
mercy by bursting into tears.
Surgeon A. l.. Cox, who died at Chat.
tanooga, was an eccentric and enthusiastic
army physician in the late war. One day,
soon after the battle of Antietam, he
essayed to amputate the mangled limb of
confederate soldier, and became so much
absorbed in his delicate task that he die
not notice that the man was dying. AS he
began sewing up the stump hospital
steward CHANGED along and said: " Doctor
there's no use going on, the man is dead
The surgeon looked up in surprise, and
then said " am sorry that the poor fcl.
low is dead, but there is one consolation
about the matter-he has gone to HEAVIER
with a flap that he can be proud Of"
There is quite little scare just now or
the subject of Communism in this country
The other day report came from Chicago
that four thousand Communists were arm
ing and drilling in that city. and New
York paper prints long article on tn,
threatening growth of the internationa
society in the United States There i
undoubtedlya good deal of the Communis
= tic sentiment scattered over the country
= and in some of our larger cities, notabl,
Chicago, it has more than once attained
serious proportions, but the danger of sucl
a movement ever becoming general is a
yet very small. A return of prospert,
will kill the wild schemes which aiwuvi
flourish, even in intelligent communitie.
under the stress of protracted hard times
t Washington specials say that not NOR
, than three hundred thousand silver dollar
3 thus far have been paid out in exchang
e for gold. There has been no dem, md TO
t them. The great city of Boston called 70
Y only twelve thousand dollars. Silve
e enough has been coined now to permit tn
! treasury to commence paying it out, an
: Secretary Sherman has ordered that silve
e shall be paid out for currency obligation
to the extent that the government is re
CURED to destroy notes under the eight be
cent retirement provision of the nations,
!, bank act. This sum varies each month
i This month the amount will be about on
' million three hundred thousand dollars
The secretary has ordered that tbi
~ amount shall be replaced by silver dollars
u to be paid out in the current course c
n business. This will be done through tn
various sub-treasuries.