Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30

10 yet even io''h'
In Pennsylvania the republicans expect
to elect Gen. Hoyt governor.
The new state work house buildings at
Rutland is to be completed this week.
Earl Beaconslield has had an attack OF
apoylexy and is in serious danger OF
death.
Charles b. Tilden, of Vermont princl-
nal examiner in the patent office, has re-
signed.
The storm along the Atlantic coast last
week destroyed many lives and millions
of property.
Senator Morrill, and family leave their
summer home in Stafford, on Friday, for
Washington.
The reelection of the seven wise men
to wit, the iudges-last Thursday was SOL
emn and unanimous.
The Rutland Herald says;-G en-. Kings
lev's injuries prove TO be very serious, but
it is hoped his leg can be saved.
Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania
suffered severely from the storm last
week. In Philadelphia alone the loss Will
probably amount to half million OF dol
lars. Forty churches were more or less
injured. There were fifty buildings dam
aged in Albany
Truthful James " Anderson is report
ed to have made another statement about
the Sherman lctter-this time he lie
about the democrats probably. If he ha
made any such statement there is nobod.
affected by it except the Potter committee
which pretended to believe him before.
The election in the third district take
place next Tuesday and Messrs. Grout an
Barlow will again try titles. 1t is YER
probable that the legislature will adjour
over that day to give the members fror
the inharmonious district chance to
home and engage in the fight.
There were lively discussions in til
House yesterday over the bill maxim
women who are citizens and taxpayer
voters in school meetings and the one II
lowing the plaintiff in Justices court
recover five dollars costs. regardless
the amount of the damages. The fir
hill was defeated and the second passed.
The cost of building the state wo
house was $39,025.65. The cost of boile
and engine, of certain articles Of furnitu
which it became necessary to build in
the structure, of grading the grounds,
tanning water and gas, etc.. have ncreas
this amount by $3,87652. The buildin
are completed and are being thorough
dried by steam heat. They will be rea
for occupancy as soon rs the furnishing
completed and a superintendent appoi
ed. The report of the commissioners
be submitted to the governor and legl5
ture 10 day.
The commissioner and trustees of
insane, report favorably upon the Brat
boro asylum, but suggest that the conN
insane should be kept somewhere e
either in connection with the state pri
or in separate institution. The asyl
loses eighty-one cents a week on each
its pauper patients, and the state will h
to build an asylum of its own or pay n
for having its insane taken care of.
the 1st of August there were 22f male
tients and 235 females; 167 have been
mitted in two years, IA coming from
mont. The state has paid the asy
S50,207 in two years.
Gen. James S. Whitney of Boz
whose sudden death has been amour
was for many years director of the
land railroad company, and was
known among railroad men thong
the state.
The Chinese minister, just arrive
Washington, is nobody's fool He t.
delegation of tea merchants who
planned of the expectation of artific
cured teas that as long as there was a
ket for such teas they would be made
the way to stop their importation WI
cease ordering them.
A bill is pending in the legislature
viding that any person going about il
way, carrying to sell, offering or exp
for sale. or putting upon buildings
kind of lightning rods or lightning
dactors, without license, shall be tine
exceeding one thousand dollars, the +
complaining to have one-quarter I
fine recovered. The treasurer o
state is authorized to grant licenses
and put up rods upon the payment {
hundred dollars.
Gen Terry of the regular. arm
believer in the theory that the In
are increasing rather than dying off
Cardinal Paul Cullen, Roman Gu
Archbishop of Dublin. is dead. Ht
born in England in 1903 and nom
cardinal in 1866.
In Rutland, trade dollars are no
refused to any extent. Those mere
who did decline to take them for
than ninety cents now receive tn
par.
Another trial of the Billings n
case at Ballston Spa, N. T., has be-
cided upon by the prosecution, thrC
change of venue will be asked. al
second trial held in another county.
The Rutland Leader of this wee
nounces its suspension. it having
merged into the Rutland Daily and
" Times, to be published by j. L.
thur as editor and proprietor. l
make its appearance on Monday afte
next, and the Weekly on Friday f
ing,
The Springfield Republican. $
Rev. r. M. Neil, who had previousl,
deposed by Fairfield (Vt) and W
DAD Congregational churches. h.
been turned out of the rectorshil
newly established Fall River Epi
church, which be obtained by me-
forged credentials.