Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-26
News and Gossip.

yesuyius is again active, and I gran eruption
is expected.
Dennis Kearney has been arrested at san IRAN
cisco for alleged attempt TO blaekmah wealthy
citizen.
It's reported at Montreal that the Marquis oil
Lorne will resign the governor generalship and re-
turn home.
Scarlet fever is so prevalent in Springfield Ill.,
that the board of health has ordered the puOho
schools closed until january.
Near panyine, y. Y, Anthony Byron lay down
and went to sleep with his head on the railroad
track. In a lew minutes he was dead man.
The Irish organizations throughout the mining
regions of Pennsylvania are holding meetings eA-
pressye of sympathy for their fellow coun'rymen'
Peter Goelet, a member of one of the oldest New
York families, died Friday, aged So lie leaves
property valued at sl2 00o,Olo, principally real es'
tate.
The Chinese estimate of Grant ailer his visit 10
Virginia City, if the Virginia tNev) Enterprise is
10 be believed: {" lie no talkee much, heap full
inside"
Josephine Meeker is said to be 50 successful as
lecturer that she has been offered 5000 week and
her expenses, to speak of her capture aud life
among the Indians.
Geo. W. Merrill & Co, leather dealers of IIavcr-
HILL Mass, have failed, with liabilities of 5,eOO,
considerable part of which is to Philadelphia and
New York houses.
The feet which has just been lost on lake Onta.
in, entailing loss also of many lives, put out
from port in defiance of danger signals which
fotetod the coming storm.
James O'Donnell of Cleveland Ohio, aged p, an
employee of Chopn's packing house was caught in
a salt chute, Wednesday buried under five feet oil
salt and smothered te death.
Kentucky man was hit in the leg by bullet
while upon his knees in prayer, and Peck?s Sun
says: "Such thing might not occur again in a
thousand years in Kentucky"
The tunnel through which Chicago receives it's
drinking water fiom Lake Michigan was not car
ricd out far enough and the sewage Of the city is
beginning to find its way into it.
The Burmese have become such inve.erate
gamblers since King Theebau has introduced the
lottery that they are now selling their daughters
for $3.50 piece, in order to get money wherewitt
to purchase tickets.
| There was terrible gale The east shore Of
| Lake Michigan, Wednesday, and a number o
wrecks are reported. Portioni of Georgia and
South Carolina had the heaviest f.ll Of snow in
many years, Wednesday.
The Chautaugna Record says that merchants O
that village are hauling their goods from Mooers
Junction with teams because of the eXorbltan
| charges of the Ogdensburg and Lake Chanplan
railroad, thereby saving nearly fifty per cent on
freight.
E""aiu hoIHies' co'o'eu BOY OF sA'een' was
huhs at Union Court House, D. C'' friday ioI
ou'i'S'hs a. b. hampton t"o'ycars'olu daughter
lour mohths ago GEORGE uafy' cololed, was hunS
"' hcau!ort' .. - 'ne o'her Day ior numbering
ues'o na'neu DIo"n'
| heu'pe' oouu'y Is Improving IN le'' inc year
Oh armed feVolulion' 'he repuohcans were permit
eu'o Po'l only as out ol 'ner l'o' votes IN tha'
'ouu!' ih'S year lucy were permItteu 10 pol
''''V VOICE, OF "ihlh oo oil enough 10 elect Their
4 o"huio"'e 'or she'Ih' VINO Was lIlenu oil Judge
ehsoih'
The death of Mrs Emma Scott Wright NJ. D. of
| Brooklyn, is announced Mrs. Wright was phys
iclan el hgh etanninS in New YORK and Brooklyn
anu Inc founder OF the New York Homeopathic
O'sPensary lor women anu chilufen' She gradu
ated Win the hishest honois from the college for
WON H. IN New 1olk City, In ISL
| A Rochester dispatch saws: Wednesday Mr.
Soule returned from Union Springs terribly angry
lie says Courtney was hiding in the woods near
Tramansburg, and he could have no commu1ica
ton with him. The people of Union Springs are
very indignant. Mr.. Soue intimated that he wouId
pay the Chautauqua purse of So 900 ever to Uanlan
Great exct,ment m ! indi,na,io, ,v,. c,r.o,, -
ireland "Wednesday. hv tho arrosts If Miohaa,
n,rutordIoo pryce Luon IN n,,tu, chez,
with having nsod Iorcro,e in n,,Jic s,oooto, 81
orIotod IN inci,o hre,,h of rho no,oo o,l -.
noly odi,or If Tho Conr,r,,t ToIo,,ramh in co.,
rohor Cav ,ho son,o c,rso Tho rri.aro.. ~,
cor,orod 70 s,,oi,u
nc Nc" io' 7V'oA HA'""n7e maj NUS Oh sat
uru"5 p'esu"'e' III Ae' contrast 10 tr'uay ana
! lUe prevailing UplulOH WIS tldt tue bottom mad