Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-02
News and Gossip.

year was TO be congress.
New York democrats are thinking Of Horato
Seymour as the candidate for governor
Louisiana only cast about 10000 votes, less than
half the usual number, at the recent Gle ;tion
ouoon Victoria has bestowed upon the Prince
Imperial her blessing and ring as . token oil her
, regard.
Wives are of small accountrn Brooklyn. Mike
Riley got only two years in the psnitentiary for
kicking his 10 death.
The Courier Journal once said that Kentucky
needs less revolver and more school-hOuse. 1t
seems TO be still true.
Turkey is SO hard up that the SULTAN has sent
portion of his plate and jewelry to be melted for
the use of The treasury.
Hard times in Germany are shown IN nothing
more than in tbs consumption Of C,OO1,OO gallons
less beer ia ISIS than in 1871.
The New Haven Register says that Prof. W. &.
Summer, who was an active rilden man, has re-
turned to the republican party.
Some of the extreme democrats endeavored 10
reduce the army from % 900 to 1000 men, but
were deieaed-ayes IS; nays, 49,
The Liverpool Chamber OF Commerce has apopt-
ed resolution in favor of an International agree
ment for the remonetiz lton of silver
The Philadelphia North American suggests that
each state be allowed an additional United States
senator for every million of population
Ben Buffers defence of 81 Cameron has left
| very little of the Widow Oliver. Bat it has also
LEFT very little of Simon Cameron.-[ Republican.
| D.A. B. Bailey, formerly locomotive engineer
| on the Portland and Oslensburg road, has been
| appointed superintendent Of the Potsdam water
works.
| A monk named Serahno at Acamo in italy who
made a trade ofprelIcting winning lottery mum.
bers, has been murdered by two disappointed
| clients.
| General sheridan, who has recently been
out in the Indian country, regards the fears Of
general Indian uprising 10 the summer as without
foundation.
Washington special says that a projec. is on
foot among the democrats to admit Utah to the
Union as state, the object being to get two demo-
cratic senators.
There can be no doubt,says the New York Times
although contrary opinion is often expressed that
men and women, especially Amerlcans,live longer
than they used 10.
The Philadelphia Times staff correspondent at
the state capital is confident that riden will con-
troll the delegation of that state in the democratic
national convention.
The Madrid historical society has looked into the
| reputed discovery OF the remains of Christopher
Columbus in the San Domingo cathedral, and
finds the tory fraud.
| vanderbilt has contracted for double track
under the Detroit river from Stony Island to
Anderson, Ont, distance Of 200 feet, for q 800,
OO0 and work will begin early next month.
There was a frightful collision on New York
elevated railroad. Tuesday, and part of train
was prec iptaed into the street below About |
| sixteen persons were more or less injured, but |
none fatally.
The ram " General" brol by LIP. Clark, died at
Mr.. Townsend's, Pavilion Centre, n. Ia few days
since. This is the ram that Mr. Townsend pur. |
chased half interest in of Mr.. Clark, In Jan, !
| 1878, for IL 200.
| The Greco Roman wrestling match between
william Miller and Col. Mclaughlin for the cham
pionship of the world took place at Baltimore,
Wednesday. Miller won the fist and second |
falls and the match.
1t is announced" Officially that Nephew Pei |
ton again carries latch key that admits him to 5
Gramercy Park. All is forgiven and forgotten and
Peton is ready to begin the preliminary work for
he coming campaign.
Charges of shameless treatment of the female in
mates in the Soldiers Orphans Home at X.na,
Ohio, are m ide against the superintendent. SINH
lar charges are made against the employees of the
Central Insane Asylum at Athens, o.
According 10 consular reports from sweden,
England, Austria, and Switzerland, an unusually |
large emigrati IN from those countries to this is
probable. Their destination is the Northwest,
Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin being the
iavolites.
Mr. Gorham, who is Just retired from the secre.
taryshIp ofthe United States Senate, turned over
the affar6 ofhis Office to Mr.. Burch in excellent
condition. While he was secretary OF the senate |
MIR. GOrham disbursed nearly s04 100000, and not
one cent was lost to the Government
Jacob Wheeler, colorel assI 81 years, near
Free Union, Va, is the father oil Il living chIllren,
10 boys and II girls. Thirteen of the latter are
mothers oftwins. The number of his grandchild.
rem reaches one hundred. He is now living with
his third wife, and works hard every day.
A member of the lhetJrical class in a certain
college had just flashed his defamation when the
professor said, "Mr.-, do you suppose
general would address his soldiers In the manner
in which you spoke that piece ?" Eyes, sir do )"
was the reply" ifho was hut 5clre IT. de 9TH"
John Wilson, a tramp arrested at Danbu,y re.
u
dozen vests and as many coats, and in the various
pockets OF his clothing were rusty scissors, knives,
chiscs. buckles nails, horse-shoes, Tin cans, bits
of paper and pasteboald, AMI si'' in backs
J.D. McIntre, Of Paki H., kno vn A, the king
OF the whisk ~ ny plea le guilty in tn, United
States court to nj the indictments against him
lie was fined sl0O and his distillcry forfeited on
two of the pleas, and sentences was suspende on
condition that he 'squeals " On the other ring
sers.
AS shocking holocaust as often startes COM
munity was the burning to death of NJ. Lans-
father awoke at nightto dn his house on fire, and
after saving his wife and baby, went back to save
his other children, but was suifocate by the SIN ike
and burned to death with them.
The body OF a female, evidently murdere /, float.
ed ashore SUNDAY, near Port Monmouth, y. j.
Sic had deep wounds in her head, from pistol or
some sharp instrument. anl a rope around her
neck, by which it is suppose she was sunk to tue
bottom by heavy weight. She had rim on one
finger with IF. IL :" on the plate.
The trial for perjury of George W. Jones. the
principal alibi witness in the Blllm;s murder
trial at BaIston, " Y, terminated 81 Saturday,
in the conviction of the prisoner. The trial has
created nearly AS much interest did the tiial of
Billings. The conviction ofJoncs will undoubted.
ly Insure second trial of jesse Billings.
Mr.. Beck having admitted that he was unwill.
ing to discuss pending question till the decision
OF the democratic caucus committee was known.
Mr.. Blaine said that he had been many years in
congress, and now for the first time saw a caucus
committee maturing legis ation which every men,
Der of The majority was in honor bound to support,
The Hartford Courant states that there is through
out New England very complete and extensive
organization oIprofessiona horse thieves. Some
livery stable keepers have close connection with
the gang, their osensbe business being merely
Kept up to deceive the public Others of fair repu.
taton wink at the traffic, because it enables them
to buy stock cheap.
Pending the discussion of the army appropria
ton bill in the House, Mr.. Tucker, of virginia
moved to repeal the law which forbids ex.confed.
crates from being appointed officers in the regular
army. The northern democrats manrested groot
uneasines ut the introduction of this amendment
var m IN nhnlyn Hat,