Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-05

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power, is not disposed to dictate who shall
be nominated, it has already said that the
nominee shall not he Mr., Tilden.-
Charleston Courier aHd Ne'rs.
Libellers in England get promptly at.
tended to and punished as they deserve.
An editor of London paper, who has
been dealing in dirty sort of journalism,
has just been sent to prison for eighteen
months, where, if he has any sense left,
he will have time TO realize that decency
is the best policy.
In speaking recently about bayonet rule
in the south, Gen. Hawley said he believed
that when it became question whether
my rebel or rioter, or the government.
must die, the preference must be given to
the former--the man must die A voice
in the audience cried out, "That's cruel y
" Yes" said The general, Its cruel, and
am sorry that it is cruel, but it must be
done. The fact is, that no federal blue
coats or bayonets ever yet kept n rightful
voter from the polls
Gideon Lee, of Chester. George r.
Spencer, of Springfield, and Frederick c.
Dodge, OF Bellows Falls, charged with
numbering Alvin C. Foster, near Keene,
in May, 1876, pleaded not guilty before
the supreme court ut keene, and claim
that they Can prove albis. Many Keene
people now believe that Foster was not
murdered ut all but that he choroformed
himself, after fixing things so that it would
appear that lie had been robbed and muir
dered. He was n disso'ute man and in
volved in debt, and there are circumstances
which favor the theory of suicide.
1t is reported that the Russian govern
mcnt has given contract to a Glasgow
firm of shipbuilders for the construction
of an i.on-clad which shall be PRACTICAL,
invuInerable. This latest child of the
brains Of Admiral Popoff is TO have ar
armored deck in shape like the back of 4
tortoise, with sharp edges all around, or
which an iron ram may eXpend its force
only to its own destruction. Its construc
ton will also render the monster invul.
nerable to any fire but vertical one
which is not often experienced, and hen
vast size, five hundred feet in length ant
one hundred in breadth, would make
boarding more than difficult. Her arma
mcnt will consist of four 100-ton guns
mounted on the disappearing principle
Such is the design of this floating Malakoff
which seems likely TO be proof agnins
everything but torpedoes. A torpedo ex
ploded under it would sink it rs easily II.
any wooden ship.
The finding of the body of Young Burr
at Miller's Station, Ind. on 1.-The southern
shore of Like Michigan, does not entirely
settle all doubt as TO the fate of his com
panion, Professor Wise, nor is il yet obvi
vous what became OF the balloon. 1t is
certain that the balloon reached the lake
about IL o'clock p. NJ. of September %
having come from st. Louis, 800 miles dis
tant in six hours. II is probable that thu
balloon struck the water about that time
not far from shore and that Burr either fel
or Jumped from it, after having in vair
attempted to tighten it by casting away
his clothing. This would undoubtedly re-
lieve the balloon so much that it might
again rise into the air, perhaps carrying
Wise with it; the mystery is increased by
the we'll corroberated reports that a bal,
loon, with the car hanging on one side
was seen at four o'clock next morning in
Michigan. hundred miles due north Of
Miller's Station, and three days later i
was seen at Pontiac, Mich, still bearing
east. There are some curious resem,
blances between the fate of Donelson and
that of Wise. They were inclined to dis
parage each other s skill. Each was ad
vertised TO go 10 Europe from Brooklyn
three years ago, and both failed 10 make
even a serious attempt. Each started from
st. Louis to come east, and each met with
disaster. Each expected to take up three
men and took only one, and in each case
that companion was drowned in Lake
Michigan. And now Burr's body, like
that of Grimwood, is washed ashore.
Donelson's body was never found. Will
Wise's ever bep