Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17
Mems and GOssip.

J News and Gossip.
The way some students pursue their stuaieS
! is by being behind In their lessons.
Perhaps Chicago would be healthier place II
the country around was not always Ill.
Michigan has turned out 2 O55 $50 barrels Of SAT-
this year, against SO S5J barrels in 1873
The impression that Franklin drew his lightning
from New Jersey is wrong, quite wrong.
Iii impossible 10 get cars enough to haul non
from Georgia and Alabama to I'LL northern and
eastern orders.
Ouray, the Ute chief, believes and. tells his Tube
that the president at Washington is elected by and
| rules the whole world.
Business is picking up at fever-strickcn Memphis
and its cotton receipts Of Ol2 bales the other day
we're the largest ever known.
Beaconsneld, it Is reported, has three times with
in six months rendered his resignation, but Queen
Victoria persuades him to stick.
The faculty of Butler University at indianapolis,
Ind, have forbidden young ladies to belong to
secret societies with the young men.
The ex.Empress Eugene gets the largest share
of her late mothers fortune, the rest going to
Eugenies broth er-in-law, the Duke of Alba.
There is considerable excitement regarding the
recent gold discoveries in thu district of Belleville
Ont, which are said to be the richest yet made.
model typographical man of italy, which has
been 10 years in preparation, and consists of 2I7
sheets, is issued by the royal engineer depart
ment.
Paris had 2.0}7,O1 population by the last census
1t shows an Increase of 1900 year in the last de-
cade-a moderate rate compared to New York or
London.
In the Virginia Legislature, last week, n coiored
republican was elected doorkeeper OF the House
| over one legged soldier of Stonewall Jackson's
| brigade.
Memphis yellow fever statistics show that while
A l-lO per cent of white cases were fatal but lG
10 of negroes attacked died There were lj31
and 4s7 deaths.
Arthur Sullivan says tie Boston women are the
handsomest in the world, AMI the Cincinnati Com
mercial advises Arthur 10 shelter his eyes with
blue glass before coming out West.
Eliza PinEston, the Louisiana witness, has been
acquitted of the charge of poisoning her husband.
medica analysis falling TO discover anything out
of the way in the dead mans stomach.
The Minnesota wheat crop oflS79. as reported by
the state statslician amounts to IS 4J bushels
of which home consumption and seeding will re-
quire 100000 bushels aud the mills OF that state
will use lG, O00,c0)
| On the railroad near Harrison Ono, on Fliday,a
construction train ran into a wagon containing
Peter Matt and Mrs. Maggie Singer, Peter Nurse
amp Ella Hurley, instantly killing the first four and
| iDjnring Miss Hurley.
| The report that Princess Louise is about to be.
come Catholic receives emphatic denial at Otta.
wa, but the London Chnrch Record says that Eng
ish Catholics have been making great elrolts to
induce Louise to take the step.
| Fallplay (Colorado) dispatch reports the dis
covery of uranium in the Sacramento mining dis.
| riot, mineral found in Bohemia, but never be
fore in this country SO far as known. The runs
sixty per cent Uranium is worth 81 OJO u ton.
| The river Karos in Hungary has again overflow.
| ed its banks, causing an immense obstruction Of
property, but the foods is now subsdng. The
town of Grosworden has been inundated, and
thousands OF familieswere driven from their homes
| Other floods are reported in Pennsylvania.
Most distressing accounts are cabled of the
suffering of the people in Upper silesia. caused by
famine. The crops were an almost total failure,
and the latest advances are TO the effect that not
less than 100000 people are suffering for food,
ished by the government.
At'Plano, ILL.,, Wednesday, James Lonacre was
shot and killed by G. Bennett. Lonacre wa. en-.
gagged to Benefits daughter but the engagement
had been broken. He went to Benefits house and
avowed his intention of marrying the gil any way,
and was elected. He then threatened to kill Ben.
nett,who shot him. The coroner's jury justified the
act.
A young man eloped with an Illinois girl, and
abandoned her at Hayes City, Kan, giving her
draft for 800, and advising her to return home as
he was going to Texas. She met with some delay
in getting money for the draft, but as soon as pos.
sibe she bought horse, revolver, and some pro-
visions, and started after the fugitive. Interesting
news is expected from her.
Two men were driving along Il road thu skirted
precipice at Crawford, Iowa, and rain and dark
ness came upon them. They ha | heard that horses
could see in the dark, and therefore let 60 of the
relns, trusting to their brutes instinct; hut it hap.
pened that this horse was blind, which fact they
did not know until after good many of their bones
had been broken,
Regarding the recent interview with George e.
Cannon, Utah delegate in congress who is reported
as saying that Mormon people will abide by the
supreme court with reference to ploygamy and
Lele of Utah SAYS that the last grand iuIy had
sufficient evidence of poiygamous marriages hay
ing taken place lately in de fancc of the law
Mr.. Van Duffy is a bachelor, residing at San
Jose, Cal His married sister left her baby with
him Tor few hours. lie had hard work amusing
Inc child, and at last hit upon the experiment Of
Tying IL 10 one end OF long pole and holding it up
to tree, where it could suck the rlums as they
II m m tbn hrnn ~
lowing the stones, ana It's inventive uncle i, being
prosecuted for malicious mischief
Raymond Knowles. superintendent of the thistle
mills at Leicester, Md, was instantly killed Mon
day. lie was ascending TO the sixth story of the
mill with his foot in hook-lope which was used
to elevate cotton. The rope assembled with great
violence, and knowles's head struck the roof of
the building His skull was fractured, and the
body tumbled to the ground floor, 1t was found
that his hip bone had been driven into the femoral
artery, and he bled to death in a few minutes
Dublin despatch says: The reports OF the
restitution in Ireland had been vastly exaggerated
are incorrect. On the contrary those best informed
oil the real condition of affairs are of the opinion
that the worst remains to be told. Trustworthy
information from the counties of Sligo Eoscou.
mon, Mayo, Leitrm Galway and a part of the
VI 'h' NS''Si i'PPcIdr!i Antrim ana
Tyrone, al unite in expressing forebodings of the
most terrible surerings during the coming white
by the hreless and foodless peasanyy.
The Champain Valley poultry associa-
ton opened their annual exhibition ut
Burlington yesterday with what we are
assured is the best display of poultry ever
seen in the state