Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
News and Gossip.

Ine Albany journal ueneves 1t was roster
who wrote the immortal line: Millions for de
fence.
The imports of specie received in New York the
past week amounted to SO $50 900.
There is a man in Chicago who doesn't grumble at
his tax bills. lie is deaf and dumb pauper.
Sleeves with big puG at the top and an elbow
sleeve of muslin OF lace at c anon the novelties
that appear on new gowns in New York.
AT Centralia, Wis, on Thursday, Judge Hayden
was shot dead by Cashier Cochran, OF the National
bank for intimacy with the latters wife.
The large amour of bullion Withdrawn from the
bank of England Saturday, with 13y 900 pounds
Withdrawn Monday is for shipment to New York.
Russia has demanded from Con stantnople re-
paraton within twenty -four hours for the insults to
which the Russian Consul. General at Salonica was
recently subjected.
Ex-senator Poole, Of North Carolina proposes
soon to issue an open letter addressed to sou hern
republicans urging them to cast solid vote in
the next republican nominating convention.
The Memphis Avalanche thinks Jeff Davis is the
smartest man in the United States. Undoubtedly
This southern journal would be delighted if Davis
could have launch into the United States Senate.
Walter Paine, 81, the deGaulting treasurer or tn
Fall River nearly two months ago, has been arrest
cd i'll Montreal and All effort is to be made to
secure his eXtradition.
a youny lady of New York was mlrried the other
day in a wedding gown of her grandmother, made
over 20 years ago, without any alteration, and SO
similar were the styles no one knew but it was a
new one, made for the occasion.
Gen. Roberts public entry into Cabul took place
at noon Sunday. lie was. accompanied by the
Ameer and his suite. The British troops of all
arms lined the road and the artillery fred salute
when the British standard was hoisted at the en-.
trance to the city.
Eight thousand eight hundred dollars in bonds
mortgages and securities was stolen from Leon
ard Fairbanks esiIence in Congress street, Mil.
ford Mass, last week, but the loss was not dis
covered until Saturday. Amos NJ. Haskins, a
painter, has been arrested on suspicion.
The Herald thinks that the recent walking match
very emphaticaliy the American pas
sion for athletic sports. Yes, aud il demonstrated
too, dissracetut tendency to gambling and many
other vices. There is such thing as carrying this
athlete business too ia.
Jersey justice is speedy. A police sergeant who
kicked aud dubbed and arrested a citizen
for the fearful crime of asking question was con.
victed by jury in ten minutes. The Tribune says
IL would have taken longer to decide the matter in
New York and the result would have been promo
ton to q captaincy or a diamond studded badge.
The Belgian system of towing by cables has
been successfully tried on the Erie canal, and this
week a public exhibition is to be eiven on an ex-
pcrimental line laid from the western end of the
canal TO point four five miles east of Rochester
The Albany Argus says that is among the POSSIBLE
itcs that the cable may be laid all the way to Troy
be fore the opening of navigation next spring.
Jennie June protests against braiding and frog.
ging and shamming on tailor.made suits, saying
that it is pity that moth ing BIO kept pure and
that everything must be smeared over
with some some sort of wretched attempt at orna-
mentatioD until good, bad and indifferent all seem
to use a vulgar phrase, ''to have been cooked in
the same pot"