Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

The Milwaukee Sentinel thinks Edmunds
would carry every northwestern state IN
1880, and it is doubtful If the republican
party can do better"
The Brooklyn Eitgle says that objection
is made and is to be made to the legality
of the election of United States senator by
the present New York legislature because
the state has not been re-apportioned.
Georgia has a village mayor of resource
who, having to commit two prisoners
when there was no calaboose, turned Inc
box of Il wagon over them upon the
ground, and anchored it by placing cot
ton bale on top.
At recent meeting of some Louisiana
including Pinchback and
Wnrmoth, resolution was passed asking
to set apart tract OF land Ike
the Indian Territory rs an asylum Tor inc
colored race.
The Philadelphia Times believes nothing
can come of an investigation of the cipher
kilograms except an advertisements
which Mr.. Jay Gould's newspaper mas
fairly earned, and a few more nails in the
coffin of poor Mr.. Tilden's political hopes.
Governor General Lorne is fond oil
coasting-otherws tobogganing-and en-
Joys the sport almost every day. Inc
princess has not tried it yet. She is SAID
to feel the death of her sister very keeniiy'
and is homesick also. She goes out walk
ing every morning before 9 O'Clock, wear
ing the plainest of gowns and the stoutest
of boots.
The Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald is not
satisfied with the sounding words OF COY.
Nichols, of Louisiana, but says: we
should have been reioiced if Gov. Nichols
had taken this spirit of bulldozing that ne
says exists in some parts Of Louisiana by
the throat and choked the life out OF IT,
even if it necessitates the free use of hemp
to do it. He, his courts, and his legislature
must do this, or confess that the republl-
cans are fully excused for interfering to
protect voters in their rights"
A sad case of destitution has been I'M
earthed at Cohoes, N. Y, where French
man named Mazele, wasted with starvation
and dying with consumption, was found
living on a cot in cold room, while his
wife and nine children were trying to Keep
warm under scanty bed-clothng. None
of the family had eaten anything for TWEEN
tv.four hours, and, when the neighbors
brought in food the fathers joy was SO
great that in trying to return thanks he
brought on II fatal hemorrhage.
Gen. John A. Logan, with the luck, the
political tact and some other quality invis'
ible at this distance Certainly not brains,
which have given him four terms in the
House and one in the Senate, has agar
won n capital prize, having received the
Illinois senatorial nomination in th'
republican caucus by large majority
This result is greatly deplored, as Logan
can not be regarded as other than mos
unfit man for the place. The incoming
Senate will have some remarkably weak
| timber in it.
Another answer to the charges Of oul
preenback air-sawers of the enormou
profits made by National Banks is founC
in the fact that during the year 1878 the
sixty-one National Banks in Boston paiC
on the average dividend of only three
and four.tenths per cent (his according to
the figures of Mr.. j. &. Martin of Boston
the well known compiler of financial
statstics). During the year, also, the
same National Banks reduced their CAPT.
tal 81 ,350,000. The average market value
of the stock of these banks is only 10f.
Some rogue, supposed to be a studen
recently expelled from Williams college
played base trick upon his fellow student
last week. The term was to begin Thurs
day. and Tuesday night circular wa
received by the boys ut their homes, pur
porting to come from one of the professor
of the college stating that the beginning o
the term would be delayed two weeks OF
account of repairs. VIM. o. and Ansel |
Miller, of Dummerston, had received
word that the term would begin at tn
usual time, but ON receiving this circula
it was thought advisable to make tn
matter sure-they telegraphed Wednesda
morning to President Chadbourne, win
replied that the circular was hoax
BrdtticGoro Record.
An enormous crowd assembled in LON
bard street, and great excitement prevail
over reported run on the Bank q
London and the Country Banking Compa
ny. The origin of the report is stated t.
have been begun in a dispute about ca
fare in front of the Bank which attracts
the crowd. This was about IL o'clock. |
soon began to be whispered about that tn
Bank was in trouble and the crowd in
creased. A grievous run on the Bank wa
begun and the street has since been block
ed with people. A corps of policemen
keeping order. There is no unusual ex
element inside the Bank, though tn
number of people present is considerabl
more than usual.
Olive, the Nebraska murderer, who too
a leading part in burning two citizens t
death, is perhaps the wealthiest man eve
arrested in the United States for deliberat
homicide The Olives own over sevent,
thousand head of cattle and vast tracks {
land. Olive appears TO have considered
himself above the law, and tortured hi
victims to death with as much recklessnes
us he might have shown in destroying
wildcat. He is spending money unstinted
" with view of evading iustise, and tn
sheriff of kearney county, where tn
crime was committed, is said to be entire
ly subservient to the murderer. Their
can be but little doubt rs to the result of
fair and impartial tlial.
\ curious meeting was that at Washing
) ton Friday night, at which several India
chiefs presented their side of the case
The uncivilized tribes were represente,
by Chief Joseph and Yellow Bear of tn
Ncz Perces, and the Utes by several c
that tribe, while half-dozen Cherokee
and Greeks represented the civilized
tribes of the Indian Territory. JOSEF
gave his version of the causes of the Ne
Perces war, and told the story of his figh
across the mountains, his surrender f
Miles and Howard and his subseauen
treatment by the authorities of the Unite,
States. He was followed by several othe
chiefs, and they are said to have made
very favorable impression
Here is n suggestive little story of Bos
ton origin. A young man in that CITY
who had always been poor received ;
bequest of $4,000, He couldn't stand th,
pressure, and straightway began caree,
of dissipation which was continued unit
only Sll 900 of the money remained. A
last his father made an appeal to him jus
as the youth was in the throes of repent
ance following Il protracted debauch, ant
Succeeded in Optiin N tha holunoa Of Ell 0Of