Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08


next republican national convention b
made up of delegates chosen by states
proportionate to the republican vote actu
ally cast. The proposition is entitled t.
consideration by the national committee.
The notable feature of New Years a
Ottawa was the absence of fuss and feath
ers at the governor generals reception
Gentlemen wore ordinary morning cos
tune, and the Marquis of Lornc wen
about the room talking and chatting will
degree of familiarity which surprised
every one.
Texas expects to gain fifteen representa-
tives in congress after the next census. bu
Senator Maxey says that ninety-nine ou
of every hundred are opposed to division
of the state. their aspiration being to make
of Texas Il great commonwealth. bearing
the same relation to the south that New
York does to the east.
The Teller committee upon southern out
argos will find field of labor in the sec
ond congressional district of North Caro-
lima, where it is alleged that the demo
cratic canvassing boards have so manipu'
lated the returns as to throw out OF the
count upward of nineteen hundred votes
given for Hara, the republican candidate
and thus defeated his election.
A remarkable pedestrian feat was that oil
Norman Taylor, of Woodstock, at Gil
mores garden, New York. the other day,
when he made the distance Of twenty
miles in two hours and twenty-three min
utes, without pause, stimulus, evidence
of fatigue or perspiration. Taylor is AZ
years old, and has gained quite a reputa-
ton as a pedestrian and runner.
The storm west has been one of the most
severe ever known, and to add to its dis
comforts the weather has been most
intensely cold 1t will be day or two
probably before the railroads are clear of
the snow and travel relieved. AS an Illus
tration of the immensely of the drifts it
may be said that train went out of Butfa-
10, Friday night, drawn by thirteen loco
motives.
Gov. Talbot, of Massachusetts, says in
his message, that two hundred years of
license laws have accomplished little, J"
and that any permanent advance in the
cause of temperance must be secured by
prohibtory enactments." A convention of
prohibtionists to organize for active work
for the repeal of the license law is talked
of, and will probably be held at an early
day in Boston.
Anna f. Dickinson Informs the country
over her signature that she is going "to
talk about the platform and the stage
from the platform. and later in the season,
to do what | can on the stage in new
piece of my own writing and in an en-
gagemcnt already made.' Miss Dickin-
son is seldom mistaken in her intentions,
and we shall try to believe this is true,
although it spells several elaborate stories.
The society for the prevention of crime
in New York city are disposed to find out
whether every bar-room can be licensed
as hotel Police Justice Kildreth has
taken up one Of the worst cases and has
held the excise commissioners, Richard j.
Morrison and DR.. Phillip Merkle, to bail in
one thousand dollars each, under an in
dictment for mistlemeanor in having IL
censed as u hotel very bad resort, one of
nineteen similar "hotes" within two or
three blocks.
ACCIDENT TO Mrs. MoLLoY.--Mrs.
Emma Molloy recently met with serious
accident while stepping from a railway
train in London, falling upon the icy pave
ment and inilicting injuries which render
dered her condition critical for several
days. She Is now recovering and expects
to be able TO resume work soon. She will
lecture in Scotland in March, and spend
April in Wales. The title of her new
lecture will be " Highways and By-ways
in London"
HuRRAH FOR THE OLD DOMINION
Representative Jorgenson, of the Peters,
burg (Va.) district says there is marked
change of sentiment in the old dominion
for the better. The democrats have be-
come dissatisfied ut the systematical cleo
ton frauds which have been practiced
there for some years, and now will under
take themselves to prosecute the violators
of the law. He thinks that number of
democratic manipulators from his district
will be sent to the penitentiary, owing to
revolution in public opinion in opposition
to fraud.
Presidential election next year.-Albauy
ArguS.
Can't you keep secret?-Post.
The Boston Herald thinks that, if Grant
keeps on in this way, we shall have him
on the stump in 1880 making three hours
speeches.
This cold spell is very tough for the
southerners, no doubt, but many of them
take comfort in the opinion that it will kill
the germs of yellow fever, which might
have survived II warm winter.
A thirty eight-ton gun burst on board
the British man ofwar Thunderer in the
Sea of Marmora, killing nine and wound
ing thirty-two persons. The turret of the
ship was entirely destroyed.
At Chicago, Friday, farmers team
was found obstructing horse car track
and an investigation disclosed the farmer
frozen to death in his wagon; and at the
stock yards driver was found in his waq-
on frozen to DEATH
The White House example is spreadino
at Washington. Neither the members Of
the cabinet nor Speaker Randall provided
any Intoxicating beverages for NewYear's
callers, while many private citizens served
only coffee and chocolate.
Those who know the extravaeant claims
which have been made for joseph Cook
by his judicious friends will enjoy the New
Haven Pa1ladiun1'S remarks: 81 Rev.
Joseph Cook has been talking about re-.
sumption, but his proverbial modesty pre-
cludes him from saying that it is the result
of his lectures"
One of the reasons which Mr.. Thur.
mans friends give for his declining to run