Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-30
News and Gossip.

Atsnn Francisco Monday, Louis Zagodi' fau'
Bisoboaslry and Fisher were drowned IN the oiy
by the swapping Of their boats
The smoupt of outstanding one AMI two dollar
loraT tender notes now in circulation has been re-
duced from $4,000, 900 to tsO,OOO'oOo.
Mr. Forrest the English Consul at Tieutsin, esii-
mates that nine and half millions OF people IoF'
their lives by the late famine in China.
The minister of the Interior reports that S'oi
fires occurred in Russia during June, causing dam
age to the amount of sl2, 900 roupies.
The deepest running stream that is known Is the
Niagara river which, just under the lower suspen
sion bridge, is 200 feet deep by actual measure
ment.
James Cussick of Bethpage Junction, L. l., fell
beneath railroad turntable at that place Friday
receiving injuries from which he died almost in
stantly.
Nellie Cox, six years old daughter of Crosby NJ.
Cox of Chester, Pa, died Saturday from hydTopho
ba, caused by the bite of rabbi dog about two
months ago.
It is reported that the contractor for filling the
big trestle on the Portland and ogdensburg rail
road is to receive $4,000 in receivers certificates
Just about cord for cord.
General Phil sheridan is expected to lead a com
mand in the sham battle that will be fought by the
veterans OF the Northwest at the Aurora, ILL.,, re-
union on the 22d of August.
The Rochester university has just received gift
of 800, 900 from the three wealthy New Workers,
John II. Deane giving $50 900, John Il. Trevor s25
900 and jeremiah Mlllbank s2j 900.
The ship Demands, Captain Burnes, which left
New York t1e eth ofJune for Antwerp. has been
lost off the coast of Belgium. Capt. Burns, the
pilot and five men were drowned
A lady at Newport creates an "equpage sensa-
ton by having Neapolitan harness Tor her horses
and on their heads pompons and bells. The whole
affair is a very snowy thing on wheels.
Thomas C. Plat, of Oswego, the Tom Plat C
New York politics, has been elected general mana.
ger, secretary AMI director of the United States
express company, and will enter upon his work
next week.
John MahOney and James sullivan were drowned
at Black Rock harbor near Buffalo n. Y, while
fishing. Mahoney fell into the river and sullivan
attempting to save him was grasped by Mahoney
and pulled to the bottom.
Kansas became one of the states of the Union
September 10, 1Sji, and the twenty-llth anniversa.
ry is to be celebrated at Lawrence that state, by
a reunion of the Old settlers and all others who
took paIt in the work of liberation.
report from IIarper's Ferry says that pedestri-
ans can now cross both the Potomac and Shenan-
doah rivers at that point on the rocks without
wetting their feet. 1t is doubtful whether so low
state Of water was ever known before.
The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
has reversed the decision of the supreme Court IN
the Smith Bennett case. This reve sal makes the
trial and its results of no effect and if tue stat,
desires to move any further in tue there must
be a new trial.
Addie Allyn died in Jersey City, Friday evening
it is supposed from the effect of malpractice The
girl had given birth to dead child, which her
brother had taken in box and thrown into the
| river. Several parties are suspected of completely
and arrests will be made.
Two boilers in the Central Pacific railroad shops
at San Francisco exploded Monday, demolishng
the boiler house. The buildings were shattered
about the doors, windows ana roofs. The damage
is $4,000. j. NJ. Keys, fireman, was blown to
pieces, and others were slightly injured.
John Barrett,a convict from New York city in the
Sing Sing prison was shot dead by keeper John IL.
Good Friday Barrett had attacked keeper Patrick
Mackin with knife, giving him severe cut and
raised hammer to throw at Good. a coronel's
at Decatur, H., Monday, Miss Pinehart was
to have been married, but her alllnced failed to
appear. In desperation she started for the river
followed by her mother She plunged in, and as
Mrs Rhinehart was attempting to save her, both
were drowned. Others of the bridal party narrow.
ly escaped the same fate.
A CHASTITY incident in the voyage of a Russian
transport ship with 100 Nihilist prisoners for
Saghalia is related by Paris paper. The ship
was SO overcrouded that , 0 of the prisoners died
| on the voyage,and 100 more were landed in dying
state. Ii is asserted that the prisoners were
packed like cattle in the hold of the ship.
Last Wednesday, in Duncan's, Orange county
Texas, two young ladies, Miss Day, step.dau lhter
of George Haynes, and Miss Ann Gentrit,had been
playing pistol. In their absence some one loaded
one ofthe barrels and, returning, Miss Day took it
down and pointed it toward Miss Gentrit, saying
| she would shoot her. Miss Gentrit is now dead
Arrivals at Halifax from Sable Island bring parts
of the cargo of the stranded steamer state OF Viz
gina and ten of the crew. Wrecking schOoners are
obtaining considerable of the cargo, but the surf
boats are saving little. !Gloucaster (Mass)
schooner has been overhauled by Capt. Moody,
who demanded return Of the cabin furniture
recently stolen, but was refused. The name OF
| SnOOner Is not known.
The Hon. Orville II. Plat, senator from Conn,
received what is feared may prove to be serious
| injury, from an accident while fishing with his
brother on Thursday, at Washington, Conn. 4
part of the bridge on which he was sitting gave
way, and he fell backward distance of 10 feet
upon the rocks in the bed of the stream. He was
very much bruised, having struck first upon his
| back, then upon his side.
A most singular case of fright was witnessed the
other day at the depot in Frankfort, Ky. 4 horse
became very much alarmed it approached a
train, around which there was unusual connotion
and confusion, and his fright was increased as he
was urged forward by his rider, when Just at that
moment there an mccarthy screech from the
engine, and the horse sprang back few steps, fell
and was dead IN an instant,
London, according to paper in the Cornhll is
spread over about seventy square miles. There is
one death there every six minutes and one birth
every four, The growth of the population is at the
rate of 1900 year, or POS each day. The total
length of streets in London is about 1000 miles /:
there are built every year about 5000 new houses,
i by which the streets are increased by IS miles. In
the goals there Is On average of 1900 prisoners
The foreign-bom residents Of London number
about 100000; but 81 per cent OF the whole popu.
lation were born out of the city.
Tne New Jersey court of errors and appeals
sitting at Trenton, has made the trial and convic-
ton of Cove BENEFIT and Mrs. Smith, who murdered
Mrs. Smiths husband, of no effect by reversing the
decision OF Justice Knapp of the superior court
Chief Justice Beasely read an elaborate opinion
| reviewing the whole case, and cameto the copClu
sion that the charge of the Judge on the trial was a
instruction Of the testimony. Four of the judges
voted for reversal of the judgement of the lower
court, the ground that the charge. in reference
to the letter produced in the case was erroneous
fifth state desired to move any further in the case
there must be n new trial.
In THE SEWERS OF PARIs.-In the IA
nous sewers of Paris the travelling con-
veniences are superior to many above
ground. The hand-cars for passengers
are neatly made and furnished with cane
seats. You may sit, us in an Irish iaunt-
ing.car, facing either side. OF the two
other seats, one faces front the other rear.
Each car or truck has four lamps. The
propelling power is men-four to truck.