Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10
From Oar Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, Feb. 25, 1880

] IONDON, I1i8.s reU. ZOs lcCO.
If this year is to afford a type of the
future winter, it is certainly another proof
of the dispensation of providence. that
with The decrease of light there has sprung
up in America such a notable manufacture
er of the missing article as Mr.. Edison.
Although We have not yet seen his light
in England, the mere fat of its being
" hidden under bushel" has been sutfi
Gent to Brighten the gas companies into
reducing their hitherto exorbitant prices.
The gas is still tested to the ratio of tallow
dips instead of the best spermaceti;" hut
we can't expect everything at once. The
fogs lately have been quite porten;ious,
and, apart from accidents, several people
have died from sheer inability to breathe.
Cabs and omnibuses have been useless,
and the underground railroad has been
doing roaring trade. 1t is to be hope d
that the report is true that the omnibus
company lost good round sum by the
fog Being unable to drive along at more
than n foot pace. and consequently not
accomplishing as many journeys as in fine
weather, the poor conductors and drivers
are fined and the same deducted from their
wages. Why! they ought to be paid extra,
for, apart from being exposed the whole
day to the damp, raw, soot-laden exhala-
tons, they exert additional efforts of mind
and skill. The company's policy is di-
rect incentive to reckless driving. If it
be consolation to have companions in
mise'y, we ought to be grateful that Paris
Paris, who has long laughed the En-
gLsh to scorn for their fogs-has at last
fallen under the fatal cloud. Its advent
has been marked by a dreadful railway
accident. You must have already heard
that the train from the Care St. Lazare
was approaching the Clichy I.eoollios sta,
ton yesterday evening, it came into coils
ion with a train on the district railway
that encirces Paris. Eight persons were
killed and nearly fifty severely injured.
1t says Il great deal for English railway
management that no great accident has
happened with us. Only one or TWO lives
have been lost, and these more by their
own folly in stepping ont of the train be-
fore it had stopped than by any negligen ce
on the part OF the officials.
What III, TTn;t.l St,t,, ,io,, i,
trade in food pro luc,s all the world knows
and it is pcrfectfuly wonderful to obse, We
inthe London gro'ers' windows the display
of American canned goods. lately made
IA pilgrimage into Cannon street to have IL
look ut ,he preparations imported into
England by Messrs II X anil F. B
rhurber. 1t came about in this way: |
was dining II few weeks ago with AN
American prtmb dJWau, and one of the
entrees was II dish of excellent Asparagus
Now this vegetable ut this season of tn
year is worth Tvs weight in gold. and tv, II
then is scarcely procurable. So mtrvelrd
at its presence. A lady sitting next 10 IN
whispered, " Fhat is canned asparagus.
and notwithstanding it tls e.. like II fresh
ly-cut deirary 1t turned out rs my inform =.
ant sta ed. | determined ON dis over, NJ
how this delicious vegetable could be pre-
| served, and my inq ijrles lei to tn, dis
cov"ry ,ht u IL W., put mp in II special
"a dizzy OF n and 50 del while fresh III the
sources of supply by their New YORK
house, A visit to their C,nnon street
branch resulted in ths further discovery
that their fruits, fish, meats and SOUPS are
simply perfect. In IL general way have
always fought shy of canned goo ls but
am bound to say that the fruits and vege
tables tasted were really in better condi-
ton, fresher. decidedly more ptlalable,
and assume quite Us wholesome as many
so-called 81 fresh " urt ices Of a similar
nature, which are sold in the ordinary
markets Of all largo cities. John Bull
loves good dinner with delicacies both
in and out of season and Thurher will
sumptuously administer to this great
British stomach. ALPHA.