Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-02-11
News and Gossip.


n,ovel Morgan a Co. have given notice that they
will no longer act as treasurers lot inc
fund.
Peter Nagle fatally attacked widow sMcK"oh a.
Reading, Pa, Tuesday night IN Ut oil Jea'ousS'
and then cut his own throat He died. ou' 'ne
widow may survive.
In MANY parts of New Jersey trailing arbustus
and dandelions were in bloom last week. ferns
were sprouting in the woods, myrtle buds pursuing
and earIv fruit trees we're as advanced as in April
Edward Powers, grocer, of West Harrison street
Chicago, was shot twice, and probably iataiy
wounded, early Wednesday morning, by Burglars
found in his store, and who escaped unknown
The United states Senate has passed the blllto
amend the census act. 1t requires the enumera-
ton in cities having over 10000 inhabitants to be
made in two weeks from June LIST, 1881, instead Oh
four as provided by the original act.
Major Reno having learne of the approval of the
sentence disn issing him from the service, tele'
grabbed to the president to be allowed to resign.
The pres ident has the request under consideration
and the orders of the war department are delayed
for decision.
Gen. Sherman states that his private correspon'
dence shows that some persons believe Gen. Boyr-
ton, newspaper correspondent haS btBhh PiNSNNS
ings against him for ISLANDERS. Sherman says so
| far as he knows Boynton has done nothing OF the
kind, except in the newspapers.
The British parliament was opened Thursday,
| and the queens speech was read by one of the
lords 1t declares that the war in Afghanisan is to
| lie continued, and congratulates the country on
| the defeat OF the Zuus. The terrible distress in
| ireland was disposed of in few words.
Boston had a disgraceful performance on FrIda y
night. Two clergymen from Iowa undertook to
give expose Of freemasonary and the spectators
behaved so that the ladies In the audience retired,
while the men remained and pelted the preachers
with hymn books until the police interfered and
quelled the riot.
| The new constitution OF the republic OF Guate-
mala goes into effect on the first of March. 1t pro-
| longs the presidential term from four to six years
protects citizens from arbitrary arrest by habeas
| corpus. guarantees entire needom of conscience,
and forbids any departments of the government 10
give any official recognition CT support 10 any re.
| slo or sect.
An express train on the Hamilton and North.
western railway, Wednesday, ran of the track be-
| tween Lister and Creemore. The fireman was in
stantly killed, and the engineer had leg broken
| and was badly scalded. A brakeman became
| wedged between tic ears, which piled one top o.
! another, AM had one leg literally roasted. Some
| passengers received sight bruises.
| The message of Gov. Davis WIS presented to the
| Maine legislature, TId'.ilv. | declares in favo
| If hard money as t,v rational urrency OF the
| c ,untry; SPEAKS lG,ll w0,d for the beneficiary
institutions OF the stat: stts tn II the state debt il
| greatly increased b IN" 3Vptl>a incurred by the
ecent political compile ion; l'clr that all tn,
departments of th' St =" s,iv,u ict are amcnabl'
D the law, AMI I,'Haal "a la'" lting-ou con.
spiracy "as II" gig .n'i" raipn of the powe
| Jy the executive"
| A Montreal dispatch say: The Grand Trunl
| Dad h rs been doing rushing business for SOM
| Ime past in trans porting grain from Chicago AM
| he west to this city and the scabOard. It's trafi
| eceipts have been ausm ted by the increased
Prosperity, that it has withheld its usual weekly
rtlrn from the press Tor four weeks past. Tn
olug stock is found so inadequate to meet the re
,uirements of the trade, that the whole force O
] 900 mechanics in the shops at Point st. Charlie
| e engaged in completing 800 freight cars for i'm
| mediate employment on the road.
| NEGRO cabin on the plantation of Capt William
tack, thirteen miles north of Columbia. was burn
| / Tuesday night Two men, one woman and 81,
nlldren persisted. The fire was discovered by
| ,lored woman who ran to the burning house AM
| ueCi off a board, when she heard one of tn
| ullren attempting to awaken its father, but with
| ut success. Before other assistance arrived tn
| ouse and all in it were burned up. The chimney
| crude affair made of clay and sticks, is suppose
+, have gnlted while the negroes were asleer
rhe cabin hal but one door and no windows.