Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-30

work OF completing the Washington
monument will soon be commenced. The
stroke of engineering performed by Col.
Casey in strengthening the foundation Of
the monument and bringing the structure
back TO its proper position is regarded az
extraordinary.
The trustees of Wesleyan University
have elected Rev. DIR. J. w. Beach o.
the class of 1915, president, to succeed
Rev. DR.. Foss, recently elected Bishop o
the Methodist church. George l. Seney
president of the Metropolitan bank O
New York, has given $4,000 to the en-
dowment fund, in addition to $4,000
previously given him. The fund now
amounts to 100000.
Mr.. Horatio Seymour is described rs
going the other day with his brother John
to see one of line of splendid horses
owned for many years in the Seymour
family. The ex-governor critically ex
amined the animal, and pronounced an
eloquent eulogy upon his many merits
and fine points. Upon its conclusion
| OOnu DcNIuOuls WIN DCCh HulOill
standing by, remarked: There is one
important fact connected with this breed
of horses, which you seem to have over
looked, and to which wish just now to
call your attention" whats that?
asked the governor. They never refuse Il
run" Mr.. Seymour enjoyed the joke, ant
seemed to appreciate its application.
George Merriam, senior member of the
publishing house of G. & q. Merriam fol
81 years, publishers of Webster's Diction
airy, died Tuesday, after a brief illness
aged II years. He was native o
Worcester, and had been II resident o
Spring feld since 1881. lie was one of the
most benevolent of men, and was constant
| ly giving money in unostentatious ways
OF the six children who survive him
George S. was formerly assistant editor o
| the Christian Union, James F. was tn,
Indian Orchard pastor, whom II Congre
gational council refused to install becaus,
he could not declare his belief in tn,
doctrine of eternal punishment, and Ed
ward +. is the publisher of Good Company
Ex-Gov. Albert G. Brown of Missis
| sippi was thrown from his horse into
pond near his house, Saturday evening
and drowned. Deceased resided neal
jackson, Miss. and was 81 years of age
He was born in Chester District, Soutl
Carolina, May 81, 1878; taken to Missis
sippi when a boy; adopted the law as 6
| profession; was a member of the STATE
| legislature from 1885 to 1889, and was
representative in congress from Mississippi
in 1910 and 1871, He was also a judge o
the circuit superior court in 1852 and 1853
governor of Mississippi from 1874 to 1913
was again elected representative in con
gres5 from 1913 to 1851; was elected
United States senator from 1854 to 1858
and reelected for six years common cling
March 4, 1859, but was expelled in March,
1861. and joined the great rebellion. His
collected speeches were published in one
volume in 1859.
The degradation into which boat racn2
has fallen was illustrated in the regatta
near Providence last week. The rowing
may have been honest, but the large MI
jority Of people think otherwise. Hanlan,
on whom the betting was heavy, stopped
rowing about half a mile after having
turned the stake. alleging pain in his
chest. Wallace Ross of Nova Scotia cross.
ed the home line in 80: 81 time, (foul
milesl, followed by Riley So seconds later,
although the latter beat him with ease at
Norwich. Conn, last fall. At Barrie, Ont
last year. both Riley and IIanlan made
four miles in a tritle under 81 minutes. Il
is unfortunate for Hanlan that he failed t,
| prevent Il second class rover from wnnin!
the prize, Tor there are many persons wht
claim that Hanlan was consulting his in
terests by dropping to the rear. Such i:
modern roWlng-a mere contrivance tC
beat money out OF simpletons.
A pleasant story is told of Gen. Gran
when taking his early morning walk il
Green Bay, Wis. on a recent Saturda y
We are told when near East river bridg,
he met man making an effort to walk
fast with shockingly bad-looking HON,
made wooden leg. The general stopped
him and iquired how he lost his leg. Tn,
man replied in the army. The general
then asked him why he did not get a
better leg, to which he replied that he wa!
poor, had large family and could mo-
afford it. The general handed him S25
with the remark that it would help hin
get better leg. The man expressed hi.
gratitude over and over, and said that he
was on his way to the city to see Gen.
Grant, and when that was accomplished
his happiness would be complete. The
general extended his hand with the re.
mark, You now see Gen. Grant" when
the soldier extended both hands and EN-
braced the general, his tears showing his
Joy and gratitude.
The DRoUTH IN New YoRK.-It i.
many years since the sorthern portions OIL
New York and Connecticut have suffered
so much as now from drouth and pests
On Long Island the farmers have been
obliged to prematurely harvest the grass
and grain and they have seccrcd no more
than onethird of an average crop. In
Central Park. New York city, the grass
has become as crisp as in late autumn and
the leaves are turning color and dropping
from the trees. The army worm contin-
ues to infest large sections and is moving
northward. Nothing but protracted
rain will destroy it. Professor Draper,
who has his meteorological observatory in
Central Park, last week said that the
average rain fall for this year was 10. 81
inches, while for the same period for the
last Al years it was 1890. The average
rain fall for May of this year was only .63,
while for the same month in the last Al
years it was 4.5l. For the present month
thus far the average is los, against an
average for June for Al years of 4l3.
A Disguised DEMoCRAT.-The N. Y.
Tribune reports prominent democrat
leaderas commenting as follows on the
nomination:
"Well, I've been democrat ever since
| was voter, and | have never known
the party to fail to commit some Internal
idiocy at critical points in its history. 1t
has done one sensible thing in its career.
when it nominated Tilden, and it is INV
opinion that there never has been a time
when 1t might not have succeeded bv
doing something equally sensible; but it
would be just like the democratic party to
nominate General Hancock Just when the
soldier is played out, when the country
has grown sick of military presidents as