Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-19

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close carriage, and has deemed it necessary
to ordain the organization of special meas
ures for the protection Of his life from the
regicidal enterprises of some assassin.
Happily for Wagner's favorite disciple, as
as for his people, his existence, politically
considered, is of so little moment that the
most inveterate democrat would scarcely
take the trouble, | should imagine, to put
an end to it.
There are rumors of a telegraph war
and lower rates. The public will not OBJ
ject to the latter.
The town of Milford, Pa, was destroyed
last week; five churches and four hundred
other buildings were burned. There was
great loss of property and some of life.
Forest fires in New Jersey are doing
great damage and have been especially
destructive in the vineyards of small far
mers who are not able TO bear the loss of
means of support.
By the application of magnetism to the
body of Hoyt, the murderer who was
hanged at Bridgeport, Ct, last Friday,
artificial respiration was produced and the
eyes caused to open and close.
President Hayes does not forget the
promise he made, committing himself
against second term; nor does he re-
gret it. He does not care to assume the
shape of a dark horse" for he is anxious
to lay down the presidential burden.
Mr.. D. G. Croly, of New York, the
somewhat noted political and business
prophet, who predicted the nomination of
Tilden and Hayes four years ago, now
ventures to prophecy that TIE opposing
candidates this year will be Sherman and
Field.
ANOTHER PENNSYLVANIA Town BURN
ED.-At o'clock Tuesday afternoon fire
broke out in Stebbns Bros. oil store house.
The town is without water supply or fire
apparatus. The fire burned rapidly and by
O'Clock every dwelling and place of bus
mess in the town, except the Court House,
Bakers hotel, Mans insurance office, and
the Journal printing office, was in ashes.
About forty buildings were destroyed.
Loss 100000. No lives are reported lost.
Sanford E. Church, chief judge of the
New York Court of Appeals, died of apo
plexy at his home in Albion Friday. He
was sixty-ive years old, and had for years
been one of the first men of his state He
was frequently talked of in connection
with the democratic nomination for pres
ident.
| Senator Blaine used 10 wear an amulet,
which his dying Roman Catholic mother
had placed around his neck, and which
he half seriously spoke of as his protec-
ton against evil. -Four years ago he was
sunslruck on the steps of the capitol. He
was carried home unconscious and half
undressed. When he came to himself the
amulet was gone and he, in spite of con-
slant efforts, has never been able to re-
cover it..
General Garcia with corps of officers,
seventy-four men, and supply of rifles
and stores, has not only arrived in Cuba
but has set up II provisional government.
Two proclamations have been issued. AT
the Cuban headquarters in Philadelphia
II resolution was adopted Monday night TO
fit out another expedition. In New York
the Cubans entertain great expectations Of
the success of Gareia's project. They
believe that it is to result in Spanish
overthrow.
An adjourned term of the Vermont su.
preme court is in session at st. Johnsburv
There are forty-four cases on the docket
none, however, of much Importance. A
report has gone abroad to the effect that
decision would be rendered at this term in
the great railroad case of James r. Lang
don and others. against the Central Yer
mont railroad company and others
brought to test the priority Of trust bond.
and other securities of the road and hearc
last October; but the opinion of the cour
has not been fully completed, and no de
csion will therefore be made before tn,
next general term in the fall.
The court ut West Point in Cadet Whit
takers matter is about through. 1t has
been shown that the "note of warning
Whitaker received, was written on q part
of the same sheet of paper on which he
began letter to his mother the day be.
fore the " outrage" Also that the writing
is very much like Whittakers. This
points towards the conclusion that it wa!
II job put up by Whitaker himself. On
the other hand he claims that another
might have come into his room, and have
initiated his handwriting.
There is one thing certain-West Poin
has suffered by the matter; the students
and officers form u sort of mutual admira.
ton society, and altogether conduct them
selves in Il way that casts no credit on the
institution. 1t appears to be very expen
sive school for snobs.
What John Bigelow admres most is Mr.
| Tilden's suppressed heroism, "--whicl
leads the Albany Journal to express it
appreciation Of P. T. Barnum S "sup
pressed bashfulness How the countr,
would admire to see the New Yorl
statesman let his heroism gush to the ex
tent of u letter declining to be candidate
for the presidency. But Tilden heroically
suppresses such purely patriotic impulses.
Reading aloud has its physical advanta.
ges while contributing to the cultivation
of the voice, and the lungs are thus ex
banded and their healthy action is promot
ed in degree which does not occur in
mere conversational utterances. The use