Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-16

Roman Catholic Bishop Fabre. Of Mon
treal. has issued a pastoral forbdding
ladies appearing in public without cape
or shawl. and directing nuns not 10 shake
hands with men not excepting brothers or
fathers; and also forbidding private the
atricals.
Agile Takoto, secretery of the Japanese
legation at Washington has disembowled
himself. for the reason, rs he states in Il
letter, that he had been concerned in the
insurrection of 1877 in Japan, and had
forfeited his honor" Who has ever heard
of rebel brigadier committing hari-
carl?
The Pullman palace car company has
begun suit against the Wagner sleeping
car company and the Vanderbilt roads as
joint defendants for infringements o.
patents, damages being laid at one million
of dollars. The suit probably marks the
definite close of the prolonged negotia
tons to get Vanderbilt to run Pullman
cars on his roads.
The democratic mud-machines have
opened fire on Garfield already. Theil
operators forget that the same mud ha:
been flung at him several times before
and has always declined to stick. The
mud singers have fired all their ammu.
milton at the first shot, and the only effect
will be to consolidate tho republican
party.-ITibune.
Gen. Garfelds old friends and neigh
bors in Mentor, Ohio, gave him rousing
reception Saturday. He made a genial
speech devoid of political significance.
Gen. Garfield said to reporter: have as
yet paid no attention 20 letter of accept.
ance. When the time comes shall speak
out boldly, but at present can say nothing
relative to my letter of acceptance. will
90 TO Washington to settle my business
| will probably take no active part in
congress during the remainder of the
| present session.
There has been n great deal written
about the Adirondack region, much of il
by owners of a very long bow. 1t is re-
freshing to find at last book written by
one "to the manor born" Houghton
Mifflin & Co of Boston publish little
work by p. Deming the title of which il
adirondack Stories" Its author grew
up among the scenes he tells of and the
book is pleasant bit of word painting o
landscapes, wood-craft and home scene'
in the only frontier life that we have lef
in the east. Pbinney has it for sale ant
it is well worth reading for it gives one 9
good fresh breath right out of the woods
Gar6eld's very character is the prototyp,
of republicanism. His humble birth ant
self-made manhood, his large and impair
tial views of public policy, his private
character, which partisan malice has neve
been able to smirch, and his answering
and undoubted devotion to these grea
ideas for which the republican party exists
make him a candidate in whose supper
all the republicans of the country will
come together with vigor and enthusi
asm, such as marked the campaigns Q
1864 and S6S.--Pittsburg (R.) CONNER
cial.
As train was approaching Seabright
N. j., Thursday, the engine struck
fisherman who was walking on the track
tossed him some distence into the air, an
he struck on the pilot of the engine, t
which he managed to cling for fey
i Il L. L.,
through the small window in front of hi
seat, shivered the glass to atoms, an
running along the narrow ledge by tn
side of the engine, grasped the man jus
as strength and consciousness were be
ginning to fail him, and he was slidin
down to inevitable death.