Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-14
News and GoSsIp.

armed and equdped with all kinds of provisions
and boats.
Another revelation has broken out in Mexico
which promises 10 bring important results to that
troubled country.
My theory about the dead languages" said a
new student, 81 is that they arc killed by being
studied too hard"
Tilden is not happy; Garcelon is not happy; the
democratic partyi is not happy. The country will
not condOne frauds.
Daniel Emmous, the missing town treasurer OF
Evereite, Mass has turned out to be delaulter TO
the extent of slO,OOOi
The waters ofthe river vstula have risen SO
high that twenty villages In the Cracow district
have been Inundated.
Russia is preparing for war and Russian officers
are openly talking of an impending conflict with
Austria and Germany.
Commissioner LeDuc ia making estimates for
congress, for The establishment of an experimental
tea farm, probably in South Carolina.
On Saturday William II. Vanderbilt rode from
New York to Troy and back 10 The former city in
little more than 5000 minutes; distance 300 miles.
Miss Drever, young lady belonging to fashion.
able society In San Francisco, has shocked her
man.
Gen. Grant has ordered his Ethan Allen colt,now
on the fam of Gen. Beal, near Washington, to be
sent by the next stealser as present to the Mlka
do of Japan.
Collector Merritt reports that the duties collected
at the New Work custom house in December were
81 600 900 more than in the same month OF 1873 ag-
gregatlng siU,OUO,OOo
At New York Thursday, Hamilton Fish was elect
ed president of the Union League club. Among
the vice presidents are Peter Cooper, Hugh Nc
Culloch, and VIM. NJ. Evarts.
| There is a sudden cessation of prosperity at viz
ginia City, New. Mining stocks are down, work
in the mines has stopped an the poor are destitute
In the midst of an uncommonly cold winter
| Connecticut already has been put to cost OF
1900 for the one item of witness fees in the trial
of the Rev. Mr.. Hayden. The case has kept the
court running for As days, with the end not yet.
At New Orleans Thursday, the anniversary Of the
battle of New Orleans was celebrated by solemn
mass at the Cathedral, parade OF military, ntns
salutes and flags displayed throughout the city.
The effect of the action of Gov. Garcelon and his
council will not be confined to Maincthe New York
Evening Post believes, but other and more re-
spectacle democrats must take the consequences. :"
Rumor has it that the New London Northern rail
road company has completed negotiations for the
pun chase of the Vermont and Massachusetts
branch from Brattleboro to Millel's Falls for
100000.
Much an xiety is felt in New Jersey over threat
ened failure of the ice crop. The ice houses on the
banks of the Delaware river are entirely empty.
and it is feared that there will be no suitable ice
! this winter.
One OF the siest things miller can do is to sit
| down and howl because he cannot grind with the
| water that is past. He can always save up anew
head of water if his brook and mill privilege is
worth dam.
Capt. z. L. Pierce, young lawyer OF Eric, Pa,
formerly clerk Of the courts, choked to death al
dinner, Sunday, while trying to swallow large
mouthful of meat. bottle of brandy was found
in his pocket and it is supposed he had been drink
| ing.
| The startling statement Is made in Dublin that
the number OF paupers in Ireland is about 900
or about per cent OF the population, while fully
half that number wilt need assistance to prevent
| beng forced into the work.house and charitabl,
| Institutions.
| A new fish has appeared in Lake ChaDplain IT
Whitehall where it is being taken in great number
| 1t averages eight inches in length and is said to
resemble Seth Green's hybrid shai bass, but it il
not known that any of these fish have been put
INTO the lake.
| Gen. Grant says he is agreeably surprised by
his reception in the south. At Little Station, in
EdgeGeld county, n hurley Carollnian yelled out:
General, you are going 10 bo our next president
are you not?" Grant replied oh, no; am moi
now in politics."
a Toronto dispatch says Hanlan has received
Courtney's articles. In week he will decId,
what course to pursue. and has teleGraphed
| Blake. nanlan will undoubtedly row Courtney,
hut probably Will insist upon an amendment to
the articles, making the race distinctly play
pay.
| Ii. A. Holt superintendent of The New York
Chlllren5 Aid Society, arrived at Petersburg Va,
Saturday, with large number OF orphan boys, fol
whom homes have been assigned in Prince Georg
and Sussex counties. So great is the demand for
these boys that COO moie easily procure
homes.
For the iory-eisht hours ending Saturday morn
ing snow storm ragged in the Sierra Nevadas
along the line of the Central Pacific railroad. Snow
fell to the depth Of eight ten feet, and drined
the cuts full. Snow slides occurred, crushing the
sheds AMI blockading the track so that trains were
delayed
The Inman tteamship llue is having built in Eng
land new steel steamship, which is 10 be the
largest steel craft a6olt, AMI only the seconl
vessel in slze TO the Great Eastern in the world.
She is to be of $500 tons measurement, and to be
constructed of ste Il upon the cellular or double.
bottom system.
NJ. A. Stay supposed to have been insane went
to the residence of j. La ID 10 miles east and shot
Ladd dead withou: proyocation; thence he went to
Samuel Fub6's house,and shot him probably fatal
". Say then went 10 Loean's farm and informed
Logan what he had done and placed the pistol to
his own head and blew out his brains.
Sir Francis Hncks publishes letter on the ques
tons ofihe annexation OF Canada to the United
States and its independence. He maintains an ID
asserts that annexation could only be accomplish
ed after civil war. He thinks the present posi-
ton olCanada an envAble one, and any attempt
to give ehectlo the principles of Independence or
annexation would lead to a civil war.
-Four deputies in the western part of Wilkes
comfy were recently SGT upon by Illicit distlers
An organization had been formed by Them to drive
the revenue officers from the county. An additional
force OF deputies was Immediately sent into the
country and the section thoroughly searched, and
ten distilleries and two ofthe men who did the
shooting were capturei. No further trouble is an.
icipatcd
Tue business of three more New Yerk firms en-
gagged in swindling through preten lie / stock oper-
atoms has been stopped and the delivery of all
mail matter to them prohibited by the postmaster
general. Their names are Baxter & Co., I. Pot
ter Wright, and Benedict Co. All of these firms
made considerable moRey out OF this busines SIS.
Richard Baxter, of Bakers Co., is reported TO he
very wealthy aud is now enjoying himself in
Europe.
The reported movement of the Russian army to.
ward the Austrian frontier is beginning to excite
attention throughout Europe. The German organ
declares that the peace of Europe is threatened by
Russia only, and Germany and Austria are dete,
mined 10 hold Russia in check, and is remarkable
for Its violent and threatening tone towards
France and hostility to Russia From many
sources there conc intmations that Europe is in
danger of being plunged INTO bloody struggle.
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