Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-07-27

Conkling says to the patriots who voted
for him so long that the '' near future will
vindicate their wisdom" But nobody
else will do so.
Postmaster General James thinks that
Miller and Lapham are both good men
and the empire state will be well taken
care of in the Senate"
Printers are not the only ones who make
literal and verbal blunders. II has been
discovered that in the inscription on the
Saint Gauden's statue of Farragut in New
York the date Of ls4l has been transform
to 1861 by transposition of XII to Tx.
The Archbishop of Canterbury says the
last audible words Of Dean Stanley we're:
81 have labored amidst many frailties and
much weakness to make Westminster
Abbey the great centre of religious and
national life in truly liberal spirit"
The Michigan and Wisconsin supreme
courts have decided that gambling in
wheat options" where there is no inten-
ton to deliver on the one hand, or to re-
ceive any pay on the other, is unlawful
and falls outside the protection of the stat
utes, the same as other kinds OF gambling.
A SUMMARY ADJoURNMENT.-A dead
lock has been existing over nominations
between Governor Plaisted Of Maine and
the executive council for some time. At
recent meeting some councillors furi-
ously attacked The governor when he ad
journed the council sine die. His action
caused a sensation.
Was there not a spirit of prophecy in
President Garfeld's words. spoken years
ago, when he said, at was not one man
who killed Abraham Lincoln; it was the
embodied spirit of treason and slavery, in
splred with fearful and despairing hate.
that struck him Lown In The moment of
the pation's supremest jpy?n
A NEW DEPARTURE.-The National
Republican recently proposed to have
separate department of the Capital estab-
lished, the governor to he the vice presi
dent. II says President Garfield sug
gested the idea several wears ago. and the
matter has been considered by him and
the cabinet since he came to the White
| House.
Ervan Reese, aged IS, went to the top
of a colliery breaker July 25th, and was
standing on the upper screening. wheel,
when companion named Lowery told
Reese to come down or he would pull out
the bolt. Reese refused and Lowery
pulled the bolt, and the screen turned so
rapidly that it threw Reese so feet. He
struck headfirst upon rock. His brains
we're dashed out and his whole body dis
| figured.
| PROMPT RETURNS MUST BE MADE
Gen. james has issued an order with the
view of putting an end to the dilttory
practice of many postmasters in delaying
settlement of their department. The postal
laws impose no penalty for failure to rem
der returns. unless the delay covers more
than month. Knowing this, manv
pOstmasters delay in rendering their re-
ports two or three weeks. Gen. James,
although poweress to infiict penalties, is
determined TO exercise his authority and
influence to compel prompt settlement,
and has informed the postmasters that
delays will no longer be tolerated. Dere-
| IlCtlOH, uultiSS SttlSltClDIly tApltlutu,
will be sufficient cause for removal.
The new comet which takes the place of
the one just lost to all but telescope sight
is also in the northern sky, and will soon
be visible to the naked eye. 1t will rapid
y increase in brightness, and on August
Dist will be twenty-five times as brilliant
as when first discovered. During the last
week in August it will rapidly diminish in
brightness. 1t will be nearest to the earth
on August Goth, a day or two after passing
perihelion. One of the star-gazer says that
the comet is between 100 and $50 900, 900
miles from he earth which is approaching
almost in straight line. lii he declares,
not the comet of 1912, and its perihelion
distance will he less than that of the comel
now disappearing in space, so that it wilt
nave opportunity for displaying itse If at
least as brilliantly as its predecessor.
SUICIDE. Mary German. who attempt
ed to commit suicide at Huntington, on
Thursday night, by taking Paris green,
died Sunday morning. 1t appears that
she contracted a marriage engagement
with young fellow named Warren, who
had worked for her employer, Mr.. White,
through the season, until about three
weeks ago. Warren then for some cause
ieit White, and last Thursday went back
liter his clothes and did not see the girl or
inquire for her. Some jocose remarks
we're made to her by members of the
family, they not knowing anything about
the engagement, That night she took the
poison She left note to Mr.. Whites
family, saying that Warren had deserted
her and she did not care to live any longer.
As soon rs Warren heard of the sad affair
he went to see the girl and stayed with her
until Il short time before she died. He
said he had promised to marry her and
intended to do so.