Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-20
News and Gossip.

A wisconsin woman committed suicide oeoA0'e
her husband would not let her whip heir onhd'
Adviees from AspinwalI to the National Board OF
Hearh. reDort the existence Of smallpox a. 'nA'
port and yellow fever at Panama.
Col. A. J. Broadhead, paYmaster OF the uni'su
States Army, who has just returned from the " n'e
River agency, thinks a Ute war almost certain
TIL. Chic correspondent or the Times says, doc
tors and sailors from American and English chips
have particularly distinguished themselves lntend
ing the wounded.
F.B. Van vaIkenburg, one Of Milwaukee, most
lawyers and ono OF the wealthlest men
Of that city was sentenced to fine OF $500 rhurs
day, for tampering with the court records
A considerable number OF the members OF each
NJ the classes in Cornell university have adopted
the oxford morter. board cap the classes being dis
by the color OF the tassel used.
Bernhardt. salvini and Buffalo Bill appeared at
three Philadelphia theatres last Monday evening"
Berphardts audience was small and savinis OF
moderate size, while Buffalo Bill had a crowded
house.
The fomous ant-Jewish petition was sent to Bis
marck, Thursday. 1t consists Of twenty.s1 vor
umes, compriLing 4,O01 sheets, with 25o,0oo sigma
lures including those of noblemen, retired generals
and ONO ials.
Las Vegas, New Mexico, the centre Of q large
number of mining districts, is city OF neary l,O0O
inhabitants. Il is fully organized, having police
force, a mayor aud aldermen, besides operatio2
water works, and sustaining a number of nice
hotels.
Ex-Gov. Morgan who last year gave one hundred
thousand dollars for erecting librory building.
and suppementing the library of the Union Theo-
logical seminary, has just given another 100000
towards the purchase of a site for new seminary
buildings.
The Crlooer's asparagi. or asparagus beetle.
threatens take the place Of the pototo beetle this
year He is handsome fellow and wears a gar
ment of black red, and yellow. The only means OF
destroying these insects Is picking OF and killing
the beatles and laws.
The bethrothal of the Princess Louise, eldest
daughter OF the Prince OF Wales, 10 Prince Oscar
Guslavus Adolphns, the eldest son OF the King of
sweden, Is now mentioned as accomplished fact.
The Princess Louise is fourteen years of age, the
marriage will not take place for two years.
Col. Forney has received letter from London,
stating that little boy in February last attend.
ing school at place called Loughton, twelve miles
from London who frequently said that his name
was Charlie Ross, and that he was brought from
America in big ship He ia believed now to have
disappeared from Loughton.
James Redpath, in an interview at Chicago con-
| tradicts many statements made iby Capt Boycott
recently in New York. He says Boycott WAS one OF
the most brutal and oul-mouthed agents in western
ireland. He compelled his tenants TO stand bare
headed upon his passing them, and never address
4 Do,l
with Boycott as to Ireani's need of emigration
but says It should be an EN- igration OF landlords.
Fully ten thousand people in the Upper Missouri
| valley have been lett homeless and in danger Of
| starvation by the foods that have laid waste the
| whole region. Hundreds of families are without
food or shelter all their possessions having been
swept away. The United states will supply many
with ratons but the generosity of the people of the
whole country is appealed TO by the wrctched con
dition Of the victims Of the terrible lnundation.
The families Of Henry johnson and NJ. Lopez live
in adjoining rooms on Third avenue in New York
Mr.. Johnson, returning home Tuesday night ant
finding Mrs. Lopez with his wife, thought it woulC
be good joke to play burglar" He made nois'
| in the Lopez iamilys rooms. The women rushed
IN, and Mrs. Lopez, snatching a pistol, shot thu
supposed burglar. The bullet ploughed turrov
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death was very narrow.
| The largest peach orchard in the world is saidst
| be in Chambers county, Ala. near the Georgia line
1t contains $50 acres, has yielded $4,000 worth o
peaches and is owned by John Parnell, brother o
me Irish agitator. He came to this country some
| dozen years ago, and bought an old and worn-ou
| farm, which he has converted into this mmens,
peach orchard and is always the first to have earl
peaches on the market, for which he receives hig
prices. He is getting rich al the business.
| A sad case is that OF Leroy Salisbury, one OF th
victims of WaIte's bank, and who died at Chester
field the other morning. All that he had in tn
world was Sl40O invested IN the First National ban
stock, and his small home place, which he had /
mortgage to raise the money to pay the $500 assest
ment on his stock He was at time quit
mind, his was lost from hopeless discour az
ment at approaching perjury in his old age, Will
he was unable to do much work, and he had su n
steadily to mbecilty up to the time of his death.
Last Saturday aftern bon the engineer OF the trai
from Brunswick 10 Lewiston, Me-, saw youn
lady and g nteman standing on Topsham bridg
just as the engine was running upon it. He put o
the brakes. but it was too late to stop the trair
The man grasped the woman's waist with one arm
and bridge post with the other and, resting on
foot a stringer, swung himself and his compan
ion bey ond the bridge and out of the way of th
locomotive The train rushed past, but the man,
nerve and strength did not fail him, and he regaine
the bridge with the woman in his arms. If the
have read DE Quncey's "Vison OF Sudden Death
they are doubtless able tell their friends Just no,
they felt