Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-13

On learning that Garfield kissed his wife
and mother at the Inauguration, a London
paper remarked that there was a pleasant
smack about the affair.
Senator Edmunds appeared in the Senate
Monday. He is greatly improved in
health, and has gained seven or eight
pounds in weight during his stay in NORTH
Carolina, His special trouble, bronchitis
has entirely disappeared.
W. E Chandlers nomination will be
rejected in the Senate, but that of Robert
son and the other Blame men will be con.
trmed.
Mrs. Lydia Parker, .widow of Theodore
Parker, died in Boston Saturday night,
aged 81. Since the death of her hus oand
she has lived very quiet and retired life.
Hester Howard struck terror into the
hearts of her funeral party by rising on
her elbow in her coffin at the cemetery at
St. Louis. She really expired soon after
ward.
Cath" who saw Samuel J. Tilden in
Nassau street, New York, the other day,
writes: 81 never saw him look better
His skin was clear as girls and his eyes
open and intelligent"
MISSING MAN HEARD FRoM.-Middle-
bury's missing cattle drover, Tom Shackett,
IS now located near the Kansas line, and
last week two of his creditors. Mr.. Gorham
of Middlebury, and Byron Smith of Add.
son, who represent about $1,000 of indebt-
cdness, left for Kansas TO interview him. I,
The st. Adams Messenger says that Mr..
Joseph Upper, we'll known farmer of
Bakersfield, has left town for Canada,
whether on account OF the new tax law or
threatened developments relating to cleo
margarine, which has been sold there, the
people do not know.
Hon. Slas G. Crandall, u prominent
man of Richmond. r. l., was found dead
in the highway Friday evening. Mr.
Crandall, who was intoxicated, was found
in the wheel of his wagon, dead. The
theory of some is that he was killed and
placed in that position.
Master Milo Benedict, the youthful pi-
anist of Cornwall, VT, is studying music
with Mr.. Carlyle Petersilen OF Boston. A
chamber concert by Master Milo, assisted
| by Miss Ellen Barrett, soprano, Mr.. Kuntz.
Vi0linist, and Mr.. Petersilea, is announced
for next Saturday afternoon. in Boston.
with an attractive programme.
The first train from San Francisco over
the new southern route arrived at Kansas
city Wednesday, bringing 700 passengers
The train started on time from the Pacific
ocean and left every station on the whole
of the 2300 mile line on the minute go,
down in the schedule. The OPENING nj
this new route is an event of national
importance.
A few years ago the greatest steamers
did not exceed $50 feet in length, 80 fee,
in breadth, $500 tons in tonnage, or 1000
horse power. The city of Berlin, of the
tnman Line, is 4sS feet by A l-2 feet, and
their new steamer, the City of Rome
building at Barrow, England, will be still
larger, viz length of keel, $40 feet; length
over all, $50 feet; brendth, SO feet, and .
gross registered tonnage of 5000 tons.
AMERICAN GooDs.-The american Reo
lister boasts, and not without reason. add,
Land and Water of the slow but yery surt
manner in which American goods ar,
forcing their way into and successful,
competing in all foreign markets witt
European manufactures. Our cotton good,
both heavy and fine, and our spool thread
are rapidly taking the place of English
Our printing and wrapping paper is find
ing ready sale in the East and Yves
Indies, while even bank note and hone
paper is IN demand in Italy, Austria anf
Spain' American cutlery is sold in R;r
mingham, our locks are supplanting thos,
of English houses. American iewelrv /;
sold in Paris, and if we are not send;Dr
Goals to Newcastle, London is TALKING q
supplying her CRATES and furnaces viii
anthracite from Pennsylvania. EngI;st
manufactures must stir up and put ibei,
shoulders to the wheel, or they will b.
nowhere In therace for wealth. -