Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-03

| in some circles that Ex-Governor Rice oil
Massachusetts will before long succeed
Mr.. Marsh as minister to Italy.
The astronomers are in great trouble to
determine whether the new comet is the
one that WAS here last in 1887. There are
but few persons now living. who can re-
collect how the comet of 1887 looked
The temperance congress called to meet
at Saratoga early in August will attract
to Saratoga II large number of prominent
people. active workers in this cause. 1t is
expected that ex President Hayes. Gen.
Neal Dow and Others will be included in
the number
Secretary Window was asked the other
day. " Do you think it possible to thor
oughly reform the public service without
further congressional legislation " Not
entirely So" replied the secretary, but
much can be done, and every step forward
is step in the right direction"
There was an election in Steubenville,
o, recently. for postmaster Representa-
tive Updegraff desiring that method of
settling n contest in which he did not wish
to become involved. The result was that
ll09 votes were poled. and the successful
candidate received only 81 majority.
The Lowell Courier having questioned
Mr. George w. Curtis's statement that
only Turkey and Siam have a civil service
us bad as ours, the Herald invites it to
name another country where every tide
wait,r is likely to be kicked out on II
change of party in the government We
oduiivs.''
Senator Edmunds in declining an invita-
ton which was extended him TO deliver
he address at the Windham count7 fair
says Il began this spring with n resolu-
lion to practice total abstinence from public
speaking, etc., this summer, and | have
stuck so far. should otherwise have been
glad to 60"
RECEPTION TO SITTING BULL AT BIS
MARK.-Over five hundred people attenl-
ell an informal reception to Sitting Bull
| Monday. He is accompanied by Chief
White Dog, Scarlet Thunder, Four Horses,
| High as the Cloud and Bone Tomahawk
Sitting Bull sold his pipe to a relic hunter
for 500, and he charges from 81 toss
for his autograph.
The Memphis appeal, which has been OF
he fire -ealing order, dominates G lrtield
and Senator Harris of Tennessee for the
presidential ticket of 1884. 1t say
THE south has heretofore been solid,
md in the mighty upheaval, the startling
evolution which the assault upon the
president has produced, the possibilities
| re that in the next presidential election Il
combination will be formed which will
make not only the south but the whole
country solid IN support Of IA ticket which
repudiates the stalwlrts of both sections. y
In writing on railroad signals, the
Springfield HeDa5s 1C0'v-sv.55=. -.4---A
" Railroad signals. not merely the
stationary signals ut switches, crossings
ANU 'io"oi bhO 1hO hOoN vi olSho Nv WIllCi
trains are moved on the track, are fully as
ImpuI ant, rs far as human life is con
cerned, as the regulations which govern
signal ghts and the rules of the road"
ut sea; but while all nations have agreed
on the latter, and the English admiralty
rules have been accepted the world
,ver. railroad companies retain in this
country an arbitrary system varying on
Zach line When the Pennsylvania bought
Ihe PhiadeI phia, Baltimore and Winning
ION, fol- instance, the manual signals were
all altered in meaning. In other words,
he automatic memory of every engineer,
conductor and brakeman had to he
changed. How hard this is 10 do the
recent accident on the Hoosac tunnel line
showed, where an engineer paid with his
life for forgetting that he was no longer to
-r' p AT Charlemont, but at ZJar. new
Let of manual signals has to be learned,
N whole or in part, every time an EN-
ploye goes from one road TO another, AMI
The sound rule which has bought one set
Of signals into use at sea should be follow
ed on land.