Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-30

before their arrival.
A Troy minister yesterday took Tor his
text the first murder mentioned in the
Bible. One of the congregation remarked
IN commenting upon the sermon and the
preacher, Raised Cain, but preached an
Abel discourse. Troy Times, Anqus.
28th.
1t appears that Gen. Burnside died in
poverty. He did not leave money enough
to pay his debts. All he possessed, even
his jewelry and military accoutre neuts,
including $4,000 sword, presented by the
state ofRhode Island, are covered BIZ mort.
cages.
The national woman suffrage associa.
ton holds its annual convention at Omaha
Nebraska. September Goth, 9th. 28th.
The speakers will be Miss Pha5e NJ. Coz.
ems, Mrs. Wright Sewall, Mrs. Elizabeth
Boynton Harbert, Miss Matilda Hin iman,
Miss Rachel G. Foster, Mrs. Ala NJ
Rttenhender, Mrs. Clara B. Colby, Slsan
B. Anthony and others.
Misplaced and uncalled for condolences,
Festive Host (who has been told BY his
wife to make himself agreeable) -Uncom-
monty slow, amt i! Sir Pompey? Fact
is, my wife thought it would be rather fun
to ask all the bores who'ye asked US, and
get EN- TO NEE. each other. and nav them
of in that way. you know. And she did,
by Jove. And the best OF it is they've
all come ''-LoHd0u Punk,
Arab Bey was visiting bis picket lines
one evening when he esped through a
field glass party Of Highlanders depov-
ing in the distance. ALLAN. me-goozle.n
be exclaimed. Whats that" 4 French
officer, acting as his aid, informed him
that they were detachment Of the enemys
troops. Thanks be to the prophet, we
shall succeed, cried the Egyptian leader.
England is too poor to furnish breaches
for the soldiers. '-Br0ok!yn Elg,s,
Sydney Smiths son had not his fathers
wit, but he could "talk horse and moth
ing else. Seated at dinner with the
archbishop Of York one day, be CROPPED
nervously about for suitable topic for
conversation and finally astonished the
dignihed prmate BIZ asking, How long
do you think it took Neouchadnezzar to
get into condition again after bis turn out
at grass This was worthy OF Kentucky
Abe Buford, who is laboring hard to
harmonic church and turf.
Western Texas Ia, baea afflicted with
! tremendous storm, the result OF which
is the loss OF nearly one hundred human
lives, thousands Of heal of stock and
vast amounts Of property generally. The
most seriously inundated region is in the
sparsely settled fron.ier, without railroad
facilities and penetrated BIZ only the
government military telegraph line. The
towns of San Anglea aid Ben Ficklin
have been almost entirely swep: away and
the settlements surrounding theta have
suffered proportionally.
1t is announced from Washington that
Gen. William T. Sherman will ask to be
placed on the retired list OF the army in
November, 1883. He would be retired
under the army compulsory &C: in Feb
ruary 5, 1884, 8: which date he will be
sixty -four years OF age. General Sherman
says that he had made up his mind to
retire in the fall of next year. instead OF
waiting for the enforcement Of the law, so
as to give his successor 10 command Of
the army, Lieutenant General Sheridan.
an opportunity Of expressing to the next
Congress such views as he may have look.
ing TO the best interests of the service.
General Sherman S head is level, as usual.
1t may be said in general terms that
$50 pensioners are added 10 the list daiiy.
The average amount paid to each success.
Surprising the Office to adiudicate $50
claims a day, therefore we should have
a daily drain of $4,000. or slightly over
l 900 900 week. This would eat up an
appropriation Of $4,000, 900 in a year.
When the additional force of clerks gets
fairly al work, however. the Office expects
to adiudicate nearly or quite twice as
many claims per day as at present. Hence
it will be seen that the appropriation of
one hundred millions IS none TO large to
meet the activities OF the bureau - Wash.
ingtoH Special!
The Alabama Negro Conspiracy "
turns out to be an old story of the I" the
wolf and the lamb in a new form. The
tuegroes of Choctaw county have been
making an interest in politics, and the
Bourbons are. in danger of losing con-
gressional ditrict if they 60 to the poll.
The policy that has proved effective in
Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carroll.
na, OF killing their leaders, has been
adopted to Brighten them. Jack Turner
was the first victim of the campaign. To
excuse the killing the story of a negro
conspiracy was sent north, but nobody
believes ii The democrats know very
we'll what it means, but keep silent, con-
senting to anything that promises advan-
tage to their party. The REPUBLICANS, who
had hoped that tee era Of sectional politics
had been brought to an end BY the deter
mination OF southern democrats to per.
nit the negroes to enjoy their political
fear that it will be followed by another
evidence that the public sentiment Of Ala
bama is not yet educated up to the point
of permitting that "free ballot and honest
count of votes" which the country de.
l.