Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-13

persons in Il family in the United States
is n small fraction over five. In some
families we know, the husband is the
small fraction over.-IimeS.
Texts bids fair to send up 10 Washing
ton a number of Independent representa-
tives to sit in the forty-eighth congress.
Southwestern papers show that the indie
pendent meetings are very largely attend
ed, and that the preponderance of enthu-
siasm, if not the weight of the votes, is
on that side.
George \. Reeves, speaker. of the Texas
House Of Representatives, died on Tues.
day from hydrophobia. His death was a
shocking one About month ago he
was bitten by n rabid dog. Every known
remedy was tried, including the applca-
ton Of mad stones, but they were of no
avail. A few days since he NANTES ted
symptoms of hydrophobia, and two days
ago the attack was so violent that it was
found necessary to tie him to his bed.
He flothed and snapped and raved con-
tinuously in the most horrible manner
until he died Physicians were in con
slant attendance, but could not relieve
him
The Doors, like the Irish, do not conceal
their hatred of the English. In late
number of the V0lkStern, the chief news
paper of the Transvaal, there appears an
advertisement headed & Warning" and
signed Veldt Court of the district, which
expresses frankly the feeling Of enmity to
the English. The advertisement reads,
We, tho undersigned ;burghers of the
Ward Aapies River, hereby warn all loyal
persons who have registered themselves
with the British resident that they are not
to come into our houses or into our farms,
and still less to offer 10 shake hands. They
can greet at distance on the road like
Katirs, and those who act contrary to the
notice can expect the result"
Although the making OF now nose for
u person deprived of his natural organ of
smelling has been repeatedly undertaken
with success, it is nice and difficult oper.
ttlIpii 'tH 'tll 'tLtShipt ludUt Ill ' ltIud
by Professor Bilrotb, one of the mos
distinguished surgeons in Austria, 10
supply soldier who had been frigmfully
mutilated in Bosnia with an artificial nose
has attracted much attention. The
material for the new organ was taken
from the skin Of the forehead The opcr.
alton is reported to have been entirely
successful, and. with supplementary
shaping process, is expected to result in
a nose that cannot be distinguished from
a natural one.
4 somewhat extraordinary case Of en-
bezzlcment was that of Major Phipps
superintendent Of the Philadelphia aims
house, at present fugitive from Justice
Not content with stealing the bulk of the
stores supplied to the institution, he actu.
ally stole the copper roof which was sold
for 5000. The paupers constantly died
of disease and starvation, being deprived
of adequate nourishment. 1t is computed
that Phipp's stcalings amount to hundreds
of thousands Of dollars, a large portion o.
which had to be divided among the guar.
dams and other officials who sustained
and shielded him. There is ample reason
to believe that many other departments OF
Phiadelphia's municipal government are
honcyCombed with similar frauds
C0nSidt rable solicitule has been arrous
ell by the appearance of yellow fever in
epidemic form along the southern coast
and the occurrence in the interior of n few
cases of Asiatc cholera. The last named
disease has destroyed nearly 500 lives ir
The Philippine Islands during the last ter
days, and is reported to exist in many
places Of Asia, but has not generally as
sumed the proportions Of an epidemic. ant
no great fears of such development o.
scourgc are entertained. The fact is notct
by contemporary that during the presen
century cholera opidemiCs have occurred a
intervals Of senventeuu years. Thc frs
oIlbrtak was in 1916. during the marcI
oftlc Marquis OF Hastings along the Can
ges with 10000 English soldiers, and rh
scoulge reappeared in 1882, 1910, and 1856
sweeping through New York in the latte
YEAR Although the appearance of disor
der IN Asia has created considerable con
attrnaion this year, Il great epidemic !
moi due until 1883
The S Louis Globe. Democrat sent
! member @; its staff to Arkansas before III,
election, who is doing COOL bringing t,
] ligItthea' p,cs of the day. There is not Ii
smallest doubt that the democrats practice,
Wholesale intimidation and fraud, ant
there would be no difficulty in puniship,
them by the score rs felons if it wcr
possible 10 get nonplrtisan jurios. Til
worst Of Inc trouble was in Philips county
which has Helena for its shire town. be
cause of the presence of an ovcrwhelmin,
republican majority. There are III
white and 1917 colored voters, an
; party and color lines are substantial
: identical, but still the election il elaine
by the democrats by HOO majority. Tb
mchofs have already been described. am
on the ground nobody denies the story
I The great southern bugapoo of "niprc
e supremacy" WAS invoked, aud all classe
, Of whites join in declaring any cours
night and proper that keeps negroes out o
office
Ono session Of the social science as3oca
, ton at Saratoga, last week, was devote
8 toa consideration Of methods Of tlratin!
. intbriatcs. Judge Peabody of New Yoll
city strongly advocated II mild and hu
m,nc care OF such unforLunates. lie main
taned that drunkenness is a disease, ant
every effort of medical skill should b
directed to its cure. He referred to III
{ fact that II hundred years ago unatic
t were supposed TO be incurably mad, an
we've treated accordingly. 1t only needs
similar progress in the treatment of in
briates to completely free most Of then
from the effects Of alcoholism and max,
+ them sell respecting and respected mem
bers OF society. Carroll d. Wright O
Massachusetts insisted That drunkenness
is Il crime and ought TO be trented accord
l ingly. Professor Francis Wayland 0
Yale insisted that the only thing to /,
done with dTunkards is TO nurison then
at hard labor I'LL they reform. The Grim,
; should be- stamped out by the slcrncs
son OF punishment