Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15


1t is understood that Senator Ben Hills
malady, a cancer in the mouth and throat,
is mortal, and that no cannot expect 10
live much longer II is said that tho
original trouble was aggravated by the
use OF tobacco. which poisoned the blood.
Those who, though not a loan, keep
Lent, may solace themselves with Sidney
Smiths reflection: According to my
computation, have eaten and drank be-
tween my tenth and SEVENTEEN year forty
four horse wagon loads more than was
good for me-"
Two general state elections are TO be
held before fall, one in Rhode Island in
April and the other in Oregon in June. In
the first named state a governor and full
legislature are TO be chosen. and in the
other governor and part of the legisla-
ture. The Rhode Island legislature will
elect successor to Senator Anthony. and
the Oregon n successor to Senator Grover.
Samuel Fletcher of Charlestown, N. H.,
a close geological student, who possesses
one of the finest collection of minerals and
curiosities in the state. has recently dis
covered a fine specimen of lava from
Ascutney mountain, which establishes con-
clusively the theory of its volcanic origin.
The specimen is upwards of twenty-five
pounds weight, and in comparison with
specimens from Vesuvius and other vol
canoes, bears traces of antiquity.
The consumption of malt liquors in this
country is reaching an immense extent.
For the year ended December 81, 1881,
the internal revenue reports total
sale Of 1886. 749 barrels. an increase Of
l ,760, 283 barrels for eight months. Sales
in New York city, during the last calendar
year, reached 2,956,077 barrels followed
in sliding scale by Philadelphia, ST.
Louis, Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Cincinnati,
Boston and Chicago. Arkansas, Florida,
Maine, Mississippi and Vermont furnish
no returns.
DEATH OF A NOTED CHMINAL.-Paul
Burke, who was sentenced from Manches.
ter to state prison for life some ten years
ago, for an assault upon his wife with in.
tent to kill, died last week at the prison.
He was hardened criminal and desper-
ate man. lie had prison record far
from savory and was frequently confined
in the solitary for unruly conduct. Dur.
ing the last thirty months he was confined
| in his cell most Of the time, as he constant.
| ly refused to work, but returned 10 his
work and died from an accident.
1t appears from recently published sta.
tistics that the tide of European emigra.
ton to the United States, which rose SC
high last spring, rs still on the increase
the total numbers of arrivals being greater
by nearly $4,000 during the seven months
ending with the 3lst of January last than
it was during the corresponding periot
twelve months back. Ireland, which use(
to send us the greatest number, is now
fourth Oh the list,while England has taken
the second place On the list. The discon
tent of Germany is strikingly illustrated
in the fact that more than one-third of al
the arrivals come from that country.
| A bill introduced into tho Senate by Mr.
| Edmunds for the settlement of private
claims against the government propose:
to clothc the United States courts with iu
risdiction over them in certain cases. The
claimant must first present a petition tt
the department of Justice, which is author
lied to give the necessary leave to bring
suit unless the claim is frivolous or ha'
already been passed upon by competent
tribunal Such measure would relieve
congress and afford more expeditions
convenient and inexpensive facilities fol
settling private claims than are nov
afforded.
1t was reserved for II young Boston
archmologist, MIR. Frank Gushing, to e
ameng the Pueblo Indians, and to so in
gratiate himself into their favor as to b.
made a member of clan and initiated
into all but the highest of their secre
orders. This extraordinary favor.it seems
could not be granted to him until he hae
taken Zuni squaw to wife, But, finding
that one of the duties of the priests of Ka-
Ka, the order referred TO, was to keeE
guard over the sacred water from tht
Ocean of the Sunrise, and that the store o
the water, obtained moro than hundred
years ago, was nearly exhausted, he ha:
proposed to lead deputation of the priest
to the eastern coast. where they ma,
procure the needed supply. The tribe ha
accepted this offer as an equivalent 70
marriage within their fold, and no ant
they are on their way east.