Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-15

An exchange remarks that the only
man in this country who ever had the
honor of being decorated with an order,
md al the same time occupying cell in
the pententiary. is Mr. David Mount of
Philadelphia. He was no of the '3O6 Al
Chicago. and is entitled to his medal
weighing one pound.
The subcommittee of the ways and
means committee on internal revenue have
voted to recommend the repeal of the tax
on proprietary medicines, rank checks,
bank deposits. soap. perfumery, cosmetics
and articles of like natuae The rich
man is thus relieved of an oppressive bur
den and the poor man can get hiss Jacobs
oil cheaper.
The order calling the states Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, ETC., originated
with Gov. James De Lancey of New
York. While presiding over the congress
on Indian affairs at Albany in 1854. he
proposed "that to avoid all disputes about
the presidency of the colonies they should
he named in the minutes according to
their situation from north to SOUTH"
The widow of Commodore Vanderbilt
is reported to have received hundreds of
offers of marriage since her husband s
death. Though only sc she declares that
she will not marry again. 4 Tar-heel
from the western Carolinas assured her
that he had knocked together little cabin
of his own. and if she would only be his
ne would support her rs long as she
lived" Many of her suitors send their
photographs in the hope of making n
favorable impression.
The Rev. Erastus w Glover, who was
killed by the cars ut New Haven, Conn.
turned brakeman because preaching did
not enable him to support his family. He
was twenty.six years Old ald leaves Il
yonng wife in New York who gave birth,
only a week before her husbands death to
her second child which lived only few
hours. Glover was ambitious, but ror
highly educated or very capable. He was
. son of Elk Congressman Glover of GLOW
rrville. and at the aye Of seventeen years
was Jim Fisk's errand boy.
There is good deal oftalk in Washing
ton to the effect that Il strong effort viii bf
made to get the territory of New Nexico
admitted to the Union as IA state. This
proposition should not find favor in con
gress. New Mexico has not yet the pop
ulation requisite 10 constitute II state, and
the population she has is of the poor
rst possible material out Of which TO make
citizens of the United States. Not five
per cent of the inhabitants are OF purt
white blood, not ten per cent of them Cal
read write or are possessed of the II qnisitt
intelligence for citizenship; the m ss"
of them are far inferior to the average NE
| gro of the southern states.
| ACCIDENT AT GLENs FALLs.-A terribl,
accident occurred Al ,h' Morgan lime com
pany's quarry at Glens Fails, Thursday
morning. Three holes had been sunk an,
charged with giant powder, and the fore
man and assistants had lighted the fuse an,
stepped away for them to explode. One
Of the charges exploded and Timothy
Scanlan and William Gleason stepped W
10 see why the others did not 90 off, wheI
one of the charges exploded, instantly
killing Tim Seaman. the foreman. and in
turing Gleason dangerously, but not fatal
Iy. The head Of Seaman was almos
blown off. He leaves wife and tw,
children.
IMPORTANT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
A decision has just been made BY thu
supreme court Of Franklin county, in th
case of Seadock II. Garfield and others vs.
Caleb Andrews and others, which i
important to mill owners. The court de
cdes that the mill owner or manufacture
mas no right to dump into stream upol
which his mill or mandatory is situate,
sawdust or any kind of waste except wha
is absolutely and indispensably necessar
in the beneficial enjoyment OF his waite
privilege to the injury of others below hin
on the same stream. A perpetual injunc
ton and decree for the ascertainment O
damages is granted against the defendant.
The opinion causes much consternato
among owners of wood working manufaC
tories on mountain streams, and numcrou
suits for damages aae likely to result.
VERMONT DIvoRoE STATISTICS "A,
cording TO the registration report, tn
whole number of divorces granted BY III
courts OF Vermont during the year wa
1876, or one in q of all marriages. In 8
> OF them the husband was the libellant, an
} in 81 the wife; 20 of them were for " adu
. terry" 81 for "wilful desertion,' 81 fo
intoerab)e severity" and the remainde
for different causes. In 1850 the humble
was 1923, or in 20 Of the marriages. ]
these the husband was libelant in 4
! cases, the wife In SO. The cause in |
was adultery" in % " desertion in 2
g. intolerable severity" in 80 "wiltr
desertion." in q, refusal to support.
The largest number of these divorce
) occurred in Bennington and Orange cour
, ties, the smallest in Essex county, and /
Grand Isle county none.
A SLAVE TO Duty Old GRAY, the bi
horse who was at one time employed I
haul the hose.cart which is kept at tn
corporation house, was genuinely entbu,
! "fotiO III us uuotDCsb' Ilt WAS always q
time. This characteristic was encourage
BY the fire boys. Old Gray was trai"e
regularly every day, and he soun came
know as much rs anybody about what h
7 ought to do. Hard work and rheumatis,
I finally retired Old Gray 10 turnitur
wagon. Three days after bis retiremer
he was in front of Currio's auction stor,
hitched to an express cart loaded wit
] furniture. All at once an alarm of fir
, was sounded. Old Gray waited about tn
length of time that he thought it shout
take to hitch him to the hose.cart, an
then be started. The furniture was sea,
tered from one end Of the street 10 III
/ other, but Old Gray reached the fire befor
the opposition cart, and with self sati.
fed air backed up to the hydrant. Mex
day no was returned to the department
His devotion to duty was appreciated. =
NTgiHto, NeU., Enterprise.