Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-08

Mrs. A. 7. Stewart, in the distribution
of her charities, knows no faith, creed or
religion, and gives to jews, RomanistS and
Protestants alike, SO long rs the cases
presented are worthy and deserving. Last
year she is said to have given away in
money over $4,000, and she also stipu-
lates that no publicity shall attach to The
gift.
The election of Joseph N. Doph 10 the
United States Senate from Oregon, it is
believed. will strengthen the republican
party in that state. The Portland Oregon
ian says that "all his life Mr.. Dolph has
disinterestedly upheld the principles ofthe
republican party. He has never been
Il seeker for place, has never presented
himselfas n candidate"
A Philadelphia newspaper has made
the interesting discovery that not all the
silver three cent pcicc3 that have gone
out of circulation were retired by rolling
into cracks. Two tons of these reprehen-
sible coins are now at the mint at that
city awaiting rccoining into ten-cent pieces
and several tons additional are stored in
the sub treasury to meet similar fate
before long. The total coinage of silver
three cent pieces has been some forty tons
according to this authority.
Marquis Antinori, head of the eouato-
rial geographical expedition. has fallen
victim to the work in interior Africa.
| No particulars of his death have vet been
received at Rome. He was seventy wears
old, and had been n noted naturalist since
his youth, his ornithologilal collection
in Turkey, Greece and later in Nubia and
other countries being famous; while of
late years he has been employed by the
Italian government and the geographical
society in Africa.
A purity of gentlemen recently made a
trip on the Southeastern Railway, in Eng
land, with the object of testing the lumin
osity of n railway car, portion of
which had been coated with Balman' S
patent paint. On entering Backhead
Tunnel an agreeable, equally dtlused
light proceeded from the ceiling of the
compartment and the two ends, the
advertisements on which are read clearly.
| uO ldhlo vi u WdtSu WCIc HlSU TtlullN
discerned and the headings of newspaper
articles read Containing no phosphorus,
the paint was without smell.
DR.. Darius Knights, an old resident of
Chicago, who was born in Vermont in 1914
died on Sunday. He was city marshal
for long time, and for his courage
and efficiency during the high license
riots of 1855 was presented by the citizens
with gold medal. In 1859 and 1860 he
held the position Of assistant fire mar
shall, For thirty.iive years he WIS con.
tinously in the service of the city, and of
late years was conpcctcd with the depart
mcnt of public works, holding Il response
BILE position.
The work of tho national won IN suf-
frage association in Nebraska increases as
the time of election approaches county
rallies are holding in several counties
where Miss Anthony, Mrs. Saxon. Miss
IIndman, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Shatuck, Mrs
Minor, Nine. Neymann, Miss Couzns aud
Mrs. Colby have been and will be speak
ing. Besides these there are Miss Foster,
Mrs. II. s. Brooks, Mrs. Dinsmore and
several men, among them Judge Mason
of Lincoln and G. S Montgomery, young
lawyer of Omaha, who are assisting the
national work wherever possible. Mrs
Margaret Campbell of the American
woman suffrage association is alsoat work.
Moreover local speakers are holding Ioc4l
meetings, the Nebraska women are hard
at work getting names and holding social :
organizing debates, etc, and every bcliev-
or is enthusiastic and active.