Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-29

Rev. Joseph Cook OF Boston arrived in
Chicago Saturday afternoon after trip
around the world, aud Sunday afternoon.
b. reques: Of the young mems Christian
association, delivered lecture a: FarEell
Hall. his subiac; being The Signs OF the
Times The hall was crowded to is
am 5. capacity.
NJ. W. W. Cnrcoran Of Washing on is
eajaavoriny to have The reml'a, OF John
Howard Payne removed from Tunis TO
this country on \ naval vess-' Secretary
.Clanier viii order /: to BE- lone, iii. is
found tha. a naval vessel c,n pass BY
Tunis on lis way to this country. Ii il is
found imp-ac:icao!e Mr.. Corcoraa will
have the rem.val made st his own ex.
pense. Mr. Payne was al American
iraml:is. bl' will alwaye be remembered
Is the author OF Home, Swee: Home :"
Tle H.IAsr T5ml1s FrienE says that
the Loaloa missionary society has a fleet
Of ive vessels, all playing between mis-.
sion stations; one in the south sens, TWO
il New Guinea and two in Africa And
the money for the support of these doeting
missionary messengers. abou. $4,000, is
raised by Young people. bycari collections,
the sale OF missionary books, ana other
appropriate means. The missionary
society of the American NJ. E. church will
have TWO ships in missionary bonds the
presen. yesr.
4 sad accident, resulting fatally TO lad
named John Battles, occurred in Rutland
on Monday afternoon. The boz was
riding along Mea low street, seated ia the
| Jolt threw him out backwards. lie struck
heavily on his head and shoulders. and
his skull was broken. Although attended
bv the best medical skill, the boy died at
nine o'clock in the morning.
The frs: returns from Idaho POINTED to
the election as congressional delegate Of
Ainslie, democla attic candidate with Nor
mon supper. 1t is now known positively
that Mr.. Sngiser. bis republican and
anti. Mormon competitor, is successful.
The campaign turned almost entirely on
he Mormon question. In Nevada. 100
Cassidy, the Congressman whom the Nor.
mons hate worse than auy other man
though be is democrat, is elected. In
Montana. the Mormon democratic candi-
Idate, Martin Msgirnis, was successful.
Two years ago when hotel in Oshkosh
Wis. burned, rich man named Paige,
whose wife was imprisoned on the fourth
door. offered 5000 10 any one who would
bring her out. living or dead. 4 fireman
named Charles Riei risked his own life
and brought what proved 10 be the lifees:
BODY OF the woman to her husband. Then
the latter refused TO pay the money on the
ground that Ref was tireman and in 8
law suit the lower court took the same
view. bu. now the supreme court decide:
that the man was by no means bound Il
; risk his lie Ia that way, and be will &c
the 5000.
Jupiter and Saturn are both evening
stars. and are noticeable among the east
ern consultations. Jupiter will continue
: to grow brighter during the month, while
. Sa,urn's greatest brilliancy for the yea
+, 1882 is on the l4,h. Both planets are il
conjunction with the moon toward To-
end Of the month-Ssturn few minutes
before four on the morning OF the 9th
land Jupiter at 6: so on the evening OF til
26.h. A. the beginning Of The mont
Saturn rises ut /: 10 in the evening, an
] Jupiter nearly two hours later. .Jupi,e
J., now les in the constellation Gemin
, considerably 10 the west OF The two brigh
>. stars Castor and Polus. and Saturn
=, west of the Pleiadcs and Hyades, an
q abou, halfway between the two.
The other day, in a Philadelphia cafe
4 gentleman leaning agains. an iron pills
was seen to pitch suddenly forward an
. 10 the floor He arose and sought t
5 acauaint himself with the hiding place {
< the mysterious force. lie priced his han
/. against the pillar, and again bit the dus
-. The proprietor. on being summoned
y undauntedly proceeded to hug that mi:
. cheivous pillar. He was incontineutl
Il Frustrated. simultaneously. a man 10 th
adjacent bar room howled with rage, hi
wine glass half empty in his hand. angril
:. exclaiming that he had been paralvzsd b
10 placing his hand upon an iron post in Ii
cafe. A little man with the ingenou
u smile OF a wizard suggested electricity
5 and electricity it was. A steel screw froV
4 which hung an electric light had hee
l., pushed iu,o contact with an iron girde
Y and the circuit partially established by th
: pillar and girder under the floor. Til
man who didn I finish his wine had place
e bis foot upon the metal rail in the front
the bar.