Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-05

nThere arc in this country 1900 establish
ments devoted to tho manufacture OF wool
len goods. having an invested capital oil
s97, O93. 564, producing yearly goods val
ned at SI60,606.72l and paying annually
S25, s35.992 in wages.
With the growth of both manufactures
and new ideas the South Carolina city oil
Charleston reports great enlargement oil
occupations open TO women, aud some
charitable people there are establishing n
day nursery for the convenience OF those
who have young children and are yet
Obliged to work in factories.
The army worm is now fully developer
into a formidable nuisance. The farmers
are burning him. blowing him UNDER
intrenching against him, but he keeps on
in his march, and never forgets to call for
his regular rntions, or TO forage on the
country for them. The government Dug
bureau thinks that his numerical strength
and voracity are due TO last years droughts'
James Hill, once slave and now
chairman of the Mississippi republican
state committee has been visiting Chair.
man Jewell of the national committee.
lie expects the election oftwo republican
and two Independent congressman from
that stale in November. He reports that
white planters are becoming republicans,
and takes most hopeful view of party
prospects generally.
A resolution for the investigation of Eadf
is to be introduced which will require
committee to be appointed ito go down
the river and personally examine the
works" which he has made at the south
pass of the Mississippi though they
would know any more about them than il
they had stayed at Washington. The
question is, do steamers of certain draft
20 up to New Orleans, rs they never did
beforeP If they do Eads is indicated. "a
The New York Tribune thinks the pos
siblity of defeating the bourbons in South
Carolina this year is regarded as dubious
But the Independents purpose to make the
effort. and at least lay the foundation
for future success. The accession of Judge
Mackey to the liberal ranks will aid them
some. but the dissatisfaction caused by the
course of the legislature will be chief factor
in cousing revolt against bourbon lie.
The religious interest now manifested
at the Kentucky capital is really remarka'
BILE, and has hardly been equaled in the
history of this country. Rev. Mr.. Barnes,
revivalist until recently never heard OF
outside of the state, has been laboring
there several weeks, and among the con
verts, who number nearly one thousand,
are Governor Blackburn and severa
other state officials, judges, editors anc
other wcll-known citizens.
There is n constant succession of hor
rible accidents on the Chicago "grip cars.
In the last case reported a woman wa
thrown under the wheels by tho starting
of the car just as she was getting aboard
rolled in the mud for some distance ant
left with one leg crushed to jelly. Popu
lar feeling is strong against the company
because of its reckless management, ant
on this occasion crowd gathered and die
some threatening. We should suppose
that few suits at law and verdcts b,
indignant iuries would put things to rights
A trackman who saw the catastrophe OF
the New Jersey railroad on Thursday
said - General Grent is the noblest MAJ
in America. God bless him, He's coo
one. He no sooner crawled out, smoking
as natural rs life, than he told us fellow!
what TO do,and we did it, too,with a goo,
will. He stool there at first without an,
hat and told us to get Il rope, and thel
how to help a wounded lady out of thu
car next TO the smoker. After while h
got a child's hat, and as he stood there
smoking away, and cheering us on, b
would have looked funny, only there wa
no fun to job like that"