Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-08

There is intense COmmotion among his |
congregation.
After complainin. to the post Office de-
artment about lost letters half the winter
md having special agent nearly bother
ms life out trying 10 find he thief, people |
4. La Crosse, Wis. found that they had
been depositng their mail in disused
aostal car and that the whole batch OF
lost missives and valuables lay quietly on
The floor thereof
1t is now proposed by General iazen of
the signal service bureau 10 have that de
partment Of the government made indie
pendent of the war Office, Heretofore the
ignal service has been under the control
t the secretary Of war and the general OF
he army and the officers have been as
,'gned from the line and staff.
The will ofthe late Edwin W. S.oughtou
'cqucaths portfolio of letters. written by
George Washington, to lis wife, suggest
ing that she donate them to some public
institution. where people can always have
access to them. He gives $4,000 to
Dartmouth college, 10 complete the path
illogical museum founded by him, and
$1,000 to his faithful coachman. Most of
he remaining estate is given in trust for
he benefit of his wife
From the official reports ii appears that
the aggregate loss by the Michigan fores,
tires was 81, 2j7 j65, the losers being 3O75
families and 1895 persons, The relief
contributed amounted to about a million
If dollars, br; it /, .ail lha. halt million
more will he Required % carry the tles,i
ute people through tie winter and enabl,
ncJa To plant thci crops. q rnor Jrr
me has called Il special session of the
"gislalurc for feWufyy 29l to consider
he matter.
1t is estimated that the aggregate popu-
luton of tho five great military powers of
Europe Ftance. Germany Russia, Austria
and Ilaly-is 23S,0O0,000, aud their arme,
On reace footing, 100000 men. In an
emergency these powers could quickly
marshal force of $4,000 600 armed men.
which would he about six per cent of tn il
ggregato population. A country which
nantalns HI army Of hui 25 600 men to n
"puIation Of moe than 10000 900 seem
u"re desirable AS pltc" of residence tor
r,plc sub CT 10 military duty or who
ave properly to be taxed.
The ply sicians WHO attended the la'e
president have decided not to pre-, n hi
f sn'yic,s 4. DESPITE l!o statement OF cnt
. them that they would do so, made som,
". cks since. DR. Bliss. ho has the m 1t
er in charge will prepare Il statement q
clvicCS. showing how long they were in
attendance and what Time they spent aariN
IN duty, and with what diligence they
served. he other ph> siciuns will b,
shown the statement for such endorsement
: they wish TO make upon IT, DR. Bis.
avs 'hey will take whatever congre>,
lfers them, without reference to v har
ntS wnutd charge ordinarily for such
tendance.
Baldwin, the late cashier of the Me
chanic, bank Of Newark, n. j., who stole
about 81 400 coz, pleaded guilty to each
of these indictments Misapplication Of
funds fox tho benefit Of Nugent & Co.
forgery and misrepresentation Of moneys
and was sentenced To state prison Tor fiv,
wears Oh each indictment, fifteen Years in
Ill. The Utica Neraid has the following
scorching comment on this verdict: The
'ther day New Jersey court sentenced
n cmbczI(er--name not given in tho dis.
JItrhes-to fifteen years imprisonment
1t may be supposed that that unknown
leiraader was the peer of Baldwin. But
! no; he did not steal US LAUGH rs the cashier
~ SO 500 900. There is feeling through
rnl New Jersey that the man who STOLE
80 100000 should have been punished :
Iiltle bit harder then the fellow who took
only $40" The same feeling exists in this
| tate.
Henry Watterson writes concerning Mr.
rilden: MIR. Tilden is in reasonabl,
heslth lie lives in Graystone while hi.
house in Gramercy Park is being enlarged
and reconstructed. When il is finished i
Will be one OF the two or three houses r
New York that can be called splendid
He is very rich man and an necessarily
busy one. II hns no more idea Of neinc
he next president of the United State.
than the Chicago 7tnltS correspondent ha:
of going to Heaven. He could not be in.
duced TO accept any nomination of publ,
place, whatever. He loves his country
is loyal to his party, and takes live inter
est in current affairs. His counsel apt
purse are open TO his party. His person
he has reserved TO his declining years
which he proposes TO euiov with hi
friends, his books and his pictures, O
which he is fond, A more tranquil, ,
more happy and more agreeable philos
opher Is not TO bo ionnd"
The CHARGE Ar BALAKLAvA.-Adr drunk
ard who died in the San Francisco cit,
prison the other day had III ,nuscrip. IN
tobiography in his packet from which /
appeared that he was one Of the immorta
Six hundred IN HE chirge at Blllklav.
His account Of The alfur runs iau.: The
bugles rang out their shrill rtils to charge
and VIC went right Il: tie centre OF on
| foes. Tho shock WAS Il fearful ono. A
we struck against the enemy Musoovit,
cavalrSman, with a lock rs tlack as hat,
on his face aud his eye hla1inw, aimed hi
lance Mt my heart. parted his blow IN,
struck bis weapon down and then dispatch
cd HIM. HIT 1t mus have hs4n fro q him
received wound, for at night | (oun,
my left boot tuli OF blood, and lane,
wound right under the knce-cap. In strk
ing down his lance, the point of it entered
my leg, bu, 10 the excitement of The mo
ment II passed unnoueed. | never oDul,
tell how We ever broke trough the Rus
sian lines. but we did. When we appeare,
ou The other ride | came 10 my senses
Then We met another line OF the enemy
but our spirits were up and we passe,
through them like sheet OF lightning. |
was IA terrible work, ind our troop, suffer
ed heavily. That wound under he knee
pan waS all / received during the blood,
work OF the Cr'mean campaign.