Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-26

The new counterfeit coins that are proof
to the ordinary tests are a silver dollar Of
1878 and a i've dollar gold piece. The
dollar Is fauItlessly executed and the silver
plating is so perfect that it resists the
application Of acids until the surface is
scratched. Its weight is exact. Tho gold
coin is short in weight and does ncs have
the true ring.
4 silver dollar with bit Of eoncsve
mirror set into one side is by gamblers
called sinner. By laying it among his
pile of coin and dealing over it, the opera-
tor can know what every player holds for
that deal. the cards being reflected in
miniature. A member Of the Mining club
of Leadville has Leen caught using $
sinner. By means of it be won $500 in
night at poker.
The Americans lately imprisoned in
Ireland under the peace preservation act
have been released, together With a large
number of Irishmen. Some persons still
detained pretend TO be American citizens.
but appear to have obtained their natural
ization papers in London, where such
things are occasionally manufactured in a
manner which calls for official attention.
The committee of the New York legis'
lature, which is investigating the Spuyten
Duyvil disaster. has taken action showing
that noise, drunken confusion and bolster
Gus proceedings prevailed in the smoking
car. Hanford, the conductor Of the train
testified that the only cause Of the stop
ping of the train was pulling of the cord
attached to the air brake, and that il was
in his belief. pulled in the smoking car by
parties INDUCING in the drunken or.
gies.
/ The Greeley family consisted of five
children. Arthur, the eldest, died o.
cholera in 1910. aged five years; Raphael
the only other son. and great favorite O.
his father. died of Group at the age o
seven; Mary Iuez died when she was ,
year old One brother and three sister
Of Horace Greeley still survive-Nathar
Barnes Greeley, at Clymer, Chatauqu;
2 COuub(, Az l. MISS L<OFcli VI CClSJt q
Warren, Pa; Mrs. Margaret Bush, alst
at Clymer. and Mrs. Esther Creole,
Cleveland, in New York city.
OF Muldoou's Picnic which appears a
Capital Hall, Friday evening, April 2S.h
the Boston Herald says 1t was a yer.
large audience that assembled at the How
ard Atheneum last evening, and the Barr,
aud Fay comedy company added anothe
to its list OF Boston successes. "Muldoon'
Picnic" with Barry and Fay in their in
imitable aud fairly perfect Irish imperson
ations, was, as usual, received with ab1nd
ant laughter and applause, and person
who desire to laugh until tears roll dow
. their cheeks have only to see Mr.. Muldool
and family go 10 the picnic.
President Arthur is not exactly silen
man. but he is very retcent man. H
most striking characteristic is said to o
the rapidity and apparent freedom wit
which he talks, while at the same time b
avoids with the greatest skill the expire:
sion of his opinion on points on which b
does not care to commit himself. He seen
to be q diplomatic conversatioualist. Thi
is doubtless useful habit for men engage
IN some kinds of business, in which con
petition is strong, But the president
T above competition, and rivalry even, an
in such an officer frankness with the PEE
|, ple, such as Abraham Lincoln exhibited
, the most popular habit and in the long ri
: the most successful.