Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-05

Ex-Governor Talbot, VINO was Pio
nently mentioned as The republican canui-
date for governor of Massachusetts mas
written to the chairman of the republican
state committee declining to allow Tue use
of his name.
DISASTROUS MINE EXPLOSION -A spec
cial from Chattanooga says there has been
a disastrous explosion in the Prattsvllle
mines and a number of miners nave neeh
hurt but how large number cannot ye'
be ascertained.
Dealers prominent in the apple shipping
trade say that there will be no shipping OF
apples to Europe this winter; me price
will be TOO high here; besides lull crop IL
reported in England, Ireland and Scotland
It is now suggested that apples may ne
shipped the other way this wiuter-from
England here Boston HeraId.
The San Francisco papers have become
alarmed and indignant over recent decis-
ions of the courts on the anti-Chinese law
and particularly that lately rendered by
United States Judges Lowell and Nelson
in Roston, holding that the act does not
exclude Chinese residents of Hong Kong
who are British subjects.
The Atlanta Constitution asserts that
the manufactured products OF Georgia Will
this year aggregate in value nearly four
hundred millions of dollars. Her cotton
fields do not yield as much, but she raises
4 great deal Of cotton, sells much lumber
tar and turpentine, and is rapidly improv
ing her general agriculture.
The treasury will probably recommend
to congress that the coinage of the three
cent piece be stopped. The three cent
piece originated with three cent postage.
The impression being that the people
would find 1t difficult to buy three cent
stamps without three cent coin. The
piece has always been an annoyance, and
is not in harmony with the general system
of coinage. and, now that the three cent
stamp is TO be supplanted by the two cent
stamp on October LIST. it is claimed that
there is no longer any reason for It's
existence.
The Howe scale company held their
regular annual business meeting at Rut'
land on Wednesday. The following board
of directors were elected: Geo. A Merrill
]. B Page, w. w. Reynolds, q. S. Stud
well, lockwood Barrett, w, R. Page and
E. D. Page. Orders for a large number
of scales are on the books and the works
are in very prosperous condition. The
net sales for the year ending July Is
we're s45l ,474.50. The number of scales
made was 43 1863, and of that number
14,02l were railroad track, haY and othei
large scales.
The Rev. L. o. Brastow. D. D of Bur.
| lington. VT, declines his unanimous and
very urgent call from the Congregations
church in Wyandotte, K snsas. Mr.. Bras
tow was called before the people had
heard him. Recently he preached two
Sundays for them, and by subscription
they found they could easily pay him twice
the salary they have ever paid before. H.
regards the field as q promising one, oul
considerations of climate and the earnesl
entreates of his friends decide the ques
ton in favor of his remaining in New
England. Churches who want to hea
one of our brightest and strongest preach
ers will do we'll to secure his services
Boston COR. Christian Union.
EARTHQUAKE REGISTERS. A telegram
from Prof. Davidson, assistant superinten
dent of the Coast and Goedetic survey a.
San Francisco says that earthquake wave
began on the Slncelito tide gauge at
o'clock the morning of August 9Th. The
had increased in height Wednesday. Th
height of the waves was one foot and th
time about 10 minutes between the crest-
1t is supposed that these waves are cause
by the earthquake that destroyed AMI
and other towns in Java. There was
similar Occurrences December %, 1854
when the town OF Sinoda, Japan, was d.
stroyed and Russian frigate overwheln,
ed. The waves were recorded on The
three gauges then used on the Paciti'
coast. Disturbances of like characte
were also recorded in August, 1866, when
a succession Of terrible earthquake wave
broke upon the coast of Peru destroying
towns and landing a United States wal
vessel high and dry