Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-27

Deln8 on t0e Commillcc, lnoio was ~
afternoon session. 1t was voted to defer
the next meeting to the first Monday In
August. GEORGE e. SMITH.
The treasury department has decided
that the new tariff abolshes the exemption
from duty of beet sugar machinery.
The Japanese language. they say now
has no word for hell. The nearest APP
proach to it Is 'jikogu." An indianapolis
editor earnedly argues that this is only a
corruption of Chicago. and says it will
answer very we'll indeed.
The amount appropriated for Indian
education, this year, was Si0O,O0o But
the cost of the present Apache war would
he enough, said Secretary Teller, if prop
erly expended in schools to educate
Indian youth, to put an end permanently
TO Indian wars.
A Canadian social scientist declares that
in long experience and observation he
finds that with no exception, the applicants
for divorces are blondes. This is no
doubt true. Mighty few men are reckless
enough to abnse a brunette more than
once-not if she finds it out.-Chlcago
Herald.
A practical Joker has been sent TO jail for
year by Swiss criminal court Tor mere
w having in his possession document
inscribed as follows: Fools Bank, doing
business in Nowhere, promises to pay on
presentation a hundred fri ncs. Director,
Prince Carnival. Note: Whoever forSes
bank notes will be sent to a watering
place for fifteen years.
Queen Victoria's gillie, John Brown
is TO have higher honor paid his memory
than many greater men receive. Inc
Queen is 10 place gray granite monum. mt
over his grave at Crathie; cairn to ms
memory Is to be erected on one OF the
mountains near Balmoral; and Browr
will be still further CONNIE moraled by =
tablet in the nave of St. Georges chapel
as well as by II brass in the prince con
sorts mausoleum at Frogmore.
KILLED BYTIIE CARS Timothy Seymour
a F. ench blacksmith at Swanton Junction,
was instantly killed Monday morning ir
irving to board the early mixed train from
Rnuses Point. which does not stop at the
Junction. He fell under the wheels of the
passe niger car, and his body was cut In
two and the right arm taken off. The
unfortunate man was "a years of age and
unmarried.
The Congregational church property in
the state is valued at S2,000,000: the
Fairbanks education fund is $1,000, nine
students having been helped from the
income last year; the ministerial relief
fund is $4,000, and the benelicaries II;
the home missionary collections for the
year were $l0395, and the domestic
missionary S4634; churches 1879, settled
pastors 40. acting pastors 81, missionary
stations AZ; there are 179 Sunday schools
with 20 Oil members.
Peter Loiselle, who was injured by the
cars near Rutland Valley station. thurs
day, died Friday evening OF his injuries
The manner of the accident is amystery ano
probably will remain one; but 1t Is thouSh
he fell head foremost into the train as twas
passing him. The man leaves wiie ane
children. His remains were taken u
Swapton for burial.
A terrific explosion occurred Friday
morning at blast furnace No. of The
North Chicago rolling mills. Thirty five
tons of motion iron were scattered il
every direction. Two men were horribl.
burned and will die; one man is nance
Joseph Onions and the other is unknown
Fifteen men were severely burned; it il
believed none seriously. It's believed thu
Explosion was caused by Il defective tlue.
John H. Flagg, Esq, and his brothe
LYMAN (ormerly of Wilmington, Vt.
returned from Europe last week, tn
former to New York, the latter to Nort
Adams. 1t is disheartening to learn tina
1.-The latter, who has achieved much success
as basso in some of the principal cities c
Italy, is affected with throat troubl
which not only threatens to render singing
impossible, but endapgers his genera
health as well. Mr.. Flagg leaves n
offered salary of $4,000 year.-BenninJ
ton paper.
Vermont boys have taken honors {
Dartmouth college as follows: Crime
prize of $50, offered "to that member {
the senior class who, in the judgement {
the faculty, has made the most satisfactor
progress during his college course, takin
into consideration his preparation when b
entered" was given to John w. Gordon
of West Bolton. The following receive
honorable mention: For excellence
Greek, A. l.. Fuller, of Versbire. I
Latin, II. d. Foster. In mathematics.
A. Bayley, of Newbury.
Charley Backus, the famous minstre
, died Friday at his home in New York
+ Bright's disease. He was fifty years oil
He was born in Rochester, is the son
DR. Backus of that city. and his famil
connections and anecedents are anon
the rest IN that part of the state. H
made his first appearance on the stage
, amateur entertainments in his natiy
town. He went to London in 1870 vii
the famous Christy Ministries, and was
5 great favor:te with the Prince of Wal
and the nobility He left London in Il
4 glow oil his POPULAR y and re urneh
/ New York, where. with Billy Birch,
d revived the San Francisco minstrels an
e has since remained. Backus will leave
: fortune to his widow, who is his thin
0 wife, the first two having died.
9 A Philadelphia dispatch says: I'll
garrison OI EOTt Mtlllln Hits SOU0 10 w as
ington under the express orders of Il
president to receive a commission and
placed on the retired list of army officer
o 1t is, and has been for many years, con
l. posed of one man, but he has, since h
Il enlistment on March 80, 1885, seen enoue
I, service for a dozen men. His name ar
:, rank are George W. Bromley, ordnan,
V sergeant. He was in the Seminole w
@ from l841 to 1916. In the Mexican w
n he was one of those who plung,
!. Through the surf and planted SCOTS sic.
v batteries on the beach before the walls
a Vera Cruz. After fighting at Palma Alt
D. Resaca de la Palma and Carmargo,
s. fell with ball through his leg viii
leading his company in the charge on Il
queens bridge at Monterey, after his ca
tain and lieutenants had been shot dow
He has refused commission three tim
10 before. He has been in charge of Fc
al Mifflin for many years, and among h
1T visitors have been many officers OF ran
IF including Gen. Sherman. He has serv
ar the longest and is the Oldest older in I
r active service of the country. He W