Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-31


be partially visible in many places, bu
few will see it in its entirety, as It's pat
lies almost through the ocean, touching
land nowhere but ut little island in tn
South Pacific called Caroline island
which is out ofthe track of any esabishe
commerce or travel.
Since about the time when Arab fe
little has been said about the movement
of the Prophet in the Soudan. But thi
rebel is not dead or hardly sleeping. Hi
army is still at his back, he has control G
a large region, and the fanaticism of hi
followers does not decline. The Egyptian
government is reported to feel "grea
ANXIETY" over the condition OF affairs, AM
well it may FL Mehed may yet outd
Arab in making trouble for thick kedive.
John Wilkinson, Newark, N. j., ca
driver, has all the symptoms of hydropho
bia with the exception of aversion t.
water, a lack which the doctors thin
precludes the theory of hydrophobia. III
is very savage, moves on his hands an'
knees, snarls and snaps and barks like
dog, and the physicians have to give hin
cane to gnaw as dog would bone, t
prevent him from attacking them with hi
teeth. The doctors think he may hav
meningitis.
The other day Hon. j. II. Blu ohtel o
Akron, Ohio, formally presented to th'
college that bears his name the sum o
100000 in his own behalf. and S2t' 900 il
behalf of Mrs. Lydia Messenger. HI
stated that he intended making the olleg'
his residuary legatee at bis death, and a
he is worth 100000, and has few
the institution will then have a hands ONE
endowment. Mr.. Buchtel has now given
the college 100000. Mrs, Messen.yei
has given it $4,000, and she also an
nounces her intention Of making it hel
residuary legatee.
By the latest figuring of the agriculture
bureau at Washington, it is reported, the
corn crop of 1882 is placed at 1888, 900, 900
bushels, and the yield of wheat at
100000 bushels. Up TO 1879 the
maximum yield of Indian corn in this
country (Which occurred in that yearl was
l,547 ,90l 900 bushels. Last years crop,
by the above estimate, exceeds that OF
1879 by 81 100000 bushels, and falls only
about POI 900 600 bushels under the crop
of 1880. The latest official estimate of the
last years wheat crop places it ut about
$4,000 900 bushels moro than that of 1878,
6O,0O0,000 more than that of 1879 and
so, 600, 900 more than that of 1850.
FIRE IN VERGENNEs. Friday afternoon
fire broke out in the upper story of the
Charles Adams block, on Greene street,
occupied by L. l.. Liberty rs photograph
gallery. The firemen quickly responded,
and two good streams played upon the
fire in few minutes after the first alarm.
Liberty's large windows, his stock of
chemicals and his furniture were destroyed
or badly damaged. The next lloor was
occupied by J. H. Donnelly, tailor. His
goods were removed to the sample room
nominal, mostly from water and Interrupt.
ton to business. The lower floor was
occupied by Mrs. L. L w. Wales, with
millinery and ladies' furnishing goods.
Many goods were removed, but her stock
is seriously damaged by water. Total lcss
on building, goods, ETC., about $1,000, fully
covered by insurance.
The famous Lawrence estate Mt Ochre
Point, Newport, r. l., was bought by the
late William Beach lawrence. less than
forty years ago, for $12 600. He sold five
villa sites, Since his death parcel has
been sold to Miss Catherine l., Wolfe for
S210, 900, and another to General James
H. Van Allen for 100000. Other bnilding
sites were taken ut corresponding prices
by five persons The amount realized
thus far from Mr.. Lawrence's farm is
over 100000, and there yet remain
unsold several building sites. Miss Wolfe
is erecting on her plot villa which will
cost, including grading and pertaining
$250000 in addition to the
price of the land. The exterior material
of The house is brown stone, deliberately
carved, and there is IN immense roof,
covered with dormers and gables. No
wood is exposed to view, copper and glass
being seen where stone is not.
An exchange presents the following
statement of buildings destroyed
by fire in the United States in the first
eleven months of last year, namely; 3G2
hotels, SO churehes, G2 school houses, 20
court houses, II asylums, - college
buildings, 7 hospitals, 6 almshouses, 2
custom houses. Total, $50. The value
Of all this property is set at ninety million
dollars. 1t is further estimated that at
n ntl al
expenditure in construction-that is, for
he provision of preventive means-at
least two-thirds of this large sum would
have been saved, to say nothing of the
lives which have been sacrificed. To this
loss of money should also be added
he great expenditures in the year
10 maintain fire departments and for
premiums of insurance, altogether some.
where between Sl20, 100000 and $4,000.
)00 from eighteen to twenty per cent
TO the $7OO,000OOO of taxes
levied by federal, state and municipal
IMPORTANT DECISION IN THE RUTLAND
LIQUOR CRUSADE Monday the supreme
court at Rutl1nd rendered Il decision in
the haJeas corpus cases of James Kennedy
and Bridget Kennedy, his wife, Pat Ready
and John Holmes, all of whom arc
serving out sentences in the house of
for selling liquor, and also in
the petitions for certiorari to review. The
Judgement of the justice of the peace, in
the cases of state VS.. James Kennedy and
state VS.. Bridget Kennedy. The court
held that cerLSordrS would lie in criminal
cases to review judgments of justices of
the peace. The court also held that Grim
inal' have the right of appeal in all eases
and if they cannot furnish bail, they have
a right to take an appeal and to be Kept in
jail till the trial in the county court, and
hat the judgment of justice denying
right of appeal because they could not
furnish bail was illegal The court ordered
the discharge of James Kennedy, Bridget
Kennedy and Pat Ready, on ground that
they were denied right of appeal
Holmes s petition for hqbeuS corpus was
BARTHoLD1'S CoLOSsUS.-I was asking
a gentleman who has been prominent in
raising money for the pedestal to NJ. Bar
tholdr statue of liberty if it is inevitable to
be put out in the bay two or three miles
from the nearest noint of THE c;tv JTn