Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-23

| SwANToN, VT, May 2l.-Arthur Bou
dou was arrested Monday afteroon fo
stealing sum of money from the Catholic
rectory during Rev. Mr.. Cams absence
The thief was detected through the efforts
of z. Medor' and his guilt proven by
means of a rare gold coin presented t
Rev. Cam by Bishop De Goesbriand, al
Italian piece bearing the medallion o
Pope Plus TX.
From life tablet which has just appear
ed in England it appears that since 1877:
the longevity of the English people ha.
sensibly increased, men living two year
longer than they did 80 years ago, anC
women three years and four months long
or. The probable causes are more genera
attention to health, increased temperance
and the decline in morality from the
epidemic diseases.
Carrying out the wishes of her lament
ed husband Mrs. George p. Marsh has
presented the Woodstock library, through
the publishers, Messrs Scribner, copies Of
his works. as follows: "The Origin anC
History of the English Language and o
the Early Liturature it Embodies;' "Lec
lures on English Litera,ure;'' The
Earth as Modified by Human action.
The value of the gift is enhanced by very
cordial letters from both Mr.. and Mrs
Marsh, the latter writing under date
FLORENCE, April 20, 1883. y Woodstock
Standard.
A CURIOUS KIND OF DIsoRDER.-Therc
is curious kind of disorder known as
"Thomsen's disease" which is fortunately
very rare. 1t was first so called by Dr.
Schleswig, who suffered from it all his
life, and who described it in 1876. The
disease consists in q contraction or rigidi-
ty of the voluntary muscles, which comes
on suddenly during their movement. If a
person with this complaint throws his arm
forward, as when casting stone, the arm
does not come back to the side, but
remains extended. So with other move
ments, such as walking and running 1t
is a disease of the nerves, and is consider
ed incurabe.
The city assessors closed their labors
yesterday. The figures they are enabled
to give are, all the circumstances being
considered, exceedingly gratifying, and
speak well for the prosperity of the city.
The total valuation of real estate is
$4,000 GG7 IL; of personal property,
50 sos 206 Is; total valuation, 81 800, G73 =
26; tho number of polls is 24l5, from
which is to be deducted 2l0 for iremen
500 040 81 last year (under the qn1dren-
NAL appraisaD showing gain of Si07 y
This is much better than was expected
A large amount of property has been
Sophisticated to charitable and other pul :
poses during the year and has consequently
gone out OF the list; and the amount OF
property removed from local taxation by
the corporation tax act is very large
That under all these conditions the grand
list shows an increase is gratifying
surprise. -Ffee Press.
Workmcn at Montreal are getting "a
little uneasy, and certain manufacturers
begin TO fear strike. Business is reported
as being pretty lively in its various
branches. and employees are Of the opinion
that as times are so good wages ought to
be better. Employers insist that they
cannot advance wages and that strike
will not accomplish its purpose. There
has been no open rup,ure as yet. but il
may come at any moment Al work
shops and factories in the city are said to-
be working overtime, the docks are lined
with ocean steamers recently arrived
immense quantities of grain are daily
arriving from the west, and things genpr
ally appear to be booming. Under these
circumstances employers may find il
necessary to pay higher wages and avoi
IA break in business operations.
How two of the big cities of this coun-
try have grown, the two biggest in reality
New York and Chicago-is shown BY
The suhjoined figures. The population OF
New York city was in 1856 -97 years ago
-23,6l4; in 1920 it was 1913, 7O3; in 1880
POP, $50; in 1910, 3l2.710; in 1850 5l5,-
547; in 1860, 8l3 669; in 1870, 9l2 292;
in 1880, 1,206,299 This is marvelously
rapid growth, and the indications are now
that before The close of the
present century New York will have Il
population far exceeding that of any city
IN the globe, except London. But the
growth of the great city of the west ia
quite as marked and marvellous. In the
year 1910, when the city Of New York
population of $4,000, the
city" of Chicago had population OF
[ 800 In 1880 New York had increased
20 upwards of 100000, but Chicago,
neanwhi e, had increased its population
o over half million. rate of increase
ar exceeding that of New York.