Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-05-02

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Texas Sunday has been carefully cxamrn
ed and found TO be il hoax = LoWeA Cour
Ter.
David Matthew, builder of the first three
American locomotives and inventor of the
cab which shelters engineers and iremcn
is still living aud will attend the Chicago
railroad exposition this summer. The
first two OF the three locomotives went
to South Carolina, while the third hauled
The train on the memorable trip from
Albany TO Schenectady.
A suit has been brought by Belden &
Ide in the Oral G. county court against
the South Eastern Railway company Tor
Elisha F. Barry. Mr.. Berry was injured
BY the collision on the South Eastern
road Dec 9, 1882, and has not been able
to leave his bed since the time Of the
accident, and his friends think he will die
of his injuries. The suit claims 800, 00O
damages. Mr.. Berry has been living in
Sheffield since the accident. His home is
in Iowa.
Charles F. Freeman, the Pocasset fanatic
and slayer Of his child. went to Barnstable
Monday morning with his wife and coun-
sci, to appear in court. An attempt will
be made to finally dispose of the case
against him for murder. If he is released,
as he probably will be, he will return to
Danvers TO accept subordinate position
in the insane asylum, where be is content
ed and has learned to make himself
useful. Possibly his wife and surviving
child will accompany him TO Danvers.
Probably in no other civilized country
does the army suffer so much from deser.
ton as ours, AMI this running away is
specially troublesome on the frontier. A
list just published shows that in the last
three months of the year 1881 the Pacific
division of the army-which includes
eight of the 40 regiments-lost no less
than 1870 men, and something like that
proportion is maintained constantly. The
special reasons are said to be that the
men arc sent to the frontier service
before they get accustomed to the disci
pine, and that under the law the price of
their outfit of clothing is withheld from
the wages so that for u long time they get
no pay.
Many reports in regard to the financial
failure of Mrs. Lsngtry's theatrical
engagement having been circulated, Hen.
ry Z. Abbey, her manager, has furnished
a statement of the receipts at her perform.
ances throughout the country. Her
engagement thus far has lasted ~ weeks
and the net receipts have been 1929, $685.. |
80. She played Tor four weeks in New
York, the receipts the first week amount |
ing TO $lS, 7C5 80, the second week S15.-
567.8S, the third week Sl2 532 and the |
final week Sl4,938. The first week in |
Boston they were $40, 9lS II and the sec.
ond week Sll,207. The weeks receipt,
in Philadelphia were Sl5,oO0 and for the |
Two weeks in Chicago S23, Cos. So
The Providence journal statcs that the
planetary records of May are full Of
matters of exciting interest. Two of the
giant planets. Neptune and Saturn, reach
conjunction. Mercury arrives at eastern
and is visible as evening star
Turing nearly the entire month. Venus
md Mars are in close conjunction Ever,
planet in the system, viewed from the
'arth, is in the northern declination. TIN,
noon comes in for distinguished honors.
She is very near Saturn, she occults Bet,
'corpi, and she gets up for favored few
n the far away region of the Southern
Pacific ocean the grandest, most sublime,
md awe inspiring spectacle that terres
rial observers ever behed when, for
,early six precious minutes, hor dark
hadow conceals FROM view tho glorious
'rb of day.