Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-03-05
Personal aud lmpers0naI,
Victor Hugo is 80 years old.


tional church, has rendered his resigna-
tion.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale says that
10 900 liquor dealers. acting as a unit,
govern the city of Boston.
The Boston Journal says that the
largest city in Japan is Asaka, which
contains $3.50 .696 inhabitants.
A hammer is in process of construction
for Krupp's gun factory which will weigh
$50 tons. and will cost 50, 100000.
Bulwer made S4OOOOO from his novels,
Dickens about 100000, Beaconsfield
$3.50 900, Thackeray about $25O,OOO.
1t is said the Syrian magistrates refuse
to put the oath to Christion convert, say.
ing: HE is a Pro, estant, he will not lie"
John Guy Vassar has given $4,000 to
Vassar college for the benefit OF the
cabinets of physical and chemical aPpara'
tus.
Miss Nellie Hunt, daughter of the late
limited States minister to St. Petersburg,
is reported to be engaged to Russian
nobleman.
The Upiversalist society of. Richmond
have engaged The Rev. Edward Smiley OF
Putney as pastor, to begin his services The
first Sunday in April.
Professor J. d. Phelps, principal OF the
Casenovia, IN. W seminary for several
wears, las resigned and become pastor of a
Methodist church in Washington.
President Garfeld's pew in the old
Disciple chapel in Washington has been
placed in one corner of tho Garfield Mem
orial church. No one is allowed to sit in
it.
The bronze statue of General X. E,
Lee, recently cast in New York, is one
of the largest bronze statues ever made in
his country. 1t cost $4,000, and is
Is l.2 feet high.
Rev. L. H. Elliot Of Keeseville, will
enter on his new duties as agent OF the
Vermont Bible society as soon as he is
released from his present engagements,
probably early in April.
A sceptic, once asserting his unbeliel
before Sir Isaac Newton, and shortly after
seeing new and magnificent globe in the
philosophers study asked him "Who made
iii" mo one." was the reply.
, A bust of the poet Longfellow was
unveiled at Westminster Abbey last
Saturday morning. James Russell Lowell
two daughters of Longfellow, and many
, English notables we're present.
There are in the United States 1864
churches, silly ministers, and 19, 267 .S7e
/ church members. This makes every
third person member of some church,
} one in five being a member of on evangel
zeal Protestant church.
The total female population in India is
: 90. 500, 900 and the total male population
los 600 900, but only l27, 900 females are
under instruction at school, as agains
l2,5l7,6 29 males. In one case the percen
tage at school is 81, in the other it is 1G %
Rev. w. A. Wilbur, formerly pastor o
the Saxtons River Baptist church and
later financial agent of the Vernon,
academy at that place, has decided Il
re enter the ministry and will accept =
call rendered 10 him from church in th,
northern part of the state.
The seventy.ilth anniversary of Parl
Street Congregational church, Boston wa
celebrated last Sabbath. The pastor
preached in the morning and Rev. DR.
ID. X. Allen, secretary of the American
board, spoke of The missionary record c
the church in the evening.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw, of Boston, spend
$50 900 annually out of her private
income in support OF thirty kindergarten
and twenty nurseries, which she has estab
lished in those parts of the city where thu
toughest and most squalil Gestures reign
In addition to this she spends 100000 .
, year in other charities.
A recent table gives the following as th
population of British cities in 1888. Biz
min CHAM, 400 900; Bristol, 2o6 900; Leeds
G0O,0O0; Liverpool, 552 900; Manchester
= 293 900; Aberdeen, 100000; Dundee
l4o 900; EIingburg. $50 600; Glasgow
, 4sO. 900; Ballast. 20s. 900; Cork, 104 900
, Dublin, $4,000; Limerick, $4,000.
1t was n student in one of our note'
New England colleges who, in visiting al
. art gallery. stopped ut the painting O
The Transfguration' and asked thu
conductor. isn't there some legent
connected with this scene?" The stor,
I WAS duly explained and appreciated by I'M
attentive listener; and this in the days o
Chatauqua and DR.. Vincent!
Gladstone at Is is the strongest man il
< England. Next to him. in influence
Z stands John Bright. 73 years, old. Bis
ma,ck is II. and is mightier than an,
:, king in Europe, M. Theirs, when &c, save,
France Mt the crisis of her fate, and m d.
= her G republic. Disraeli remained at tn
o head of the English government till h
u was 80 years old. Talmerston ceased II
be premier n. 81; and Wellington wen
y out of the ministry at II.
:, Accounts published by the government
of Canada state that there are at thu
n present time, 100000 Indians sill Twin:
} within the Dominion, Quebec contain
II 900; Ontario, $4,000; British Columbia
8 50, 900; and Manitoba and the Grea
d Northwest, $1,000. There are living O,
}, reserved land 81 633 Indians. PEACEFUL
g cultivating 67.50o acres of land, an
~ ~ owning stock of 1865 horses, SIG
n cows, 1852 oxen, 1000 sheep, 9,sls pig
e and other animals.