Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-16
Editorial Items.

much fright ened last week by the discovery
of a counterfeit, very well executed. 1t is
of the $1,000 denomination, and near "
800, 900 of them have been sent to the
Treasury at Washington for conversion into
tve-twenties. OF course it is not known
how many of them have got out of circulation,
but it is thought that only few have been
sold. The most active measures are being
taken to discover the parties engaged in this
counterfeiting.
Somebody having been foolish enough to
state in a Washington paper. that Gen.
Grant was pleased with the result of the
late election, that officer authorizes a denial
of the statement He was never pleased
with rebel victories.
PENN>YLvANIA.-Judge Sharowood's vote
in Pennsylvania Is less than Clvmer's vote
last fall. when Geary was elected by l. 900
majority. The Republicans who staid away
from the polls elected Sharswood; but we
don t in that any sign of great reaction.
IrALY.-Thc arrest of Garibaldi has not
put stop TO the attempt to make Rome the
capital of Italy, but has rather added fuel to
the flames of revolution. Garibaldi has ap-
pointed one of his sons Genera lissimo of the
Italian forces, and the revolutionists have
occupied many portions of the Papal terri
tory. The conflicts which have already taken
place between the revolutionists and the Pa
pal troops have not been decisive either way
but it is generally conceded that the Italian.
will succeed unless the French Emperor in
tervenes to save the temporal power of the
Pope 1t is also reported that Garibaldi has
the hearty sympathy and the secret support
Of PRUSSIA. and that Napoleon NAV hesitate
to interfere under such state of the ease.
Geo. Francis Train claims to be the origin
ator of the Pendleton and Butler scheme of
paying the public debt and the latter gen
tleman will, think, be quite willing to
the article
The last regiment OF colored troops is
about To- he mustered out of service
Gen. lmboden, who applied for registra-
ton at Richmond under the last amnesty
proclamation, upon taking the oath To sup
port the constitution intends to test the va
lidity of the reconstruction acts and the le-
gal effect Of the amnesty proclamation. He
will apply To the United States district
court for mandamus IL compel the register
ing officers to register his name If refused
he will appeal the supreme court. 1t is
reported that Mr.. Johnson flvors this meth
Cd OF defeating the congressional reconstruc-
ton.
Election, have now been ordered under
the Reconstruction law. IN certain Southern
States, and, provided present arrangements
are carried ont, they viii take place as fol-
lows I'm Virginia. on the 23d Of October
and Georgia, on the Doth of October re
port has been made from Alabama that the
election in that state will he held on the 29th
of October, but no order to that effect has
vet been received at headquarters The off
cial result of registration is as follows
Virginia whites, lIj,157 blacks. lol,-
400
Gcorgia-whitc,. -. sos blacks. GAL.
Alabama-whitcs, l. .242 blacks. - 24S
The Cabinet makers at Washington are
circulating written slip Of paper. profess
be changed = follows
Secretary of State, Rcverdy johnson.
Secretary of Treasury. Erastus Coming
Acknowledgement. William :. Groe sbeck
of Ohio.
Secretary - var. Frank p. Blair Jr.
Secretary of Navy. John Vuincy ADAMS
Secretary Browning and Attorney General
Stanbery are To remain.
The probability, however. il that there
will be no changes, except in the War De
partmcnt until after Congress meets.
GRANT AND SHERIDAN on REco>>rRU cTIo>.
ten Sheridan is reported as having spoken
quite freely in IA recent conversation. of his
own and Gen Grants view of reconstruction
He said
The reconstruction acts of Congress are
the only measures calculated IL benefit the
people of the Southern states. All OF my
acts while in command of the department of
Mississippi and Louisiana were not only fully
indorsed by Gen. Grant. but in reality might
he considered the execution of Gen. Grant
own orders If the first letter written by
my removal was to be made public the people
of the North would be astonished ut its radi-
cal tone, and when it is published the people
will find that he (GranD is radical to the
core. As far radicalism il concerned.
Gen. Grant /, more than L am. and in
several instances have written TO him ask
! NJ him to modify the instructions sent me.
being too extreme to suit the occasion for
ich they were intended. =
1t will b. seen by the report of the can
vass of votes for State officers that the Re
| publican majority in this State was a trifie
over 20 900 In the great reaction :"
which the Democrats now try to believe is in
progress in several of the states. Vermont. we
think, is not included
NARROW EsCAPE.-A boat load of passen-
gers returning TO the Vermont side of the
lake, from camp-meeting just closed at
Essex, \ y, had "a very narrow escape from
watery grave not many days since.
The little boat went almost under several
I times, owing TO the strong breeze and heavy
sea. Fortunately they escaped with moth
ing more serious than thorough ducking
and great fright.
! Paris sends us the agreeable news that the
exaggerated chignons and heads of hair, pre-
posterously large at the back are disappear
ing and losing favor. The small silk CHG
mons are much liked because they are mex
pensive and clean they are invariably worn
with an invisible net them, and either
a velvet silk ribbon is tied round the head
with bow at the back.