Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-25

ceS6tul, ana tDat the HOlar sea Is discovered
to be free of ice and swarming with whales
If this should turn out to be true, Captain
Halls expedition Will prove to be little late
to get the glory of discovering the open sea
about the pole.
In the recent international yacht races near
New York, the American yachts won every
The sailing qualities of the English yacht
Livonia, proved no match for those of the
American craft.
About the most hopeful sign of a real pur-
pose to reform the politics of New York City,
is the nomination, by the honest democrats,
of Gen. Sigel for Register. This is Ignoring
politics and going for honest men and that
is one of the surest roads to reform, in New
York City if not elsewhere.
The two wings of the Republican party
in Missouri have been trying to unite, and
have come to an understanding that viii at
least tend ID bring about harmony after
while. 1t is extremely, doubtful however,
if the Germans at present work readily IN
the Republican house.
The King of Siam has deereod that slavery
shall end throughout his dominions on Jan
uary l, 1872. This order will SCI at liberty
such liberty, at least, as is known in Siam
about two millions of slaves.
An apparently well founded report comes
from England that the tories and the trades
unions have formed political alliance This
is apparently very important movement
one of the most important to the political
character of the English government that
has occurred for many years. The details
of the alliance will be awaited with much
interest.
CmcAGo.-The first estimates of loss by
the FIRE in Chicago were probably exaggera
although they are large enough at the small
est. The later and probably more relia bic
estimate places the loss at $l50,0OO.O00
The business part Of the city viii be rapidly
rebuilt, although several years must be taken
for the work The millions of dollars sent
to Chicago for the sufferers will supply their
immediate want and enable the city to pro
vide for the poor for the coming winter.
Bishop Potter earnestly advocates the for
nation of Protestant Sis rhoods of single
women, devoted TO labors Of benevolence and
religious ministration among the sick and
the poor.
This is, perhaps, better than no employ
ment; but are q labors of beneyolence and
religious ministration" any more the duties
of women than of men Bishop Potter
ought TO earnestly advocate also brother
hood Of single men to be devoted to 80 labors
Of beneYolence and religious ministration. -
If it is a good work men ought to have it,
and if it Is a punishment for not being mar
ried, single men ought not to escape from it.
Accounts from Northern Kansas say that
| destructive fires have been raging in Deer
| Creek and Herrison Creek valleys extend
ing to jefferson county, Nebraska. Several
houses, barns, large quantities Of grain, hay
and other crops have been destroyed, and
many miles of fence burned. The loss j.
estimated at thirty to fifty thousand dollars
Gen. Butler has been making an elaborate
speech in Philadelphia, against the recent
treaty with Great Britain, but as the treaty
has been ratified by both countries, and j,
generally satisfactory to the people of both
countries, we can hardly see what Gen. But
Ter can hope to make by this rather late at
tack upon it.
1t 10 not yet settled whether Harlan, ALI
con. or Wilson will be elected United States
Senator from Iowa The contest between
them is still as warm as before the election
1t is thought the election in Ohio secures
the reelection of Sena tor Sherman.
The abor question has reached this prac
teal stage in Lowell, Massachusetts. Som'
of the manufacturing corporations of tina
city have adopted the system of paying work
men by the hour, allowing each one to decide
how many hours he will work beyond the
regular time. Whenever corporations may
require extra work, if the workmen decline
to engage in it, as they will have perlec
right to DO, 1t will not be difficult to fine
substitutes. This ought to be satisfactory t
them whether they will work eight, ten o.
twelve hours day. In either case they are
paid for the time they work. Any further
difficulties between workmen and their en-
ployers is thus made only question of wages
and that is just where the issue should come
if an issue is to be made.
Miss Dickinson is lecturing against Trade
Unions and strikes. She doesn't agree witt
Gen. Butler and Wendell Phillips.
A religious convention in Iowa has beef
unable to decide whether croquet playing i
sinful or not Croquet players will tax
notice and avail themselves of this unsettle
state of the question to continue the amuse
ment.
Slaves are occasionally shipped on a Brit
= ish steamer running from Malta to Cor
stantinople. So it seems it is not ever
slave who reaches British soil who is made
free man.
The courts in Utah are pursuing tn
''saints" not only.on charges of lewdness an
!, bigamy but murder also. johnson, one
the leading Bishops in Brigham Young
church, has been arrested on charge of muir
der The afidavits made in the case asseI
that he was engaged in the Parrish murder