Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-15
The Rutland Independent comes out for

The Rutland Independent comes out for
Greeley. 1t says:
On the Oath of last June we nominated
Horace Greeley for President of the United
states. Since then the country las been
agitated with the discussion of Grant and
DIS administration. We have not heretofore
favored the Cincinnati movement, fearing it
meant no good to the country. We are
satisfied now it did and does. Our wishes
are gratihed. Our man is nominated. We
are satisfied.
The Merrimack Journal, of Amesbury
Mass, which is friendly to General Butler,
has this to say of the new districting so far
as the Essex district is concerned:
In looking over our new congressional
district we judge that it was made as bad as
it could be for General Butler Salem is
kept in, which is the seat of opposition, and
will do its utmost against his reelection, and
Lynn taken out, where he was very strong
and to make up for Lynn, Hsverhill is added
where the Republicans showed decided hos
tility last Fall. Counting all the opposition
to the Republicans and the majority left
would be very lean, and that may be further
reduced by the Cincinnati party We dc
not think he is to be defeated however, for
when it comes to a struggle he can draw
upon the Labor party and from the Demo
Gratis with whom he still has popularity.
A telegram from Bombay brings intelli-
gence Of most disastrous floods in the south
ern part Of British India The town oil
Vellore, in the Presidency Of Madras, ha,
suffered terribly, and many of the inhabit
ants have been drowned. The number oil
lives lost is given at 1000. Fifteen thou
sand inhabitants of the town have lost
everything they possessed, the water having
washed away their houses. and left them in
perfectly destitute condition.
How IT WORks.-For years Augusta, Me
has had its prohibitory law, and liquor sell.
ing dourished. Two months ago the great
moral reform in temperance begun, and a
letter dated Augusta, April 81, says
a. You can hardly buy a glass of liquor
here in the city. Moral reform has entirely
closed up all our grog shops OF course
when the liquor seller cannot do a paying
business he won't sell and when one thou
sand out of a population of nine thousand
have signed the pledge, il takes away their
support materially. You can now walk our
streets and nothing in the shape Of disgust
lng rum-drinking disturbs you"
This is certainly the better way. Convince
men by kindness, persuasion and love that
they ought not to use intoxicating drinks
stop the patronage of the beer shops create
a public sentiment which will not only
make it questionable to drink, but losing
business and unpopular to sell, and true
temperance reformation will be inaugurated
which Will bless the land.-BoSt0n Journal,
John Graham and Elbridge T. Gerry have
withdrawn from the defense Of Stokes, Fisk :
murderer Stokes is mach alarmed and be-
gins at last to realize the danger of his posi-
ton and fear his chances to escape the
gallows are not good.
Earl Of Duderin. the newly appointed gov
eruor-general of Canada, viii sail for New
York Ou the IIth Of June He will send
his yatch 20 America and stop awhile in New
York, where it is probable that he viii com
pete in the races with some vessels Of the
New York yatch club.
MELANCHOLY DEAD-uEADs.-Two impecu-
NOUS negroes got ferried across an Alabama
river by crawling into a hearse. The driver
Of that vehicle does not propose to allow them
to rehearse that part again. Brooklyn Dai-
lV Eagle.
Nellie Jewett is missing from Claremont.
New Hampshire, and no tidings have been
received Of her. The Claremont Adrocats
says that '' Sleeping Lucy says her body is
in the river. She Is reported to have had
some trouble with her mother on the morn
ing Of the day 81 her disappearance, at which
time she threatened to drown heself, but the
prevailing opinion in Claremont is said to he
that she ran away To Boston.
Fred. Douglass asserts that large por-
si-s. e. --~ .i..~-.i I.aI.n lation OF Washington
are III the Roman Catholic faith, anu the
number is steadily increasing He considers
shat this Is caused by the repulsiye policy
OF those who consider Protcstantism a relig-
ion exclusively for white men.