Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02


TIE MoNEYs.-The appendix of Treas
urcr Spnncr's report shows that the
receipts for the last fiscal year were SOL
100, 53l, including: Loans, $3.50, % bio
customs, $163, 1913, S33; internal revenue.
SlO2, 490,7S5; lands. 1,S52 ,429: miscclanc-
Gus, $1,000 400. The rc-payment>, etc.
from the war department were Si,7l0. s05:
from the navy department., S7,3ff.1J9:
interior department, S2.l62,915. The ex-
penditurcs for the wear were S742, 2i7, 173.
including: Collection from customs. $23,-
06l 800; internal revenue. 1871, 95l: in
terror department, $3.50, Sj2; interior
civil, st,s7G,o76; war department. Sf7,-
024, 1888; navy, S3s, 81, 346; treasury, SIS
40, 953; diplomatic. Sl,17l,4l6: quarterly
salaries, S6o7, 1o2; Judiciary, -, 4Go, 3o3: ;
public debt, S5}l. 3OS, 633; balance in the
treasury, June 80, $50, ,j3l, against
2131,l7S,137, June so, 1873. The net
receipts of the post-oflice department were
2l1,990,Sl6, and the expenditures SILL
5CO,2l6
TIE MESsAGE.-The President com
mcnced writing his message Saturday. but
will keep it open until the morning of the
day on which it will be sent to congress-
consequently no advance copies will be
furnished. 1t is understood that he will
again urge congress to fix Il day for the
resumption of specie payment, to le--iS-
late on the Louisiana question, AMI TO de-
velop the internal resources of the country
by giving government aid to the con>truc-
ton of railroads and canals
There is 4 little "uneasine>> between
some Of the friends of judge Poland ana
Judge Barrett The H-aeAn.ll noticed
the efforts making to get Judge Barrett APP
pointed District Judge and thought they
were premature if not indicate as judge
Smalley, though in poor health. still wears
his own shoes. Now comes the WOOL
stock I0St and says that while Judge Bar
ccssion. effort was begun thus early in
his behalf only because = it appeared that
both Judge Poland and Jude Adds had
been hard 1t work for the place for some
time before" 1t quotes the following OK
tract from a Vermont Senator's letter ia
ted Nov. 18th, written in answer to one IN
behalf of Barrett The state Senator SAYS ::
| started in the matter Immediately. but
found that the ground had been can
vass"d TO n great cxtcnt->omr for Adds.
but principally for, and by. Poland. All
of the lawyers and good share Of ,lle
other senators had been interviewed Tx
Poland,
We know not if these things be 80:
bnt there is 4 rumor, to cap The climax.
that Judge Smalley i getting better.
Should he turn up not moribund. after
all. what 4 loss of time AMI anxiety,
NATIONAL BA>K>.-Twcntv-two Lun-
dred national banks have been orrlniz,l
since. the establi >hmcnt of tho national
banking system under the act of f. br,la-
" 2Sth lsj3 Thirtv-tivc Of these hanks
have failed and one hundred and thirty
seven have gone into voluntary l:iuida-
ton by vot- of tw1-thirl> of III" share
holders. leaving POPS banks in existence
On the first day of November 1874. par-
in- the past year scvrntv-one national
banks have been organized with IN author
lied capital of S7.74o.ooo Three banks
have failed. and twenty have gon- into
voluntary liquidation
FEANCE.-The French Assembly mot
Monday and We shall now he greeted with
continuous news of the struggles of the
left and right and intermediate factions.
Count Chambord has issued IN address to
his supporters hut his chances for rci-ning
over France are too small to be counted.
The republicans have gained steadily.
Since President MacMahon went into
office. Il year and a half AGO. there had
been held. up 10 within Fortnight. -
elections to the French Assembly. and ~
of the successful candidates were repuhl i
cans. The other five were Bonaparti>ts.
no distinctive Orleani>t or septennatist
having been elected.
The conviction and sentence Of Sici>-
mund Schwab. in New York city. a few
days since, for selling liquor without Ii
cen>e, has thoroughly scared the liquor
dealers. rs is evidenced by the sudden and
overwhelming increase in the demand for
haven't taken ont license before for a
decade. Friday. the excise board recciv-
ed 200 applications and took in $1,000
and many went away unable TO he at
tended to. from want of sufficient clrri
cal force Heretofore 800 4 day ha>
been an usually good days work. am
800 week not unfrcqucntlv the aver.rc
! Ex-senator lulce of Florida denies In,
statement that he is purchasing >lay,
claims in the hope that Congress will ulti
mately pay for emancipated negroes.
The official canvass of the late election
in Dakota shows the vote for delegate +
Congress rs follows: kidder. rep. 1877
Armstrong, DEM, 2lS9.
IMPORTANCE OF THE TRANSIT OF VENTS
The question may be asked why 80 niue
pains should be taken to measure the. dix
lance of the sun, and whether it make
any difference to mankind what orbi
Venus describes. Scientific investigator
never inquire of what use KNOWLEDGE *
they leave its practical application t
others. But Very little consideration,
will chou, that ,e.,on,,>,,- H. ::