Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-08-05

Yet another comet was discovered at
constellation Draco. Prof Swift of Rocb.
ester, n Y, also noticed it, Thursday.
and states that it is quite large and bright
for telescope comet, and has a STRONG
central condensation, but as far as he could
Judge by observation, both in solar and
lunar twilight, it has no nucleus or tail.
1t is in the fourth coil of Draco, and moves
ut the rate of about one degree day.
The late crisis in France ended last week
in two votes of the Assembly, one on
Wednesday. deciding by forty-two major
ity against dissolution, and one on Friday.
in favor of adjournment from the 9th of
August to the 30th of November, carried
by "a large majority" Between these
came another important vote on Gambettl's
proposition to raise the state of seige.r
1t seems that forty-three departments Of
France were placed in a state of seige Al
the time of the German war, and only :
few of them were relieved from this mill
tary condition after the departure of the
invaders. The motion was lost.
The debt statement for July shows lie.
duction for July of Sl,272966. The re-
duction for the same month last year was
only S370.75S. Everything at the Treas.
ury indicates very prosperous fiscal year.
The receipts from both Customs and In
ternal Revenue are constantly Increasing.
The expenditures for the last year were
three millions less than for the precedin
fiscal year.
OF the $50 criminals-more or less
whom Gov. Moses of South Carolina has
pardoned out during the last 10 months. il
was stated that two were lin" for murder.
% for manslaughter, 16 for rape, "a for
arson, and 80 for burglary. 4 delegation
of South Carolina people are now inWash-
ington, waiting for chance to bring these
and other facts to the notice of the attorney
general. What they expect him to do
about it, is not so clear
Peter B. Sweeny, the brains of the bro
ken Tammany ring. is taking life easy in
Belgium. Connolly is gazing on the PVT
amids of Egypt and comparing them with
the amount of money he stole. Wood
ward fits about Europe, his property being
carefully looked after by friend and part
ner at Norwalk. Genet is thought to be
in London.
THE BLACK HILL INDIANs-A dispatch
from Sioux City, August 3. says that Indian
runners arrived at the Cheyenne agency
today direct from the Indian camp in the
Black hills. They saw Gen. Clusters COM
mand in camp near the foot of the Black
hills on the evening of July 81. They say
that the Indians knew nothing of Clusters
expedition, and were peacefully disposed
and wanted to come into the agencies to
trade.
EX-SENATOR PoMEROY.-The Pomeroy
bribery case came up again Wednesday,
ut Topeka, Kan, when Judge Morton
overruled the motion to quash the indict-
ment. POmeroy's counsel then moved for
4 change of venue. offering in support
of the motion IN affidavit by Hon. james
Rogers, alleging that at time of Mr.. York's
exposure of Pomeroy, Judge Morton said
to (Roger>) concerning Pomerov: =" We
have got the old scoundrel where we want
him, and hereafter Il poor man will stand
some chance to 20 to the United States
Senate" The Judge granted the motion,
and said he would send the case to the
Usage county court, In granting the mo
ton. Judge Morton took occasion to DENY
the statement in Rogers affidavit in plain,
emphatic terms. Amotion made TO reduce
POmeroy's bonds from $4,000 to $4,000
was denied.