Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-02

\ recent census shows that Nebraska
has more than doubled her population
since 1870 The state now contains POI
al inhabitants. as compared with l22,993
in 1870 and ,494 in 1886.
With the retirement Of George +. 11oar
from Congress, and tie call of Mr.. Wheel
or and Mr. Blaine to nominally higher sta
tons. the House of Representatives loses
;hree of It's foremost members.
WEST POINT CADETsHIr. We learn
that Hon. Geo. w. llcndee has been re
qur>ted to name candidate for a cadetship
1t West Point, and that the choice will be
determined by a competitive examination.
Advice, from China, dated July 20.
state that a famine is Threatened in conse-
qucncc of the drought, the crops being de-
>truved over SOC, 600 square miles Of coun
rrv inhabited by seventy millions of peo-
pie.
The Liberal Republicans Of New York
city held an enthusiastic and largely at
tended meeting Thursday evening, and
adopted strong resolutions endorsing
HAYES and Wheeler.
The Detroit Free Press remarks that the
rn~raver who makes Mr. Tilden appear
IS croSs-eycd may want to be itnitor at
l.. =.
be
Gen. Sherman is heartily for Gov
HAYES for President. rs are nearly All the
Ulcers of the amy. Sherman SAYS Til
lens war record will not bear invest CATION
md that it is too late for coppcrheads t"
link the advance of the age in the mot
irv crowd of rcformcrs
Vandalism is rampant ut the Crnten-
NAL. and costly articles are badly dam
grd Iv interruptions specimen Gatherers
Ihc o!llrr day woman Of respectable ap
prnr.nce badly muilated Il Tuni>ian mo
>lc by taking some stones FRI m it, and
here are plenty of people who think Their"
is no harm in chipping y bit ont Of a statue
or nippng Il fragment from u piece OF
goods.
Bangor Franklin county, New York. in
So counted twcntv->even liberal rtpub-
Iicar votes Now twtntv->ix of these lib
rails are enrolled As members Of the Hayes
md Wheeler club, and the TWEEN v-sevcntl
lays he expects TO vote the republican
| icktt That i the WAY the nominations
.rc received in northern New York
Ti,den and Hendricks hati n conference,
n the back seat of 4 carriage. during ::
| friendly drive. in Saratoga; with l.icutcn
mt Ex-Governor Dor-hcimrr keeping guar,
II the front seat. and rs .hcy returned t,
thc hotel smiling and clipper, il i, given
out that those letters have been agreed up
on. and will he out this week.
Rev c. +. Montgomery. 4 native o
Walden. Me-. and Il grt'Iu ,tr of M;,llr-
nurv college, class of 1860. who married
VI = Emily Erdn.tnn of Mnrli>vIlc. h,,
;u-t returned from VI crash, Turkey. whrr,
he, and his wife have lahorrl thirteen wear.
tor the American board f forri~n missions
Ihrv bring with them four children and ;
ullivr Armenian Mr. Montgomery re
'uln~ in November next. leaving one ~or
IN America to be ciucttci.
/ PtEIIc prET The following are III,
coo!ing- of the public debt statement. i
sued Yesterday Tutal principal
S3.,1N 200 HIS; interest. S24.N5o.23l i
- 2o3. $50 .3i.J.Il Total cash. etc. il
rrl>urv. August 1T, 1876 S2,04~.5 ol.
Ism Ui Debt less cash in Treasury JUL
H.. 1876. = o99 $50. .:i4i o. Decrease "
.lcht during July, 1876; Sl.l3> 053 93
.'crlca>e tt debt since June so. 1916. 81,
IS U13.95.
There isa talk in Washington of pa>~in
bill conftrling upon President Grant. o
his retirement, the office of Prrmnnen
President of the Smithsonian institution
with i salary of SlO.Uuo or Sl2.OU pc
annum The principal object of thi
mraSUrr is apparent from the reporjr,
fact tult the President Will refine from hi
pr, sent office a comparatively poor mat
f The scheme is attributed TO General Bank
and it j. sud that it meets with much f
yer. not only on the Republican side
the House, but among the Democrats.
, Judge prttit.: :. prominent demo IL; q
InIitni has been interviewed ana says
II am going To vote tor ll'vr, an
" h'''' Il ny ana :,'l ~ |" 'ii'' lol
p ,,,,,, I1,i,..- ,.,.nn,lv H.. !. ,,nr.. -,
/ UPRIGHT man. proverbial for his ntrgrl,
. u~t the man t" b" 1T the head OF AT 'lrS /
E ltl'>e "'N ~ N'I'.',N ana oo' "P''.' ia
h vnn1j h,vr Voted for him Inn, mn,h ~,
4 fer Have, to Tlldcn.'
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