Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

NIL OOIIulC dSolSJIuJ-SCCItGIty vi lle
treasury, is losing his eye-sight and his
general health, and is going to retire.
don't intend the presidents southern
policy shall fail for want of my support.
think it is the duty Of the REPUBLICAN
party to see that it does not fail for want
of its support. -Sendtor DdUeS
Chicago is trying the plan of still
alarms for fires. The chief of the fire de-
parment has allowed no bell ringing since
the recent riots, and the plan works well.
Great crowds at fires are prevented and
better work is done by the unhindered
liremen.
The coored people of South Carolina
are going to have convention-not to
talk politics, but for the more sensible pur-
pose of devising plans for their education
al, material and moral advancement as a
race, which, the call says, "are and
should be at this juncture paramount to
all other issues"
Three weeks ago it was Mr.. Schurz who
was about to leave the cabinet. Now it is
Postmaster-General Key. The Washing
ton correspondent business seems to be
left, during the dog-day season, 10 very
cheap apprentices, who have small intelli-
gence of their own, and very poor idea
of the intelligence of other people.
Secretary Evarts is amused by the news
paper statement that he has eleven lovely
daughters. lie said the other day to a
correspondent: Tell your people that |
don't object to eleven daughters but | do
OBJECT to the summary manner in which
they have killed off my six sons" The
secretary has five daughters and six SONS.
ANOTHER PLANET. DIsCovERED.-Prof
Watson of Michigan university announces
the discovery of another planet of the Ith
stellar magnitude in right ascension %
hours, ~ minutes, and declination no de.
grees, 40 minutes north, daily motion ret
rograde 90 seconds OF time in right ascen-
sion, and south one minute of the arc in
declination.
Brigham Young didn't put on historic
airs when it came to the "last words"
His son asked him if he knew him. al
should think | ought to-" responded the
indignant candidate for an obituary. This
Is only equaled by the historic declaration
OF Mrs. Ward when confronted by her
elated husband, disguised in his regiment.
ais. "Know you," said she, "of ennrsn
do, you old fool"
Inc presidents policy meets with favor
among the masses, Notwithstanding a few
very worthy men, and some politicians
who are not so worthy, cavll and mnrmnr
lhe enthusiastic reception of the presi-
aeht during his recent visit to New Eng
land is significant of this; and the indie
pendent voters, the men who have been
deciding elections in this and several q, her
states Tor some years past, are united in
Their appreciation of the course Of thn I'D
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel 80
Inc texans complain that the Mexican
officers on the Rio Grande are not livino
up to their promise to cooperate with tho
American forces in the pursuit of r.idors
whom the latter drive back TO the borJon
ouV seem 10 connive at their escape everv
time. The army officers arc renrosonta ,J
10 snare thIs feeling, and to regard the noI'
icy OF following marauders across tho b.
Grande, whether Mexican troons or o A wv
, vng oVner slde or not rs the onl y one that
will accomplish anything. WV 'D"'
hose Eytlnge, the popular actress has
perslstentlyrefused to have her PHOTOGRAPH
taken. The result is that she has ber ,ic,
made burden to her by the persecutions
OF the photograph gallery agents Tho
oVher Jay she let it be known that she nrn
posed taking swim at North Reach y,
San Francisco, CAL When she lcSt ,b AZ
motel an express wagon with A camero VIZ ~
IL followed her carriage. The newt 1a ,.i
she received u polite note, inclosing tbe
f' ,I OF a negative taken as she emerged
from the briny deep. The note pIeasngS ' Iu
lntimated that unless Miss Eytippe ' renort
ed Tor "a Legitimate sitting BY noon p noxt
Jay ten thousand copies like the ono F,,n
nlshed would be Immediately strncI i oa
one capltuated. 0n'
=, A A washington correspondent saws r.,
= Nick Smith, formerly of KeStnc Jon'
better known as the husband ~ n.y.
Greeley, is singular character He e iua
wife, Miss Lou Pope. of Louisville al' K 1rSt
was IN sympathy with the rebellion N.Y. N.Y.
he was an officer in the federal ormr ,,, Ina
he was doing his court;no 5n.: while
year of war. Miss Pope woSld i"V nn nrst
allow ALLOW him to visit her in his Uniform "c orG
long after their marriage, or sho, 1i ana
time it occurred, he resigned in the arn the
e TG hen, ne 9;t married Miss Greeley he adort.
long since. l saw rumor that he inten nTs
naming his infant boy Horace c lneehas
and dropping the name of Smith 50 @'S e..
.Go chlld is concerned, So it NAV ha g" a0 rs
d MN that he gave up his country ~ f., Sald
ltst WIFE his religion for his second ~ a nlS