Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-08

a, New York liquor dealers are combinin
&c for the protection of their Interests
view of the attempt 10 enforce the excl:
2. laws.
ID The Detroit Free Press doesn't beliey
that the Pittsburg mob could have bee
t dispersed by some one moving TO take II
a collection,
= Each New York city election costs owe
$4,000 ard taxpayers are asking eae
other if this isn't too big price TO pa.
every year for mighty poor material.
;. Stiles, who testified against Grover il
, the Oregon investigation, has been indict
ed for perjury. He said that he swore =
he did, to rescue the Democratic oSoutcheol
from b emish.
The Irish voters in Ohio are mutterin1
savage threats against the Democratic
machine, because the man who is lis choice
for Governor was once a Know-Nothing
and entertained the Prince Of Wales when
he visited the Queen City.
A bill in equity 10 compel the appoint
ment of three receivers for the Portland
4 Ogdensburg railroad, eastern divisionl
was filed at Portland, Saturday, by the
rustees of the first mortgage bondhoders
md one of the joint consolidated mort
gage trustees.
The FIJI Times Of June Is, confirms the
report that on the 23d of May the Ameri-
can flag was hoisted over the Kings house
ut Samoa and the Navigator's group of is
lands formerly proclaimed allegiance to
the United States. So it appears that new
territory is forced upon US whether we
want Or not,
Next year will be the dullest year in the
politics Of the State of New York which
has ever been known. AS, under the
amended constitution, the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor will hold office until
1880, the only State officer to be elected
will be a judge of the Court of Appeals in
place of Judge William F. Allen, whose
term of service will end on account of his |
age.
We hear of an expedition about start
ng across the continent, for the purpose
Of painting quack medicine signs over the
majestic scenery of the Rocky Mountains
md Sierra Nevadas. An exchange hopes
hat the members thereof may b. toma-
lawked, scalped or burned at the stake by
he lndians-not a very humane sugges-
ion but yet justifiabe under the crcum-
tances.
The encouragement has decided that
recommendations for Office on file in the
Washington departments are not matters {
official record, and cannot be inspected [
kept by those personally interested The c
uestion was raised by the proprietors of L
lie San Francisco Chronicle, who charged L
mt Senator Sargent had recommended y
lie appointment of many dishonest officials !,
California, and, upon his suing them
n libel. asked to have his recommends. P
ons produced from the Washington files. V
The Boston AdreHtser prints a private
tter from Il Southern lawyer, a profess
+ in Southern university, and who is, !,
ld always has been, entirely out of poll -.
IS, ~ which gives IL gloomy view of the Il
lored citizens, and makes the following a
edictions: " As soon as the carpet-bag n
fuence shall be entirely gone in politics &C
negro vote will be the floating balance r.
FRIED hither and thither by bribery. -
'atagem, etc. Negroes will care noth6r o'
politics as soon as they find their free b;
m continually at stake. They take very h;
tie interest in elections in Tennessee now. ~
ley are much like hocks CT sheep that 60 ~
crowds" bl