Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-03

Brief remark by Carl Schurz: 81 am
not in politics now; am in the admins.
tration."
IL is rather an appalling statement that
not less than 100000 people have died in
lhoia from the direct effects of the famine
There was very peculiar kind of ST..
crlIego revealed by Tweed in his testimo.
ny on the ring frauds. On election nioht
IN 1903 the telegraph wires were loaded
win passages from the Bible 10 prevent
the transmission of news to anvboIv hnt
the Tammany managers, while thew doc'
,oreu Tue results in the city so as to carry
tIe state. 1t is said to be the only use
these men ever put the Bible to.
Col, David H. Armstrong, an old citizen
OF ST. Louis, and the wheel. horse Of tbo
Democracy of Missouri for the past twen.
,y'ive years, has been appointed Uniled
States Senator by Gov. Phelps, to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death of Lewis V
bogy Col. Armstrong is Vice President
OF the Board of Police Commissioners nf
st. Louis. VI
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS The New
Jersey republicans nominated VIM
Newell for Governor, Tuesday of last
week without special opposition, thouob
feeling was favorable to the nomination of
Mr. Phelps, had he consented to run, rho
PLATFORM commended President HAYES,
course and assured him of support. and de-
cIared heartily for the resumption of snocin
payment. 'i'0'o
The English workingmen are taking a
pNrdonable pleasure in lionizino Cen
Grant, and the ex-preSident gives them
rare T., qualification in submitting gracefully
Inc me guests whom England delights 70
hohor are not In the habit of visiting New.
easlie-on- lyme, Sunderland and these |
nannts OF toll, nor of attending mass meat
lngs OF thousands of miners, assembled w
the heath in trade unions. 'O'' ""
A few days since Wade HAMPTON deliv
cred an address in Rockford, III, before an
agricultural Society. When his appoint
ment was announced, some spitefaI person
addressed the following note to the Soutb
Carolinian: '''l
" You darned old rebel, if YOU or opv or
your stripe come to Rockford to mako -
Puo'lc speech you may expect to 90 hack
Ill " ooX' There are one hundred othor
veterans besides myself who have conD,i
luIed themselves committee IN tbnt
effect. A word to the wise" ''''''
F. A, Sawyer, ex-Assistant Secretary or
the u 5. Treasury; w. F. Haines, ex.Com.
missioner of Customs; and Frank w
brooks formerly of Memphis. but now of
new . York have been found guilty. oFcon-
Splracy IN presenting and Obtaining nav.
III OF false and fraudulent claim from y
.ne United States Connected with cottnn
The amount was S57 ono
:. i ho jury recommended Mr.. Savior tn f
'ne mercy OF the Court, rs it did not NV
pc pear mat he received any of the monop
he penalty for the offence is from, ' onny
nVe years Imprisonment ut hard l,hnr w. \
han $4,000. ''''' nor more
CHARTER OAK LIFE INSURANCE Con-
PANY--DIsCoURAGNG TO THE po,,o,.
directors of tho Chnn,o.
1ak Life Insurance Company issue an nd \
lross TO their policy holders, STATING that
while the recuperative power of tho oon, -,
'any might possibly be sufficient to brine NJ
out all right as now conductnd ,.o. - n
iot deem it prudent to take the risl, nv w N
hereiore ask the policy holders tn roio 10y
orty per cent of the reserve liabiiits n
that if the uncertain aSnotyy II
Vhlch are large, but many of Them ' nnm Z
aging can be converted at anv limo in', D
ASH or Income-producing securitr to a lily N
lie proceeds to the policy boldrs ~ y
nJV lac bcceHod to ms plan. The directors i
nu til"t Ihe condition of the company i'm. +
el"'IveIy demands such action on tho N
,'rI Of the policy holders, or thew w vig
Urn II over to receiver. VIII VI
J.. Ihe journals of the Northwest glow u
,,'n assurance of abundant crops. In u
Wisconsin they say all kinds of grains will ~, "
now an unprecedented yield. ITsu,I,, Y
S'e' 10 Oftu VI indifferent Uanr M
VI some other of the cereals. This YEAR NJ NJ
IL conditions have favored the who'll Ali
ne, IN Minnesota they say the threshing Nj
"oLIheS prove the wheat crop to over NJ NJ
III !, inc 1ost sanguine estimates. and man NJ
no make estimates, put the AVERAGE Mr.
,.eage yield OF the State at twentv-two Mr
tstelS' or total of 40,000,OOO bnShoIs Mr.
Ine least this crop is calculated to ho nj Il
o .n SSo'ooO'OO0 of dollars. The cereals Mr.
u the State are held to represent $50 600 G's Mr.
" The st. Paul Pioneer Press exhibits N 4
stlll"6le satisfaction in contem platin~ Ms Ms
Csc ngnres' and observe in u bomel94 Mri
W .nat such sum of money will repair M Mr.
p"I many ragged trousers, set good Nh
e ay mneelS oil industry in motion, and Q 4
,~;L "" "Hu hammers apOiDU Mis-
fniSh long, long wished for oomfortSs' e
stem weddings, and kill GOOD MANI MIS- Ms
magogueS who flourish nm Tho H. ai'.S LEI