Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-13

/ Can't the Murphy movement be brought
to bear on nephew Butler: All other
" horrible examples would not pale him.
The customs service of Great Britain
costs about 5 100000 ours &c. zoe, 900;
that of the port of New York Sl,500,000,
Il little more than of the port Of London.
Ex-Secretary Fish denies the rumor that
he is to be Minister near the Court of St.
James, and the country loses one more
chance of being reputably represented
there.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Bar
her has resigned, and is succeeded by A.
D. Hazen, who has been in the department
since 1864 and chief of the stamp division
for the past three years.
Vanderbilt SAYS he went over to see the
Derby, of course. But he found time to
tell the Londoners that he owned more
than half the stock of the New York
| Central, that it was still earning 8 per
cent, and that when it ceased earning it it
would cease paying (which is both in
teresting and important if true.
There is considerable criticism of the
Sweeny settlement in the New York papers,
and a renewed appreciation of his claims
to the familiar title of Peter brains y in
getting off by paying only 100000, and
with the assurance of the Judge that the
terms "involve no compromise on the
part of the defendant and no reflection up
on him"
A Pottsville (Pa.) dispatch says that on
Saturday eleven hundred miners al seven
collieries of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre
companies in the upper Lehigh region,
struck against the reduction Of wages,
which went into effect June l.. A general
reduction of wages is to be made in that
region, and it is thought the strikers will
be obliged to resume work at the reduc-
ed rate.
New HAMPsHIRE.-The Inauguration Of
Gov. Benjamin F. Prescott occurred Thurs
day. The parade, embracing the most
prominent military organization of the
state, was brilliant, despite the severe rain
storm. Gov. Prescott's message states
that the net debt of the state on June Isl
was S3,514 ,390-a reduction Of Sj3, l47
during the year. Matt Head was elected
president of the Senate, and Augustus A,
Woolson of Lisbon, speaker of the House.
Both are republicans, Mr.. Head being the
one who lost his seat a few years ago be-
cause the voters like everybody else called
him Matt.
A Springfield farmer rises to explain
that the farmers have misconceiyed the
potato bug, which is really n blessing il
disguise, and his ravages the cause of bet
ter crops. At least he remembers, that
when a boy, his father turned the sheel
into the potato patch, and if they did sno
eat the potato tops the boys were required
to whip them off. If the potato bug, hi
SAYS, is proyidentially sent to eat the leaves
the plant can turn its whole attention t
f maturing potatoes with increased results
He has not experimental on his theor,
yet, but proposes to leave the bug unmO
| Tested in his field.
A Brussels dispatch Of June 9th says
LeN0rd, which maintains intimate connec
ton with the Russian foreign office, las
night published an article about peac
} rumors. The following are significant eX
tracts; Russia will not lay down he
, arms until guarantees corresponding Il
the sacrifices already made have been oh
tanned from Turkey" There is n,
qnestion of Russia concluding Il chea
5 bargain. The demonstration must b
= complete and results decisive.' 1T j
5 necessary for the security of the futur
that Turkey should be perfectly convince
e of her isolation and infcriority, and tn
I absolute necessity Of submitting to condt
4 tons she herself has rendered necessary.