Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

E.B, Washburne, United States minister
TO France, arrived at his home at Galena'
Ill.,, Friday, and received hearty wei
come. He will probably be rendered re-
ception.
Hale of Maine, says that the time has
come to stop federal interference IN tne
South, and that the northern people VIII
not longer sanction the policy OF keeping
up governments by the bayonet'
Lieutenant lIoxie of the Engineer Corps
who was Commissioner Of Public Build
ings after Babcock, under Grant, is en-
gagged to Miss Winnie Ream, the sculptress.
Although quite young his hair IS snow
white, while she has profession OF black
curls.
Collector Patterson of the sixth district
of South Carolina and Deputy MarSnal
Raw with six men, while raiding on Illicit
distillers in Watanga county recently were
fired upon, and two men of the posse
were killed, and Patterson was wouhdeu
in the hand.
The South has had IN ovcrplus OF brill
liant blatherskites in public life. 1t must
now have working-men. Its representa-
tive men are its working-men; and grad
ually they are appearing in places where
they can do the most good.-LontSr'1Se
C0Uier-J0arAal.
Hayes will not split the party anywhere
by his appointments-that may be depend
ed upon. Hayes's reform will be for the
sake of the party which he is trying to
build up. His aim is to consolidate ms
party in the North and to create 1t IN the
WashmgtOn Correspondent BoSlo"
Herald.
The Sun says that within the past week
William II. Vanderbilt has settled with
three members of the family, who recent
" began contest over the commodore's
will, doubling the amounts they would
have received by the terms OF the VIII.
This gives round million to each. SIM
liar arrangements have been made with
the other members of the family, and it is
understood that the amounts due will be
paid over ut once.
The citizens who have been appointed
members of the commission to go to
Louisiana and report upon the condition
of affairs in that state will command the
respect of the country. They are men
widely known, and known to be free from
doubtful partisan association and superior
TO selfish motives and personal considera-
tons. At the same time they represent
sufficiently varied classes of opinion
Ne1D YORK. ErcnjRg Post.
The New Orleans Pjcayane notes the
curious fact that the two banks of the
Mississippi river have different climates.
frost on one side rarely travels across
the river; while the right bank enjoys n
rain the left may be suffering from drouth.
In fact the thousand yards Of the MiSsiss-
ippi produces the same climate effect as Il
thousand miles Of ocean, difference
which has of late years shown greatly in
favor of the sugar crop on the west side.
Adams, the Clerk of the House, has I'M
til June 4th, the day the House meets, to
make up his rolls for the election Of
Speaker. lie authorizes the statement
that he has not yet decided whether re.
publican or democrat will be placed on
the roll from Colorado. A democratic
member of the House, who is known to
be in the confidence of Adams, claims that
the democratic majority will not in any
event be less than eleven, and will prob
ably be thirteen.
Deacon Alfred Cox of Bowdoin Me-,
had occasion to reprove his son, II lad OIL
Il, last Friday, for making a disturbance
at the brick Westinghouse. The father
tried to induce his son to go forward and
sit with him in his pew, but the boy re
fused to do so. The deac n, after remain
ing in the church half an hour, set out fol
his house. His son had armed himsel
with q rifle, and when he saw his father or
the road, took aim and killed him. The
boy then went back to the church AM
quietly told the good people that he ha(
murdered his father.
Once when bluff Western Statesman
was urging Mr.. Lincoln TO make certain
appointment, Mr.. Lincoln remarked tina
the appointment would he proper one
and that he would he pleased to graft,
his friend, but that Senator Blank would
probably desire to name the man. II
like to know who is President, you O
Blank?n broke out the Westerner, ant
Mr.. Lincolnin his sad and humorous way
replied at once: BLANK is President" |
looks now us if the civil service was to b
organized upon such II basis that the ad
minis!ration of Senator Blank will b
brought to a sudden if not an untimely end
In the trial of Marshal Hunter for til,
murder of John Evans, Gen. Mitchell
put upon the stand queer little discipl
of Escuapius, II Dir, Lockhart of Folks
villc,w who made the post-mortem cxamina
ton. About fho third question asked tn
witness was, "Whcre did the pistol bal
enter the deccased?' The doctor yer
promptly answered. "Just above tn
sterno. clayicuIar articulation" Stop
stop" cried his Honor; 1" does anybod
know this man?' Wherenpon Dr. Gree,
testified that he never knew DR.. Lockhal
to drink; but Dr.. Rogers said he though
that Dr.. L. isht be drinking little.
Judge Rice thought he was F" drunk
good deal, and ordered him to jqil to ge
: sober. GaiRSriNe Southr0U.