Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-11

excursions to Montreal, Burlington an(
other prominent points.
Hugh Blair and his wife Margaret OF
100 Sullivan street, New York, the former
a Protestant and the latter u Catholic
quarreled Friday night about religion. and
Hugh stabbed his wife with penknfe, in
tlicting wound which will prove fatal.
He was arrested.
Mrs. Moody, wife of the revivalist con-
lradicts, in a letter to u friend. the story
that Mr.. Moody had suggested that the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Boston be changed to the Woman's Evan
gelic Temperance Union, and that he
SAD MIS- Llyermore was not Christian.
If the Turk reads the newspapers, it
must be anything but soothing to his ami
able temper to observe that the notes
passing among the diplomatic chiefs of the
great powers have nothing to say of the
hits or interests of Turkey. They all
look to IN adjustment of the war results
in accordance with their own interests
and care nothing whatever for the DESTINY
of the sick man"
The Southern Democracy will remain
united. They will be united in defence
uot of the man, but of the principle. They
will stand by Mr.. Hayes, not because he
Is President, but because he is right. In
honor they can do no less Mr.. HAYES in
his action concerning Louisiana and South
Carolina, returned to the paths from which,
President after President had strayed. The
South cannot, for her own sake or for the
country's sake, allow him, for that reason.
TO be stricken down. Charleston News
and Courier (Dem.),
The Hon. Ben Hill makes this comment
on the Woodstock demonstration: "Tho
speeches OF Chamberlain and Blaine sim
ply Indicate what l did not doubt-tbat
the politicians who desire to keep alive
sectional passions and antagonisms for
their own personal advantage will make
war on the Administration As against
such assaiants il is the plain duty of all
patriots to sustain the Administration. Bv
the way, let me suggest l think the pa
pels ought to cease speaking of the Presi
dents Southern policy He has no suph
policy. He has only a Constitutional mol
icy, as thus far applied to the south. The
south only wants Constitutional policy.
Two gamblers were in Leavenwortb
Kan, several years ago, with about $50 in
heir poe cts. They desired to Get mon
~ enough to go to California. Thev went
o separate hotels. One registered us n
physician, and advertised a remedy for
;holera The other put up large 9uan-
lty OF yeast powders into sample packa-
res, with little croton oil in each. and
ilred boy to distribute them. Soon fam
~ alter family, affected by the croton oil. s
cit what they believed were symptoms of
'holera. The sale of the cholera remedy
vas enormous, and the gamblers were en-.
.bled to 90 to California. They now fell
he story through tie Virginia CITY En-. !
erpriSe. ~ .
The New York World is II democratic t
'aper' and as such an honest and able op.
,onent of the republican administration
5ut the World keeps its opposition within
he limits CT patriotism. OF the Mclean t
uestlon it says that 1.-THE simple fact of t
he moment is that the government of the i
j IN states has thought fit to direct IN S
Ulcer of the United States army on our t
southwestern frontier to take certain stems A
I a certain contingency for the protection L
mat frontier, and that the government q
Mexico has officially declared that if Y
lis American officer obeys the orders Of b
Is government he shall be met and re- fl
elled by force. 1t is not now in order TO ii
lqulre into the grounds of this Nction k
Iken by the American government. It is II
simple, plain duty of patriotism to SIM tC
ort the government in maintaining thp
-titude it has taken.'
The Springfield Republican finds in tbe 81
llldl9y of the railroad agreement. lhe W.
curing of the country for the last busbel ~,
wheat and barrel of flour the rise of q,
per cent in the price of wool within +
weeks, the proof of the increasing f,
DEDUCTION of cotton goods without over Il,
ocklng The market, the cheapness of sr
al and the magnitude of cash sales there s,
> and the fair activity of iron and steel bl
anuiactures, the propitious season for q,
,ricu!turlsts, encouraging Indications of ed
turning prosperity, which are also now in
llte sen1sibly reflected by rise in stocks f.
though we are just entering upon the 90
Hest season of the year, the hopes of n he
ore prosperous fall are well-deiined and RI
city well based. There can be no ouos. RI RI
m that the volume of trade has been M
'adlly growing this two years; it is he In
nnlng TO admit of modest profit, if lr
nducled on the new basis of retrencb
INT.
he reduction of the interest charge on tb,
public debt since July l, 1876, is ST. In
J, 62).5O, which is the result of the fund. th,
: operations of the Government. Tho ca l
OF statement for June, shows a very fiat. vi
ing state of public finances us compared fac
IN the corresponding period of last IA,
II. Within the year the principal of fo,,
puollc debt has been decreased S3O.- M
,l2l.73, and the interest account a liz NJ
less than 100000 per annum. There or
been decrease in the volume of L. VII
tender notes outstanding of $4,000 the
J. and the currency balance in the Pre-
'asury June 80, 1876, less coin certi6. Nm
es, was S45,000,0O0; to-day it is S74,. the
,OOO' an increase Of S29,0O0,0O0. The nro
'tlonal currency has been reduced over sav
,O0O.OOO. Secretary Sherman express tho
at the more than healthy elm,
dition of the national finances, and ba
that the resumption of specie nav. MA,
It's on the LIST of january, 1879, would INN
be an easy accomplishment. n n