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

President Hayes and Secretary Evarl
as well rs Representatives Schleider an
Reagan of Texas, declare that Mexica
annexation is not intended
A woman advertises in New York u,
per for husband. She says he must b
g perfect mo court house hummer q
Tree lunch cadet, nor corner loafer, No
tobacco-scented individual need apply"
The italian Government is displavin
much energy in excavating for antiou
statuary in every part of the kingdom
where q probability exists of finding anv
Reports of researches and discoveries ar
sent every month to the Director Gener,
ofthe Italian Museums.
Postmaster-General Key tells u CORES
pondent that he can't afford to BRING hi
family to Washington on his salary: h
sent for Mrs. Key to come on and iool
over houses with him and they found tn,
lowest rent for which they could Get
satisfactory dwelling was S25OO wear
and concluded that the $500 left wonldn'
support their family of nine children.
The Indiana supreme court sustains th,
decision of lower tribunal that n HAL
divorce obtained by Chicago lawyer
without his clients ever going near th,
territory, is void, and the subsequent mar
rage to another woman of no effect. This
is the most serious blow the disreputablf
divorce trade has yet suffered, and is es.
peclally notable rs coming from a state
which has hitherto had n rather unsavorv
reputation in this respect.
That was correspondent possessed al
vivid imagination who wrote mn tbn
Harvard Alumni dinner for the New York
lTl0Hne. There were narrow lanes he.
tween the crowded tables; and, saws the
correspondent, rs one looked down these
lanes the resemblance to paths in n field
under cultivation was heightened bv the
proximity of the colored walters 10 lono
rows OF cotton-white heads where the old.
er classes were gathered"
A Berlin dispatch says that the relo-
tions between France and Germany are
considered very critical, and the general
opinion IS that the condition of the whole
continent was never so critical since the
battle of Sedan. To The already dancer
GUS eastern complications the French
Crisis Is now added, and it is feared that
Europe may at any moment be plunged in
gigantic war. All eyes are turned TO
Paris, in anxious expectation of events
that may force Germany and Italy to act
at once.
- TWELVE YEARS AFTER TIE WAR
Twelve years ago Richmond, with ID. 600.
inhabitants, lay half in ruins. Now she
has rebuilt the whole ofthe burnt district
ana with population of75,00O people is
the handsomest city in the world. Nor.
folk ships near 100000 bales of cotton
this year, and has developed trade in
vegetables, fruit and fish which has ex-
tended through our great northern cities.
across the Atlantic, and has increased tbe
value OF lands in the adjacent counties
many hundred fold.-Danyjhe Nc,cs
THE KEMPER Co. TRAGEpY.-A re
port on the killing OF Angus Mcclellan. n
British subject, in Kemper county, Miss.
lssippi. at the time of the Chsom mas.
Sacre has been presented to the attorney
general. The evidence confirms all tbe
acts thus far published in connection with
The tragedy; and at the same time devrl. |
ops some new facts which show that the
murder of Judge Chsolm was the re-
suit of u deliberate, planned conspiracy
md it was intended to kill other nartio9S
'rrested with him at the same time.
In his latest decisions sustaining the
power of the State of Iowa TO reGulato
abroad charges, Chief Justice Waite 70.
ers to the Dartmouth college case, as bear
ng on these cases. He says that it is now
90 late to contend that the charter of
corporation is not u contract, such as
tate IS prohibited from impairing the obli-
cation OF. But in nearly all modern con-
eSsions of chartered privileges, the reser-
alton by the state Of the power to repn-
ate or to amend, alter or repeal, are suf)i-
lent for the public protection.
A shopkeepcr who should tell his clerk
nat he must pass the day in the shop, and
lot in playing base ball or in Yachting,
you'd be guilty Of no injustice. Ifthe
Jerk regards playing base ball or Yacht
lg as priceless privilege, he may give {
p ms clerkship and indulge his taste A /
lmlar course is open TO the ofliceholder {
mo believes that sharing in the manage |
tent of party is IL blessed boon. The S
lopkeeper might be IL good deal more c
rbltrary in his requirements and nobody I
'ould have cause 10 complain, because q
'rvlce with him is purely voluntary !!
after. So is service under The Govern b
lent.-NeaO York Post. {
A recent session of the Cabinet was de.
oted to Il discussion of the Question "
neither the Federal otfice-holdcrs of Wis. .
'nSin can call the State Convention. This Il
lestlon was raised by the letter of POST g :,
aster Reyes, of Madison, Chairman of >,
e Committee, stating that four.filtbs of W
g convention, including its officers, are "
ederal otlice-hoders; that there is no g
DIVISION for their resignation, except 10 ~ u
e convention when assembled; that there Il Il
no authority for calling the convention ~ ~
'cept through the present committee y, -
at it cannot be called unless Federal u
lce-holders, who constitute the majority !.
lhorize II call. The Cabinet decided "
at under the circumstances the call conld p
made. but the expectation of course is y; ~
at the Federal oflice-h holders will RESIGN 10
cir political positions at the earliest mo-
ent when resignation is practicable.
Capt. Burton has found gold and n nlp
eciouS stones in the Land of INDIAN. AT II,