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

PoLIT1CAL-THE COST OF CIGARs-NEN
YORK AND THE cANALs-MORE RASCAL
ITY-BUSINEss.
" " n. 2 1917
New YORK, Oct. 6, 1877.

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YORK AND THE CANALs-MORE RASCAL
ITY-BUsNEss.
New YORK, Oct. 6, 1877.
POLITICAL.
The action ofthe State Convention under
the leadership of Mr.. Conkling, is the
principal topic of discussion. The aggres-
sive portion of the party are those who
hold Office. and those who believe they
would have been in Office but for the at
tempt of the president 10 inaugurate re-
form in the civil service. This faction Of
the party applaud Conkling to the echo,
and are bitter in their denunciation OF
Curtis. On the other hand, the solid men
Of the city. of which class the union league
club are fair representatives,, assert that
Mr.. Conklihg's convention" as they
characterize the Rochester gathering, did
not represent the party st all, but that the
people will sustain Mr.. Curtis. They hold
that not only the best element in the re-
publican party, but Of the democratic as
well, are in hearty accord with the presi-
dent, and that the attack of Conkling upon
the administration was not only q bad
thing for the party, bat is the death OF
that gentleman There is no ccncealing
the fact that there is a deal of bitterness in
the organization, and it crops out on all
occasions as naturally as it did at Roches-
ter. The Conkling people insist that they
have made the party, and have maintained
it, and to prevent such man from using
his influence because he happens to hold
an office, is wrong. The president and
his supporters take the event more quietly
Evarts saws that no matter what the result
of the elections may be, this fall, the peo-
pie will sustain the policy wbent they come
to see lis practical effects. And the presi-
dent stys that be is doing exactly what he
was pledged to do before the election, and
rs he does not want another term, it Is a
matter for the people to do as they choose
about. And all republicans, except few
disappointed ones, say that Conkling
should have followed the example OF
Blaine, and kept the party intact and re-
served his personal grievances till a more
fitting time.
TIE COST OF CIGARS.
A very pretty little history came to me
the other day. In 1870, q broker named
Abbey was told BY his physician that ci-
cars were killing him; and his wife Undue.
ed him to stop smoking, and give her tile
amount each day that he was in the habit
Of expending upon cigars. Now the rict
man did not smoke common cigars,-not
he He could no. satisfy himself with any.
thing less than imported Havanas, thai
cost fifty cents and upwards, each, and hC
consumed a great many Of them. But he
did quit, and he did give his wife eact
day precisely what his cigar bill had been
and he kept it up faithfully. About &
month ago, Mr.. Abbey went under, and
be was very sore about it, He had neg.
lecied the usual precautions such people
take. and the house be lived in was taker
out from under him, rs well as the pleas.
ant aecumulations Of lifetime. Mr.
Abbey. last MONDAY morning, was an As.
tonished mgn; for Mrs. Abbey took him
out Of the cheap hotel in which they had
taken refuge, and conducted him 10 very
neat and comfortably furnished house on
ooh street. with everything in readiness
to go 10 living. and all hers She had say.
ed the money he had given her, she had
invested it, ana turned it over and over,
until it had amounted to enough to pay for
a delightful home, not much inferior to
The one he had lost; and this was in his
wife's name and could not he taken from
her and from this vantage point, Mr..
Abbey feels quite confident that he can 60
out. and regain his lost position. He saved
lis health by quitting tobacco-his wife SO
managed rs to give him new start. A
very comfortable wife to have, is Mrs. Alb.
hey.
NEW YORK AND TIE CANALS.
The Erie Canal IS, practically, 4 nation.
al work, and it is 4 thousand pities that it
is not under the control of the general
government. Il is the only safeguard The
people have against rapacous railroad
combinations, and tn. flrmer of Iowa is
Just rs much interested in it as the mer-
chant Of New York The railroads did
their level best to keep mp the tolls, that
the carrying Of the grains should be forced
into their hands. DESPITE their efforts,
the tolls were lowered, and the good effect
was apparent. The amount Of q ain car.
riej WAS largely Increased, and The canal
assumed somewhat the appearance OF
former years. Another movement in the
right direction is being made. Ii is to
close ont, once for all, I'LL the lateral canals
TINT do not pay expenses, and make the
Erie free Of tolls. If this is done, and ne
IN additional measure the canal is enlarg-
ed 50 as 10 pass a larger boat, the city will
recover lis lost trade, and New York will
be again. what it was, the great exporting
point Of the country. The Canadians are
charging the Welanl Canal so rs to ad-
mit large vessels. and Montreal is work.
ing with all its might to make itself the
point Of export and import. New York
has got 10 do something to head her off.
rae Erie Canal Is the way, and New York
sees it. A free canal and hrger one is
what New York needs, and the agitation
Of the question shows an increasing ten
dency to labor in that direction.
MORE EAsCALITY.
The dreadful list OF scoundrels has this
week taken on two new names, Gilman
and Lyman; the first, one Of the saints we
are accustomed to, who within the church
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