Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25

necessary.
Some idea of the value of the oldest
printed books may be formed from the
fact that the contributions to the Caxton
exhibition sent from Earl Spencer's AL
thorpe library alone have been insured for
$275,000.
The New York Express, Tammany
organ, savagely attacks Speaker Randall,
as candidate for reelection. This is n
demonstration in the interest of Sunset
Cox, and shows that very desperate fight
will take place in the next Congress over
the organization of the House.
AT IT AGAIN.-The latest report from
the show business is that Barnum has en-
gagged Sitting Bull as one OF the attractions
of his show! The agreement is, of course,
subject to the condition that the United
States government grant immunity from
punishment to Sitting Bull.
Col. Price of the United States army,
commanding the Ringgold barracks at Rio
Grande City, did good day work Sat
urday by arresting Gen. Escobedo, who
has been openly organizing an expedition
there in the interest of Lerdo, and was in
tending to lead his forces against the Diaz
government at once.
A plan has been devised at the signal
service at Washington, to give signals of
coming storms by means of telegraph and
cannon, mainly for the benefit of agricul-
ture during haying and harvest. The test
is to be made at all forts, arsenals, bar
racks and navy yards in the populous
States, and, if successful, the system may
then be extended by local authorities at a
trifling cost to every city, county seat and
principal town in the United Ssates
The period fixed for popular subscrip-
lions to the new four per cent loan having
expired, the syndicate have fixed the price
at 1001-2 anb accrued interest. The Lon
don subscriptions thus far amount to $10,-
100000, 1t is noteworthy fact that the
German four per cents are offered in Lon
don at 9j, while the United States four
per cent loan was put upon the English
market at l02 Sd.
A pleasant item for persons who don't
like smokers is published in Paris. OF
twins, one was given pipe and taught to
smoke in infancy. 1t kept up the vice to
the age of manhood. Its brother, on the
other hand, never acquired the tobacco
habit. The unfortunate smoker now has
the appearance of II puny child, and is
stunted both in mind and body, while the
uncontaminated twin is large, trong,
healthy man.
New York'S centennial is at hand. 1t
occurs on the 30th of the present month,
and is the anniversary of the inauguration
of George Clinton at Kingston as the first
Governor of that State. The chief cele-
bration is to be at Kingston. There will
be military and civic display, good
deal of historical oratory and other appro-
pirate exercises. The President of the
United States and other distinguished pub
lie functionaries are expected to be pres
ent, and everything will be done to magni-
fly the Importance of the birth of the En-
pire State.
Reports from the Indian country are to
the effect that the savages so badly beaten
by Howard are thoroughly demoralized,
and are quarrelling among themselves,
their forces becoming smaller every day
by assertions or surrender. The flight of
Joseph with his band is due to his fear of
the results of military court-marlial if he
should give himself up, and the persua-
sions of White Bird, the Buffalo country
being their destination. From all ac-
counts the war is virtually ended, the In
dams being more eager to obtain food
than to fight.
Gen. Woodford was very much encour-
aged by what he saw and heard in Miss
issippi. He was particularly impressed
by the fact that " everybody was at work,
white as we'll as black" he has been in
the South several times pefore, but never
saw so few men longing about stores as
during his lastIvisit He predicts IL divis-
ion of the white vote at an early day, and
reports steadily growing national feel
ing in the state, disavowal of the old
doctrine of state rights and an almost I'M
usual respect for the nation and the I'm.
ion"
The Burlington Hawb-Eye man, in
Fourth of July speech, said our fathers
died for us willingly, and gladly, but, "
he adds, if they could come back to-day
and see what kind of crowd they died
for, quarreling over the presidents policy,
over the currency, and some of
them trying to pay a dollars worth of
debt with ninety cents worth Of money,
talking politics twenty-three hours day,
md praying so seldom that our knees get
rusty, drowned out by the rain, devoured
BY grasshoppers,-they would, if they had
t to do over again, live nine thousand
years, and only die when they had to-"