Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-03-13
Ex-GOv. Jewell is seriously i'll from

Ex-Gov. Jewell is seriously i'll from
congestion of the kidneys.
The Boston Globe is fully launched as a
two cent democratic paper.
A months coinage of silver, S3,00000O,
will weigh 100000 pounds.
Lapage will be executed on Friday of
this week, at Concord, N. II.
The Boston Globe says it is thought that
Lapage will make confession.
Resolutions permitting women to vote
were defeated in the Iowa assembly-43 to
AZ.
They say James Gordon Bennett isn't
going TO let out the job of finding the
North pole to Stanley but is going himself!
Too bad that Halstead isn't pleased
with the silver dollar. He wanted the old
one, with none of your British designing
about it.
Gen. Grant arrived at Pireus, Greece,
escorted by iron clads. A large crowd
witnessed the landing. The general after
wards visited the king.
A. S. Hewitt, in the house debate upon
the consular bill. denounced the Halifax
award rs unjust, and said it would put
back reciprocity treaty for twenty years.
DR.. Schliemann has obtained new fir
man from the sultan, and is going to dig
after Homer's Troy again as soon us the
country around Hissarlik is safe to work in
Senator Morrill, called up, on Monday,
the bill providing for Il commission to ex.
anime and report upon the sale of alcohol
ic beverages, and the senate passed the
bill.
Nothing daunted by the way February
treated him, Vennor has come out will
his predictions for the present month, in
which he says there are to be heavy snow
falls.
Gold was down to 1909 yesterday; the
lowest point reached for sixteen years
There are signs that what little premium
yet remains is trembling and that the
grcenback may soon be worth one hundred
cents on the dollar.
When the coinage bill of 1873 was under
consideration, Mr.. Kelley advocated it,
passage, and even made a speech in which
he declared that the silver dollar must be
dropped; and now he denounces demonet
ization as legislative " ter-r-ick."
An Illinois weather prophet, who has
quite Il reputation in his section, predicts
that the coming summer will be generally
warm and dry, with Il few heavy storms
the fall months will be cool; winter will
commence early, and the cold will be
steady but not excessive.
Canada is also agitated over the tlril
question. One party favors protection
against the introduction of articles from
the United States, while the other goes for
free and fall trade with us. The arguments
of the former are based on the lex talionis,
and the objects of their ambition will only
be accomplished when n new reciprocity
treaty is negotiated.
An exchange gives the following season
able warning This is the kind of weather
in which to take cold Do not be deceived
by the flight of birds northward, by tn,
sudden rising of windows, or by thu
sounding of accordeons at midnight. Sum
MGR is not here. Keep on your thicl
shoes, and if you Wear Il red flannel pei
wiper on your chest do not take it off unit
turkeys eggs are in bloom.
The foreign trade of this country con
tinues to prosper. The exports in Januar,
were nearly siXtyeight millions create
than last year, while the imports wer
some thirty-fve and one-half millions, o
two millions less than last year. The ex
cess of exports over imports was therefor
thirty-three and one-half millions, so tina
the balance Of trade was nearly two to on
in our favor.