Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-03-20

Returns from all but one small town in
New Hampshire, make Gov. PrescotL's
plurality of Mexican, democrat, 1854 and
his majority over all 1918.
1t cost just six cents to paste a printed
slip on postal card and send it through
the mails. The sender contributes one
cent and the receiver the other five.
There was fine rioting in Toronto Mon
day night because O'Donovan Rosa, the
Fenian, lectured. Nobody killed but many
heads bruised by stones and sticks. Rosa
was driven out of town.
Congress has been in session five months.
Four thousand seven hundred and seventy
five bills have been introduced, and one
hundred and ffty-three joint resolutions
About thirty bills AMI dozen resolutions
have become laws.
Pops Leo XIII has ordered couple of
bishops in Italy to legalize their positions.
This is said to mean change from the
policy of his predecessor and to indicate
acquiescence in the temporal power of the
Italian government.
Now that the Louisiana supreme court
has decided that the case against Anderson
is good for nothing it is suggested that
Gov. Nichols pardon Judge Whitaker
who appears TO need little paper of that
kind from somebody.
St. Patrick died A. D.. 495, and Sunday
was the anniversary of his death He
was good man and an enemy of snakes,
though it is doubtful whether Father
Mathew did not drive more of those rep
islands patron saint.
The senate has confirmed the nomination
ton; M. Ball to be collector for Alaska
Benz. Simpson United States marshal fol
Kansas; Charles McCandless. chief jus.
tice of the supreme court for New Mexico
Pope Leo XIII. is described as tall
thin man, ascetical and severe looking. lie
has fine head and dignifed presence
majestic and grave. His voice is sonorou.
and brilliant-not so rich and mellow Il;
was that of Plus TX. but very clear ant
clarion-like.
The Chicago Tribune is showing up thu
western cheap jewelry concerns. One o
them, whose advertisement promises " 81,
extra coin silver plated teaspoons, wortl
$3.50, and one elegant knife, retail
ing at $780," all for 81, is said to max
ffty-eight cents on each " dollars worth
of the silver washed pewter sold.
Filzhugh, the man who was "bige
than old Grant," has company in his grief
The present door-keeper. Polk, has bee
declared unfit for his position by com
mittee of the house. 1t is too bad becaus
both Fitzhugh and Polk were good dem
ocrats and appointed in the spirit of re
form.
Montgomery Blair is trying to have tn
Maryland legislature instruct the attorne
general of the state, to begin proceeding
in the U. S. Supreme Court to open tn
question of President Hayes title to h
office. Democratic statesmen should prat
tice on doorkeeper while longer befol
they try to fill the higher Office of pres
dent.
The Dartmouth boys have come 10 gri
with their hazing. Several have been e:
PEELED Or suspended, and number ha,
been arrested on criminal warrants ar
are to be dealt with in the courts. Serve
them right. Some of the accused hay
trouble about getting bail, and may lear
aneeded lesson before they get throug
with their Stiffness.
The Confederate archives are handy
have. The democratic house was late
about passing bill to pay mail contra
tors of 1861 for services that Mr.. Willie
of Michigan, new member, showed
once by extracts from these documen
had been paid for by the Coniederac
Whereupon number of confederates wi
had kept quiet when this cool steal WI
progressing came to the front to say the
were not to blame, they had forgotte
etc. All the same Mr.. Willets saved IL
government half million Of dollars or S