Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-23

Secretary Thompson is the hardest work.
er in the cabinet, and very nearly the only
one who works steadily through his even
ings. He will break down before long,
and already shows his overwork painful
| ly.- Washington Letter.
Capt II. W. Chisolm, U. S. Vice Con-
sol at St. John, N. B., has been presented
by the Queen Insurance Company of Lon
don with valuable gold chronometer and
chain for service rendered in saving
property Mt the recent great fire in that
city.
1t took Gov. Bishop of Ohio but three
days to remove every vestige of an eX-
soldier his orphan, Or u colored man, or
any other person who could be suspected
of voting the republican ticket from the
Executive department. He is proud of the
achievement
The emigration kink in the heads of the
Louisiana negroes has turned in new
direction, and some of them are now di-
recting their eyes toward the sunny val
leys of Mexico. Their country has an
alluring immigration law, and it is said
that Diaz intends to offer special induce
ments for u colored influx.
President Hayes practical economy will
bring about an annual saving of near
ly thirty millions of dollars. 1t
would be more than THAT if the demo-
Gratis in Congress, by their hostility to
specie resumption, and the public credit,
had not stopped the refunding Of our bonds
whereby the country would save two cents
on each dollar Of bonded debt.
Recognition comes slowly enough some
times to those who need it most. The
commander who, more than seventeen
years ago, saved the passengers of the
Connaught from death, and who would
have been we'll rewarded then if the war
had not prevented it, has at last received,
in his blindness and poverty, the rccogni-
ton of the Life Saving Benevolent Asso-
citation. 1t is creditable to the association
that it should have now supplied the omis-
sion of others,
When lack Chandler is interviewed by
the Washington correspondents, he con-
tents himself with telling how he ran his
farm the first year on the civil service re-
form theory. taking for an overseer man
who had gone through an agricultural ed
ucation and passed many examinations,
and the result was Il loss OF ten thousand
dollars, when he relieved the scientific
ovcrseer, started anew on the machine
principle, and has been making money
ever since.
The municipal election at Memphis,
Tenn, Thursday furnished another illus
tration of the steady breaking down of
the color line in the South There were
three candidates-ex.Ma Mayor johnson, reg
ular democratic; Mayor Flippin, the pres
ent incumbent, Independent; and Ander-
son, working-men's, The colored vote
was divided, but the majority of the re-
publcans supported Flippin, and he WAS
elected by II vote Of 3947 to 1872 for the
regular democratic candidate and 1919 for
the working-men's.
Senator Hamlin of Maine in the repub-
lican caucus advocated the removal of
Sergeant-at-Arms French because Gin
cinnati paper had represented that official
rs speaking lightly of the senior Senator
from Maine. Senator Matthews retorted
that when he had been Senator but Il
short time an officer of the Senate sent Il
communication to New York paper con
corning him. He applied to Mr. Iamln
us an old Senator TO know what he should
do about the matter, and the veteran told
him it was best to grin and bear it," He
volunteered the same advice to the Maine
Senator.
Another meejum was exposed at
Salem, Massachusetts,, on Sunday night, in
the shape of James NJ. Choat, who adver.
tiscs a remarkable feat of producing natu-
raj flowers. A committee of three were
chosen to examine the medium and see
that nothing was secreted on his person.
While attending to this duty they asked
to see the handkerchief that Choate held in
his hand. Choate refused to do this, but
the committee insisted, and secreted in its
folds was found number of flowers
Without making any explanation the me-
dunn Immediately departed by the back
entrance.
Ohio's retiring governor, Young, is in
IL good deal Of stew over the unpleasant
circumstances of pardoning case, which
was one of his last official acts. Perry
Close, prominent Ere mont man, was
pardoned while on his way to the peniten
tiary for an assault, and stirred up a
hornets nest by casually remarking that
the pardon cost him five hundred dol
lars. This came to Gov. Youngs cars,
and on his asking Close what he meant,
the latter replied that he gave that amount
to Daniel l.. June, a prominent politician.
June says that he paid the money to two
men for ther influence on Young,-but
who the men are he won't tell to Young S
great disgust.
Mrs. Sophie B. Herrick, whose micros-
copical studies, published in ScHJney'S
Monthly during the past year, have at
tracted wide attention, has become perma-
nently connected with the editorial depart
ment of that magazine. Mrs Herrick is
Il daughter of the late Rev. DR.. Blesdoe of
Baltimore, who for many years was editor
of the Southern ReUjeaO, II Methodist quar-
terly published in that city, She was for
n considerable time his assistant, doing
much of the work, and she is now widely
recognized as standing in the first rank of
American scientific women. A tonch of
her quality can be found in the review of
Joseph Cooks Biology" recently pub
lishcd in Scrlbner.
President Hayes runs some risk of Civ
ing the republican party of Louisiana Il
new hold on popular favor there by nomi-
mating such man as Williamson for col
lector of New Orleans. He is net identi-
fed with any of the present republican
factions, and so will not have the support
of Senator Kellogg. On tile other hand,
the democratic senator, Eustis, is not dis
posed in his favor, because the nomination
would strengthen the republicans, and
give them some claims to part of the
strength of the incoherent conservative
party. Unless the courtesy of the SEN
ate has got IL new lease of life during
the recess, he will be confirmed, however.
Mr.. Hayes stands advice well, but contin-