Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-04

The regular republican ticket has been
elected in Caledonia county.
The public debt statement for August
shows Il decrease in the debt for the month
of $G,475, 504.7s.
The democrats of the Richmond (VaA
dirtrict have nominated Gen. Joseph
L. Johnston by vote of 81 to "A for Col.
John b. Young.
Texas now claims Il population of two
millions, and the tide from the northwest
is carrying great crowds of people to that
soon-to-bc Empire State"
YELLOW FEyER.--Reports from the
stricken country on the lower Mississippi
tell the same unvarying tale of death.
The disease grows worse and the death
roll increases rather than diminshes.
An excursion steamer. the Princess AL
ice, was sunk near London on the evening
of the Sd. There were some 800 persons
on board, Of which it is reported some
COO are supposed to have been drowned
We regret the defeat of Col. Veazey in
Rutland and of Judge Wales in Burlng-
ton. On the other hand the Bennington
republicans have turned the tables on their
opponents and carry the town for the state
ticket and II republican representative.
The experiences and observations, this
year, confirm the assertion that, on this
continent, July is the month for heat, and
August for tornadoes. A collected list of
notable hurricanes, which covers three
hundred and eighty years, exhibits more
than one-third Of the whole number rs
occurring in the month of August.
Returns at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening
from 64 of the &c towns in the Sd district
gave Barlow 1908, Grout 5000, Waterman
1902.
There is doubtless no election this time
rs the - towns TO be heard from are in
Orleans and Essex counties.
Among the awards of the department OF
education at the Paris exposition is
bronze medal to the Neto England Jour-
~alof Ed"cati0n. 1t is gratifying to note
that the highest award given to the edu-
cational journalism Of any country comes
to our American publication.
A Washington dispatch says that the
republican campaign committee has COM
menced the examination of the last demo-
cratic campaign document, which is pa
per by Representative Blackburn of Ken
lucky. This paper reviews similar paper
by Senator Window on appropriations.
Blackburn's effort is TO show that the
democratic congress was very economical,
and he has been able to refute Wind ON s
figures. The committee says that Black
burns fallacies can easily be shown.
GEN. GRANT ON HIS TRIP.-In the fall
we expect to visit Spain and Portugal, and
then settle down for the winter at some
pleasant place, probably in the south OF
Italy. In the spring ] shall 60 back to the
United States and settle down for life /;
where. it is not yet determined. My whole
trip abroad has been exceedingly pleasant
AS yet not an unpleasant incident has oc-
Cured Every place, in every nation, and
by all classes of society, from rulers to the
working people, the greatest civlity has
been shown me, and the profoundest re-
spect expressed for our country and coun E
trymen. AS pleasant as everything has
been, however, long for the time to come
when am to return home. l would 90
l,aok a flor 1,;citipo Cnair ond port,ool -
the fall Il will have visited every country
in Europe, Egypt in Africa, Syria and
Asia Minor in Asia), only that have no
place to 60 to. By waiting till spring
can go to my Long Branch home, and
have the summer for preparing winter
home.-Letter 10 nm Old Ar,ny Friend.