Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-10

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leader, and that Conkling's greatest victo-
ry will be his last.
Mr.. Roane, for whom Caleb Cushing
once wrote letter of introduction to
Jefferson Davis whereby the Senate was
led to refuse to confirm Gushing as chief
justice, has just died at Washington.
The Philadelphia Times prints list of
forty -four persons who have been men
toned" for the next presidency, including
twelve senator's, six representatives. three
cabinet officers, three governors and two
journalists.
The Massachusetts republicans meet in
convention on the 14th instant, when a
quietus will be put on this long-drawn-out
candidate sparring by the nomination of a
winning man. Secretary Sherman and
Ben Butler do not appear TO think f.vora-
bly, of Pierce as candidate. Perhaps
Butler is prejudiced!
1t is announced from Washington that
three new counterfeits have appeared
since Aug l, viz: Ones on the National
Eagle Bank of Boston, and fives on the
Globe National Bank of Boston and the
Dedham National Bank of Dedham,
Mass. These counterfets are prepared by
Photographic process and are dangerous.
President Grevy deserves the gratitude
of the travelling public for vetoing the
plan adopted by the municipal council of
Paris for remaining the streets of the
empire, such as the Rue Bonaparte, the
Boulevard Hausman and the Rue Cam
baceres. Such proceeding, aside from
1! the confusion it would occasion, would be
of piece with the commune's overthrow
of the Vendome column.
Take away the power to find fault and
you would have nothing for certain pers ons
to do. Byron in one of his itful moods
was reading Job. His attention was
arrested by the words. Why should a
living man complaint" and he ans pered
the question in gruff tones by saying
"Simply because dead man can't sup
pose" Unconsiously to themselves, per.
haps, to find fault occupies more time and
attention in most mems lives than they
are willing to admit.
The war between the Tammanyites and
the anti-Tammanyites of New York wax.
eth warm. At recent meeting of the last
named, an address was adopted warmly
endorsing Governor Robinson, and charg,
ing Tammany with responsibility for the
brutality of the New York city police, and
| e., ~ ha oh Of no niir
government. With the democracy in
such chaotic condition, republican
victory cannot be regarded as at all i'm
probable.
The negro exodus from the south still
continues. At a recent meeting of the
refugee board in St. Louis reports showed
that the immigration to the northwest has
fallen off but little, and after the southern
crops are gathered an increase may be
expected. The better class of colored
people are leaving, and calls for assistance
will not be so pressing or general as has
been the case. 1t is also observed that
many of the later emigrants are from
interior points, remote from the Mississippi
showing that the desire to get away from
southern oppression is not confined to
narrow limits.
The south is overlooking with generosity
in behalf of the family of Gen. j. B, Hood
Several hundred dollars has already been
contributed. in response TO an appeal
signed by Gen. Beauregard, Wade Hamp-
ton, and others. His family was singular
in that there were four pairs of twins. Sc
that the children numbered twelve in
twelve years. ten Of whom survive. He
said after his wife's death that he could
better have borne the loss of all the chill
dren. He requested Col. Flowers to
make an appeal to his old comrades on
their behalf, rs he had nothing to leave
them, having won and lost fortune
since the war.
The New York Herald has got Senator
Conkling almost landed in the White
House-on paper. Governor Fenton, il
says, helped to nominate Mr.. Cornell by
trying to secure support for Secretary
Sherman as presidential candidate. When
this was discovered some of the Robertson
men went over to Mr.. Cornell-not thai
they liked him, but they were not inclined
TO help Mr.. Sherman at the expense o
Mr.. Conkling. Mr.. Con king, the Herald
thinks, will have he help of the admins
tration in carrying New York in Novem
Der, for that dare not give Mr.. Cornell
the cold shoulder; and if New York goes
republican this fall, New York will make
its senator the presidential candidate next
year; and the reformers will all vote fol
lhip,-nftar littla cnpirninn
1t is unfortunate that Cornell represents
the antagonists of the stalwart element
of the party to the administration; though
this has lost its Importance, the stalwarts
themselves being now with the administra-
ton in the stand it has made against
the confederated democracY.--Cincinnati
Commercial.
The Portuguese explorer in Africa,
Major Serpa Pinto, told the British asso-
citation that when iourneying between the
rivers Cuando and Zambesi he met with
great difficulty and DISTRESS" and the
king of Cuchibe, gave him six hundred
men under the command of his daughter,
young person of seventeen years, who
desired to marry him, so that he was very
nearly becoming king in Africa by
marriage.
Thomas Wilson, retired merchant,
worth million dollars, and a we'll known
Quaker, has just died in Baltimore at the
age of 81. leaving 100000 to found a
anitariu m for the children of the poor,
5000, 900 to endow the " Thomas Wilson
fuel saving society" and to aid the poor
and $4,000 each to four local societies. He
gave over 100000 to nephews. nieces,
etc., having no children.