Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-01
From our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.

Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, Nov. 10, 1880.
The newspapers of London, and for that
matter throughout England, writing upon
the subject of the presidential contest in
the United States, are almost unanimously
sympathetic toward the republic IN party,
and rejoice at its success. This, however,
is not the case with the French press,
which appears much chagrined at the ad-
verse fortunes of the democracy. Not
only is this the case with the anti-repub-
lican French newspapers, but also with
those whose republican principles are
undeniable. The Temps, for instance,
writes as follows: "'rhe democratic party
have suffered complete defeat, which is
all the more extraordinary, because four
years ago they obtained a majority of
250, 900 popular votes, and if it had not
been for the frauds committed by the cleo
toral bureau, the democrats would have
had a majority in the electoral college
Also" NJ Simonin, in the liberal jour
nal, la France, writes much in the same
strain as the Temps, and regrets the victo-
ry of the republican party in consequence
of its anti-free trade proclivities. NJ. ST.
monin says: las the republican party
will continue TO carry on the government
there is no hope that the United States
will lower its tariff, or enter in CONNER
cial treaty with any other nation. Euro
pean free traders must wait four years
longer before they can hope to convince
the people of the United States the absurd
ity of building around their commerce a
Chinese wall of exclusion" This tone OF
reproof is somewhat out of place from the
citizen of a country whose existing tariff
is far more prohibitive than that of the
United States, and whose government is
at present engaged in augmenting, not
diminishing, its customs duties.
The Garrick Club is one of the most
exclusive in the city, and before a man
can get in there he must not only make
his mark, but a pretty big mark, too.
Yates was black balled there, also genial
Jimmy Davidson, of the Times, one of the
most learned musical critics in the world
1t is even said that Charles Dickens had a
narrow squeak of it when he put up. Blu,
just lately the committee have had u good
natured fit upon them, for hear that Mr.
Florence and Mr.. Edwin Booth have beer
elected honorary members, and privileged
to use the club during their sojourn il
England. Henry Irving celebrated the
event by giving Florence magni6cen
banquet in The club rooms, and | hear i
was very recherche affair There were
twelve guests, and each guest was distin
guished in art, literature and science
Florence is great social success in Lon.
don.
Bulgarian atrocities and Irish outrage.
are being thrown into the shade by the
epidemic of crime which is passing ovel
the country. Such an outbreak of murder
as we have had during the last week has
not been known for a generation. The
crimes are, moreover, of peculiarly
brutal character. A woman was murdered
at Manchester, and her body carried
through the street in wheelbarrow at ten
O'Clock at night. Two cases of suspected
poisoning occurred at Sheffield. A MUIR
der and attempted suicide took place in
Finsbury Park, under circumstances of
peculiar atrocity. A frightful child muir.
der was perpetrated at Acton, and a
double murder of most deliberate and
bood-curdling character in Kent. This is
the sort Of fare with which we are being re-
called in the daily newspapers. One natur-
ally asks, where is our boosted civilization
In addition to the murders, we have had
all the horrors of the recent storm to en-.
counter. There were 100 wrecks posted
at Lloyds in one day last week-a circum
stance almost without precedent. The
underwriters were in CONSERVATION, us no
dlhOuut Vi uiNlSlOu Oh risks could meet
such an accumulation of disasters. A
gentleman who crossed from America
during the storm states that the passen-
gers did nothing but pray. The singular
part of this business was, however, that
when the storm had passed they all stoutlv
maintained that they did not pray.
The first snap of severe cold was expert
enced here on Sunday night. The parks,
which till then presented a beautiful siobt
in the varied foliage of trees and shrubs.
made most desolate appearance yester-
day morning with their leafess trees. Old
Snowman is peeping down from his
northern extremity, and my stove is hui
morously growing its first wintry scales.
But its song is foreign tune that can
never Danish thought of home, sweet
home. in the bright days of youth by the
great river in the great western home.
AUGUST.