Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-02

ably the bill extending for six years II
time for the completion of the Norther
Pacific railroad. This is great trump
for the company. as the committee Wa
originally opposed to the bill. This is
substitute for the first bill which aske
for ten years.
There have been elected $50 delegate
to the democratic national convention 6
Cincinnati. OF these. nsarly 200 are con
sidered certain for Tilden. the others beini
divided between Hancock, Thurman. Ran
dolph. Seymour and Field, in the orde
+ named. The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitute
(dem. } Classics the delegates as follows
Tilden, 1889; Hancock, 20; Thurman, 40
Seymour, 80; Bayard. y.
Col. Bob Ingersoll is wild on a grea
many subjects, but he has very clea
idea of the method by which the electora
vote should be counted and the power!
which should be conferred upon the cleo
toral college. He believes that congress
should have nothing to do with the electo
raj vote, that the electors should meet il
convention and elect a president; that thu
constitution gives the power of appointing
electors to the states, and that powe
should not be taken away or nullified by
congress. Boston Journal.
AT last can poor afflicted humanity say
goodbye. toothache," for Boston den.
fist has discovered fluid which he calls
Naboli. two or three drops of which ap.
piled to tooth produces a local an@sthe.
STA, under which all the various dental
operations may be carried on without any
sensation whatever. A company has been
formed with q million dollars capital,
which is all paid in, to manufacture the
article. 1t is great invention, if it will
do all they claim for it; and so far it has
withstood the most severe tests. Boston
Correspondent.
1t is officially announced that Tilden is
to be candidate before the Cincinnati con.
vention. The Washington correspondent
OF the Boston Post, speaking. he says, by
authority, says that. Tilden has been forced
into the field by the nature of the opposi.
ton to him, and within short time MANY
OF those who had formerly opposed him.
have decided to give him their support,
not only as a vindication of him, but of
the party that put him in nomination fonr
years ago. Mr.. Tilden is now certain that
all Mr.. kelly's opposition will accomplish
nothing. Nothing will take him out Of
me held but assurances from his friends
hat some other candidate will be more
certain of success.
Horatlo Seymour says that he has no idea
nat he Will be nominated ut Cincinnati.
'ut be feels that he is doing a wrong to
lis party, even in the involuntary use it
s making Of his name. He has done his
'ess to make the party understand his
weakness and inexpediency as a candidate.
he has no sort of q doubt of his inability
o carry New York, and his health posi-.
ive y would not permit him TO discharge
he duties of the presidential office. lie |
aVors the selection of man outside
he state of New York rs candidate,
moving that Tilden will be certain to
hrow his influence against any New York
1an who may be nominated. The gov.
rnors immediate friends regard the
omlnation of Tiden as most probable.
Inc American iron trade had the most
rosperous year in its history in 1879.
rom the report of Mr.. Swank, secretary
the American iron and steel associ.
hon. 1t appears that the net tons of PIC
Melted were 3,070,875. The highest
fevious report was. 2,86s,27 in 1873.
March there were 697 blast furnaces
the country, with capacity of 9 500 900
ct tons per annum and at the same time
ere were A furnaces in course of cree.
on. The rail mills turned out LIB 273
ms during the year, of which 6S3 964
ms were OF Bessemer steel and 400. 1901
MS OF iron. The total exceeded the t
'oductlon OF any previous wear, BEING t
5,2|3 tons above that of 1872. The |
crease In the manufacture of steel rails c
IS been steady since 1867, when 2 $50 /
ms were rolled: That year the produc t
IN of iron rails was 459, 55S tons, In ID
~ the division was COS, $3.50 tons of iron i
Id 94,o70 tons of steel. The make ofI G
On rails decreased from that year tiII p
~ when it rallied from 322, 800 in 1878 a
the hgures given above. The value of Il
IN exports last year was S12.466Ol6 c
decrease eon as OF SS00,OOO from 1873 and of d
s'Zoo,ooO from 1877. Iron ore to the n
lount OF 2o4'l4l tons was imported "
ring the year. Secretary Swank is Il
pelul as the condition of the trade. and il
Us that since the subsistence of the alb. 81
rmal boom of few months, there are "
my indications that the trade is reach. b
: II healthful basis.
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