Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10
Put away his craek-brain puzzle.
He has climbed the asylum stair.
Numbers 10, 1871
Turned his head and sent him therC

Municipal elections in Maine show re
publican gains.
A meeting Saturday in Boston of the
young republicans declared agains
the nomination of Grant and Blaine.
Russian justice is speedy. The mar
who attempted to assassinate Gen. Melikof
on Wednesday was tried on Thursday and
sentenced to be hanged on Friday.
THE IRISH GRArEFUL.-Redpath's letter
from Dublin says the Irish are exceedingly
grateful to Americans and that the land
lords are doing little or nothing TO relieve
them.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is particularly
anxious that the democratic convention
shallspea on the Chinese question and the
Monroe doctrine. as the Cincinnati gather
ing probably will.
The comments of the republican press
all over the country on Mr.. Edmunds in
connection with the Chicago nomination
show the high esteem which his senatorial
career has secured him throughout the
country.
The liabilities of-James Worthington
late of the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, arc
returned by the official assignee ut $780,
900. The assets are not yet ascertained
but will probably amount to one-third Of
the liabilities.
Cowley now serves rs convict where
thirteen years ago he served as chaplain
but his fellow prisoners do not take on airs
over him, though some of them were once
consigne 10 dark cells for coughing during
his service. He still remains minister
in good standing in his church, for Rev
Morgan Dix says they cannot try him
until he can personally appear.
Announcements that Mr.. Tilden will be
candidate before the democratic conven
ton are said to be unauthorized but we
have not seen any authorized statement
that he will not be a candidate. Vermont
democrats mostly favor Hancock in which
they are sensible for he is II good man and
would be strong candidate. These are
some Tilden men however to be found
among the Vermont democrats.
That there will be grand international
exposition held in New York, in 1888, is Il
foregone conclusion, which causes II con.
temporary to suggest that the commission.
ers to the exposition be nominated by the
ries and receive their appointment direct
from the president, in order that the
enterprise may more truly partake of q
national character rather than the appear.
ance of II merely local venture. This
will be cminently proper, if congress
recognizes the fair by an appropriation. oil
otherwise, which ii is before its adjourn.
ment, expected to do.
Canada is in bad way. The dominion
debt is greater per capita than the entire
national and local debts are in the United
States, and she has u large annual deficit
Worse than that, the balance of trade was
against her last year to the extent of ten
and half millions. During the last twelve
years it shows an aggregate against her Of
two hundred and sixty millions. During
the same period the balance in our favor,
rs between us and the world, was six
hundred and fifty-two millions. Among
the more intelligent Canadians who see
and know these things,a strong feeling for
annexation is springing up.
A prominent democrat in the House,
while discussing the Indian problem paid
Secretary Schurz the following compli-
ment: " If we could have, in the interior
department, for the next four years, IL
secretary like Carl Schurz, we would see
inaugurated Il policy which would be as
enlightened in its conception us it would
be successful in its results, and in fifteen
or twenty years the Indian would be Il
responsible citizen, and the present ex.
pensive, Anticipated, unreasonable Indian
policy Of the country a thing of the past.
But the change must come, although the
secretary may 60"