Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

don't make much difference any way.
Gen. Garfield went to Washington last
week and returned to his home at Mentor,
Ohio, Saturday.
The Troy Times says: Gen. Arthur's
nomination will be worth 10000 votes in
New York state alone"
Garfield and Arthur, republican, Dillaye
and Chambers, greenback, Neal Dow and
Thompson, prohibition, are all the presi-
dental tickets to date.
1t is estimated that $500 persons were
converted during Mr.. Moody's four and n
half months labor ut ST.. Louis, of whom
700 have joined various churches.
The Providence regatta resulted in
surprise. iIanlan was badly beaten being
taken with pain in his side while rowing.
Ross took the first prize, Plaisted the
second, and Boyd, the Englishman. the
third, while llanlan got nothing.
Thurlow Weed has recently been talking
about the killing of Morgan, the apostate
Mason, and says John Whitney once told
him that Morgan was killed by himself
and four others, whose names he gave, all
Of whom have died violent deaths.
Four hundred Tammany men started
for Cincinnati in one train, and the Albany
Journal suggests that it will be one train
until they return. Before they started
they unanimously resolved to vote third
candidate if Tilden should be nominated.
And they mean it.
President Hayes has multiplied his sor-
rows by re-appointing John NJ, son of the
late Senator Morton, surveyor of customs
at San Francisco. Senator Booth of Cal
ifornia, though u Iloosier born, postponed
the young mans confirmation in the Sen.
ate because he was not ito the manner
born" and is prepared to take up the cud-
gels again at the next session.
The New York Herald correspondent il
Washington writes that some of the dem
ocrats now talk of arranging Gen. Grant
future for him on II permanent and honor.
able basis by a bill which will probably
be introduced early in December, creating
the place for him of general of the retire.
list, with IA handsome salary for life.
The returns of the Oregon election ar,
| much better than at first reported TIL,
republican majority on the state ticket il
f 1000. the largest majority ever given il
f the state to the republicans. The republi
cans have majority of five on joint ballo
in the legislature, which insures the cleo
ton of United States senator 10 succee
a Grover, whose term expires March 1884
Both Grant and Garfield were tanners
. At least the latter once taught school,
, NorrtStOUn Herald.
f Dorman B. Eaton, the well known ad
vocate of civil service reform, says c
Gen. Arthur: i" lie is Il man amply quail
fiel to discharge with dignity and homo
\ the duties of the office for which he j
+ nominated. lie is we'll balanced man
= lie has patriotic spirit. He has main
u tanned an unblemished private life. IL
It has had large experience in publ
g affairs, and can be trusted to do well any
q thing that will ever be put upon him
Therefore, you may, without qualification
. indorse him AS man worthy to fill tn
IS second highest place in the nation"
l. A Russian magazine, in IL recent motto
2 of "Peter the Great" paid high compl
" ment to Seribner'S Monthly, in which tbs
u historical serial is now appearing, an
IL remarked incidentally that the number c
IL subscribers to that journal reaches 280 ,00C
l. Although Scribner has gained in crcula
It ton 10000 during the past year, and i
U England alone has added 5000 subscriber
> TO its list, it has hardly attained the circu
u lation which our Russian friend ascribe
9 to it, but is content with modest regula
n edition of 10000 and $4,000 for extra
4 issues. 1t is impossible to determine til
r number of readers reached by such mag
d azine, but estimating to each copy give
o it a constituency of more than 100000
i perhaps 100000 would be nearer th
correct figure,