Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-24

China is preparing for war with Russia,
and peaceable settlement of the troubles
between the tive nations is thought to be
improbable.
Vennor requests that newspapers be
careful in getting his dates right. The
trouble is that he seldom seems to get
them right himself.
The Boston Herald thinks that David
Davis would not make bad president.
Very likely, and he is not the only man of
whom that can be said.
This country will be well represented at
the approaching international fishery ex-
hibition at Berlin, for over one hundred
and thirty tons weight of exhibits have
already been forwarded.
The Georgia Constitution says that "the
recent decisions of the supreme court
practically abrogate the tenth amendment
to the constitution, and collectively do
away with the last xestige of state rights"
A letter, signed by twelve hundred wo-
men of Cincinnati, has been sent to the
Ohio legislature, praying ito "enact some
law which will remove the control of our
public schools from the demoralizng in
fluence of ward politicians"
The Providence Journal says the unan-
unity of the Rhode Island delegation to
Chicago "does not accurately represent
the republican sentiment of the state,
although the Maine senator has a great
many friends in Rhode Island"
Mississippi planters are talking of let
ting the negro exodus go on, and supply
ing the places of the colored men with
Cinnamon. Perhaps they think John :"
will not be so sensitive over being shot at
and bulldozed as are the negroes.
The Rhode Island republicans have
nominated o. X. Littlefield and the demo-
Gratis II. M. Kimball for governor. 1t is
possible third ticket headed by Lieuten.
ant Governor Howard will be run by the
prohibitionists. Blaine delegates are sent
to Chicago and Tilden delegates to Gin
cinnat.
Some of the allegations upon which the
House sub committee on elections proposes
to unseat Mr.. Washburne, of Minnesota,
and PIT that ranting demagogue, Ignatus
Donnelly, in his place, have been made
public. They are nearly all charges of
bribery which have been refuted over and
over again
In the recent ten mile race nj Burling-
ton, which was witnessed by large
number of people, johnson won the five
mile purse, and Murphy won the ten
mile purse in one hour, twelve minutes
and forty-five seconds. White Eagle, the
Indian runner. was only four lays behind,
and O'Niel twenty-seven laps.
A Montreal paper states that the affairs
of the insolvent Mechanics bank are COM
ing cut better than was anticipated several
weeks ago, and at present prospects are
favorable for speedy and amicable settle
ment of all claims at fifty cents on the
dollar Collections are beginning to come
in with a gratifying rapidity, so that now
over $4,000 is at the disposal of the
assignee.
The New York independent falls in with
the Edmunds idea "Senator Edmunds
has made no attempt to get the presiden-
tial nomination. There is NO canvass for
him. But his name, simply on his merits,
is being rapidly brought before the public,
and with universal approval. His nomna.
ton, if it might be, would be proof that
sterling merit, may after all, be more
than n match for political arts
The Boston Journal building was dam
aged by fire Sunday evening 50 that the
paper is now issued from other Boston
offices for Il few days. The Journal will
soon be back in its old quarters. 1t looks
little queer dressed up in the borrowed
clothes of the Herald, Adrertiscr and
Tucel'cr but the arrangement is credita-
bic to the proprietors of the other papers
as well us to the enterprise of the Journal.
The local committee of Vermonters,
which has general charge of the arrange
ments for the coming meeting of the
society of the army of the Potomac in
Burlington, consists of Gen. VIM Wells,
Gen. W. w. Henry, Gen, George J. STAN
nard, Major j, L. Barstow, Lieut.. G.. II.
Bigelow, Lieut.. G. G. Benedict and Col.
I. S. Peck of Burlington, with Col. w.
G. Veazey of Rutland, Gen. p. P. Pitkin
of Montpelier, Col. G. w. Hooker of
Brattleboro, Capt. f. S. Stranahan of st
Adams, and Major j. C. Stearns of Brad
ford.
Gen. MelkofI, the head of the supreme
executive commission" of Russia, is max.
ing up his mind not to depend on harsh
measures entirely in dealing with the
populace. The system of wholesale arrests
has been discontinued; there are individ-
ual arrests under special circumstances
but they include nobody of note: the
signs of the times are noticeable in a
greater freedom of the press. The Strano
dwells on the harsh treatment of the stu
dents The Golos quotes the Strano' S
articles and urges that the young men be
treated with more consideration.
There was very large increase in the
receipts at the treasury during the month
of February, over the corresponding month
a year ago, and the increase during the
first half of March has been even larger.
The customs receipts for the first fifteen
days of March were 80 100000, or SO, $780,.
600 greater than on the corresponding
days last year, while the internal revenue
receipts during the fifteen days named