Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-21

of about 100000 not death occurred
during the whole week from May 9th to
May 10th.
Judge Black, speaking of Gen. Garfield.
says: " If he would carry the principles
which regulate his private life into his
public conduct he would make the best
chief magistrate we have ever had"
Jacob Brinkerhoff died at Mansfield,
Ohio, Saturday. aged seventy years. He
was author of the original draft of the
famous Wilmot proviso, was Judge of the
supreme court of Ohio from 1856 to 1871.
1t is deemed probable in Mexico that
the election Of president will devolve
upon congress. Should General Con
tales be chosen, it is understood that he
will appoint General Diaz minister OF
war.
The Indiana state house commission
ers have awarded contract, amounting
to 100000 to the Sutherland Falls marble
company, for the furnishing of material
for trimming the new state house in
Indiana.
The New York Evening Post estimates
that under the new census the southern
states will lose 10 representatives in con.
gress and may possibly gain So in
Texas and l in Missouri. sTho north
ern states will probably lose 8 members
and gain Is.
Returns from several of the counties in
northern Illinois show that, but for the
growth of townsville increase of population
since 1870 would be little or nothing. The
rural population in these counties is either
stationary, or in some of them, shows a
positive decrease
According to Mr.. Vennor's predictions,
the following ale the weather probabilities
for the remainder of July: " There will
be some cool weather after the 2Oth, severe
frosts in the neighborhood of the 9th,
25th and 26th, possibly with hurries Of
snow on the mountains.
The early elections this year are us
follows Alabama, first Monday of August :;
Arkansas, first Monday of September;
Vermont, first Tuesday of September;
Maine, second Monday of September;
Indiana and Ohio, second Tuesday OF
| October.
Mr.. Jewell thinks it will be u solid
north for Garfield but he hadn't better
count on New Jersey at all; and it will
be just rs well not to count Indiana till
it is Matched. The democrats show an
unwonted anxiety about the Hoosier state
however.
The official majority of George, (repub-
lican) congressman from Oregon, is 1897
The total vote was 1912 more than it was
in 1878, when Whitaker (democraO was
elected The three republican candidates
for the supreme bench averaged 1906 ma.
iority over the three democratic candi.
dates.
Rumor is still busy with the name O
Gen. Grant. One report says he is going
to remove to New York to accap. a lu-
crative position which has been rendered
to him there. The general and Mrs
Grant are to be the guests of General and
Mrs Garfield, at Mentor, Ohio, after tbei,
return from the West.
Elk. Gov. Jewell, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, after "A con
ference with Gen. Garfield, speaks of til,
coming canvass as one which will BIZ
presented with great vigor and with III,
best chances of success. He saws tina
many of the southern states and Indian,
and West Virginia will be given to Gar
field.
The Boston Journal says: During tn
last ID years of republican administration
1887, 04,823 of the principal of the nation
al debt has been paid off, and the annua
charge for interest has been reduce,
S7O,OOO,OO0. And all the time democrats
J in congress, and out of it, have been howl
ing that the republican party was ruiDin,
the country. 1t is sort of ruin whcl
the country takes kindly to.
Col. Cash, who shot Shannon in th
, recent duel at Du Bosses bridge, S. c.
has been admitted to bail by Judg
Mclver of the state supreme court
United States Senator Butler has written
letter saying that it is about time for th
people of South Carolina to find Oh
, where they are and to ascertain wbetbe
h. border ruffianism is to rule or ciyilze
, institutions are to be maintained. I'll
duel is denounced in the seyerest terms b
the entire press of the state. Also tn
|. too common use of whiskey which run
' too freely.
\ The New York Sun, the brightest demo
cratic paper in tho country, warns its part
that they may need Pennsylvania an
Connecticut rs we'll rs New York an
New Jersey and lectures on the folly {
] democratic discussions. This sounds n
though the Sun had been shining on some
thing that isn't all lovely. Can it be tina
Indiana is shakyp And then if they ma
, need Pennsylvania to help them out as we
as New York it must be because there i
really something to the trouble in "Ol
} Virginny." The last of June there was
terrible amount of hollering" on tn
democratic side. But it was in the woods