Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-03

The Cincinnati Commercial says editori-
ally that persons who know the democratic |
candidate for governor of Ohio pretty well
state that he is so eccentric in action, so
and impetuous when under the |
influence Of dyspepsia, that in all prOba- |
biiry he will presently withdraw from the
field
The war of Great Britain against the
Beers in South Africa cost $1,000 900 in |
money, besides the shameful sacrifice of
many lives. and as the price of peace the
whole of the Transvaal region is to be
rerroceded to the Beers and an indemnity
of 81 100000 is to be paid them for the
damage done.
The New Orleans Times says: There is
no doubt but the southern people are grad
ually but surely losing their regard for the
doctrine of states rights. They recognize
the fact, and accept it, that the functions
OF the national government are being
enlarged, and that the sphere of
tho state governments Is becoming more
and more limited.
Senator jones of Florida announces
himself in favor of civil service reform.
he goes further and remarks, most inter-
that while the doctrine of sena-
toriai courtesy may do well enough in
the purity or among ourselves, it will not
do to take it out in the broad light of day
TO the public, and claim it as a senatorial
right, in defiance of the law of the land"
Horace Stone of Lunenburgh, was victim
i1o1 loet Cotnrda,, h., ona Gao MnrbouUh
who claimed to be agent for the sale of
carriages for which he had taken various
notes which he wished to get cashed.
Stone bought note of 500, purporting to
he stoned by John Black of Lancaster. but
which proved to be a forgery. 1t is
believed that Murdough has fed to
Canada.
The absence of crime in Ireland, consid.
ering the excitement growing out of the
prolonged agitation of the land question,
is remarkable. In Tyrone county. with
100000 inhabitants, the presiding justice
scented with white gloves, in token of the
fact that there were NJ criminal cases for
trial. In several other counties an almost
equally good showing was made.
OF Gov Roberts of Texas, who refused
to pray for President Garield's recovery,
the Austin Dispatch says that he hates
the Union and the government as bitterly
today as he did then. ii this talk OF love
for the Union is mere pretence, and if he
had the power he would to-day return to
the condition of things before the war,
slavery and all, He has no faith or confid-
ence in any man, however strong demo-
crat he may be, if he was not IL native
southerner and an original secessiouist.'
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. The one
hundredth anniversary of the settlement
OF Braintree was observed August 1st, by
II basket picnic in the grove of Henry Bass,
and an address by Col F. " Randall of
Brooktield, followed by reading of the
town charter, II sketch of the town history,
short speeches. remarks and totsts by old
citizens, members of committees, etc. In
the town hall were placed on exhibition
many relics of "ye olden time"
Poor's Rtilroad Mtnual, for the present
year. shows by statistical tables, compiled
with great care and exactness, that the
and the west has been very largely reduc-
ed within ten years. In 1870 the freight
on barrel Of flour from Chic .go to the
Atlantic was Sl6O. In 1880 it was So
cents. Eight of the great lines in the
Bss haze h6y og reduced oeed their charges more
wears In ten years the New York
Central, the Erie and the Pennsylvania
have SO reduced their charges that the
people have saved nearly $4,000, 900 in a
single year in the cost of transporting
freight by them.
After arguing, very sensibly, that there
was no cause for u panic in the recent re-
lapse Of the president, the New York
Tribune confronts the possibility of the
presidents death, and sees reason
enough for grief and sorrow, but none
whatever for panic or CONSERVATION " 1t
remarks upon the change in the publ
feeling toward the vice pre- ,ident since his
visit to Washington, and says that, "If
Gen. Arthur were called upon to-day to
assume the presidency, he would receive
from the people of this country so frank
and cordial a support that it would be i'm
possible for him-as for any man of
apIreciative and generous nature-to
prove false to his momentous trust in the
interest of any politician or any faction,"l
A little negrolad at Charlottesville, Va.
about six weeks ago fell from tree upon
the sharp point ola stake. which penetrat-
ed his right side and pierced the liver
The doctor who was summoned found the
liver protruding through the orifce and
considerably torn. so much so that he
clipped off portion of it about the size of
Il marble. The exposed organs parts were
replaced, and II few stitches placed in the
orfice 10 prevent its protrusion. The liver
was torn in the left edge, where there
were not many blood vessels, and the
hemorrhage was not great, but the surgeon
anticipated inflammation and probably
fatal termination. 70 his surprise the
boy improved rapidly. and he is now
entirely well and running about ;Is usual.
He does not complain of Inconvenience
or suffering in any way.
CANADA's POPULATION. Returns have
just been made for the census of C,nads.
taken last April. They are sufficiently
tlattering to much elate the average
provincial heart. The figures give Onta
rio population of 1,9l3,46O. Quebec,
l ,35S,469, Nova Scotia 440,585, New
Brunswick 32l ,129, Prince Edward Island.
l07,7Sl, Manitoba 40. 500. British Colum
bia and Northwest Territories, 100 900
making total of 4,350, 933, against
$3.50, 435, in 1871, and 32O6 238 in 1861
rhe average increase in ten years has been
lSs per cent varying from II! per cent in
New Brunswick to Ala in Manitoba. s. |
evenly has the increase been that the only /
change in political representation will be
Il gam of three members of parliament
for Ontario We congratulate our neigh.
bors on the good showing made by them.
GREAT RAILROAD CONTEST ENDED.
The railroad contest which has been agi
tating New Hampshire for several months
was settled Thursday by the legislature
refusing to grant "A charter tn the nrnn,sol