Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-04-27

The Ohio republicans count on a hard
fight in that state this year over the gov
ernorship. but they think that they can
pull through if they can only pull together.
Mr.. Lot Woodbury. of Miles Pond died
last week at the advanced age of eighty
two years. He left the remarkable record
of having read the Bible through more
than thirty times during the last fifteen
years, some years reading the entire Bible
through as many as four times, and no
year less than twice.
Al public meeting in Atlanta in 1868
Ben Hill, in speaking of Joe Brown, at
present his colleague in the Senate from
Georgia, said that "his name should not
be mentioned in decent company" be-
cause he had been bought by the republic
cans. Brown has redeemed himself in
Hills eyes by having joined the Bourbons,
step which he himself says that he was
compelled to take in order to receive any
support in Georgia.
Not by any means a new swindle, but
one hitherto unparalleled in extent, is that
lust unearthed in the western part OF
Maryland and which consists in insuring
the lives of superannuated persons and
paupers. The amount of such insurance
obtained in single county is estimated ut
from $2,000,000 to $3,000000 and one
company alone issued policies to theamount
of $500, 600. The policies are generally
taken out for the benefit of parties in no.
wise related to the persons insured. The
medical examin ttions, if required by
agents at all, are merely nominal Agents
representing various companies in Penn
sylvania are the principal operators.
The Boston IrdUetler verges on bias
phemy in its lack of respect for some OF
the bue-booded people of that city. Thus,
apropos of remark of another paper that
the resemblance of the Boston CabOtS to
the bust of John Cabot in the Ducal Pal
ace at Venice, and to the portrait of his
son Sebastian, in the national portrait gal
erv in London, is unmiStaktble, the lrtr-
eller saws: We have often remarked this
resemblance ourselves If Old John Cab
OTIS bust in the Jookal Palace at Venice.
and the portrait of Sebastian, had only
been struck off when those ancient mari
ners had their eyeglasses on, and their hair
aislcd in the centre, the likeness would be
still more striking.
Last weeks record of failures in the
United States and Canada is the most fla
vorable for months. The total number Of
failures was ninety-one, fifteen less than
for the week previous, and ffty-nine less
than was recorded for the corresponding
week in March The failures in New Eng
land were but sixteen in number, against
twenty eight for the week previous, and
these, rs in fact were nine tenths of those
in the country, were concerns that have
done a small business and whose blottng
out has scarcely been noticed. except by
those Immediately involved. The fact
that there were but few failures in the City
of New York, and small ones at that, is
taken rs pretty good evidence that bushes:
generally is on sound basis
The periodical report of Mexican inva-
sion and annexation which is perpetually
breaking out in Washington has jus
cropped out with General Grants visit t,
the Mexican capital as Il solitary peg OF
which to hang the usual romance that thi
time the administration is really going t
annex the upper third of Mexico off hand
-, hai N,,r
g field and Blaine, before the former wen
j. to Mexico are solemnly quoted, and
4 cock and-bull story of the first magniLud
has been started out west about the usuu
q army of annexation. Ibis may embarras
10 General Grant, who is trying to carry o.
It "a railroad enterprise in II jealous commu
# nifty, but it can have no other tangibl
result Mexico is welcome to the alvan
~ ages of American capital and America
lie railroads. An American government an
,r administration she must construct for hel
v self, if she wants it.
of The French Assembly has passed II hi
of reducing the hours of labor for wome
and children. Louis Blanc tried to ecu
10 "a reduction also for men. Under preset
regulations days work in France NEAR
!" twelve hours labor, and this is continue
Id through six days of each week, fallin
IN alike on men, women and children
10 NJ Blanc pointed out that the labor pei
formed bv mechanic in France in
;" weeks service OF seventy-two hours WI
10 not so great as that done by an Engis
of mechanic in Il weeks service of lift,
tx eight hours; the toll in the former ca
10 was so excessive that, after the rest
Wv Sunday, by Tuesday or Wednesday Il
~ energy for the work was exhausted, al
lie the work itself dragged on the artisan
is hands. From his long residence in En-
M land, M Blanc has had an abundant oppo
tunitv for making comparisons betwe,
III methods of labor, and thinks that mu,
&c more is lost than gained by these Ion
he working hours in France.
'' "Mr. H. P. Hubbard of New Have
himself to the task of compiling statisli
" in regard to the newspaper and periodic
press of the whole world. He estimat
IT, the number OF separate publications
sh about 10000, and it is II significant fl
Nv. that of these fully one-half are printed
,0o the English language. While this civ
large promise OF the future Of the Angl
70" Saxon race, it is somewhat humbling
he the old country that in point of me
he numbers, Greater Britain hps far OF
Ella stripped Great Britain. the United Stat
Wv alone issuing $500 periodicals and ii
NJ United Kingdom about 5000. German
lch possesses 5000, and France $500, mo
to than half OF which are published in Par
Rut Ivhila nj har ppunt rina pxppl ne On
as the number of periodicals is concerne
Vi England has the superiority in point
ed circulation. Mr.. Hubbard estim ties d
dy average circulation of each journal
for periodical IN tne oulIeu h'ngaotn at l6t
'i' and thus in the course of IL year the pre-
of e IL. /.