Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-27
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on ali Sl'1eS, anu tuo ulE Wnlle WaIm, ID
bracing and agreeable. The frequent
showers lay the dust, so that drive can
be enjoyed to the utmost.
Edmunds and Lincoln seems to be the
favorite ticket in Illinois in spite of Sem
ator Logan. Who can name better oneP
Contrast it with Tilden and Hendricks.
which is almost certain to be the demo-
cratic ticket. The most effective campaign
around which the republican creed issue,
would be handful With the names of
the candidates printed upon it. Comment
would be supeiAuous.
At the recent annual meeting of the
New England woman suffrage association
resolution was adopted urging the
formation of state society in Vermont.
The apparent lifelessness of the movement
in Vermont, usually in the front rank in
all reformatory movements, is one of the
curiosities of politics. We have no doubt
that if the women of Vermont should only
demand the ballot with any degree of
unanimity they would soon get it.
Both parties are in trouble in Iowa and
Ohio on the liquor question. Neither
wants to ALLEVIATE the rum vote, nor can
either afford to get the temperance people
so disguised that they will bolt en- masSe
The statesmen In both parties are trying
| tn ~ t,uo bo; ,horr
ment would be ludicrous if it were net so
painful. Meanwhile the temperance men
are watching and waiting, we'll knowing
that they hold the key TO the situation and
are bound to win in the end
Henry Ward Beecher celebrated his
SEVENTEEN birthday, on Monday evening
at the academy of music ut Brooklyn,
where notable assembly of gentlemen
and ladies were present. Among the
brother clergymen who did him honor
we're Rev DR.. John Hall. Robert Collyer,
I. l.. Cuyler, DR.. Armitage, Drs. Schenck
Fulton and Talmage, so it now seems ha,
he had "lived down" the Tlton scandal
is The opinion Of these gentlemen at least
1t cannot be denied, though, that Mr.
Beecher's standing amongst people gener.
lily, was badly hurt by the scandal.
| 1t begins IL look as if the dem ocracy
will have to carry the old 1876 ticket o
Tllden and Hendricks on its back, and q
veritable old man of the SCI, it will prove
The nomination OF Judge Hoadley in
Ohio was a fresh victory for Tlden in that
t overthrow Mr.. Thurman after n sharl
cIinch. With Ohio at his back Thurman
would be Il prominent candidate before
the convention; but Hoadley is a friend
of Tilden and will do ali he can in favor
of that elderly victim of fraud" 1t i.
amusing to read how Hendricks, who in
1876 could not conceal his contempt Of
rilden, now longs to be allowed to stand
IN the ticket with him.
| A RAILROAD SUTr.-Suit was began
Friday by the Rutland railroad company,
'gainst j. M. Haven, late treasurer, to
recover sixty thousand dollars for money
received by Haven in his fiducialy capacity
's alleged while acting as treasurer. All
Of Ravens real estate and other prop
Arty was attached
Michigan has new law providing for
the instruction of all pupils in the public
schools as to the effect OF alcohol upon the
human system.
In fact, it may be laid down as gener-
al rule, that person who comes home
| from vacation with smattering of new
| science or formidable record of books
read, has wasted the time and misused
the opportunity for real mental cultva-
ton, as well as for the recovery of bodily
health and vigor. The wise excursionst
takes few books for absolutely dull OF
unoccupied hours, but the wise finds these
so few that they are brought back unread
I-Poutdence Journal.
STEAM PRESSES IN ENGRAvING.-A
Washington dispatch says: Five members
of the committee appointed to inquire
into the merits of steam doing the worl
of engraving and printing report in favo
of the former. A large amount of worl
has hitherto been done by hand presses
and the adoption of the commit ee s repor
would throw n large number of plat,
printers out of work. Two experts on tn,
committee who represented the burea,
do not agree with the conclusions of thu
majority.
Army officers will be forcibly reminde,
by the sentence of Major WATSON tina
gambling is a dangerous practice for then
to indulge in, The guilty paymaser is t,
be dishonorably dismissed from the service
to be confined in the penitentiary for eigh
teen months and to have the findings of lh
court-martal published in the journals O
the state which sent him TO West Point
dis friends will probably regard his pun
ishment as altogether too severe; bu
disnterested persons will think he is nc
too harshly treated.
Probably Senator Ben Harrison O
Indiana has more distinguished pedigre
| liIdu othSl PJooioiO lOl III
presidency. His ancestor of seven gencr
atoms ok was that Major Gen. Harrison
concerning whom the veracious Samue
Pepys made this entry in his diary Octobe
l3, 1860: 81 went out to Charing Cros
o see Major.Gen Harrison hanged, draw
/ and qualtered, which was done then, h
ooklng as cheerful as any man would d
IN that condition. He was perfectly Gu
down and bis head and heart shown I
: the people, at which there were grea
shouts OF Joy" lie had been one {
Cromwelrs generals, and signed Charlie
Is death warrant His son came
America. Later on Benjamin Halriso
{ was one of the Virginia delegates to In
p' ovincial congress, ind wrole his nam
next to John Hancocks in the dec aralio
Of independence. President Harriso
was his son, and, in turn, grandfather {
the present senator.
!, TERRIBLE END OLA SHow.-Despatch,
l say that a fire occurred, to-day, at Dervi
N. Y, where show was held in Urge ha
q aver a tavern. There were 90 persons