Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-29

Gen. schoGeld Secretary of War, is only
81 years Of age.
Grant is about five feet ten inches in
height and will weigh one hundred and forty
FIVE pounds.
Hon. w. G. Smith, NJ. c., arrived at
his home in St. Adams in good health, from
Washington on Sunday morning
John B. Cough has received more than
eight hundred applications for his services as
a lecturer the coming season.
Mr.. Burliugamco salary as chief Chinese
ambassador is $40 600 per annum, with SllO,-
600 travelling and incidental expenses.
james stephens, the ex-Fenian head
centre. is understood to have arrived at Now
York.
49, The Albany Journal says General
Grant crushed the rebellion. Now the rebel
lion seeks to crush him. VIII a grateful peo-
pie permit itY'
A movement is talked Of to bring out
Charles Francis Adams, against Charles Sum
ncr, for the L. s Senate, in the Massachu-
setts election next winter.
The World speaks of Iloratio Seymour
as "patriot" The Detroit TriJuae says
This is an allusion to the Pat Riots in New
York in July, 1863"
-Wm. b. Astor of New York is reported
to be worth oRe Hundred and ireaty miiioas
Of dollars. He pays tax on one-half Of
that sum and his real estate is worth double
its assessed value
Hon Justin $. Morrill, has arrived Of
his home in STAFFORD, having been compelled
to leave Washington by illness, caused by
extreme heat and hard work. n little before
the close of the session.
A canvass Of the Republican members
of the T. $. House Of Representatives, Tues
day, on the question Of adjournment or recess,
showed 80 for recess against d for adjourn
ment
- Grant viii be whipped, says the World
And so it said all through the war But {,
always turned out that instead Of Grant, it
was " the other fellow" who was whipped
And so it viii be now.
While the mortality Of the rebel soldier.
in Union prisons during the war amounted to
only eleven and half per cent, that OF Union
soldiers ia rebel slaughter-pons was more than
eighteen per cent
The Republican Soldiers and Sailors Of
Washington bad a lively and enthusiastic
ratification meeting, last evening, with speech.
os by Gen. Logan, Gen. Van Wyck, and 9th.
ers.
The Regulators shaped the Platform
aud nominated the Candidate Seymour say,
[
The Platform is Pendlotonan and so is Sey.
mour
AT the Democratic ratification meeting
in Louisville, Ky, there were three portrait.
borne in the procession, and these were tn,
portraits Of Stonewoll jackson, Gen Robert
H. Lee and Jefferson Davis
Speaking Of the Democratic delegate
from the South in New York, an old army
captain remarked that he had not seen S,
many rebel officers together since the surren.
der OF Fort Donelson
"A notorious hotel-keeper in New Yorl
remarked recently 81 know that the Soutl
/ Is being reconstructed, for there has beer
more tobacco spit on my carpets during tn,
last three months than there was during tht
whole war"
Vim p. Wells, Of Detroit, nominated 70
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury on Mon
day was born in s.. Abans, and graduate,
at the University Of Vermont 10 the class o
1851. He is lawyer graduate of Har
ward Law School
To a statement that Blair takes whisk,
for medical purposes the Hargord Post re
| plies I'VE are inclined to think it ir1s 70
medical purposes TO wit, for corns. III
was drcadfully corned all the time he wa
here.
- A Democrat Of over forty years stand
ing, in indianapolis, remark I'd the other day
The nominations at New Yorh are the mos
I popular ever made in this country" Jpo
being asked 70 give his reasons he replied
Because those nominations please all tn
Republicans and nearly half the Democrats
Among the committee appointed by tn
| Democratic Convention to erect platform
for the candidates who are to be defeated b.
Grant and Colfax next November. are Gen
Wade Hampton, an original secessionist, VIII
was among the FIRST to enter the war am
among the last to leave it, refusing to submit
even after the surrender Of his superior officer
The democrats wanted peace when tn
country was engaged in war, and now tina
we have conquered peace they want wal
They have nominated candidate for Presi
dent who was in favor Of the last rebellion
against the government, and candidate 70
Vice President who has pledged himself il
favor Of the next rebellion against the gov
eminent.
Southern Coniederates are being assured
by their old secession leaders, that "what tn
Confederacy fought for will be won by tn
election Of Seymour and Blair" The Con
| iederacy, we believe, fought for the star
I and bars" which, in case Of Seymours sue
cess, will be assigned The place Of the star
and stripes. " Whoever attempts to haul dow
the American flag, shoot him on the spot"
Mr. Colhx and his family will leav
Chicago, Aug, 3, on their proposed Rock,
Mountain excursion: that is if Congress adj
journs by July q, as it is quite certain to do
Lieut. Gov. Bross of the Chicago Tribune
and three or four other persons will accompa
ny them; but the party will not exceed ter
in all,-and ." brass bands and public re
ceptions are strictly forbidden en- route |
| Is a purely private excursion for travel anG
relaxation among the mountains of Colorado
off from the line Of the railroad.
An Arkansas editor, not distinguished
for his loyalty, thus rcjoices over his admis
sion into the Union ave are trooly loil one,
more. Light is breaking. The sun of pros
pority IS shining, and wen soon be happy
John Browns soul is promenading rapidly
Pray on, brothers. Let us chant helle-iu-ial
to the Onion We are happy. We are il
ecstasy. We feel strong again, because W,
are united We gaze upon the old flag agail
with rapture afIectionately take the thieyin,
radicals by the hand, fodthem to our bosom
and forgive them-Recer :"
Mr. Evarts appointment to the Office O
Attorney General Of the United States ha
been confirmed by the Senate. The vote wa
20 to s. and therefore majority Of the en-
tire Senate went for confirmation. The Sen