Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-19
From orr New York Correspondent.

Nrw YoRK, August 10, 1868.
Some one, styling herself An American
Woman" has written fiery, eloquent letter
10 the Tribune, denodncing those who have
heaped ccnsure and ridicule on Mrs. Abra-
ham Lincoln, declaring More criminal than
the ASSASSIN who took from her the husband OF
her vouth are the men who have reyilcd her.
And not man in the nation has come Tor
ward 10 denounce the cowardly and gross at
tacks on this dcicncolcss woman Men oil
America, where is your chiyalryY -
They have entered the sanctuary Of her pr
waite life. and degraded her in the presence oil
her children and not voice cries shame
Gradually sinking under her many trials her
MUSICIAN ordered her to 60 to Europe for the
benefit of the trip and change Of scene and
il required all her strength to rally sufficient
ly to do so. Again the Washington Star
unprovoked, heaps upon her coarse abuse
IL was too much--shc sank under these repeat
ed trials-and was too i'll to sail. The edit
tor in reply, after abiding to Mrs. Lineons
fault in appearing before the public in con
nection with dresses, &C., declares bcllei
that her mind was injuriously Affected ny
the murder of her husband and that much
which has given pain to the American peo.
pie is Justly attrbutablet to this circumstance
If this last be really true, the American poo
plo will certainly be chivalrous enough to de-
sist from ridiculing or denouncing this poor
sorrow-strickenw woman. This revelation would
! if possible, make this whole matter doubly
heart-aching business
We have had quite bad scare with the
cattlo-plague, but the excitement is rapidly
diving. the steps taken by the Board Of Health
and by the Governors Of New York and New
Jersey being relied upon to prevent the spread
of the disease, and the sale Of diseased meats
within our markets. The scare will probably
, have the good effect of causing increased Wig
4 lance in the inspection Of food, and Of insur-
ing humaner treatment of cattle IN their
long journeys from the far West For the
past few days large numbers OF people here
refused to eat beef on account OF the fear OF
devourmg portion Of the cattle plague.
' There is always one scare or another about
the things which minister to our eating, drink
p ing and smoking propensities Now one thing
II and now another just now, with many 1t Is
" tobacco. Some of our folks who do so love .
(, pipe or a cigar have discovered that our en-
~ tcrprising small boys who so ndustriously
J. gather the rejected ends Of cigars, do not al
4 ways give themselves up to the indulgence o
y. ~ smoking them, but rather, thrifty in thei
t young days, sell their accumulated stock o
u stumps to small manufacturers, by whom the
are reconstructed into fancy tobaccoes
or Isn't this terrible thing TO contemplate
=, The peculiar flavor Of some tobacco is now &c
counted for. Itremiuded us Of Mark Twainl
t travels in Italy. He says: Never smok
- any Italian tobacco. Never do II on any &C
count. It makesmc shuddcr to think what
n, must be made off, You cannot throw an OF
y cigar "stub' d1wn anywhere but some seed
he rascal will pounce upon it on the instant.
IA, Ono of these infamous stub-huutcrs iolowe
OF us all over the park last night, aud we neye
H. got smoke that was worth a cent Viewer
IA. always moved to appease him with the stu
&C. before the cigar was half gone, because b
looked so viciously anxious. He regarded u
ok has is own legitimate prey by right Of disco'
He cry, think, because he drove of several OIL
IN. er professionals who wanted to take stock
far for US Twain thinks this rejected tobacco gc
into the market again
Mr. Patrick H. Jones, clerk of the Cou
sd Of Appeals, appointed by Gov Fenton Regi
ter Of the city of New York, vice Gen. LA
Of pine deceased, yesterday qualified in the r
quisite oath Of Office When he took charl
I'D Of the office he stipulated that the fees an
other emolumenis accruing from the presei
ed time until the lst Of Jan. next should {
to the widow Of Gen. Halpiue.
rks The increasing brightness Of the prospe
saS of good Fall trade Is exceedingly cheer
ihe We have had such long spell Of absolu
be dullncss that we shall hardly know how
hat act when trade reyiyes. Every thing seer
=" - L-e-L-s.. chic renewed avtiss,y the abu
wy dance Of the staple crops the comparative
md low stock of manufactured goods, and, abo
,ia, all, the confidence Of business men that tn
looked for time is speedily coming. At pr,
vs ent money remains as il has been a long tin
non abundant--3 per cent. on call on Cover
ments, and to ; per cent. on miseellaneo
9ls securities The flow to the West for Gro
his is to be noted This will doubtless soon a
Sas vance the rates Country orders for curr,
o Of cy are large and steadily on the increase b
,ho as the supply Of loanable funds in the lar
- Western cities is far in excess Of demand,
fears are entertained of a serious moneta
~, disturbance.
that The railway share market was demorai7
ehe yesterday by a break in Erie, which open
me at 81 and closed at 5ll. 1t is declared Il
this break was not unexpected, as the bulk
Al to the stock is upon the street, and the presC
and management has no further need Of il; thr
quarters of the stock being in their name,
is claimed that nothing can interfere W
hieh their election in October. The most dam
Of ing statements are published in this c
cd !! against the management of this road.
per Tribune declares inevitable an entire exit
tern ton of the common stock, and heavy der
citation in the value of the preferred
ives says The Atlantic mail passed out OF
the istence, entailng loss of s3,000,000.
depreciation of Pacific mail took $1,000
and 900; the decline in express stocks fully 81
ient, 100000 from the street, and all within
t tors teen months. The Erie is yet to take
pro 600, 600 more, all of which is as much loss
-sls. though the money had been burned up"
, rest ,Sa enough if one-tenth of this be true
I'd Of Our " Society" people continue to lie
,tbeP3 town. Those who remain in town are
I for seldom seen, and so it cometh that many
, are our fashionable streets have a desolate sor
npptty, look, even Broadway itself being compa
and lively deserted by the fashionable folk.
Z P' or Politics lively, but little particularly
riyes tioeable. VRRMoNTER
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three FRANK bLAiRs fkNlAN SPkbCH-ln
G sSn, summer of 1856 Frank p Blair, now D.
o oaty ocratc candidate for Vice President mao
,eSrp speech at St. Louis in response to a seren
by Fenian procession. He spoke as folio