Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-18
Personal and Political.

lican votes of the electoral college to ColIax
instead of Grant
The Northwestern States rejected PEN
dletons rcpudiaiou platform by popular
Of 2i7,O0O
-VaIlaudingham, defeated in politics, re-
tires from the editorial profession, and has
just sold out his interest in the Dayton, CO..
Ledger. which he bought and used to adyo-
cate hi. election to Congress.
Tho women, bless them, are about all
Republicans. One who is married to Dem
ocrat in Concord, ~ H., carries his newspa-
per in from She front door with a pair of
tongs
Some of the Democrats find consolation
in the -criptural text" Whom the Lord
loyeth he chasteneth.
lit is tted that Gen. George II. Thorn.
as voted this year for the first time in his life
The Chicago Tanners, last week, pre-
,cnted Gen solomon, their leader, $1,000
diamond broastpin for his services during the
campaign.
Horace Greeley declines Senator Nor
gam, place in advance, and can only say
that he does not expect nor desire 20 be a
candidate for the United States Senate and
ifany one really thinks Of proposing or sup
porting him therefor, he earnestly requests
that one to drop him and think Of some one
else.'
"A twenty-inch Bodman gun, which was
east at the Fort Pitt Pittsburg works, on
election day, weighs IS tons, and will be
named 90 Gen. Grant" 1t will be stationed
at Fortress Monroe.
AT Lexington, Ky, and 10000 inhab-
itants Of the surrounding " blue grass coun-
try, attended a grand peace demonstration,
Friday night, in honor Of the election Of Gen.
Grant, and the assurance that henceiorth the
the reign of the kuklux in that state is ended.
New York claims the oldest voter, No
SEES llunkinys, Of Hermon, st. Lawrence coun-
~, who is over 100 years old, Mr.. Hunk
inys voted twice for Gen Washington, and
has cast his vote at every presidential cleo
ton since. On Tuesday he voted for Grant
and Coliax.
They talk about the snow being up to
the wagon hubs on the hill roads in Windsor
county ON election day, but that notwithstand-
ing this several old gentlemen over so years
old, turned out and voted for Grant.
When the workmen at the New Haven
Meodeon Company's mandatory learned the
result Of the election, they left work, decorat-
ed the building with flags, and opening three
Of the largest organs of the establishment.
spent the morning in grand musical ceebra-
ton Of thanks and congratulations, closing at
noon with a doxology.
1t was not possible for General Grant to
avoid publicity entirely on his journey to
Washington. At Beyidere, H., Republic
can procession greeted him, when the Gene
raj responded as follows
Gentlemen ! see many of you in uniforms.
You laid them of three years ago aud you can
now lay them Oh again, and we viii have peace
food night.
Not democrat was elected to any office
within hundred miles Of the publication
Office Of the La Crosse Democrat
Senator Pomeroy of Kansas made silly
bet on the election, which he won, and conse-
quently had to walk the streets Of Leaven-
worth hareheaded
MIR. Belmont neither went TO Europe nor
staid at home. He was in Newport, X. |.
all election day and did not vote. Neither
did he four years ago for Mcclellan.
An Indiana paper proposes to publish
list Of democrats who badgered republicans
into making bets on the election and now re-
fuse to pay.
Congress met yesterday pursuant to adj
journment Of October 10Th, and after five
minutes session both houses adjourned to
December It'll.
-Seymour's majority in New York is
about 10000 and Hofman's nearly 10000
The Springfield Republican predicts that
at the first opportunity Gen. Butler will Join
the Democrats, and make open war upon Gen.
Grant
The only vice Frank Blair is not liable
to be charged with is the Vice Presidency.
Nine United States Senators are to be
chosen by State Legislatures elected on the
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