Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-17
Personal and Political.

spring, was presented by his friends among
the members ofthe Constitutional Convention |
with very handsome gold watch, as a mark
Of their regard for services rendered the con-
vention.
An immense meeting was held last even
ing in Fancuil Hall to ratify the nomination
of Grant and Colfax. General II. b. Sar. |
gcant presided and speeches were made by
the President, General Hawley, George b. |
Upton, Ohm II. Harris of North Carolina. |
DR.. Geo. b. Loring and General George II. |
Gordon. Letters were received from Gov. |
Bullock Senator Wilson, Ex-Governor Cliff |
ford and f. A. Pike.
"A New York letter-ays: "The ladies
have given up staying at home for want of |
escorts, and attend lectures theaters and con-
certs quite Independently At Ristoris per- |
formance, on Monday night, the critic, Miss
Kate Field, entered with another lady as her |
only escort, and several ladies of standing. |
and good breeding too, have adopted the
precedent
Speaker Colfax having been appealed to
70 settle a dispute concerning the pronuncia. /
tion Of his name, returned the following an
swer o. My first name Is pronounced as i'll
written Skyler, and the last as if written
coafiax The a. doubtless, dropped out in
crossing the ocean"
The Chinese emperor. fourteen ve,rs old
was married ON the 9th of March One
hundred and twenty of the FINEST ladies in the
realm were presented to the boys mother,
from whom she selected her future daughter,
subject, however, to the veto Of the emperor.
One of the Illinois democratic paper.
does not think much of sepdino the +" PcnJle.
ton Guard" to New York Ii says twenty
four hours after their arrival every man will
be labelled by Mr.. Belmont " My Property
bought for a dime
Senator Sprapue was reelected to the
u. $. Senate by the Rhode Island legislature
Tuesday, by unanimous vote. In the even
ing the Senator gave a splendid entertainment
to which members Of the Legislature and other
Stat officers were Invited.
The following Vermonters were admitted
10 the Bar Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict of'Conmbio, june lth, 1865 John
X. Thompson, st. Johnsbury, W.; John f.
Drew, Burlington, VT, g. L. Vance, Wood
stock VI. Geo. 7. briggs, Fairlee, Vt.
"A western paper declares that there are so
many boys in Indiana named for Mr. Colfax,
that all the arayestone cutters keep Oh hand
stones cut 81 Sacred to the memory of Schuyler
Coliax---, the last name 10 be inserted
after the funeral.
The veteran Observer" of the New
York Times says he has seen political conyeu-
tions for thirty years, but has "never known
one 70 be conducted so wisely and prudeutly
as the Republican Convention at Chicago IN
lo0e.'
-" Mack writes to the Cincinnati Conn
mercial that the choice ia the New York con-
vention is " between Chase and Pendleton.
All talk OF other candidates Is leather and
pruneilA'
At a Grant and COliax meeting at Ban
gor, Me. Hon. Hannibal llamlin said Of Mr..
Colfax d" He is true man, one whose puri-
IN private lie Is guarantee that he Will
40 no puohe wrong
The New York Sun says the nomination
OF Chase has become necessity to the De-
mocraey' as the boy digging for woodehnck
, rI, e'' sir-co l must nave MIN
"ere our OIL meat
The Hon. Reyerdy johnson, United
pa.tS SsnA'o' ,'O. lar 'a"S, was eoiI T
Dy inc senate yesterday as Minister 10 Eng
n 49, CororaIs 90 '''''' p'''' WV" '"'
ono.b,Ieoch. noun huL.. 10. A..
p' 30 u ''I neT '@A o',' l.'s ooen p,s-
finished in committee of the whole in about
week longer.
-Ex-Governor Buckingham of Connecticut,
- 49, '; IN '''''.ol 'lon'
snd EEL h. ~, ~ 49, ~
m. C.I...t...;...rr-
are carried nv the Republicans the prcsideu.