Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-02
Deferred Items.

ruc'Vnoy at the regular charter election j
December.
--Ex-Govornor Tod, Of Ohio (who die
last week. was one of the recently chose
electors Of President and Vice President O
that State, and his death therefore creates
vacancy in the college. Such vacancies ar
filled by the remaining electors.
There will bo more than twenty conteste,
election cases in the next House of Repre-
sentativcs, and including those from the South
possibly double that number. Some of then
will prove difficult and laborious cases.
Mr.. jenkins chronicles the fact tha
Gen. Grant has bought an oyercoat.n New
York, and paid $50 Tor il.
-General Simon Bolivar Buckner wa
squelohcd as an editor By the consolidation O
the Louisville Journal and Courier.
Hon Moses Kimball was nominated las
evening as a candidate for mayor Of Bostor
by the Republican Ward and County Conyen
ton.
The radical papers are disposed to max,
mirth Of the fact that Gen. Frank Blair ha
bought a lot in Kickapoo. Don't Kickapo,
man when he is down. World.
-0nsow Stoarns of Concord will undoubt
edly be the next Republican candidate foi
Governor of New Hampshire
One Of the defeated candidates for q
county Office in Troy expended sll 600 tc
secure his election.
The penalty Of Western election bet
was eating a cooked rat.
The vote Of the State Of Illinois has in
creased about 100000 in two years.
Mr.. Colfax Wade-ed into the sea of
matrimony yesterday.
"A number Of Wisconsin people have
presented Mrs. Randall, wife Of Postmaster
General Randall, with purse of $4,000
and paid up life insurance policy of her
husband for $4,000 With the money Mrs.
Randall has purchased fine farm at Summit,
Ohio, where the Ex-Governor and herself
will reside at the expiration Of his term OF
service.
The Illinois and Western Congressman
are uniting on Shelby NJ Cullom, Of Illinois,
as their candidate for Speaker Of the next
Congress.
Some Of the prominent members Of the
British Parliament fail Of reelection. The
Liberals are making large gains.
Mr.. Greeley says good word for An
drew johnson, now that good words are not
Of much account to him. Nenality," says
Mr.. Greeley, is not among his faults. We
knew him in Congress, where men are pretty
accurately weighed and measured; he has
since filled almost every important station,
made many bitter enemies, and waged deadly
war against men ADLER and stronger than
himself; yet he has never been even charged
with filling his own pockets at the public
cost"
Prominent members of the House adyo-
cate the repeal of the law which fixes the
meeting Of the Forty-frst Congress on the 4th
day Of next March. They say there is no
reason why Congress should meet till Decem-
Der. There is little doubt, however, that the
law will remain, and Congress will organize
and remain in session few days. 1t is con-
sdered better in O.. A. ePeaAership question
dibPcsed OF at once.
Only one county in Nebraska gave
Seymour a majority, and there it was only ten.
The Mobile Register, the leading anti
reconstruction organ ofthe Gulf States, says
" The greatest misfortune that could happen
to this country would be the death of Gen.
Grant and the succession to the Presidential
chair of Mr.. Colfax."
Rev Henry Ward Bcecher ventilated
his indignation, in Plymouth pulpit, Sunday
night, against corrupt judges, whisky rings
and other public criminals, and warned the
people that unless they could put a stop to
these things free institutions would perish.
Brick Pomeroy's New York Democrat
is frank when it says " Whoever is elected
mayor of this city will find great harvest
before him"
Grants opinion of Gen. Butler express
ed some time ago, is as follows He but
ler,) is mighty smart fellow he won't deny
that HIMSELF
Gen. Butler writes to the New York
Tribune that he does not repent of his iinan-
cial heresies. Repentance is not one of But
lers characteristics.
Speaker Colfax said to friend the 9th
er day, " the papers have me married and
call me vice president. l am elected, but
not yet sworn in, in either case"
John S. Pendleton, former member of
Congress from the 9TH Virginia district, and
minister to Chill under President Tyler, died
at his home near Culpepper, on Thursday.
Col. j. Whitehead Byron Of Buffalo, n.
Y, has been appointed a brigadier general in
the regular army, by President johnson.
Gen. Byron commanded the SSth New York
volunteers during the war, and is now prom
inent member of the Fenian association.
Gen. Grant returned from the North on
the regular train last night. He says he had
a very pleasant visit, and mentions as one of
its most agreeable and satisfactory features
that he was not spoken to or approached on
the question of Office by single person. He
hopes that the people will continue to let him
have peace on the subject
Carl Schurz, Gov. Fletcher and Henry
r. Blow, are mentioned in connection with
the Missouri U. S. Senatorship.
The editor Of the Louisville Democrat,
in his yaledictory, says The worst sin
have on my conscience is helping to make
great men out of very small material"
The Tammany nominations in New
York city are for Mayor A. Oakley Hall
for corporation counsel Richard OGorman.
The Republican nominations are for Mayor
Col. Fred A. Conklin; for corporation coun-
sci Charles r. Shaw.
Nathaniel Wilson the sewing machine
man, is likely to be Democratic candidate for
Governor of Connecticut at the next election
Judge Barnard of the New York Court
of Oyer and Terminer has made spirited
defense of the judiciary of New York CITY. |
and himself in particular, against the charges
of their corruption so freely banded in. the
newspapers and among politicians and brokers'
He is particularly hard upon the Wall street
spectators and land sharks.
-Donnclly, defeated for the House Of Rep
in Minnesota, is going to run for
Ex-Governor Ramsey's place in the Senate,
which becomes vacant next March, and with
good chances of success. Donnelly boats
Butler for impudence.
Collector Cake of Philadelphia, has
Al ~.