Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-18
EDITORIAL Notes and Comments.

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from one Of the brayest Union Generals to
one of the ablcst defenders Of the rebellion.
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party
-Chiof Justice Randall OF the supreme
Court Of Florida, recently related to a friend
of ours the Following as occurring ia his
court \ jury OF eleven white men aud one
negro had rendered verdict sustaining %
promissory note, in which the interest was to
be computed. It was found that the only
man on the jury capable Of computing the
interest was the negro.
Adyices from Cuba give favorable ac-
counts of the operations Of the insurgents.
The Cubans are represented as being success.
full in all their strategic operations and yicto-
riou, in every encounter lately had with the
Spanish volunteers. 1t is urged that if bel
igercnt rights were accorded to the Cubaus
by the United States, within thirty days they
would have possession Of the whole island
outside Havana, and the capture Of that city
would be certain in a short time thereafter.
The forthcoming number of the Atlantic
MoatHy will contain an interesting and an
theutic account Of the separation Of Lord
Byron from his wife from the pen of Mrs.
stowe When this lady was in England, 10
1856, Lady Byron, then in prccarious state
Of health, placed in the possession Of her
American friend the true story Of her mar
riage leaving it to Mrs. Stoves discretion to
lay tins sad page of family history before the
world No" that the recent work OF the
Countess 0mcc'ol' is creating fresh sympathy
Tor the poet Mrs stowe has iei' 1t incumbent
upon her to fulfil her promise made 1t IS
SAID under very Impressive circumstances
1t is proposed to connect the Baltic and
the North seas by means of ship canal,
through SchlcswigHolsteiu The preliminary
surveys have been made, and Prussia is ex-
pcctcd to undertake the work. 1t would not,
we should judge, require a canal more than
twenty or thirty miles long to open this COM
munication between these two great seas.
In defining the duties of the daily iour.
nalist the new editor Of the n Y. Times
lays down in substance the following platform
First. the careful supervision and editing Of
the news; second. the discourarinp of the
prevalent thirst for notoricty third. the
avoidance of personal attacks for opinion s
sake; fourth. an habitual caref1lness in the
criticism of public officers; and fifth. the
avoidance of personal controversies.
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lowing information for the public.-Tn the
wear 1925 the first Ilommopatbio Physician
in America settled in New York. In lS2S
there were but two in tbe United State. and
in 1885 there were ffty-seven. There ar,
now over four thousand In 1874 DR. q
Herring relipoui.bed the nursuit Of Zooloov
which he had long cultivated in Soptb Amer
lea, under the auspices of the kim of Saxonv
and commenced the practice Of medicine !,
Pbiladelnbn Two veors later he and otbor.
established the Aca5emv Of Medicine a., Al
lentown, Pennsylvania, the first Homeopathic
school IN the world Now, in his old age
We find this venerable physician and dislin
guished scientist at the head of the leading
Homeopathic College in the country, th
ilahnemann Medical College Of Philadelphia
an institution which aims to excel in giving
thorough medical and scientific education t
its students and thus it happens that the frs
teacher OF Homeopathy in America is now a
! the head Of its ablost school
f Tho British Parliament was prorogue
a on Thursday by royal commission. TIL
r royal speech is very emphatic when alludin
# to the passage of the Irish Church bill, an
q the Queen trusts that the work Of peace ma
thereby be promoted IN Ireland. The negc
tiatlons with the United States, the speec
j. observes have been suspended by mutual col
a sent,-and the hope is expressed that this de
o lay may tend to maintain permanent good re
"a lations between the two countries. Amen
i, that
lie -Harpers Bazaar. always sensible. admin,
is ters stern rebuke to those who make til
to house OF God place to exhibit their fin
'e clothes and argues that more simple attn
5, on the part OF the rich would not only b
more appropriate to the place and its services
i but would increase the disposition for rel
glous obseryances on the part OF the poo
i How to reconcile humility IN worship wit
lc vanity IN dress is beyond our power, Silk
,s satlns and laees are hardly consistent appar'
p Tor " miserable sinners"
VI The present sensible style of short dressC
is for ladies has created a demand for fancy an
Is style in boots, until the best Massachusett
OF boot-makers can sell all they can make, at
> fabulous price--not a pair of which coul