Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-31
Notes ana Comments.

government, has already been elected prcsi-
dent Of Paraguay
-Niaines population is estimated at Co.,
coo, the estimates being based on such CEN
sus returns as have been received In 1850
it was G2S,000,-and so the increase is not
so great as we could wish it had been. Bat
Maine has great future in store, and de-
serves it,
There is probability of another royolu-
ton in IIayti, led by the sons ofthc late Pres
idcnt Saluayc, and encouraged by President
Bacz Of San Domingo The Ilaytien govern
mont, however is DESTROYS Of maintaining
peace with San Domingo, and is negotiating
a treaty to that effect
Mr. Butler, ofTcnucssoe, has written to
Washington to engage counsel, and says he
shall be There within ten days with the inlon-
ton Of securing an immediate trial. He exc
poets to be able to settle his matters in time
to allow him to give hi. whole attention to
the approaching canvas.
The Chicago Post repeats the dcclara-
ton, in spite of all douials, that senator
Trumbull was lately offered the position Of
Minister to England, and declined j, because
he preferred his seat in the Senate The
Pos, would hardly venture to roofirm the
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sr,r;.b troons ara also said 10 he dyiro ram.
;,ur Of roll,,s e,vor and cbolor, hrt ,boro +.
still no reason to think the insurgents are near
a permanent success.
One of the "minor papers of New
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ant-goyernor on the ticket with Horace Gree
ley, Theodore takes OIL his hat puts his hand
on his heart, bows and serapcs his oehnowi-
Judgments, all to the extent OF column in the
Brooklyn Union aud winds up in favor Of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
The political contest in Maine is waxing
warm, for the election there is close at hand,
coming September - The greatest interest
is felt in the Legislature, for on that depends
the choice of L. S senator. The friends of
Mr.. Morrill, are working hard to secure his
reelection, and the friends Of Gov Chamber
lain are also pressing his claims. 1t is NOT
yet evident which will come out ahead.
Boston is a rich place, as the assessors
books show it to be worth about s5S4,0OO,OO0
--and those books are not up to the mark
and probably rigid valuation would make
the amount of valuation very much larger.
In ten years the value Of property has more
than doubled, as the figures in 1860 were
s216'S6l'OOo. Part Of this Increase pro-
eeods from the annexation Of places in such
good standing as Roxbury and Dorchester
The New York TriJuqe complains that
Admiral Farragut had beou dead some time
before the flag was raised at half mast on the
New York City Hall, though Florence Scan.
mel who died some weeks ago from the eff.
feet of wounds received in q rum-holc, With
or he and his friends had gone for the ayowod
purpose of MASKING some opponents, was
honored with flags at hafmast, an abundance