Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-26

The Missouri Legislature Friday rati-
fed the 10th Amendment The vote stood in
the Senate % to 3, and in the House SO to "a.
The Monroe (Ga) Advertiser says -
Is If the negroes are re-seated in the Logis-
lature-as they undoubtedly will be-this
country will be represented in the lower
House by Judge Monroe Clover aud his
former slave, George Clover"
Two prisoners, recently discharged from
the Massachusetts State Prison on the ground
that they were innocent of the crime for
which they were convicted, are about to bring
a claim against the State for damages. They
have been confined for four years.
The Bellows Falls Times says -" 1t is
fortunate that the Woman Suffrage campaign
is to come off this winter. The men will
have more time to stay at home and attend
to such domestic duties as may be necessary,
while the women are attending to the cam
paign."
Last week the New York Tribune COM
pany divided 100000 dividend on their
stock. The share, including salary of editor
Greeley, was $4,000; that of Samuel Sin
clair, salary also included, s44 $50; DR..
Aver Of Lowell picked up s25, $50 as his
portion; the heirs of the late A. D. Richard
sou $3.50, and others larger and smaller
sums.
The President has expressed his desire
that in the new tariff bill the free list shall be
enlarged so as to include all articles geuer-
ally used in this country which do not COM
pete with American productions. Having
paid off in the ten months of his adminstra-
ton eighty millions of the public debt, he now
proposes to give the people some of the bene-
fits of his economy,
We record with much pleasure the fact
that the Maine Legislature on Tuesday elect
ed the Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill, as United States
Senator from that State. Mr. Morrill, has
loag been one of the strong, steadfast and
faithful Union men Of Maine, and it will af-
ford great number of republicans through
out the country much qualification that his
displacement has been made right.
The Iowa Legislature has elected J. B.
Howell, editor of The Gate City, Keokuk, to
the T. S. Senate for the remnant of Grimes
term, and Hon. George G. Wright of Des
Moines for the full term of six years Judge
Wright is one Of the strongest men in the
State.
Even the N. Y. Independent, which ad-
vocates Woman Suffrage, complains that of
the nearly thirty officers chosen of the Wo-
man Suffrage Association OF Vermont, not
one is woman, while the Burlington Free
Press (uhgallantly?) says, the connection
OF Vermont women with the suffrage move.
ment, has thus far been confined to half
dozen anonymous contributions in the news
papers
--Governor-elect Alcorn of Mississippi has
been elected U. S. Senator for the long term,
and Gen. Ames, of the army, for the short
term. These elections arc said to be very
satisfactory to leading Republicans in Wash
ington. The President expressed to New
England Senator much qualification at Gen.
Ames' election, but regretted that the army
would lose his services, he being one of the
most brilliant officers in the service.
Ohio wheeled into line on the fifteenth
amendment Friday, the House, in concurrence
with the Senate, passing the ratification res
oluton, 81 to 55, four of the reform or
striped members voting for it. This was more
than the country had dared to hope for, aud
secures the success of the amendment beyond
doubt. Iowa also ratified, the same day,
making the whole number of ratifying states
81 But one more is needed and Nebraska
and Texas contend for the honor of "driying
the last spike"
"A new party was organized in New YORK
Thursday night last under the name of 1.-THE
New Democracy" The founders base the
party on the fundamental principle Of requir.
ing the reference to the people of all laws
passed by their Legislative Representatives,
as is done in several of the Swiss cantons, aud
besides advocating Woman Suffrage, favor the
running of all the railroads and telegraphs by
the government. The meeting was presided
over by Mr.. Leander Thompson, and many
ladies were present
The Bombay Isdia) Gazette, we'll in-
formed journal, estimates the deaths from
want of food in all Rajpootaaa at not fewer
than half a million aud besides. pestilence
has, as usual. followed famine. For the last
two months the people have been cut down By
a most persistent fever and murrain, or swell.
ing Of the limbs and face, caused by living on
grass seed The people have lost heart, and
the mortality is saddeaing. la some villages,
FROM ten to twelve per cent. of the inhabi-
tants died during the month of October alone.