Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-02-02
Notes and Comments.

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at recent session of the Chicago academy
of medicine, in which tho author maintained
that it is easier to find out what ails an infant
than an adult, for though the former cannot
talk, it also cannot play the hypocrite,
-Compositors in the Now York Tribune
Office arc Gucd 10 cents for each profane word
uttered on the premises, the money so gather
ed being given to the poor One unfortunate
chap, new hand, lost nearly weeks wages
one night over a bit Of Grcelcy's manuscript.
--Georgo b. soutor, formerly brilliant
politician ofWcstcrn Ohio, died in Cleveland
a few days ago His latter years were rem
dered useless by intompcraucc. On his death.
bed he gathered his old boon companions
about him aud gave them lecture they will
not soon forget
There is said to be little doubt that the
House will pass bin aboIishiug polygamy To-
Utah, and directing the President to use The
army to execute it, but the Senate is inclined
to wait few years longer and sec if ciyiliza.
ton and the Pacific railroad won't accomplish
the reform peacefully.
-Ni.sissinni seems to lead even New Enc.
land in liberalism q, fine no.,ro one.ti,n Re-.
mort saws her legislature has elected colorcd
man, Mr.. Rcvcls a Methodist clcrpyman. tc
the I-n;tod States Senate 70 so,vc nm Nl,rcl
/, 1871 How our New England pcopl,
would bolt at the proposition to elect com.
peteut colored man to the Senate
Imprisonment for debt has been abolishc.
in England. This reform. which went int,
operation on the lst of January, cmptiol al
the debtors prisons and spondng-houscs it
London. At the White Gross Street Prison
there were o. debtors in confinement Upoi
being informed that they were at liberty. q.
asked to be allowed TO stay uh''' inc mex
aay' as they hau no MONIES 20 20 TO-
"A clerk in the Treasury Department
named John D. Barclay, aged so years, die
Monday. He had been IN the Department
about sixty-fyo years, having been appoIn'c
during Jeiicrson's administration, in lSQ4.-
He was the Oldest clerk ia Washington. IL
never had days leave of nbsenee' and
the time Of his death was entitled, accordn
to the ordinary practice, to over five years
leave.
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inc for the disnosit;on Of useles, military p,
seryot;ors .no,, which bo ;n.l,d.s tbo I
Arsenal ut yerc,nnes lie also rsnor,e
that there is now in tho Trea.urv for II
credit Of the FIND for sick and wounded sd
1iers some $500 GOO eontribu,ed lnripg II
Snr bv reigions denomination. eons,ientiou
" opnosed to BEARING arms and who we,
relieved from duty on the payment of SIS
each.
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ecumenical council, our news of its doings
the merest gossip, In one instance the Ame
lean bishops were represented as the slayi,
adherents of the pope, and the jealous supper
ers of his most extreme professions: viii
again they are declared to be opposed TO Il
dogma of iuGlhbiity on the ground that
will tend to check proselytism among the pro
estants.