Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-08
Notes and Comments.

present day. Had they been in her place in
stead Of being deceived they would have de-
ccycd the devil
1t is reported that the chiefs Of the re-
bollion in Cuba arc willing to give up the con-
test on condition that their lives and property
are spared, and that the Spanish government
will consent to this
The public debt statement just issued
shows a decrease Of sli3O2,9G2,57 during
the past month Total decrease since March
first s8l ,766lOj39. The coin balance on
hand i. slOG,739,73l,s5, and the currency
balance s142l3,slG,SI
"A large party Of enthusiasts recently
went sailing on Swiss lake, on board ralt
to see the lakes beauties, but less than hall
the party returned twenty of them going to'
the bottom of the lake, and remaining there.
The raft was frail as the lives it was meant to
uphold but did not
The New York Ercuiag Post says,
there IS reason to believe that, brief as is
the strawberry season, the short cake Of
single june manufactured in New York alone
would if piled together, form monument
higher than that Of Bunker hin is, or that Of
Washington win be in 2O70"
Our Democratic friends, oil over the
country, are conquerng their prcudiccs'
against the negroes brayely. In Cleveland,
Ohio, the leading Democratic paper publishes
call signed by 700 Democrats, asking VIM.
h. Ambush, a coIorel brother to consent
to be their candidate for Congress. We are
happy to say that Mr.. A. has consented to
be their candidate.
In Dakotah the great want is school
madams A good school teacher (icmaleD
can get almost any rate Of pay she chooses
to ask there 1t is quite dangerous for spin
sters to venture upon that territory, however,
as the average duration of maiden life is from
three days to three months When the Da.
kotah males cry for female school teachers,
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Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City, and
PROMISES him an attentive and orderly con.
rrerotion DR. Newman has accented and
will 20 there In AUGUST. He will find plenty
of sinners to preach to the prospect Of con.
vert. /. rretty cloudy however.
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cbioorv NJ bis command vbv win mot Cam.
gross Give Hmm ,bc nn5ipg nm and what
otho. io,;i,t;on ho Won't. anl 500 ,,b., ho
would do them
John II. French, ILL. D., the new Sec
rotary, on invitation, attended a school pic.
mic at Bristol, in Addison county, on the 2sth
inst The gathering was large over 200
were present by count. The teachers from
Vcrgennes, Middlobury and Bristol were
present. DR.. French left a very favorable
impression, and all agree that the Board Of
Education have selected man very compc-
tent for the position
The British board of trade the nresident
of which is a cabinet officer nov John BRIGHT
have eepa,red Captoip Eyre of the Bombay
for his heartless conduct BY report from
the board just submitted to Parliament and
signed by Mr. q. Shaw hcieyrc' they say that
the sentence OF six months suspension, So
far from being too severe Is too Ienient a
punishment for the offence which Captain