Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-29
Notes aud Comments.

Attorney beueral Akcrtnan was counrm-
ed by the Senate in executive session Thurs
day. The yeas and nays were not even call
ed. The new Attorney.Geueral was sworn in
on Saturday
AN Indictment has been found against
that model officer, ex-Colleotor Bailey. Now
if the police could only complete the work of
the grand jury, and find Bailey himself!
But government doesn't want him found and
so he'll be found wanting.
1t is intmatod that Mr.. Bingham, NJ.
G. from Ohio, is willing to serve his country
in the capacity of Minister to Italy. We
sincerely trust that Mr. Bingham aspirations
in this direction may not be realized Hon.
George p. Marsh, from this State who has
filled this position with signal ability for the
last eight years, will, we trust be retained.
The United States Senate has agreed, by
vote of "a to %, to abolish the income tax
altogether OF the New England Senators
Messrs. Anthony, Buckingham, Ferry, Trum-
bull Sumner and Wilson voted to abolish (;
while Mcssrs. IIamlin and Morrill,, Of Maine,
Morrill,, of Vermont, and Sprague, Of Rhode
Island, voted for retention Of the tax.
There are further rumors of Mr. Fishs
intentions to resign. Doubt is thrown upon
their truth by the fact that they are coupled
with the story that he retires from the Cabi-
net to relieve Mr., Motley at the Court Of St.
James, the latter gentlemen having failed to
be as positive about Alabama claims as his
instructions warranted
Senator Wilson has taken a decided
stand against the importation of seryile labor
either to take the place Of the emancipated
men Of the South or the workingmen Of the
North He says he is opposed to casting a
dragnet over the whole world and gathering
up the degraded portion of mankind to lower
the price of labor and degrade the working
men of United States.
1T has been decided that The Mystery
of Edwin Brood" like Thackeray's " Denis
Duyal" shall forever remain a fragment
Mr., Chapman, the publisher Of Dickens
works, has sent a statement to the newspapers
that only one-half of Dickens story was
written. 1t will be published as far as it
was written, and no one will be permitted to
finish it.
An explosion of nitro-glycerine at Wor-
cester, Mass, Thursday had the effect of an
earthquake. One man was killed, and about
thirty wounded. The shock was felt all over
the city, and at points twenty miles distant
Bells were rung windows smashed and crock.
cry and furniture broken. Heavy bars were
thrown nearly quarter Of mile The dam
age is estimated at $4,000
The Apportionment bill before Congress,
met with stronger opposition than was anti
cipated, and was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. 1t is not likely to come W
again this session. The Representatives O
the Eastern and Middle States voted in
body to commit the bill. Some of the mem
bers were against it because it looked to al
immediate change in district boundaries anC
might impcril their return to Congress.
The sheep-skin pills are now in full
blast all over the country, and the telegraph
daily reports new grist of DDS, Lids
etc One cannot but take pride in country
that boasts the latent erudition annually la
beed during our commencement season W,
have already debased' the A. b. and A. n,
so that no one cares to use them, aud if the
other titles meet the same fate, the republic
will doubtless survive the catastrophe,