Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-04
Notes and Comments.

]
-Govenor Hendee is so much improved
as to be able to ride out on fair days, though
the condition Of his lungs yet requires some
caution.
Mr. Spencer has been forced out Of the
defense of Mcfarland by the indignation o
the other lawyers because he confessed he
had libeled Mrs. Calhoun uukle, and did il
with their approval
Among the appointments for class day
at Dartmouth, are the following Vermont
boys Address to the President, Henry W
Towksbury, West Randolph; Prophecies j
Ware Dearborn, Windsor Address to the
" Old Line" s. c. Farnham Topsham
The Bellows Falls Times gives press.
ing invitation to the State Committee to hold
the next State Republican Convention at that
place. having been moved thereto by the fact
that the village has ample hall and hoteI
accommodations, and that its railroad facli.
ties are unsurpassed.
1t is reported from Mississippi by 0
gentleman who has visited almost every por
ton Of the State during the past forty days
that everybody almost everywhere, has giyoI
his best energies to the planting Of a cottor
crop, and very often to the entire exclusion
Of everything else
The friends of San Domingo in the Sen
ate have become so confident that it is sale
they intend to bring the treaty up again, mex
week, and press it to a vote. This is in ac
cordonce with previous reports that the Pres
ident has been making converts to his view
Of this matter lately.
"A Milwaukee Judge wouldn't make
railroad company pay a man only $4,000 70
killing his wife, just because he had got mar
ricd again before ne had ought TO- IIo,
would that judge or the railroad compan
like to 60 without a wife until lawsuit wa
settled, when everything was ready for tn
wedding?
The City Council of Dover have ar
pointed a committee to make arrangement
for a suitable public reception Of Hon job
=. Hale, on his arrival home from Europ
about the first of June Mr. Hale has bee
absent five years and the citizens Of Dove
properly deem his return a fitting occasio
to testify their respect aud love for him b.
an appropriate demonstration Of welcome"
The New York soross has adopted tn
sensible resolution, that if an effort shoul,
he made to revive the dirty and disgustu
fashion Of trailing skirts in the street tina
the universal voice of American women shoul
utter protest that would be heard through
out the country and Europe, and prove th'
whoever may choose to follow the sensele,
lead of court or coterie, American wome
can think and act for themselves"
An officer Of the U. 5. Navy, who ha
just arrived at Washington from Yokohama
says it was reliably ascertained there tbs
Capt Eyre, Of the Bombay, would hay
stopped his vessel after running into the One
da but for the implorations Of Lady tempt,
wife Of the British minister, who was apprC
hensive that the ship would be wreck.
is the opinion at Yokohama that Capt Eyr
is weak rather than bad man.
We call attention to the notice, in al
other column, of Hon. c. w Willard, on
Congressman, for a competitive cxaminatio
for position in the Naval Academy Tn
seems fair way of disposing of these of
times yexatious appointments. Though NJ
Willard has selected excellent men to const
tute the examining board, it is not appareu
why they were all taken from single tow
not to say county, when the whole District
equally interested.
Divers have visited the wreck Of til
Oneida, and find her l23 feet beneath tn
surface Of the water She sits upright on tb
bottom, her deck being 1913 feet from the sun
face The diver found that the ship was Gu
from the mizzen rigging Cat an angle Of abou
forty degrees across the whole stern of tn
ship, her timbers, far below the water lin,
being crushed and broken, the captains cal
in cut in two, and the wheel and steerin
gear carried away, and, in fact, the Who'll
side and end Of the ship stove in or cut away
The investigation confirms the testimony
those on board about the location and charac
ter of the injuries. The guns and armamen
in the after part Of the ship except one ar
all in place. The diver brought up a swor
and lacquered box which he gave to Ministe
belong. He expressed the belief that
will be impractieable to raise the ship, bu
that the splendid battery, personal effect,
etc, can be secured.