Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-10
Notes and Comments.

and the publication OF Bibles AMI religious
books amounted to less than $4,000, 600
But the consumption Of artificial flowers by
the American ladies is put at slj,000000.
The President has recently issued proc
lamation announcing the ku.klux law, and
more announcing that he intends to enforce
It with the whole power Of the government,
which must convince the perpetrators Of out
RACES at the South that he means business, 80
and they will DO well to heed it.
Gov Smith president Of the Northern
Pacific road, has just returned from a visit
to the finished portion Of the line in Mime.
sofa and reports it as most thoroughly built
and the work on the extension progressing
rapidly The men who are connected with
this enterprise in all the departments, seem
determined to give the nation an honest re-.
turn for its liberal endowment, and leave no
cause for complaint or criticism on the part
Of the public
There is nearer approach to peace with
the Indian tribes on the frontiers now than
there has been any time before for the last
forty years. The reason for this is that the
element Of honesty has been introduced into
relations between the Government and the
barbariaps Probably there is not too much
Of this rare element used now but little Of
it, goes great way on the frontiers The
administration deserves great credit for its
management of the Indians
When the Italians occupied Rome. and
the temporal sovereignty Of the Popc-yas cx.
tiugushed, the Italian Government promised
him certain guarantees of personal protection
and dignity in the changed relations This
promise has been kept and the Italian Par.
Lament has been engaged during the past
week upon bill embodying the profered Sc.
curity. There is no doubt Of its passage 1t
permits the Pontf to continue his court of
ambassadors and to make appointment, Of
religious character without royal confirmation.
A new and important question has arisen
in the United States District Court in bank.
ruptcy in New York 1t has been found that
in majority Of instances no account has been
rendered Of the sums paid by bonkupts to
their lawyers and as all the asset. Of bank
rupt belong to his creditors, il is claimed that
a bankrupt has no right to fee counsel with
any Of the proceeds Of his estate and that
counsel in receiving such fees Involuntary
take the place Of debtors, and may be sued.
1t is said that Judge Blatchiord will make an
order on the subject
An invitation to northern men to settle ia
Georgia, setting forth the advantages Of soil
and climate, and promising fellowship and
protection, has been sent ont by Linton Steph-
ems and some twenty-five or thirty other citi-
zens Of that state. Aud doubtless these men
are sincere, and would extend hearty wei.
come to any and every northern man. But
that this cannot be said of their neighbors, or
Of the South at large, is only too evident, and
all invitations of this kind remind US Of that
tabled one extended by the spider to the ay,
to come into the prettie,t little parlor you
ever did SPY.
In 1866, when the Feuians set about
releasing ireland from the British rule by
attempting to capture Canada, they left twenty
of their number in the hands Of the Canadian
These prisoners were subsequently,
tried in the Canadian courts, aud were sem
fenced to be banged Their sentence was
committed, however, to imprison.
ment for twenty years in the pcuitentiary at
Kingston. Since that time three Of their
number have been released, but the remaining
seventeen are still serving out their sentence.
All of them, although of Irish berth, are nat
uralizeI citizens Of the United States.
The New York Tribu1ie has now done
good thing by exposing the iortune-telcrs of
that city. 1t shows that while they prey
upon the ignorant and weak by pretending to
tell fortunes, they do a much larger business
as PROGRESSES, pandering to the passions Of
the vicious, and leading astray the yirtuous.
The TriJUHe gives no names, for it does not
care to advertise the hags it has been at the
pains to interview, but it kindly promises to
point out their dens to Chief Of Police Kelso.
But there is little prospect that he will allow
himself to be introduced, or will lift his fin
ger to stop the netarious bushes, brought so
sharply to his notice
The Free Masons Of Paris have exerted
themselves to procure au armistice for the
burying Of the fallen, and have also endeayor-
ed to promote peace. While Napoleon ruled
he always took care to have friend Of his
own in the Office of Grand Master of the
Order. Prince Lucien Murat was for long
time c. NJ, then Marshal Magnon, who died
while occupying the chair, AMI then Gen
Mellinet. The last named is or was a prison.
er among the Reds, but he is safe to come to
no harm. The brethren had no great affection
for him, but they are certain to protect him.
Who is the present Grand Master has not
transpired, but there is no doubt after Ma
poleons fall, the craft would decline to re-
tain any friend OF his.
There is report that the confederate cot.
ton bonds are included in the arrangement
made by the Joint High Commission. We
find it very difficult to believe in the mere
possibility of this, but if the report should
be true, We hope the Senate will kick the
whole arrangement out of their chamber as
soon as it shall be laid before them. We
should as soon think of entertaining claim
for the sinking of the AiaJapta as Of con-
sidering that of the confederate bondholders.
Even the English government could not we
should think, have proposed that the cotton
bonds should be brought before the Commits
sion. ANY American who should favor their
consideration would be ruined beyond the
hana he r.