Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-16
Notes and Comments.

ohs came To Ericls because my N""'N"
,ome to time when money was called ior-
1ut failures were few, the returns of wounded
being large, while of killed they are small.
Mrs Vallaudigham, the wife Of the Ohio
politician, is dead, having survived her hus-
band but short time. She has never re.
covered from the shock Of his sudden and
terrible death, and died at her old home in
Cumberland, Md, Sunday morning.
SO far as is known at the War Depart
ment, the rebels captured $50 flags from loyal
regiments during the late war, aud the boys
in blue retalated to the extent Of capturing
3s6 flags from johnny Reb Massachusetts,
took 10.
-Adyiccs from the Cape Of Good Hope
show that the Diamond Fields are richer than
mud Great discoveries are announced, and
all anticipations are much exceeded AZ the
rate thing. are going on, men will cease, when
thinking Of diamonds, to let their minds rum
upon Brazil ard Golcondl
Senator sumner has declined the pres
ent Of the gold medal sent to him some time
ago by prominent citizens Of Hayt because
he believes the text Of the constitution pro-
hbit- him from receiving present from q
foreign government while he is a Senator Of
the United States. or occupies any other Off
cial station
Montana, which for some year, has been
represented ia Congress bya Democratic deli
cgatc, has been redcemed, aud at the last
election Republican delegate was elected
by majority of about one thousand Their
" new departure has not been Of much al.
vantage to Democrat. at the recent elec-
tions
"A singular fatality surrounds Niagara
Falls, as no less than eight persons have this
year been swept over to a terrible grave. The
latest instance occurred last Wednesday when
two men attempting to eros, near Navy Isl
and at midnight were carried down the cur
rent and made the awful leap. One of the
bodies have been found and pieces Of the
boat have been picked up
me last statement concerning the cotton
crop puts 1t at tfoo ooo bales ln'' Is
half as high again as it wa. put few weeks
since; aad few week. hence we shall know
,rht .,I .t.t.,,o,t ,.,,.,. ,.....t A. t..l
Wn''H statement comes nearest the truth
One thing Us evident aud that 49, that cotton
was not abolished with slavery but st'Il lives
and grows. Its shadow is not likely to be
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y "O' ''''''''''''s
Inc war on poIygamy ia tan has COM
menced III earnest \ woman whose Nor
mon husband mas taken a second "ie' brings
charge oil adultery against inc ln'ru'e''
ana the courts are Akeiy 10 nave nice time
oil 1t before the case is hnlshed' Now that a
woman has LED on IN TINS crusade against po-
'ygamy' we sna'' not DC surprised TO see some
P'os'''' "''u' III u.' 's'''s ''0' ''o'''"' vi I've
',''' '
a passenger on 'ne steamboat "'''hsid'
az '''' ','ne u inc recent "a l9os'o" ''y' '"''
uo'' o' Tue gre" were III inc e"s'ue 'oou'
'''' '0' minutes '''' ~ vac "a F'Oa'O"'
Auolher passenger 'eS'lnes 'na' nFe minutes
before tue explosion he saw the engineer asleep
on ano'ner part oil the boat lheFe Is evil
dence oil careles'ness on the part OF the lnspec'
tor VINO recently examined the boiler The
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from saratoga ana the other great wa
'enng places mere comes complaint OF a
crowd mueh less dense ana d season much less
proh'aDIe 'han usual one reason Is the
GOODNESS OF the weather but another is plain
to one VINO seeks the quie'eF resorts among
the mountains and hnds them full OF people
who are sek OF the shows OF Saratoga and
Newport and VINO nave learned 10 choose
'''''"s p''''' "'''' '"'y "''J ""' ''''
Some queer scenes ensue Ia wyoming
where the women vote serve on Juries' Nc'
Ike their lords aud masters Recently SIX
married ladies' ana as many gentlemen were
empanne'ed upon murder case there ana 1t
became necessary to lock them up all night
Three oil the husbands ''ormea ana ravea al
'ne Juug'' anu n','-',o4'" 'n''u,'n maui '"'
cour'-nouSel'ig WIN 'u''r 'iie'' ou' 'i' Jug
was '"'No'AO''' '"' Pu' '''"' ""''i 'o'N anu
Key
There can be no need tins year OF either
oa.lng poor peAcn''' OF paying eAofD''an'
Pr''e' 'o' sO0u o"'S' i"e ~ ! Nl"e'S o'
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