Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-23
Notes and Comments.

The new frontier Of Germany and France
was definitely recognized on the 9TH OF
August just a year and day from The bat
tie Of Worth
--Thurlow Weed, who arrived a, New
York from England on Sunday is not so low
as the letters received from England indicat-
cd. lie is indeed quite feeble, aud returned
earlier than he expected to, because he found
himself unable to travel But he is in bet
ter health than when he left home. we are
glad to learn, and expects to find, when he
RECEIVERS from the fatigue Of his journey, that
he has received substantial benefits from it.
A democratic journal in Texas wants
only ga white mans government, Uncontrolled
and upheld by white men, for the benefit Of
the posterity Of white men, and them only
This is liberal for Southern democrat, for
the posterity of white men" would embrace
las said white men did their mothers) largo
number Of persons known as muattocs quad.
rooms, octoroon. "and SIGH They are
progressing in Texas
Secretary Boutwell, has Withdrawn the
proposals for loans at 1 and / per cent
This leaves only s5OO,OOOOOO 6yes (jsl to
negotiate and the fyes js are divided into
two parts one Of 100000 900, which is now
going through the markets Of Europe and
America, aud which is expected to be disposed
of soon and another of s3O0OO0,00 which,
we presume will be tackled as soon a. the
first shall have been taken.
"A French deputatiou is ia Dublin, which
place it visits for the purpose Of thanking the
Irish for the aid they sent to France during
the late war On Thursday night a banquet
was given to the deputation, and on tine Lord
Mayor proposing the toast Of " The Queen, 60
storm of misses rose, which lasted for some
minutes. This /. not very crelitabIe to Irish
gallantry. An unacceptable toast should be
received in silence
A novelty Of the coming OM and Neic
magazine will be "a union novel; " written at
the suggestion Of the editor and entitled
" Six Of one and haICdozen Of the other. "
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe will write the
first instalment, then Mrs. \. d. T. Whitney
will take it up and write enough for another
number Miss Lucretia 2. Hale a sister Of
the editor will follow with another number
Frederick w Loring, a recent Harvard grad
uate, another and Mr. Hale will bring up
with the conclusion
A deeply interesting season wa, enjoyed
at the Baptist church at Shelburne Falls,
Mass on q recent Sabbath evening DR..
Gray baptized five candidates, four Of them
young ladies. Upon the baptism of the first
candidate, young man, the four young
ladies, dressed in white robes, rose in the con.
gregaton and sung will follow Thee.
my Saviour" etc Then while the congre.
cation took up the chorus one passed into
the baptistery, and on rising from the water
the remaining three sung another stanla, and
another stepped into the baptismal waters
and so continued till all had been baptized
That was sad commentary on those
whose minds are supposed to be fixed on i'm.
mortal things when a, tho ro.on, ,ro,ho3;.,
!, Tovo tho br,,hr,, In. -.
to 6sticuiis in discussing the question Of the
s;,c,Joos. oe .,oo,o, ~ n. STU.
norncod ,b. mama 80 ..I,r,,o,o,s a..,o.,,;.
in, a,d s;nfl o,I - ~. ,.;o,. ...t.. IN
the claric,l mo,obors IF tho corroo,ion oo;,,;
d.d Tbo lao br,,h,,. houo,.. IL
,;cLod IN tho n.s,;mo andhac,-a Ion.1.l.-I
ro;n,ed and no,sonol, ,ono.. rs az.
hrou,b the roam o.. bon,b ,bo o,o.,;,a
were one of real and vital importance. 1t f..
not long since controversy wa. had bo,veen
two religious periodicals, the bone Of con,en.
ton being oWhat is the object Of Washing
the feet?'
Gable dispatches say that one or two
cases Of cholera have appeared in both Paris
and London. and there is great alarm in the
former city, for fear the pestilence will .pread
rapidly, owing to the immense number of de-
composed bodies Of victims of the late war.
which are buried in the immediate neighbor.
hood. Late German papers also express
much apprehension at the rapidity with which
the cholera is spreading in the Baltic provin.
ces of Prussia and all Europe seems to be
adopting preventive measures. II is now 50
late in the season that there i, small danger
of the cholera appearing as an epidemic in
this country, this year but when it does
come it will find fine field in New York and
Boston II the papers Of those cities give cor
rect accounts Of the filth existing in them.
The Nation paper which always weighs
its words and habitualy speaks with modera.
ton, refers thus to the recent retirement Of
Commissioner Parker from the Indian Blu.