Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-03-08
Notes and Comments.

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Tho directors Of the Webster Bank
Boston, with singular magnanimity have
presented their detaulting cashier with 81 SOC
until he can establish himself in business.
Rome, before its occupation by the TIA.
lians had two newspapers now it has TWEEN.
ty. That tells the whole story Of the chang,
Of government
Miss Chase daughter Of the Chief Jus
ticc, who added new interest and beauty t
the ballads Of Mother Goose by her oxquisit,
illustrations, is engaged in similarly treating
jean lngelow's Songs of Seven"
The annual report for 1870 of the Bug
hamton, (N.Y) lucbriatc Asylum claims
that for the past two years and half tn,
cures have been sixty.thrce per cent Of tn,
cases treated
Temperance has made such progress al
Washington that it is no longer common tc
see drunken Senators on the closing nights oil
the sessions Of Congress. After this, never
despair ofany change for the better.
-WilIam r. Clark, formerly editor oil
the LHral Christian, and the best editor il
ever had, is to be Mr.. Tiltou's principal as
sistant in conducting the now paper, tn,
Go,3cl Age.
The Hon. Lee Claain, father Of Gov
Claim Of Massachusetts,, at whose house h,
died last week had a custom, even at the
advanced age Of soycniy-niue, Of frequently
spending an entire day in the woods cAoppinq
fuel for the poor
The internal revenue receipts for the first
eight months Of the current fiscal year have
been Sl0l ,36G, 1872, decrease of sg.gSS. 10Y
from the receipts for the corresponding
months of the previous year. During Feb
ruary the receipts have been Ss,s3S ,SSl. or
s3,2IG,s62 less than during February, 1870.
Gov Acorn, Of Mississippi, and Gov.
Clayton, Of Arkansas, who were elected to
the t. $. Senate for six years from Saturday,
have resolved not to take their seats. Prob
y wy %'0 'I'U " W. So "uu '"e'r lcars
SUI" '"'' 'u' 'o"u,''O" OIL the south Is lar
worse than it was four years since.
ne "i"uS'one Government gained an-
other decisive triumph Friday night when
''s' '''' anu others attacked II upon ITS Irish
p'"'y' lue tories wanted TO adopt arbitrary
measures anu suspend 'ne haoeas corpus at
0"V'' Du' inc Government proposed hrst to
'"'"' INJURY mo the character OF the out
RACES ana the House sustained this view.
Teachers are allowed by law in Vermont
to attend the County Institutes without los.
Of pay on their time. The FIVE days attend.
anc9 are legally rockoned in the service Of
the district, the refusal Of prudential COM
mltiecs to allow the recess, to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Hannah w. Lyman prineipal Of ya.,a,
College died at Poughkeepsie on Tuesday
the list ult' after lingering sickness OF
several months. She was a native Of Mas.
saehusetts' was for many years principal OF
young ladies seminary in Canada, and had
been connected with Vassar college since its
foundation, six years ago
A coal panic ha9 been created in New
York aud other cities by which the price sud
denly went up to near $50 per ton. The
So corner" appears to be past but it is to be
hoped the late action of Congress in abolish.
ing 'Ne da'y on imported coal will help the
people who are consumers and who pay the
bills to some relief
In the House Of Commons on Friday
night Sir Robert Peel stigmatzed Lord Lyons
course as ungencrous and cowardly in desert.
ing the British population in Paris during
the siege, when he was ontreatod by the French
Government to remain, and extolled the coura-
geous devotion Of Mr. Washburne. the Amcri.
can Minister
The war being at an end the cx. E,,o.
ror Napoleon ceases to be a prisoner md has
been released. Wnbelm.bobo i tborer,ro
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