Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-04-26
Notes and Comments.

nomination for reelection He also express
SEES The opinion that Mr. Collax will again be
nominated for the Vice Presidency
- President Grant is visiting his farm at
st. Louis At q mousirous reception givh
him at indianapolis, the President was intro.
duccd by Gov. Baker, and responded briefly,
after which Gov Morton made speech Of
some length
The Grand Duke Alexis, the thrd son
Of the Car Of Russia. will sail from Cron-
.mdt for New York in the middle Of May in
the Imperial yacht, escorted by several Rus
sian naval vessels. The State Department, in
conjunction with the Russian Legation are
making arrangement. for his reception early
in June
On the l.t Of May next the special or
license tax required for all kinds Of duties
expires, except that Of tobacco and liquor
dealers which continue, in force Couse-
qucudy it /. estimated that the receipts for
the ensuing year will be decreased about
sljo000o0o The only revenue collected
after May will DE from incomes. stamps,
tobacco aud liquor
"A singular and lrightlul accident occur
red on Friday afternoon at the lloosac Tuu-
mel. During thunder storm bolt of cleo
triciiy following the rails into the tunnel cx.
plodcd several charges OF uitro-g yceriue
which workmcn had Just filed The shock
was terrific, aud four men, Superintendent
Mason, Foreman Dunn, Robert Roberts and
+. W. Ryecroit were instantly killed, their
bodies being blown into hundreds Of pieces.
The republicans, Of jamestown, n. Y,
adopted resolutions, Saturday,
Winaus as traitor to the party, re-
pudiating him as a representative, demanding
his resignation and requesting him never to
return to that Assembly district, but to take
up his residence in the bloody sixth ward
Of New York, among his congenia associates
The attempts to connect Senator Eenton with
Winanss transactions is pronounced despica.
BILE and worthy Of unqualified condemnation.
The Legislature of Nebraska, which
adjourned fortnight ago, after an unsuc.
cessiul attempt to impeach Gov. Butler, pass
ed bill for convention to revise the consti-
tuition Of the State. Both parties favored
the convention, which will assemble on the
18th Of June, the election for delegates being
held month previous 4 month later
constitutional convention will be held in
North Carolina, bill ordering it having Just
passed the Legislature
-Euglish Methoists, among whom the
AIormons obtain many converts, are organic.
ing a sytcm by which they hope to obtain
back many Of the deludcd people from the
ranks of Brigham Young The plan Of OPP
erotons proposed is to carry the spiritual
war into the enemy's country and reconvert
the blaekslders TO accomplish this mission
arie. are to be sent out to Utah from Eng
land, aud by sere, Of camp-mootings near
the city Of the Saints convince them Of the
Of their poygamic habits,
At present, IA, far as known, the capital
of the Erie railroad stands at $50 800 600,
Of which SIS, 100000 is common stock and
$500 900 preferred capital In October,
1867, when Gould and Fisk took the road
the capital was S2j 100000, and from the
statement above it will be seen that those
gentlemen have made use of their time and
opportunities. But no one need suppose that
they will stop with eighty-six millions, and
this statement of the capital of Erie must be
labeled like the tickets Of the road good
for this day only"
Just before Gen. Grant started for the
West he told gentleman, who. appealed to
him 10 the interest Of business and trade
that there was to be no change in the treas
ury department that Mr. Boutwell, had not
expressed any intention of resiguiug, and he
had no desire to have him 90. This seems
to be authentic, and ought to be reassuring,
but still it is the general impression in Wash.
ngton that there is to be reorganization of
the cabinet when the Senate meets again, and
that Mr. Boutwell,, as well as Secretary Fish
and Attorney General Akerman, will retire.
How much reason there is for this impress
sion, if any, we shall see in due time.
Some Of the republican members of the
New York Legislature, and other republican
politicians at Albany, have formed new or.
ganization, with the object Of excluding Tam
many republicans from the party and making
it independent of either the Conkling or Fem
ton wings The movement is started by a
few men, and those not powerful in politics,
but is worthy Of notice as an indication that
the rank aud file Of the republican party in
New York have lost faith in their leaders,
and think about setting up for themselves.
And whether this attempt succeeds or not,
there can be no doubt that the republican
party in the state need. recognizing badly
enough
The efforts to secure a RESUMPTION of
work in the Pennsylvania coal mines are, up
to this time, failure The miners seem to
be masters Of the situation The transporta.
ton companies, desiring to obtain the con.
troll Of the business, few months ago put ur
the rates of transportation so high as to be
prohibtory hoping that they would be able
to starye the miners into submission. But
the miners still held out. Attempts were
then made to secure satisfactory terms by
arbitration, but these have failed. The sup
ply Of coal is so reduced that work must soor
be resumed, aud it is quite probable that tn,
miners will get not simply the wages they
demanded at first, but even further conees
sions. Persons in a position to be well in
formed predict that by the first of May, there
will be full resumption Of mining operations
but they are not of tho opinion that we are tc
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