Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-03
Notes and Comments.


But &" it is said" remarks the Toledo Blade,
" that Senator Summers house is fairly cum.
bered with gifts received from our reprcscn-
tatves abroad during his Craftsmanship Of the
committee on foreign relations. They over
flow every room, from the wine vault to the
attic Some Of them are Of great value in a
commercial point Of view"
The only surviving grandson Of the Hero
Of Ticonderogi writes " As a good deal
of prominence is given to an individual call.
ed Ethan Allen, who appears to be somewhat
active in the Greeley organization will you
oblige the only surviving grandson Of Colonel
Ethan Allen Of revolutionary memory by
stating that this Greeley Allen is not in the
slightest manner connected with the old horo's
family
Tie railroads Of Great Britain and Ire.
land, now being worked, have 1921 miles
Of track, and cost two thousand five hundred
millions Of dollars, or FIVE times the annual
value Of all the real property in the United
Kingdom. This sum is also about two.thrd.
Of the national debt. The value Of the roll
ing stock exceeds one hundred and fifty mil
lions of dollars, and one hundred thousand
officers aud servants are employed.
The Hon. Ben Wade has written letter
in which he speaks as follows in regard to the
Democratic party and Greeley When a
great political party has become so conscious
" depravcd that they feel there is no hope
Of reform, suicide may perhaps in such case
be virtue, and such seems to be the condition
Of the Democratic party at this time By
adopting Mr. Greeley as their standard bearer
they deliberately admit, if they are honest
that the poorest, weakest, most vacillatinl
and uncertain Republican is an improvement
on anything to be found in their own party
Concerning the Republican party he says
" To doubt the success Of such party whcl
pitted against the broken cohorts of the ole
slavery party is an insult to the iutelligenc,
and virtue Of the American people,
Tho unhappy World begins to see tina
the nomination Of Mr. Greeley at Baltimore
is altogether probable. But it is far frou
being reconciled. " If Mr. Greeley should b,
endorsed at Baltimore" it says, "the endorse
ment would not represent the Democrats
party, but only its trading politicians Tn
/ World thinks there will be no bolt, thougl
when such papers as the Chicago Times an,
the New York States ZeUang, which bay
long been influential and widely circulated
in the Democratic party, declare that unde
40 circumstances will they support Mr.. Gree
ley, we do not know what it is, if it be not
bolt The danger is not from a bolt say
the World but from the disgust and apath
Of multitudcs Of Democrats who will sullenl
stay away from thepols when they are aske
to vote for the chief hbeler Of their party.
And it concludes " There are hundreds c
thousands Of Democrats who cannot be india
ced to vote for Greeley" Let the funer'
go on
An official exhibit has just been made by tn
Treasury Department Of the losses in the co
lection Of customs and internal revenue, b
depostors in national banks and through d,
fauting public officials. 1t appears tia
from all these sources, the estimated ultimat
loss to the government is $4,000 out
1888 ,00Q,0 600, or the one two-haudred'
part Of one per cent, being somewhat le
than So in 100000. Yet it is the admin
tration which can make such a showing
this which the American people are asked
superscde for one made up by Horace Gre
, ley, out Of such timber as Fenton, W0rmot
; and Cocbrane. They arenot likely to do it, f,
' they are only confirmed by this exhibit
! their belief that the Administration vhiC
!. makes it is one Of the most honest and &c
s nomical the country ever had, aud that
n continuance is essential to the prosperity
the country.
2, The recent financial exhibit Of the Broo
yn Bridge Company gives some idea Of Il
extent Of the undertaking involved in throw
y ing suspension bridge across the East riv
between New York and Brooklyn The VOL
4 is but little more than begun yet, and the c
- pendtures have already reached nearly thr
81 dol ba
/. lyn side has been carredup to an elevation
= one hundred feet above high water, and
W progressing steadily upward. The foundati
. of the tower on the New York side has be
!. sunk to its faal depth of about eighty fec
n and if no accidents intervene it will be fms
.. ed to high water mark within month. Amo
d the items of expenditure are such sums as 1
a following Material and labor, S732 903 G
ID cheering department, sl23,209 land la
Is damages and buildings, 1882 673 casions a
<. material, $4,000; and to William C Knil
i? ley, for experimenting the work, 1925, 00O
81 The excitement in regard to the strik
D. for eight hours in New York city is fast d
le ing out. Some of the men are still out, b
eS there is scarcely any hope of their sucee
T. Indeed the Tribune declares that the stri
e. is virtually at an end, the workingmen, wi
10 few exceptions, seeking nov only to return
their deserted shops. 1t hardly seems pre-
CT able that similar movement can be enter
ID upon at any future time with better hope
y success, even should it be inaugurated gen,
g. ally and simultaneously throughout the cou
d try "a result which would, in the nature fthin
OIL be impossible, as a sudden stoppage of all
dustry would provo as fatal to the workm
as to any other class. The present def
l. may, therefore, be regarded as decisive, a
ne we may assume as its result that the ely
b. hour rule is in no immediate danger of q
Ut eral adoption in this country The standa
I'D IF the days labor will continue to be regu
y ted, as it should be, by the varied necessit
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