Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-03-20
Notes and Comments.

The decision OF Mayor Halls case Is put
far in the future by the death of the juror
whose sickness caused an adjournment Of the
court on Monday, an event which renders
necessary going over with the whole trial
anew
Secretary Fish's reply to Earl Gran
vlle's note has made favorable impression
upon the English cabinet, it is reported, and
they see in it an opening for further negotis-
tons. Gentlemen in high official position
think that the conflicting views of the two
governments will be reconciled
Judge Nelson of the supreme court is
still at his home in Cooperstown, N. Y, and
so iufrm that be never expects to take his
seat on the bench again. But he still holds
on to his place. in the hope that democratic
president may be elected, this year, aud have
a chance to appoint his successor.
The revolution at the Grand Opera
House in New York last week was promptly
supplemented at Albany by the passage
through both branches of the legislature Of
what was called the Southuayi bill which
provides not only for the repeal of the Erie
classification act Of 1863, but Tor new cleo
ton Of directors with an honest expression Of
the righ;ful owners Of the stock.
Almond trees, says the Placer tCal.)
Herald Of February "a, are now in hll bloom
here, and peach buds are swollen and begin
to show color; grain and grass ! growing
finely and the bills are green with vegetation.
Pasturage for stock on the commons is now
good and growing better day by dayrapidly
Never have we seen a season open with more
promise to the people of this county than the
present one.
Senator Wilson has gone to Connecticut
having an appointment to speak in New Haven
this evening, and in towns in the northern part
Of the State every evening for the remainder
Of the week Senator Ferry, who is also to
take such part in the canvass as will give the
liberal republicans very little comfort, re.
marked the other day that be should main.
tain in his speeches that the present admins.
tration taken as whole, is the best since
that of Washington.
The Rhode Island Republican Convention
adopted resolutions recognizing the integrity
and honesty Of President Grant, favoring his
denomination, endorsing Schuyler Colfa1
and recommending his denomination Seth
Padelord, the present incumbent, was renom.
mated for Governor on the first formal ballot
and Pardon W. Stevens for Lieut.. Governor
The Wisconsin and Kentucky State Conven.
tions have likewise passed resolutions endors.
ing Grant.
Causes similar to those which are des.
troying buifaoes in this country are at work
in India to extermiuate elephants. In the
Madras Presidency the humber of elephant.
is rapidly diminishing, owing to indiscrini.
nate and wanton destruction of the beasts by
sportsmen, the construction Of railways, and
increasing population. There is great de.
mand for elephants in the service, aud Mr..
Ellis has introduced bill to prevent their
useless and indiscriminate slaughter.
-Concediug that respectable minority
of the Republican party is opposed to the re-
nomination Of Gen. Grant, is it fair that they
should require the majority to surrender ~
No State, in selecting its delegates, has yet
declared against Grant, and we do not know
State that will. The Convention, in all
probability, will be more nearly unit than
any held since the organization of the Re.
publican party. This fact, if it shall prove a
fact should have weight and induce equal
unanimity in the party at large. Feeling
sure that such will be the result, we are quite
reconciled to any fair criticism before the
Convention shall meet. Unity afterwards
will be full compensation for friendly dis.
sent now.
On the 10Th inst. a resolution Of the
Legislature of Minnesota asking Congress to
direct the construction forthwith of shin
canal around the Falls Of Niagara on the
American side was presented in the Senate.
The resolution sets forth that the agricultural
products Of Minnesota and of the whole West
demand new aud cheaper routes to Eastern
and European markets, and that the obstruc.
ton between lakes Erie and Ontario is the
great barrier to continuous navigation on the
northern or lake route, wherefore canal Of
the maximum capacity of the lakes around
said obstruction is vitality desirable.
From the noise made about Senator Conk.
lings influence at the White House. the unso.
phisticated have very naturally supposed that
no appointment was ever made except upon
his recommendation. And yet it is positively
stated that no Senator has made so few recon.
mendations for appointments under the Cen
eral Government, and that be never recon-
mended man for appointment in the New
York Custom House When different i'm
preston is so prevalent, and when the charge
of Interference is SO generally made and SO uni.
versally believed, we can see no improperly
in his desire to have the facts submitted to a
formal investigation.
What to do with the Cincinnati Anti.
Grant " Convention is the question which
agitates the owners of the elephant. Says
the New York Sun "Some of them de-
sire that the Convention should confne itself
to the enunciaticn of principles, and then ad-
journ to day subsequent to the holding Of
the Philadelphia Convention, and at this SEQ
ond meeting take such action as shall be
deemed expedient in view of what shall have
been done at Philadelphia in the matter of a
platform and a nominee for President. 9th
er Reform Republicans prefer that the Gin
cinnati Convention should not only proclaim
the principles, but should nominate candi-
dates"