Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-28
Notes and Comments,
The fund for the national" monument TO
Robert H. Lee now amounts to Sl0,032.

endorsing Grant and Collax, and declaring
them to be the first choice of the Republicans
Of Maine, for President and Vice President.
The fund for the Greeley statue in Print.
ing House Square, New York, reaches about
$1,000. Mr.. Greeley objects to the project
while he is alive, but notwithstanding its pro.
moters seem to be going right along. Sub
scriptions are received in large or small sums
for any one who wishes to contribute.
"A convention has been held at Law
renee Kansas at which delegates to the Phil.
adelphia convention were chosen. Resolutions
were adopted heartily endorsing the present
administration, and iustructing the delegates
to vote for the denomination Of President
Grant
All the Mexican States except Chihua.
hun and Mexico are now affected by the rev.
olution, and it is admitted from government
sources that the Juarist troops have suffered
some reverses The impending conflict at
San Luis Potosi is, however, expected TO be
decisive 1t will at all events probably de-
eide the fate Of the present government.
Orange Judd, in his Agriculturst charg-
ed Marcus L. Bryan, physician, with publish
ing bad book 3" selling medicines to match,
and being an " unmitgated scoundrel, 3" wind
ing up with strongly worded caution to the
public against the man Bryan brought a IL
bel suit against Judd, which has just been ie-
cided in favor Of the latter
When Gen. Grant became President, "a
800 United States bond was worth SS2.72,
in gold it is now worth SlOl in gold. Thi.
advance has added to the value of the bonds
largely held by those who loaned their money
to their country in the darkest days of the
war, s33S,017,4 All Is the Democratic par
ty likely to do better than this?
The Newark journal is anxious to know
where Belmont is, and why a meeting Of the
National Democratic Committee is not called.
1t cannot see why, when other parties are
actively and openly at work everything in
the Democratic camp should wear the vail
of oblivion The blindness of some people is
beyond comprehension.
Hon. Salem Town died at Charlestown,
Massachusetts,, on Saturday, in the house
where he was born, aged nnety-two years.
For several terms be was in the State Legis-
lature. lie was also Colonel on the Amer-
can side in the war of 1912, aud afterwards
was made General in The State militia lie
was widely known as the author of " Towns
Speler.'
The commissioner Of internal revenue
has decided the great scrip dividend case Of
the New York Central railroad, against the
company. Common people have always been
unable to see why the stockholders in Mr.
Vanderbit's big corporation should be cxcus-
ed from paying their income taxes any more
than the rest of US, but the public will be
rather surprised, as well as pleased, after ALL
to hear that that sensible conclusion also pre-.
walls at Washington.
Ohio has taken sensible step toward
reform of the antiquated laws which make the
impaneling of a jury in criminal case of any
Importance such a farcical, as well as absurd,
proceeding. Both branches of the Legislature
have passed bill providing that the reading
of newspaper reports Of a crime shall not
make the reader incompetent to sit as juror
in the case and hereafter in that state iguor-
ance will not be the first requisite for admis-
sion to the jury box.
Sir Charles Dixie delivered a powerful
speech in Chelsea England, Friday evening, on
the evils ofthe monarchy Ample precautions
were taken against disorder, and he was lis
tened to with the closest attention. His speech
was a strong protest against efforts to prevent
free discussion Of the monarchicll principle
and he soemnly warned his opponents not to
push the people too far He alluded to the
existing relations between England and
America, which he said were due in great
measure to the ignorance of our institutions
among the arstocratic classes Of Great
Britain, The speaker was frequently cheered
during his address, which constituted an elo.
quent plea for the political liberty of the
masses
DR.. f. Tourjee, director of the New Eng.
land conservatory Of music, who organized
the great chorus for the peace jubilee of 1869,
publishes circular to the choral societies of
the country, inviting them to participate in
the coming international musical festival.
No less than so choruses and choras of the
great masters are to be thoroughly rehearsed
and work should be commenced on them at
once. Societies will be enrolled and seats as.
signed to them in the coliseum in the order in
which their communications are received sig
niiying their intentions to participate 1t is
suggested that new choral societies be organ
lied where none exist, but that none BE- form
ed of less than Ii members The music will
be furnished gratuitously as soon az publish.
ed. The grand chorus will be limited to 20,
600 voices.
During the year 1871 two hundred
and seyenty-two lives were lost, and six
hundred aud seventy-two people were in
jurcd, more or less seriously, in the mines of
six counties of the Pennsylvania coal region
Two hundred and twenty women were made
widows, aud from FIVE hundred to six hundred
children were made orphans by these disas.
ters. great part Of this misery was caused
by the penuriousness Of the mine owners.
About one-third of the whole number killed
met their death on account of the neglect of
operators to make second openings to their
mines another third fell victims to explo.
sions Of gas, which might have been avoided
if the law providing for thorough examna.
tions of the mines had been complied with.
In Schuylkil county one man was killed for