Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-27
Notes and Comments.


nominated
The Republican State Convention Of
Massachusetts, will be held at Worcester,
Sept 10Th.
Mrs. Woodruff has appeared at the
Spirituaist camp meeting at Plympton,
where, Sunday, she delivered ono Of her
usual indecent harrapgues against marriage.
Tho true Arthur Orion is said to be
now on his way to England from Australia,
to claim a legacy from his mother. The
Tichbornc Claimant may feel easy if this
is true.
The Pope has been pitching into Ameri-
can Freemasous. lie says that they are not
the less accommodated and mathematical
than those elsewhere, and warns the Bish.
ops to beware Of them.
The appeal Of the sen,imentalists in
behalf Of Capt Jack aud bis crowd has
been Of no avail the Modoc chief aud liyo
Of his accompices in the butchory Of the
peace commissioners are to be hung on the
ID Of October. Sensible people will be
Of one mind as to the justice Of this sen
teuce
The great success Of the recent meet.
ing Of Vermont soldiers has inspired the
Massachusetts, soldiers to organize a similar
reunion Of the soldiers sent out by Massa-
chusetis during the war. The preliminary
steps were taken at the recent annual meet
ing at Springfield Of the 3lth Regiment
Association.
Since the Ohio democracy have taken
new departure back to their old party
tabernacle, the question, What course will
the liberal republicans or peoples party
now rursue2 is becoming somewhat in.
terestiug They had meeting in Allen
county the other day, from the reported
proceedings Of which we conjecture that
this peoples party is " Pcteriug out" But
we shall know more as We get into the
deeper water Of the Fall campaign.
Til Sc Meunonites who have come rom
Russia to settle in the West seem to be a
pretty thvifty folk in the things Of this
world. One member Of the party which
arrived at New York, last week, is report
ed to have had $4,000 in gold with him,
and the nineteen families ia the party
counted up 100000 in gold among them,
which is enough to give them a good start
in their new life and to make them a really
valuable acquisition for our new States
Boston is called upon to mourn the
loss Of Gilmore of Jubilee fame, who goc.
to New York on a salary Of $4,000 a year
from the 22l regiment, to organize aud
lead baud Of sixty-dve members for them
lie will take with him some of the best
members Of his present baud, and the 22d
will give the new band one Of tho most ell.
egant uniforms in the country. Win Gil.
more, the 22d hopes to take the front rank
among tae New York troops, not excepting
the famous 7th.
- Chicago shows 1908 names il
the new directory, an increase Of 80 ASS
since 1870 242 churches, LOO publ,
streets, so newspapers, and 81 railroaC
companies The Chicago Tribune assumes
that each name in the directory Representa-
three and a half persons, and figures The
population Of the city to be 4G5,170, OIL
l65,733 more than was given by the gov
ernment census in 1870. And all thes,
statistics, with others, 1t politely refers t,
St. Louis to contemplate.
- Secretary Belknap has obtained ,
large number Of manuscript letters and or
ders Of Gen. Washington, among them hi
General Order book, in which all ORDER
are written in his own hand One Of thes,
orders gives details for the fertilization o
West Point, including the name Of the mel
employed on the work, and another is il
reference to profanity in thearmy, express
ing his disapprobation Of it in strong an,
beautiful language. The Secretary vii
have these papers and orders prepared 70
proper publication.
How well the common people of Eng
land submitted to the allowance Of e25
geo to the Duke Of Edinburgh, may b,
Judged from the fact that while the bill
was under discussion many towns in tn,
country were placarded with bills heade,
" Royal Plunlerer!" "Stop thief" an,
" Pauper Prince Alfred :" and many meet
ngs were held protesting against the in
creased grant to him, and declaring tina
the Queen lacked the first principles of
mother by casting the maintenance Of he
children on the nation.
ANY one would suppose that mai
who had fallen from the Presidency Of tn
Southern Coniederacy to a fugitive in pet
ticoats, would find it in his heart to desir
to forget the past just as soon as possible
But Mr.. Jefferson Davis dou't He ha
just been singing another Of his doleful re
QUEENS over the {" lost cause before tn
Southern Historical Society Mr.. Davi
still has hope for the South, because as h.
puts it, whatever the men may be, be hac
never seen reconstructed woman. JefTer
son once before found hope beneath fem
inine habiliments, though it proved to be
very forlorn one
The Brooklyn Trust Company ma,
well be said to be having hard time these
days. Since the drowning of the default
ing Presidenta few days since, Mr.. Marvin
I. Rodman, its late Secretary, has disap
peared from his residence in Brook n rath
err mysterously, and rumor has it that hi.
flight was caused by the investigation int,
his accounts now being conducted By ex
perts, under orders Of the present directors
II is reported that the bonds deposited as
collateral for his loans are utterly worth
Lass and anothar rntnor "a III, l.