Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-26
Notes ind Comments.

the last Legislature censuring Senator sum
ner.
Tie Commercial Bulletin makes the
tantaliing statement that the milk put in-
10 $1,000 worth Of Vermont cheese would
lave brought $4,000, if properly diluted
ald well skinned aud sold in Bostou
Tho Toledo Blade reports the Presi-
det as having said to Senator who i'm
pofuned him to appoint friend to lu-
crl;ve Office, that he proposed to have
some influence with the administration him.
self turing the coming four years
Illinois i, now in the first fresh glow
Of lew constitution which restricts spec
ia legislation. The result is that although
the Legislature has been in session eleven
weeks, it has passed but two bills and one
Of these was supplementary to the other
The ministerial crisis IN England,
which has been matter of some moment
in the political circles Of that country the
pasl week, has been settled by Mr.. Glad
stones resumption Of the premiership, ow-
ing to the unNillinguess Of the opposition
party to form a ministry, with the present
complexion Of parliament.
-Geueral Sckles has furnished the state
department with the figures Of the Cuban
census, from which it appears that the total
population Of the ever.faiihfu isle Is .309.-
81. Of these, 663,l76 are whites, 23S,.
927 free colorcd, 3G3,2sS slaves, and 3d..
400 Asiatics The census shows an ap.
parent decrease since 1867 of l4,706.
Rapid transit in legislation is wanted
in Illinois. The Legislature there has been
in session eleven weeks aud virtually only
one bill has been passed. Aud yet the
Chicago Tribune seems disposed to crow
over this slow.coach legislation when it
So" With this standard Of measure
ment the present Legislature, with its soil
tary chicken, is the best one We have evel
had"
New Jersey has at last emancipated
herself from the railroad thraldom under
which she has SO long suffered. Tom. Scot
has sustained an overwhelming defeat. The
great Jersey lines which through so many
years have carried the Legislature in thei
pocket, find they can no longer hold it. A
general railroad law has been passed, which
authorizes any company to build competing
lines without having to fight the old com
pauies to secure a charter.
Matters in New Orleans have remain
cd quet since the recent riot On Thurs
day Gov. Kellogg issued a proclamation
stating that the delinquent taxes amount t
s2,33l ,s3l, including nearly million and
half, owed in New Orleans He urges tn
citizens to desist from any conspiracy t
resist the payment Of the taxes, and order
the attorney general and parish district a
torneys throughout the state to prosecut
all defaulting tax collectors.
- The New York Times publishes
statement to the effect that Fosters siel
ness just before his execution was due
poison that he told Miss Foster, the ma
ron, that he had taken it during the nigh
that Scannell, Sharkey and King, 10 d
adjoining cells, knew of the fact tn
DR.. Nealis, the prison physician, thinks
would have died or tue pvisou If eAeouti,
had been delayed till ten O'Clock, and th
his weakness on the scaffold was due to
effects,
a That renowned constitution saver
a Andy johnson, has turned up" again wi
!. the Federal constitution clasped to his /
!. som. He insists that the Republic is Q
ing to the "bow.wows" at railroad spe,
He doubts il Grant has ever read the &C
d. stitutiou, and believes be would decu
a himself Dictator if the opportunity offer,
!. Poor Andy! Between his constitution
a saving propensities and his fonduess for {
r Bourbon we fear his days Of usefulness {
over.
Grace Greenwood complains, in
o Washington letters, that under the prest
e system Of competitive examinations, m
y dle-aged women, whatever their worth
ID their wants, are likely to be crowded {
N of the departments by young ladies fir,
O. from school examinations, with A few ia
y, Of the latest astronomical discoveries,
Is latest geographical boundaries, and
a latest system of photography aAoat on
IN surface Of their csre.free, inexperieu,
k minds
70 1t is said Ben Butler is writing a
o. ter in defense Of the salary steal t
D. constituent who wrote him letter rem
r. strating against the grab, on the gror
Of that the people were already heavily t
e. ed, he wrote an answer enclosing III
re cents, which he said would be his part
an the tax, and promising to refund that
ID nually SO long as he remained in Congr'
y Does he propose to refund the same to
40 who are affected by the bill?
20 Gen. Fremont published 10 the
', York papers Saturday a long reply to
''' charges which have been made against
y" as President of the Memphis, III Paso
Pacific Railroad Company. The m
points Of his defence are that he did
al become President of the Company u
M after the alleged transactions took pla
~ that the enterprise which he represent
sw genuine one, and that the work of plac
he the bonds in Paris was instrusted to s
ed ordinate agents.
'' Those good people who are in 5
~ distress because Gen. Grant did not ,
nc the Congressional salary swindle, she
10" bear in mind that he was headed of in
VI matter, for it was placed in the general
~, preparation bill, very cunningly, as
e' amendment, A veto would have clog
ny the wheels of government, at the late