Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-16
Notes and Comments.

republics. She has voted $4,000 for a
monument to the late President Juarez.-
The national flag is to be run up every time
his birthday comes round, and zach of his
daughters has been voted pension Of 49,.
600 while single, and $500 after MARI.
age. The best biographer Of Juarez will
be rewarded with $4,000,
The Tichborne claimant is uufortu.
nate. As if his trial for perjury was not
sufficient, he fell through flooring a short
time ago, receiving severe injuries, and now
be is seriously i'll Of erysipelas. Notwith-
standing the evidence brought against him
is overwhelming, the poorer classes Of Fog.
land continue to send in contributions to
aid him in his defence, and cheers greet
him whenever he makes his appearance 10
public.
Judge Craig, whom the Illinois farm.
ers have just elected to the bench of that
State, took the prescribed oath Of Office at
Springfield few days ago, and thereto sub
Joined these words will administer
justice without respect to persons, and do
equal right to the poor aud to the rich, with
out sale or denial, promptly without delay,
comfortably to the laws, without favor,
objection or Partially, to the best Of my
judgment aud abilities"
"A considerable portion Of the English
press has lately discussed with earnestness
the prospect Of American manufactures be-
coming formidable rivals with those Of Eng
land, and the papers in the manufacturing
cities arc particularly alarmed at the de-
crease Of orders for hardware from Amer
lea, and at the remarkable development of
trade 10 the United States whose manuiac.
turers are supplauting those Of England in
the colonies and South America.
The next to the last act in the Modoc
tragedy has been played. Captain Jack
and bis companions have been found guilty
by the military commission, aud when SEN
teuced, and the execution Of the sentence
deaih-shall have taken place, the lava
beds will be known only in history as the
haunt Of boodthirsty and treaeherous
savage band, whose extinction was hailed
with joy, aud whose wrongs, if so be they
suffered wrongs, were uncousidered.
The Governor Of Maryland has hit
upon an ercellent plan to rid the State Of
criminals without being at the expense oil
keeping them in prison lie recently par
doned one Tucker, on the condition that he
should leave the State. Tucker got out Of
prison. but decided to remain GU his old
"stampiug grounds" and was, therefore
re-arrosied and imprisoned by virtue Of the
original sentence. The Supreme Court
Wednesday last, decided that the condition
was legal, and a noncompliance Herewith
vacated the pardon.
The CITY of Washington is the
sixth steamer the Inman line has lost since
it began operations, nearly twenty year;
ago; and all but one have been lost in oil
near American waters The names of the
lost vessels are City of Philadelphia,
"City of Glasgow" both off British-Ameri
can coast; CITY of New York." run OF
Daunt's Rock, entrance TO Queenstown har
Dor; " Glasgow not far from New York
July 10, 1868; City of Boston," never
heard from, and CITY Of Washington,
July s. 1873
"A funny man spoke OUT in the Ohio
Constitutional Convention the other day
giving notice that he should introduce al
amendment to The Constitution forbiddinI
horses to be driven on Sunday faster thai
a walk; specifying the number of time
daily in which husband might kiss hi
wife the number Of times parent nigh
thrash the young ones fixing bill offar,
for the people for breakfast, dinner and sup
per, and forbidding the converting of frui
into wine or cider even for the purpose 0
making it into vinegar. Funny
1t is announced that the Mexican
Border Commission discovered evidence
couclusivey showing that the Mexican
guerilla, General Cortina, is 10 command o
the organized raiding Mexican banditti on tn,
lower Rio Grande, aud at the same time
General in the regular Mexican army OF
waiting orders and drawing half pay Gen
eral Cortina, it is reported, has been seen t.
superintend in person Mexican soldiers il
uniform who were detailed to receive a
the fords of the Rio Grande upon Mexican
soil the cattle herds which the raidinl
Mexican bandtti have stolen from Texal
ranches.
They always have nice times at tn,
meetings of the Massachusetts, State TEN
perance Alliance. AT a gathering Of tina
body on Thursday last, the question of sup
porting Ben Butler for Governor was in
troduced and the entertainment commenced
One member said that the hero of New
Orleans drank, while another preferred
whiskey-drinker who would enforce tn,
law, to a temperance man who would no
enforce it, Many other speakers followed
both for and against Butler, and consider
able feeling was manifested on both sides
The meeting, however, adjourned withou
taking any action.
Secretary Delano has ordered a promp
investigation concerning the massacre o
Indians at Rawlings Springs. The Gov
ernor of Wyoming Territory, who ha
been appointed one Of the investigation
committee, has sent dispatch requesting
an investigation as necessary for the safet
of the whites. The inquiry ought to b
made as rapidly as possible, and il the cas-
is as bad as reported, an example shout,
be made of the offenders. If we are h
allow the Indians any liberty at all, and h
hold them to any responsibility the frs
step is plainly to teach them that their live