Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-11
Notes and Comments.

They have a happy way Of settling
their unplcasantnosses in Central America
making civil " war not so much Of a
misnomor as it usually Is. President Neira
was driven from Panama, the other day, by
a revolution. A countor.revolution very
soon recalled him. And now the tele-
graph naiyoly informs us that " an amnesty
has been arranged, and the expenses Of the
late trouble arc to be assumed by the State
Department"
All tonder-heartcd people will rejoice
to hear that the excursions and picnics lol
poor children, inaugurated last year, by the
New York Times, are to be taken up again
this season. The sum of $4,000 remains
over from last years fund, and will doubt
less be increased by contributions to any
desirable extent, We don't know any al
chemy that transmutes gold into solid hap
piness 50 certainly as contributingi ii tosncf
purposes as this
For years past the capital question ha'
entered extensively into Connecticut poll
tics and affected the results Of nearly every
important election. There is prospcc
now that it will soon be settled for good
As we have previously announced, botl
branches Of the Legislature have passec
the constitutional amendment making Hart
ford the sole capital by decided majority
The amendment now goes before the peopl,
at the next October election, when major
ity vote is required to make it a law.
The Springfield Republican says ." in
timatious are given out in various quarters
likely to be wol.iuformed, that Mr. Dave.
is about to resign his scat in Congress.
We hope that it I. unfouuded. Mr. Dave
is altogether tooylluabe man to be spare,
from Congress, unless to 90 where be couI,
be still more useful, aud we DO not know
where that place is 1t is very doubtful
whether IL is even gubcrnaiorid canvas
against Butler. Mr. Dawes is best whore b,
is, and We trust he will stay there.
Just as our last Arctic Expedition
euds in disaster, and in the Announcement
Of the death of lis chief, Russia starts an
other. Under the auspices OF the lmperia
Geographical Society Of that nation, an cz
petition has been in course Of preparation
for some time, with a view Of solving tb
problem Of an open Polar sea. It is equip
ped for two years, and will proceed through
Siberia to the extreme point Of land. l
viii have the wishes Of the world for bet
ter fate than Capt. Hall met.
The Oregon militia have captured ih
last Eve Of Capt Jacks Modoc warrior.
anil The Governor has ordered that those q
them who stand indicted for the Lost rive
murders shall be delivered up to the sheri
of tha, county for trial, while the other
shall be handed over to the United State
military authorities. 1t is tolerably eyider
that those Of the Modocs who are tried ]
the Oregon courts will not be aequitte,
and indeed If they are not lynched befor
they come to trial they win be fortunate
New York justice always was quee
but never more 20 than in the case Of h
poor fellow who, happening few day
since to pick up and spend a ten cent scri
whicl somebody had dropped just befor,
got five years in the state prison thereto
at the hands of Recorder Ilackett TIL
mistake lay in the amount taken. Had
been ten millions, all would have been well
Boss Tweed with his six million irregt
larity still goes freely about as unconeerne
and untroubled by the harmless indictment
thrown at him as an elephant amid sgarr
of flies in summer time.