Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-19
Notes and Comments.

- 4 ut hHeuNldtiVh VI Nhii"''NA =
posed to Secret Societies" will waste three
days valuable time in Syracuse, N. Y, on
the 2jtb, Goth and 9th insts
1t is said that the negroes in Cuba
will refuse to work as slaves hereafter,
aud that the leading Shareholders arc hold
ing meetings to consider the situation.
The Illinois House Of Representa-.
tiyes recently, by vote Of lO3 to IL,
adopted a resolution severely censuring
Congressman who voted to increase their
salaries.
The President has written letter to
Mayor Kelley Of Richmond, Va, tender
ing his thanks for the resolutions extending
to him the Inequalities Of the city, but
that he is compelled by public duties to in
definitely postpone his trip through the
southern states.
Rev. Lorenzo d. Houston of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at Baltimore has
been found guilty unanimously by the confer
ence committee, Of charges Of gross i'm
morality and conduct unbecoming minister
Of the gospel, and has been formally ex-
PEELED from the church.
The Cincinnati Commercial, inclined
to take cheerful view Of the situation,
inds encouragement in the anticipation that
now President Grants salary has been
doubled he will be able to pay off the
national debt with greater rapidity than at
any former period of our history.
49," An Administration victory in New
Hampshire) was pretty much conceded,
says the Tribune edtorially; and yet its
correspondent Of the day before said .
From an impartial survey Of the field, l
conclude that the probabilities are that the
Democratic party will elect Mr.. Weston
and re-elect their nominees for Congress Fl
Two years ago, there were no "Liber.
ais in New Hampshire, and the Democrat,
carried the Governor and Legislature. Now
the Liberals were fully armed and equip.
ped, and the Republicans carry both Gov
eruor and Legislature. 1t is thus seer
that whilo these malcontents are rich il
buster they are bankrupt in votes
The vote in the Massachusetts, Hous,
on giving suffrage to women, did not differ
materially in its proportions from that o
last year, being perhaps little larger
however, on the suffrage side Instead o
two-tbirds vote for the measure, whicl
would be required in order to pass it, Their
were nearly two-thirds against it.
The positions assigned our Vernon
t Senator's in the new Congress do not var
!. from those occupied by them during tn
3. last Senator Edmuuds is chairman Of tn
10 judiciary Committee, and Senator Morri
: is second on the Finance Committee, an
j chairman Of the Committee on Public BuilC
r ings and Grounds.
Senator Sumner, so the specials stat
u is preparing letter in which be will agai
, maintain the justice Of his proposition
i have the names Of the battles Of the r
r bcllion erased from the haes aud arm
c register Of the nation. 1t is written
Il the request Of his friends in Massachusett
Il who seem to think it will have weight
J securing the remission Of the resolutions
= censure.
,s Mr.. Colfax reached his home at Sou
l Bend on Saturday, had a public receptir
at the court house and made an adore.
yndicatory Of himself, at the close of viii,
, resolutions were adopted expressing Il
d, unimpaired confidence of his neghbors al
- fellow citizens. President Grant has a
= thorized the publication Of letter in viii,
e he expresses sympathy and unskaken co
flenee.
u The Legislature Of North Caroli
ID adjourned week ago, after a protract
il session, having passed but single act du
y ing the term, and that was a resolution
ct claring that Beaufort is good harbor
at We suppose that matter is definitely 8,
It. tied, then, and without the interference
e, lobbyists. We have no more curiosity tn
e. other people, butwo do wish we knew he
ne the North Carolina legislators amused the
in selves during the time they were not pa
ne ing that bill
- The death of Bishop McIlyaine,
Florence, Italy, will be a decided loss
~ the religious world. He was born in BIZ
lington, n. j., in 1898, and was the son
" Joseph Mcllvaine, leading lawyer a
once United States Senator. At the til
of his death he was President of the Tn,
logical Seminary in the diocese of Oh
-. but he has held many positions of hon
- both ecclesiastical and secular, in Maryla
= and ct West Point and Brooklyn He v
- consecratcd Bishop Of the Episcopal diocc
~ of Ohio in 1882.
I'm "A so-calied "Herald Commission,
cir had an opportunity to shake hands with
m. President the other day and make
ns. mark or two about the weather. He the
nd upon sat down in convenient oyster salC
Ter and evolved from his inner cousciousne,
the two-column "interview," in which imagi
tive Presidential views and ideas regard
Cuban affairs, San Domingo, and OF
led matters, were artistically elaborated for
pre- benefit of those credulous enough to belt
its. the stuff.
VI The worst shocked man VIC have s
-" IN sometime was citizen who made
III discovery, Friday, that the neighbor Fl
'e' whom he had borrowed paper for the !
'''' four years, had not paid for it. He lea
'eS ed the fact from the agent of the publ
'y' er, and be was grieved He was also
oer dignont. lie said tous {; ITO think t
are should hava hean ;,,,osal -