Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-02
Notes and Comments.


Alfred, Main, last week, but, after a search
Of throo days, was finally recaptured.
Albert II. Smith, twcnty.three years
Of age, was hanged in Springfield last Fri.
day morning, for shooting Cbas. d. Sackett
on the Goth Of last November The cause
of the murder was jealousy.
AT recent FIRE, basket Of cham
payne exploded and extinguished the flames.
This shows that those who have few bot.
ties Of champagne should keep it to use in
case Of fire, on theory Of q certain branch
of the medical prolesson--similia sim1i-
Jas curdRtur.
The long continued drouih in the Eas;
has been the cause Of numerous extensive
6res. One Of the most serious Of these
has been in Plymouth County, Mass. Over
sixty miles Of territory has been burned
over, mostly, however, timbered country,
so that while the destruction Of wood has
been immense, no houses have beeu burned
or live. lost.
There is jealousy between the depart.
ments at Washington Mr.. Crcswell has
issued instructions to all officials Of the
postal service, that all material aud sup
plies of the Post Office Department is to
be treated as free matter and allowed to
pass the mails without payment Of postage
The other departments do not see why they
should not be placed on an equal footing.
The farmers of Illinois are called
upon, by the executive committee Of their
State Association, to meet 10 their several
counties on the Fourth Of July, to oele.
hrate the day, and to consider and act
upon the dangers that now threaten the
safety Of the nation, and the liberty of the
citizens, in the shape Of chartered monoP-
olies aud corrupt conspiracies against the
public interest"
Another political secret organization,
different from the Oranges is reported in
the West 1t is called the " League Of
Justice and its primary object is repre-
sented to be the reputation Of the railroad
bonds issued by various county, town and
municipal governments throughout the
northwestern States, aud the seizure ard
common division of lands that have been
granted away to corporations by the United
States Congress. 1t is claimed to have a
membership of 100000 in Kansas No.
traska, Iowa and Missouri, and to be max.
ing Roadway in other western States, The
story may be true, but it reads, to Us, un.
commonly like hoax,
j. NJ. Pattee a well-known lottery
manager, who has figured couspicuously il
Omaha gift enterprises, was arrested al
Leavenworth, Kansas, Wednesday night
in answer to a telegram from Omaha, on q
charge Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses The charges are preferred by somt
of the victims Of the late Nebraska. Stat
Orphan Asylum gift enterprise, in which
prizes we're offered and drawn, but not paid
Pattee was taken to Omaha, THURSDAY
evening, requisition from the Governor
of Nebraska having been obtained. Mr.
Pattee's lottery schemes have been quit
extensively advertised 10 this State, but vi
trust our people have more sense than t
invest in such enterprises.
The Khan Of Khiva, as it appears
after twelve attempts at more iayorabl
terms, which it was supposed were witt
treacherous intent" has unconditionallJ
surrendered to General Kaufman, con
manding the advanced column Of the Russiel
army of invasion and occupation Thi
means the annexation with Khiya Of The
whole of Turkestan to Russia, aud the ex
tension of the Russian railway system
projected for Central Asia, via the ancien
Oxus River, to the mountain barriers O
Hindostan and by branch line to tn
frontiers Of the Chinese Empire. Thu
Russia is clearing the way for the marcl
of civilization into the hitherto isolate
and unapproachable regions made famou
in history by Timour the Tartar and Gen
ghis Khan
The republicans in Iowa held thei
State Convention on Wednesday last Coy
ernor Carpenter was renominated by accla
nation. In the resolutions strong ground
are taken in relation to cheap transport
ton, subject in which the farmers of III
State have recently taken very great il
terest in favor of demanding Congressionr
and legislative enactments that will contrC
and regulate the railroads Of the country
denouncing the Credit Mobilier swindle an
the back pay grab, and finally in favor {
, political reform, honest economy and purit
in all official administrations. The resou
tons are especially directed toward meet
ing the issues raised by the farmers, and {
carry out which they have organized then
selves into bodies called oranges, whic
exist to larger extent in Iowa than in an
other State.
The recent doings Of the Cheyenne
Kiowas, Comanches and Arapahoes in til
: Indian Territory are wildly detailed ia
letter from Col. Brooks, the commandin
} officer at Camp Supply to the War Depart
ment The letter is forwarded through tn
hands of Gems. Sherman and Sheridan
Sherman seises the opportunity to add on
Of his characteristic endorsements, as 70
, lows " These are the Indians to concil
ate whom Santanta and Big Tree are to b
! turned loose. have no more faith in thel
! sincerity than have in the prairie wolve
and, as once risked my life to test thei
sincerity, do not propose to again expos
others to like danger, aud | hope the II
dian Bureau will manage them without III
aid of the army 1t is evident Sherma
has no soft spot in his heart for the Re
man.