Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-07
Notes and Comments.

Her husband died in the public service, aud
is as much entitled to the gratitude of the
country as if he had fallen at the head Of
an army in open battle. His surviving
family have a right to sufficient pension
from the Government and the people will
approve the most liberal generosity.
The power Of railroad 70 carry on
an express business has again been adjudi-
Gated upon, the case being that Of the
Adams Express Company against tho Phil
adelphia and Reading Railroad Company,
on trial in the U S. Circuit Court in Phil
adelphia The court refused the injunction
asked for by the express company.
Active operations against Capt Jack
are suspended while our troops on the
ground are awaiting reiniorcements Now,
there is really reason to fear that when our
Reconnaissance are resumed no Indians will
be found in the lava beds, for General
Gillem has reported that he cannot surround
them; and so, here or there, way is all
the time open for Captain Jack retreat
Dispatches from Minnesota state that
Gen. Custer has been obliged to abandon
his camp in consequence Of the recent Sc
we're storm, aud with his men take shelter
with the citizens Of Yankton lie lost 90
horses and il is feared that several Of his
men were frozen TO death. The foods and
storm in the Rcd River country were very
severe, and the settlers on Wild Rice River
fled to Fort Abercrombic to escape drown.
ing.
1t is reported that resolution intro.
dueed in the Texas Legislature inviting
President Grant to visit the State in the
course Of his projected but subsequently
abandoned Southern excursion, was voted
down by large majority, and that on the
next day resolution was offered aud passed
inviting jefferson Davis to visit the State
and that Davis has accepted the invitation.
They are a peculiar people, those people Of
Texas
The public debt statement shows a re-
duction during April Of s2247,4S5. The
total debt now amounts to s225s, $50, 4G7,
s2,2ls,52Ill0 being principal and s40,.
056 1851 interest. The total amount now
in the treasury, including coin, currency
and special deposits is sl0j,0043ll and
the debt, less tho cash in the treasury, is
therefore s2,153 ,4S9lj6 The decrease
in the debt from March I 1869, to May /,
1873, is S2l5G73G,GH.
Making presents to the Mkado and
persisting in loading his imperial bighness
with gifts, after receiving official notidca-
tion from Washington that present-makiug
was not one Of the ministerial duties, is
credited with having been the cause Of the
recall Of Minister De Long from Japan
Whoever succeeds him, and other foreign
ministers as well, viii find it best to bsess
ostentatiou.ly generous than was Mr.. De
Long
The Boston Post is gricyed over thc
state of things in Louisiana, and Of course
lays the blame on the President. The
public generally will concur with the Posi-
on the grievance, but the cause is another
matter. Gov. McEnery's ruihans attack
and slaughter negroes by the score, having
shut them up ike rats in a trap and sci
fire to it. We submit that this ought to
be bad enough, without adding to the injury
the insult Of thel charge which every fac
connected with the outbreak convicts al
false.
The Greek and Latiu monks at Beth
lehem Of Judea. having exhausted the re
source of mutual objurgation, have under
taken to settle by hard knocks which .houlC
have the privilege Of decorating the brit
place Of the Prince Of Peace. Apparently
the ghastly fathers we're not wholly with
out skill in the use Of carnal weapons, fol
some five or six on each side were disabled
in the conflict. Could there be NOR,
striking illustration Of total depravity thar
such free fight in tho Grotto of the Ma
tiyity?
The Westche5ter towns of Morrisania
West Farms and Knightsbridge, just an
nexed to New York, include nine village
and population of about 10000, and en-
large the area Of its metropolis enough t,
make room for million more population
There are forty more towns 10 WestchesteI
county that are destined for the metropoli
tan nav sooner or later, ard the modera
ton of New York in conteuting itsel
with only three at this meal is to be com
mended
The Vienna Exposition opened Thurs
day, with ceremonious display and crowde,
halls. There is little reason to doubt tina
this exhibition Of the arts and industry o
all nations will rank among the most sue
cessful and brilliant demonstration of th,
kind in the worlds history The tendenc,
Of such efforts to soften national antipa
thies and bring different people upon
common platform was strikingly illustrated
when the late rival houses Of Hapsburg an,
liohenzolern mingled together ia the state
y ceremony Of Inauguration. The palac
} of the exhibition will be visited by hun
dreds Of thousands, aud among them not
few Americans
1t is said political organization, call
ing itself the WOrkingmen of America
with ex-senator Pool as chairman Of il
central committee, is preparing to ope
headquarters at Washington. The manT
I ulators Of this body are those who arrang
ed the nomination Of Judge Davis at CO
= lumbus. They claim that they have a con
, plete organization in twenty states, and thu
Q among the chairmen Of these state commit