Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
Notes and Comments.

Inc financial panic al vienna was
more disastrous and extensive than report
ed by telegraph. In Frankfort there were
200 failures.
Donaldson, the aorouaut, made an as
cension in brown paper balloon at Reading,
Penn, Thursday, aud landed safely. This
is the first attempt of this kind ever made
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has been at
work for some timo trying to inaugurate
peace congress, and through her efforts
prospectus has been issued by the Women's
Club announcing that the second day of
june is to be kept by the women Of Amer
lea as a peace festival.
The New York Post, in an article on
the state charities, makes the startling as
sertion that at the present time one out of
every twenty-three persons in that state is
supported either wholly or in part by the
public money.
1t is said that Postmaster General
( Creswell is hard at work with several as
sistants, preparing facts and arguments to
reinforce the recommendations in favor of
postal telegraphs, which will be strongly re-
uewed in his next annual report.
The Boston Trarsller pathetcally calls
attention to the fact that "but ono Of the
Directors Of the Central Vermont is called
Boston man, or can be regarded as friend
ly to Boston interests" Well! there is
no one to blame for this state of affairs but
the Trareller, and those who retained it,
Ex-senator Pomeroy informs a st.
Louis reporter that he shall cat once in
augura,e a campaign for the vacant seua-
torship. Everybody knows Kansas is about
as badly of politically as "a state could well
be, but we sha'n't believe she has sunk low
enough to send back Pomeroy until we
have to.
The death Of Sir John Cartier, while
on visit to England, removes one Of the
founders of the union now known as the
Dominion Of Canada He grew up as a
leader in the province Of Quebec, and sub
sequently became premier of the new ma
ton. lie was the head Of the Catholic
party, aud only few months ago was beat
en- by John Young in running for Parla-
ment from Montreal. He was So years old,
and died of lung fever.
The Rutland Herald, in a carefully
prepared article preaching the idea Of a
convention to amend our State constitution,
calls attention to the rather surprising fact
that that instrument has never been, in
whole or in part, submitted to direct vote
of the people The original instrument
was formed by convention of representa-
tives of the then several towns in the State,
which assembled at Windsor, July 2, l777,
and sowing to the unsettled state of public
opinion" was never ratified by the people.
The damage by the great Iowa lorna
do, the details of which we publish else
where, is said to be much greater even than
at first reported 1t is ascertained that at
least eight persons were killed. Portions
of Illinois were also visited by the same
terrific blast on Thursday. Several persons
were killed and injured, houses aud barns
were blown down, and one entire village, it
is stated, is in ruins. No visitati ton Of the
kind in several years has been so severe or
so destructive to life and property, aud the
details of its ravages almost surpass belief
The Boston Advertiser points to the
fact that by the abrogation of the Offices
OF Assessor and Assistant Assessor, which
went into effect the Goth, real revenue
reform was accom- lshed The total cost
Of this branch OF service, as it shows from
the Commissioners report, was go, 229 ,525,.
so. Not all Of this sum is saved by the
abolition, for part Of the expense, as well
as all of the labor, is transferred to the
Collectors branch. But still the actual
direct saving is nearly two millions sun
I, larger than the entire amount Of the back
salary grab. This is, in truth, genuine
reform.
The friends Of Mr.. Seward in New
York, propose erecting monument in Cen
trail Park in his honor. Two hundred anC
fifty OF them have subscribed hundred
dollars each, making aggregate Of twenty
five thousand dollars for the purpose. The
monument will take the form Of sitting
statue in bronze, and will be executed BY
, Mr.. Randolph Rogers, now residing in Rome
and widely known as one of the mos
eminent of American sculptors. 1t is ex
pectod that he will come home to prepar,
for the work, and there is every reason t.
8 anticipate a statue which will be worthy OIL
the illustrious subject
{ While every one is speaking of The
e present season as being remarkable in III
o characteristics, correspondent in New
Q Hampshire paper gives some facts concern
|. ing the year 1916, known as the "year with
}. out summer" 1t was the coolest evel
It known throughout Europe or America
The winter was mild Frost and ice wer,
common in every month Of the year. Very
q little vegetation matured in the Eastern
- and Middle States The average price oil
-four during the year was sl3 per barrel
and the average price of wheat in England
n was ninety-seven shllings per quarter. Ole
= New England farmers referred to the yeal
Q as eighteen hundred and starved to death ,
IS -Canadas credit.mobilier scandal has en-
o tered into new phase. The committee o
s inquiry has succeeded in getting hold of
y batch of valuable documents placed in tn,
$ hands Of the manager of the Bank of Mon
# treal by Mr.. McMicken the American par
l. ty to the railroad charter bargain. Thes
e documents consist mainly of letters from
It Sir Hugh Allen, telling bis American friend
n how he had had to disburse sums aggregat