Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09
Editorial Notes.

from the last Congress, awaiting action by
the House in the coming session. Among
the first to I've considered will be the civil
rights bill.
Mn, KERR, Of Indiana says that the car
dinal doctrine, Of the democratic party is
strict and cheerful obedience to the supreme
law And the democratic judges Of his
state illustrate it 10y deciding that colcred
children can't enter the common schools
TuRnr is.a story that when Treasurer
spinner brought his annual report to Secre-
tary Bristow. that official at once. took his
pen and struck out thirty pages of general
disquisition upon finance. This is great
blessing 70 the country. Let Brstow per-
severe.
TnE Interior Department has received,
through the Secretary of stnte.a telegram
from the Spanish government announcing
that Spain has appointed Board Of Com
missioners, with the renowned statesman
CASTELAR, as its President. to represent that
country at our Centennial Exposition
Tnn official returns now complete show
that the Michigan Senate stands eighteen
| Republican, fourteen opposition. The House
hae ffty-three Republicans and fortyseyen
democrats. The vote on woman suffrage
stands IN favor tcrty-seven thousand and
seven; opposed one hundred and thirty
Ave thousand nine hundred aiid forty.nne.
CoNGREss must sit down hard on Tom
! Scott according to the Portland PieS' and
not allow him even to smell Of subsidy
Perhaps Y would not be as'well for mem
Der Of the House at Washington to move an
adjournment if Tom scott has no more
business TO be transacted Let them have
a monopoly Of that sort OF thing at Harris
burg.
Trr Maine lumber dealers are having
hard time Of it and seem unhhleto keep their
heads above water. MANY vessels are run
ming chiefly for the sake Of keepinp their
crews at work, with the hope that something
favorable will turn pp. One Of the most en-
terprisng dealers at Gardiner says that he is
losing 81 on every thousand feet Of lumber
he manufactures.
Tur Boston .ldt.,ii,e, declares. ON the
most reliable authority that the reports Of
suffering in the mining district, of Pepnsyl.
yania are grossly exaggerated. Although
work is somew hat dull there is nothing Ike
a storpare. and that on AN oyera,e the miner,
in that region are earning more money than
are the workmen in the mills and nanufac-
tories in Massachusetts.
New U,,psntnr PoIr,es-rbe New
IJampshire Republican state convention for
nominating a governor and railroad com.
missioner will he held IN Concord am the
10Th of January. At the meeting Of the
committee remarks were made bv Senator
Wadleirh and Congressman SIN n and Pike.
General MeCutchins spoke at some length.
lie relieved the marty from all oblirotious NJ
ranominotiup him for ,,ovrnor and recon.
mended that the strongest man be nomiua-
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lntion ~ eyer Once.a week or so the tol,.
grarh renorts the discovery Of child some.
where or other. which il j., s,.nectad NAV be
the missing one but investigation alway,
shows that if was a false alarm. Meanwhile
The Nit for libel brought hy Mr.. Ross
, AGAINST the READING Eooie ON orcoupt Of an
orticl. ,,,bli.hod NV il attoct;p,, tba char.
, actor If his family. has rcsultad in n verdict
, If entity and the defcndant. an. o,yoitins
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; architect. But the man who,doss thi, NAV
mako nm his mind To be sneer., At and adm.
sed bv every opno.ition pator ouarrolled
with by every post-oiice ami cn,tou.bous,
, city in the country where new building i,
roing nm. and become the INIT of the anti
a administration side of CONGRESS, The arch
/ itect who has enouph to do hal bett.r he
:. ware of Mullett's old Shoes.
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