Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-16
SEPTEMBER is, 1874.


Editorial Notes.
ARKANSAS has got a constitution prepared
for it and now il there could be anew state
prepared for the constitution, there would be
some hopes of improvement
Wa don't know William Walsh, Of Mary
land, but it is cause for congratulotion
that he beat Montgomery Blair in a congress.
sional convention in that state Wednesday
"TuE Rock" an English church newspa-
per, has found out the proyidential reason for
the recent visitation Of Minnesota by locusts.
It is because Frauk Lodics Illustrated Nors-
paper prints pictures OF popish procession.
Hon GEoRGE f. lIoAR has changed his
mind and consents to run for Congress again
in the Worcester (Mass.) district. The
heart of the commonwealth win thus con-
tinue to be worthily represented in Congress-
at any rate.
A STRANGER conycrsing with Maine Re
publican about the next scnatorship, asked !;
"What do you say Of the uncommitted
ones 2" They'll 60 for llanlin," was the
reply "llamiu is like one OF my ncighbors
up river; he always owns all the logs that
amt markedw
TIM earnings Of fifteen Western railroads
for cight months of the current year, from
January to August 81, as compared with
corresponding time in 1873, show net de-
crease Of Sl073Gll The aggregate is $780,
O73,Sl2 this year. against S3d1i1,ij3 last
year to the same time.
Two adventurous persons, day or two
ago, successfully accomplished the feat of
crossing Long Island Sound in twelvc-foot
row boat drawn by a kite, The kite was ten
feet high by eight feet wide, and was at
tached to the forward part of the boat by a
strong cord, about six hundred feet Of which
was let out.
BmouAN YouNG has taken a desperate
step in announcing in his defence against a
| libel for divorce and alimony filed by the
nineteenth wife of his bosom, that be- never
had but one legal wife out Of the whole Of
/ them The rest of the score don't feel elated
at this turn in family affairs, and they may
prove too many for the champion husband of
America.
Tnr MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS have
placed the following ticket in the field Fol
governor, William Castor, of Boston, lieu
tenant governor, William 5. Smith, Of
Springfield; secretary Of state Benjamin
f. Wills, of Williamstown; treasurer, Ma
than CLARK, Of Lynn; auditor, C. Osgoot
Morcc, of Newbuyporti Encouragement
Waldo Colburn, Of Dedham.
Tnr DISABILITIES Of America have com
nissioned Mr.. Ezekiel, the Cincinnati sculp
tor to execute statue in honor to the cen
tenual The contract stipnhtes that th'
work is to be completed in time for the cen
tennal exercises at Philadelphia at which
ceremony its unyeiling will take place. aite
which the statue is to be removed aud per
mncutly placed at Washington.
II Is CLAIMED as au excuse for southern
outage- that carpot-baggers have ruled m'
ruined some of the southern states. Whilei
may be true that grieyous wrongs have beer
committed by some who have gained poWe
in the southern states, we cannot see hoy
the crimes Of carpet-b,cger can Justify tn
firing into negro churches, and slaushterin
men, women and children unfortunately.
NEW JERSEY is the latest sufferer by fol
est fires, which year hyyear destroy so muc
valuable property IN this country. Onl
cranberry meadows and woodlands have thu
far been burnt ovcrn that state, but there
danger that other interests win be imperillet
If, as is stated, these fires have in many case
F. been set in mere wanton mishief, there
, need for severe statutory enactments agains
an offence which IS productive Of such seriou
consequences.
/ SUGAR CANE is being quite successful
cultivated by the small farmers in the pin
woods of Mississippi who have hitherto bee
It considered as too poor and unenterprising
, engage in this aristocratic industry, Will
D their soil has been thought 10 he too sterih
f Nevertheless recent experiments demonstrat
o that the cane produced by them upon thes
II sterile lands yield scarcely less juice than tina
IS grown in fertile soils, and is nearly equal j
e saccharine qualities to the Louisiana cane.