Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-18
Editorial Notes.
THE Central Vermont railroad company
are putting ON the Mltmorc patent car axle
to their passenger coaches on their road.

THE Central Vermont railroad company
are putting ON the Mitimorc patent car axle
to their passenger coaches on their road
President GRANT is reported as declar-
ing the other day that there shall be no
more prescription, with his consent, on ac-
count Of the rebellion.
SPEAKER BLAINE makes haste 10 declare
that he will not be candidate for the United
States Senate. lie recommends Mr.. lIamlin
for a reelection.
Tnr Massachusetts Legislature has Re
publican majorityof eight in the Senate and
sixty-four in the House seyenty-two on a
Joint ballot
SNow in England and unusually cold
weather is the report 10y cable Here, too,
it was unusually coda coincidence which
indicates the general approach Of winter
from the frozen north.
So many railroads in Great Britain have
failed to comply with the law in reporting
accidents attended with the loss of life or
injury that the aggregate Of fines has reached
to the large sum Of s2,0Oo,O00.
4 rLAiN marble slab was placed on Locust
Hill in Greenwood Cemetery, on Saturday,
to mark temporarily the grave Of Horace
Greeley. It bears this simple inscription;
Horace Greeley. Born Feb. 3, 1911 died
Nov. 20, 1872"
We trust the report is true that promi-
nent London capitalist, now in New York, is
examining into the affairs Of the Portland
& Ogdensburg railroad, with view to ad-
yancing funds to complete the line to Mon
treal and other objective points.
GEN. GEORGE Z. FosrtR, Of Burlington,
p. $. Benjamin, of Wolcott, and George
Idc, of Lyndon, have purchased two mineral
springs, in the vicinity Of the wellknown
st. Leon springs, and are making prepare
| tions to open the same to the public, next
season.
4 CnicAGo produce dealer, Mr. lIenning,
/ handles one hundred thousand barrels Of ap-
pies yearly. On Thursday OF last week his
receipts from all stations for a single day
were eighty-two full car loads, or twelve
thousand two hundred and seventy barrels,
while his sales on Saturday the 18th ult,
were forty-six car loads or six thousand
nine hundred barrels.
TREASURER Spinners annual statement
shows that the receipts Of the year. ending
june 30th, show decrease compared to the
previous year, in customs caused by the
panic, of s2i, 9SG,6s9, and in internal revenue
occasioned by the recent changes in the law
Of sll,3l5,529. The expenditures, exclu
sve of those on account Of the public debt
have been decreased 81 ,S69,6j
ONE Of the funny incidents of the lat'
elections occurred in South Carolina, WHERE
Samuel, a gentleman Of color, and membe
Of the Capitol police at Washington, tool
the stump for Congress, and be at hiscolore'
brother Rainey the present member TIT
Joke Of the thing is that Rainey got sam
ue his place on the police Which shows
that if niggers are not as bright as whit
men, they are certainly good at imitation.
. ON the currency question the vctoriou
s democrats seem to he preparing for a green
/ back movement. Hon. Richard Schel
! elected ON the democratic ticket from New
York city to the new Congress, declares en-
/ phatcally for expansion. The Richmon
, Uhiq repudates, on behalf Of the Southern
/ Conservatives. all utilization with the bu
| Zionist faction of New England. Genera
Ewing, in speech at Columbus, Ohio, ha
, declared for more greenbacks.
AND now Senator Carpenter seems TO b
! 'yndicated after ALL Wisconsin Ia
elected Republican legislature. 1t is cor
ceded that this result is very largely due +
Senator Carpenters influence, and it is sal
3 to be matter of very little doubt that h
5 will be reelected to the Senate. II is III
+ questionably great piece of presnmptio
: on his part, in the face OF what the great II
4 dependent journals have said; but we col
r fess we decidedly like it, for we beliey
0 Senator Carpenter has been foully slandereC
0 WOMAN suffrage met with little encou
agement at the polls in Michigan. ltsadv'
5 Gates succeeded in inducing the legislator
> to pass joint resolution submitting to tn
I people proposition to strike the wor
u "male" from the article on elections in til
u state constitution, thus admitting wome
o to equal franchise with men. Boxes WEI
e put at the polling places to receive votes fC
: and against this proposition, but the yot
/ was SO overwhelmingly in the negative, wh'
+ there was of it, that scarcely any mentio
of it has thus far been made in the return
1t Few people cared enough about the questio
Is to vote at ALL and those who did care, vote
e in the negative.