Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-17
Notes and Commehis.

] '"i """ ""N III thiitth J'aih W. o''"'
ing public money
Minnesota stock farmers are selling
their cattle TO raise money to run for Con
gress. King, Of Minneapolis, sold bull
for s 1000, and bis county paper thinks
that his election is assured
1t is now believed that Congress will
adjourn at the time agreed upon Business
is rushed through at railroad speed, afford.
ing fine opportunity for adroit managers
to secure Objectionable legislation.
The indianapolis JoarAal is the only
paper we have seen which commends the ap.
pointmeut Of ex.Secretary Richardson as
Judge of the Court Of Claims, and it bases
its support on the ground that the position
does not require man Of talent.
An attempt was made to get up mass
meeting in the interest Of Senator Schurz
at Cape Girardea1, Missouri, a few days
since, but it proved most complete f1zle,
ouy about sixty persons turning out and a
majority Of those we're there as locke on.
The Charleston Courier Of the 9th
makes a summary Of South Carolina Of.
icials under indictment, as follows Gov.
ernor, one; county treasurers three /;
sheriiis, two; school commissioner, one F;
trial justice, one; county commissioners,
twenty-iour.
The Illinois Stqats Zeiiunq thinks
that the only contingency by which a third
term for Gen. Grant is possible, would exist
if he should be, in 1876, the representative
Of specie payments and the national honor,
as opposed to initiation and reputation.
10 such an event, the Zeituag thinks that
even Carl Schurz would be compelled to
support him.
According to the reports from Glou.
cester, Massachusetts,, the fishing season
has opened vigorously. The fishermen are
in high spirits, and there is promise Of an
abundant catch. The southern mackerel
fleet were arriving freely and operating
tolerably we'll, and the haul Of Goldfish at
st. Georges Bank aud Grand aud Western
Banks had been large.
-Wntermute, who killed Gen. Edwin
McCook, at Yan9on, Dakota, has been
convicted Of manslaughter in the first de.
gree, the highest degree Of homicide oil
which he could be convicted without hav.
ing the death penalty affixed The pen.
atty is in the discretion Of the court, but j.
not less than four years imprisonment
Lives are cheap in Dakota
The total amount recommended by the
twelve regular appropriation bills in Con
gress is sl70,G 1896, besides $4,000, OOC
in the naval emergency bill. 1t is supposed
that the appropriations 10 private and other
bills in addition to the above will make a
total appropriation for the session of about
slsOOOO000 This will not include the
Geneva award distribution.
Senator Morton emphatically denic.
that he has the remotest idea Of going into
any new party movement, and declares be
shall continue to act with the Republican
party. OF course the talk of new party
IN connection with his name, was the harm.
less gossip Of some sensation monger. as
everybody has known all along. Senator
Morton is not that sort of man.
The leadership Of the New Hampshire
House Of Representatives will be between
Harry Bingham and John G Sinclair both
of whom are democratic Warehouses, with
great legislative experience James S.
Briggs Esq, of Manchester, is perhaps the
leading Republican member Sinclair i.
chairman of the railway committee, and
Bingham of the judiciary committee.
"A Washington special to the New
York Tri6une says that one of the most
cherished hopes Of General Grant is that
specie payments will be resumed during
his administration. A majority Of the peo.
pie of this country join him in this hope,
and they should see that the Senator's and
Representatives elected this year are men
that will vote to carry out his wishes in
this regard.
The American Pilgrims to Rome have
been Toasted and toasted by their Catholic
friends in Paris. Thus far their pilgrim.
age has been pleasant summer tour, char.
acterlzed by none of those sacrifices and
hardships which distinguished similar ex.
petitions in former times and which now
attend some religious people in journeyinc
to revered spots in discharge of supposed
religious duties
-Thereport Of Mr.. Wilson, Civil Engineer
aud member of the Legislative Investipat-
ing Committee makes a sweeping condemna.
ton Of the WILLIAMSBURG dam. 1t is
amazing that those villagers would consent
to live SO long right under that lake of
death. The sad lesson that disaster has
taught should be a warning to the whole
country against sham work 10 cases of
that character.
Yankee ingenuity, applied to science
has at last outwitted burglars in the inyen.
ton Of safe so constructed that if its lock
is opened in any way except the right one,
that u.s. with its proper key, sundry glass
walls filled with sulphric acid break and
scatter their contents in the burglars faces,
causing instant blindness The invention
is known under the name of Chemical
armor for bank vaults"
People of Georgetown, Texas, on
the 10th ut., took nine prisoners out of
jail, including one murderer, and two or
three horse thieves, and shot them all, to
prevent an anticipated release by their
friends. This is the way matters 90 in n
community where people are a law unto
themselves. The New Mexicans, when nd.
mitted into our federal Union. will oive ps