Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-19
Notes and Comments.

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Several persons have recently been ar
rested in Chicago as incendiaries, and the
people are quite excited. 1t is said that
there is no organized band of iucendiaries'
but the mania seems to have been sporadic.
The punishment ought to be epidemic.
The St. Louis GloJe thinks that if Mr..
Scburz wants to stand any chance for re-
election, he must pull Of bis coat and 60 to
work for the Republican party first, how
ever, frankly acknowledging that he spoke
under great excitement two years ago, in
his " Any .man-to-beat. Grant" harangues.
The steam canal boats work so well
that they are likely to drive horses off the
tow.paihs--a result to be deprecated by all
who like good old.Iashioned ways, But
steam is stronger than horse flesh, never
tires, goes faster, and eats less in proportion.
Tho steam boats can make profit at
rates which have kept the horse boats idle
"A Louisville dispatch announces that
the Democrats Of the Fourth Congressional
District Of Kentucky have nominated j.
Proctor Knott Mr.. Knott is the gentle
man who, while member of the Forty
second Congress, gained a national reputa-
ton as a humorist by his remarkable satir-
zeal speech upon Duluth, against the North
ern Pacific Railroad grant
Serious disturbances are reported in
the western portion Of Mississippi, the ne.
groes being up in arms and determined upon
vengeance for the probably accidental kill.
ing Of little girl by one DR.. Smith. 1t
is likely tina, quite a number Of the blacks
are engaged in the difficulty, but the pic
ture Of moving regiments and regular sieges,
so graphically drawn by the telegrapher, is
doubtless greatly exaggerated.
Congressman Foster, Of the Tenth Ohio
District, was the man who led the Sanborn
and Jayne investigations last winter, and
one Of the few who proved more than a
match for willy Ben Butter attacking that
individual with fearlessness that excited
admiration. 1t was generally understood
that he did not desire to return to Wash
ington, but we are glad to sec that he has
been renominated, and has accepted.
The loss of life by the burning Of the
steamer Pat Rogers at Aurora, Ind, or
Wednesday Of last week is more than twice
as great as FIRST reported Captain Nor
ton, who was at the scene Of the wreck last
Sunday experimenting the work Of recoy
ering the bodies, says that forty-fye hav,
been recovered, and that certainly two 9th
ers are still missing, the steward and pan
tryman Of the boat, aud possibly there MAJ
be other bodies in the wreck.
President Grant, in response to an in
vitotion to deliver the dedicatory address a
the Inauguration Of the National Lincoll
Monument, at Springfield, on the 18th 0
October, replies to Senator Oglesby, declin
ing the invitation. The President state
that placing himself in that position woul,
be foreign to his usual course aud that h
does not feel equal to the important task
He expresses the hope that some one vii
be selected to deliver the address who vii
meet the just expectation of the country.
Amongst all this discussion of Plym
D outh church affairs, not one word of pit
e for editors, even from the moist.hearte
. Bergh. Yet they have to read, and rea
T carefully, all that is published anywhere Of
both sides Of the question. Instead O
spending "their days with Addison an
their nights with Steele, to improve thei
style they pass their nights with Beecher
e their days with TiltOn, and the twilight
b with Mouton. Under such trials, life be
comes indeed burden.
Imposition 10 monopoies is the foun
datiou stone Of the Granger organization
and yet we read in recent dispatches tina
the California Grangers are couspiriug t.
put up the price Of wheat. If this com
. bination isnot striving to be a monopoly the
we are mistaken in the meaning of tn
- word. But, then, human nature is huma
nature the world over, and we fear there j
as much seishness in the Western farme
as in the railroad director who has been s
roundly abused by his bucolic antagonists.
The late speech of Senator Morton i
t regarded as of some importance as indcat
Q ing the temper of Western Republicans.
3 Mr.. Morton holds that the great party di
, visions are likely to remain for some tim
to come as they are. There ishardy room
D he thinks for third party. He wants th
4 government to run the railroads, and op
= poses Canadian reciprocity, The nationa
D bank system he considers the safest tn
country can have. He opposes free trade
and wants a direct vote of the people fo
President.