Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-04-07
Editorial Notes.

ture and lobbyist, are under arrest for at
tempting to blackmail gas-light company.
TINS Cuban insurgents have had another
fearful proclamation fred at them, but they
appear TO be burning plantations and COB
bling up the Spanish pickets just the same
Is the second spelling match in Boston,
Saturday, the newspaper men vindicated
their profession by winning two of the
prizes, leaving a Harvard freshman to carry
of the third.
GENERAL BurLER is now prosecuting the
government for $4,000 worth of property
seized in New Orleans, by his own order, for
the use of the Union army. lie will proba-
bly, be successful.
JrDGE Dillon, of the United States cir
cult court for Missouri, has affirmed the de
cisiou of the district court, in the case Of
Buell., charged with libelling ex-senator
Chandler aud discharged the defendant.
Thus endeth the "gagaw" fzzle.
Ar Brockville, Ont, young man and n
physician, both in high standing, have just
been convicted Of murder, resulting from
abortion. The efforts of the defence were
so great that it took Roman virtue ON the
part Of the jury, and they all came in crying
The danger OF disastrous floods ON the
Susquchauna river seems to have passed
away. The ice gorges are melting, and the
water is becoming confined to its natural
channel, This is cheering news, for it ap-
I peared at one time that an overwhelming
catastrophe was unavoidable.
THERE is a talk at Washington that our
government is considering the policy of max
ing demand OF Mexico for indemnity on
account of the raids into Texas by Mexicans,
and that if this course is decided upon our
minister at Mexico will he instructed 10
press this demand in firm aud determined
manner.
Dos Carlos fortunes appear to be under
a cloud just now. Not only have peace dem
onstrations occurred within his own lines,
but the four provinces that have always been
faithful to him, are at last weary of the con
ilict, and refuse longer to contribute to his
'h"aVf H'tWi'h0tdiilluE III tuifht'ii1 w IT,
tire from Spain.
VERY delicate question may come up
should new trial be granted Fitz John
Porter. An acquttal is, OF course, antici-
pated but suppose he should be convicted
Of the capital oiiense of disobedience of or
ders on the field of battle. The penalty is
death. Would he, in that event. stand fire
without grumbling?
\ MEETING Of the Portland board Of trade
is called to protest against the recent decis-
ion of the secretary Of the treasury in ref.
erence to the sealed car business, which, it Is
claimed, was injury and injustice to the
commerce. of Portland, by renewing system
specially forbidden by Congress and the
treaty Of Washington.
PRESIDENT WHITE, OF Cornell University
who is making tour through the South, in
an address to the students Of the University
Of Columbia, South Carolina, said that the
spectacle before him of students Of sup
posed antagonistic races studying side by
side, was solving noiselessly problem con
sidered almost incapable Of d,monstlation.'
Ar last Senator Hamlin rises to explain
lie says he didn't intend to have such q
sweeping increase Of postage but was merely
a catspaw; in other words, that he acted
merely as the mouthpiece OF the Senate com
mittee in offering the amendment proposed
by the officer, OF tbs postoffice department
Wretchcd man Now, what have the Off
GERS Of the department to say?
Tnr departments Of the government have
begun to make preparations for the Centen
NAL, Congress having appropriated $4,000,
for their expenses. OF this only 5000 ha
been allotted TO the postofiice department
81 The railroad companies have already offere,
e to the department to build magnifcen
i postal car, in which the entire operations o
b the postal service may be exhibited.
TnE committee appointed by the genera
assembly of the state Of Rhode Island to in
: yestigate the question Of exeinpting churcl
u property from taxation, "split the differ
ence," and recommend that all buildings USE
= for religious, charitable and educational pun
u poses be exempted, but that all land held b.
> such societies, including the ground on whic
> exempted buildings stand, be taxed.
Mas. Minor. Of ST. Louis, wanted to vote
but the election officers refused to accep
her ballot. She accordingly brought actio
!, against them in the United States crcui
court, and was defeated. She then appeale
# to the supreme court, but Monday the d,
g cision Of the lower court was confirmed, am
Mrs. Minor has won nothing but notoriety
# which was probably all she really cared for
V The Chicago Tribune remarks that it
Y only matter OF law, but it seems like awfr
5, profanity for the grand jury which indicte
IS Whitelaw Reid to speak of him as pc
e son Of an envious, evil, and wicked mine
IS and of most malicious disposition" Will,
in the same breath, approving the goo
name, fame, credit, and reputation of Ale,
If ander r. Shepherd, good, peaceable, an
l. worthy citizen
Is TnE use OF opium in this country is il
y crcasing in an alarming ratio. IL is state
II by the New York Sun that the amount
a. the drug imported into this country in I'll
o year 1910 was twenty-four thousand pound
e at which time the population numbere
IS seventeen millions six hundred thousan'
rs In 1850 the importations reached eight
seven thousand pounds-population, twent,
Is three millions; and in 1860, one hundre
y aud five thousand pounds-population thi
ty-one millions
II. WORK is to be resumed Oh the survey
ar the proposed line of the Great Western an
=. Atlantic water route, and the report TO
ia made ON the subject will indicate a sing
at larly favorable water communication CO.
,e Meeting the Mississippi river with the A
re lantic ocean, commencing at Cairo, ILL.,, an
a. ending at Darien, Ga. The entire distanC
IF is nearly one thousand miles, nine hundre
n. of which are nayigable rivers. Only oil