Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-04-21
Ediinrial Notes.

! Washington.
TnE Sacramento, Cal, Board Of Educa-
ton has decided TO admit Chinese children
to the public schools
A BANQUET was given at the Parker
House, Boston, Saturday evening, in honor
Of President Grant and Cabinet. Hon. Alex
II. Rice presided.
| ANornER conference Of the Pennsylvania
authorities has resulted in renewed deter
uination not TO Withdraw the troops from
the mining regions.
UNDER a construction Of late act Of Con.
gress IL has been decided that General
Sickles retains his place on the retired list,
and is entitled to pay as a major-general
from the date Of his resignation of the
Spanish mission.
1HE solicitor of the treasury department
has decided that the commissioner Of inter
nal revenue has a right 10 examine the bank
checks of any bank, to ascertain whether the
law is violated respecting the afiixing of
stamps to checks.
The ex-confederate soldiers at Memphis,
have asked the ex-federals To unite with
them in the observance Of Decoration day.
JEFF. Davis, lsham G. Davis, and other prom.
inent individuals Of that ilk being among
those extending the invitation.
THE Wilmington On. c. Post thiuks the
unrepentant rebels of the South are prepar.
ing to bring about another war, and predicts
booming cannon at our doors. Even the
Washington Republican refuses to be fright
ened, and thinks the Post little premature
in this prediction.
In view Of the retirement OF Gen. Spinner
from the office Of Treasurer ON the LIST of
july it has been determined to assess upon
the several national banks the expenses OF
redeeming and asserting their notes at the
National Bank Redemption Agency, on the
LIST of May instead Of July, as originally
intended
That is an idle report which comes across
thu deep, blue sea, to the effect that the Pope
ifdriven from Rome, will take up his abode in
the United States. In the first place. he is not
| likely to be driven from Rome and, in the
next place, he would not, in such an event
regard this country as the best for the pro
motion Of his cause.
BRIGHAM YoUNG isn't so near the verge
of the grave as he was. lie lately made a
vigorous speech of over an hours length at
the Mormon Conference, condemning the
school system, and severely criticising the
government in allowing Federal officers in
Utah the division of the late appropriation
of $4,000 made by Congress TO defray the
court expenses in Utah.
Henry NARLEY, an Englishman, once a
butcher, but now minister and powerful
revivalist, is in Boston, where In has began
a series Of meetings from which many people
look for important results. That he may
succeed in inspiring his hearers with some
of his own enthusiasm, and be the means Of
filling many with aspirations for higher
life, is a contamination most deyoutly to be
hoped for.
A COMMITTEE appointed at a meeting OF
citizens of Brownsville, Texas, have made a
report in reference 10 the recent border out
RACES. They deny the statements that
crimes have been committed by Americans
and ex-confederates, disguised as Indians,
maintaining that the raids for ten years past
have all come from the Mexican side, and
they cite a long list of murders and outrages
committed during that period
THE project of constructing ship canal
across Cape Cod, so often proposed, is now
under vigorous discussion at Boston, the leg
stature having recently granted an extension
of time to the company in which TO complete
the work. and several New York capitalists
have promised to assist the Boston men con
cerned in the enterprise The company has
a nominal capital Of 100000, and desire
TO begin operations within year.
TnE reports from the Black Hills are very
discouraging to miners. 1t is believed there
is but little, if any, Of the precious metal
there. Meanwhile, the reports Of the New
buryport mines are very hattering. When
the wonderful stories from Essex county
reach those hungry wanderers out there,
won't there be danger of an influx this
way That is how the miners do it. They
60 to the place from which the biggest sto-
ries start.
The Springfield Republican has been Sc
lected a. the official organ of the PostofIice
Department in Western Massachusetts,, and
on Monday Of last week, it was directed by
the Postmaster General to begin service by
publishing the annual advertisement for pro
posals for mail routes in the state. Mr.. Jewell
considers this a good joke on Mr.. Samuel
Bowles, and says the latter can no longer as
sert that his paper is not an organ" after
this official recognition.
To the New York Times reporter Mr.
Beecher's manner under cross-examnatiou
indicated undiminished confidence the Her
aid reporter found the look Of confidence
gone, aud nervousness playing about the lips
the Tribune representative detected evident
signs of nervousness the Sun inquisitor dis
covered depressed nervousness and deep
ening redness in his face. But the Star
Beecher's organ, says the parson fioored Full
lerton in less than ten minutes.
The injunction restraining the New
Haven and Hartford railroad from issuing
passes was more sweeping than at first re-
ported. Besides the members of the Con
necticut legislature and state officers-t ap
plies to all officers Of other states and of the
United States as we'll 1t even went so fan
in its broad prohibition as to prevent the
customary courtesies to the president and
his party, on tile trip through the state to
attend the Lexington and Concord cen
tennials
ANY number OF great men have been
wretched spoilers and were so ashamed of il
that they aimed to cover up their mistakes
by worse chirography And no less man
than Gen. Scott spelled wagon with two
! gs. When asked timidly by his clerk OIL
what authority the two g's were inserted, the
bombastic hero of many battles made an
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