Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08


December LIST. This was done
to enable them to work off the immense sur
plus which has accumulated during dun /
times.
SENATOR HERMAN, of New York, who is
a Roman Catholic, had the courage to say
that the public schools were in the consttu-
ton of New York, and that there was no
purpose ON the part Of the Catholics as o
body, to disturb them For so saying, the |
New York Fieemdn's Journal Catholic de-
nounces Mr.. Herman as false to the Catholic |
church.
GOVERNOR TnAYEn, Of Wyoming Terri |
tory, in his annual message directs attention
to the fact that within six months, along
the liue of the Pacific railroad, not less than
three thousand elk have been slaughtered
for the hides alone, the flesh being thrown
away, and he recommends the enactment of
laws imposing severe penalties for such
wholesale massacre of game.
THE Washington correspondent Of the
Troy Times says of Secretary Chandler
" He is for proving himself Woodworking
officer lie is steadily at his office and at
cabinet meetings, in point of fact he has i'm
mense energy, a vigorous mind, and, while
he is sometimes coarse, and in the past has
doubtless been too fond of stimulants, he
rarely offends in these respects nowadays"
TIM will of the Vice-President dated
April |, 1874, bequeathes his entire estate, real
and personal, to his nephew Dea. Wm. Cool
idge, for the support OF his mother-in-aw and
the education and support of his daughter
in-law Eva Mr. Wilson's biographer has
not been selected, but Rev. Samuel Hunt,
his private secretary, win complete the d" His
tory of the Rise and Fall Of the Slave Power
in America"
PHLADELruA Bulletin: The family Of
the lost Charley Ross have had enough to
bear during the past year to entitle them to
be exempted from any additional Affections
which could be averted by human skill.
And yet, despite this fact, the missing boy
has been made the hero of novel, and the
author of the novel is Bessie Turner, of
Beeeher-trial notoriety What other terrors
are in store for the friends Of the child, can
hardly be imagined"
A BROOKLYN reporter who has analyzed
the requests for prayer sent up to Brother
Needy, finds that in single day, ont of
three hundred and forty-fye requests, three
hundred and six desired him to pray for
their neighbors or friends, and of the remain
ing thirty-nine, sixteen desired prayers not
for conversion, but for recovery from sick
ness. Only twenty-three of the whole mum
Der were really humble enough to desire
help from God to satisfy their own spiritual
needs.
SENATOR JOINS, of Nevada, whose wealth
lies in the bowels of the earth in that state,
but whose chief theatre of speculative oper-
ations is in San Francisco, has got an or
gan" having purchased a majority OF the
stock Of the Ereniag Post of that city. For
some time past the leading mining interests
Of California and Nevada have wanted
medium through which to advance their
special interests, having been unable to man
ipuIate either of the other papers there for
bear - or " bull purposes.
The report now is that the Spanish au-
thorities are quite weak and humble in their
latest communication to our government, and
that there is a good deal of anxiety at Mad
rid regarding the reception of their official
note. 1t is said that the gradual emancipa-
ton Of slavery, greater freedom Of commerce
with the United States, legal redress for
foreigners, and other important reforms are
promised. If we succeed in compelling re-
form in the Spanish colonial policy, it will
he one very important point gained
TUE expenses of the government printing
office at Washington, during the year end
ing September 3Oth 1875, according to the
report of Superintendent Clapp, were as fol
lows Public printing SG95,00S paper,
1897 ALL binding, sl77, $751; lithographing
and engraving for Congress, Sl2,76G; map
ping for the Supreme Court of the United
States, 1925; for salaries, etc, in the office
of the congressional printer, slGGl7; Con
gressional Record, sss,059, This gives to-
tai of 81 ,G79,i93, There is, doubtless, more
printing done than is necessary.
The New York Times accuses the pub.
fishers of the Graphic of being blackmailers,
aud produces evidence that has an ugly
look in support of its accusations The
Grqpkic retorts with general denial, and
daily caricatures of the editors of the Times.
and says its publishers, the Goodsels, have
sued the Times for libel The Times well
comes the suit, and promises plenty of dam.
aging revelations, ii it ever gets chance
TO put in its evidence. We have no doubt
that the Graphic is a perfectly yenal paper
and we are glad to see it shown up.
A CURIOUS incident happened at the Rail.
road Convention In St. Louis, the other day.
General Joseph +. johnson was called to the
platform, and was met by General Sherman,
who greeted him cordially and shook him by
the hand amid the cheers of an assemblage
which was pretty fairly divided between the
North and South. General Beauregard was
called for next and General Sherman gave
him the same hearty reception. Next there
were cries for jefferson Davis, but there
were also some audible protests, and he de
clined to go, They seem to draw the line at
Mr.. Davis.
Hon JAMES G. BLAINE has written a let
ter in which he suggests settling the secta-
rian school question by an amendment to
the federal constitution, prohibiting the CON
troll of funds raised by taxation for the sup
port of schools by any religious sect, or the
division of such funds among sects, There
is evidently little, ii any, necessity for the
general government TO take action upon this
subject There certainly is no immediate
danger that the school money will fall into
the hands Of those who are opposed to com
mon schools. The best protection against
such an evil is the enlightened spirit which
is fostered and strengthened in the public
schoolroom,