Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-04
Editorial Notes.

can III afford 10 lose" 1t estimates the
American winnings in bets at $4,000.
Tar results Of the census in Massachu-
sets begin to be reported The Springfield
Union gives the statistics Of population in a
number Of the towns Of western Massachu-
sets, and the noticeable feature in them is
the steady decrease Of population in the ru-
raj towns.
OrR government is about to take steps to
make Venezuela pay the demand we have
against that repubc--but it may postpone
action, as the nonpaying nation has been so
severely shaken down by earthquakes as not
to be in case to be shaken up by creditor
neighbor.
ONr Of the last acts of the democratic
majority in the Connecticut Legislature,
was to reject, by a strict party vote, a consti-
tutional amendment prohibiting seotarian
appropriations. The party always makes
the same kind of record on that class of
questions.
Tnr publication Of the rebellion records,
ordered 10y the last Congress, viii prove To-
Doe very costly. Five octave volumes have
already been prepared for publication each
volume consisting Of about eight hundred
pages The entire wo-k it iscstimated. will
require one hundred ,olumcs
The Mayor o.. Fitchburg has issued q
proclamation commanding the arrest of
tamps as Migrants, and cnioiniug citizens
to withhold contributions OF relief from all
persons not personally known to them, until
their necessities can be verified 10y the over
secrs of the poor or the police
JfurusoN DAVIS has declined to accept
the Presidency of the Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical College which position was
recently rendered him, with q salary of 1000
and residence. He assigns inadequate ac.
quircmont- and a shattered constitution as
the rcasou OF his declination.
rnF t4umph of the Baltimore ring in
tho Maryland democratic convention still
provobos a great deal of indignant comment
There IS a strong probability of a combined
reform movement against IT, The Baltimore
Amricoa, which Is the leading Republican
paper Of Tine state. advocates il. and the anti.
Ring democrats seem not unwilling.
It. is to Doe hoped that Attorney-Geucnl
piewonts decision against The Chorpen-
ming claim win be the final disposition OF
that notorious raid on the public crib.
weakness of his claim ba. been thoroughly
exrosed CHAT it is to be borel tbere win h.
mo- more ATTEMPT. 90 bolster Fl mo-. either ip-
sid. or out.idaof Congress.
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pre- sing the Mexican d,prdalion.
Observation-Disclosures.
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events before compromising the position of
neutrality which we have AN along assumed
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IN toapty..iv bour. md .To,ts ,.irl.n,ai.,
ia reduce the t;uo d, t,y.,.,,..f,,r l....,
few years ago. whom tbe time WA. reduced ~
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NOT Soon. If cysr l.. b.,,., Pa.
rancemout win causc .o,,o ,,ilJ nr,,L..is.
respecting tbo future lint M, .ir,n..., ~
them may he fulfilled before the close Of this
century.
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Indians eiyilizable and o,,.r ~ q. Ill.,
truth" and tborofora ,nn.,ls ~ co,,,,,
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ple than all other ooyar,mont oran.;,s ,,
Missionaries ara s.n.ihl,. a,,...e;.t;.,. g..
value nowadays.
Tin Board Of Indian co,o,ri..;ooor. t..,
made rigid scrutiny of Nh. yorl, 1ono I'll. |
purchasing committee and ,do,,.l ,o,-
method. for the pre,eptio, or r-,',i. a.. /
future delivery Of b..f a,pr ana a..
plies Hereafter the Bo,r1 yiu I'll IN |
receipts and deliveries of sr,,,li,, ~ A.
PRINCIPAL arepcies Tho po,rj ,,;n -.
conference with prosid.u, cr,.,...1..
which it is expected SECRETARY nel.na ,,, ~
COMMISSIONS smith will d., -,
NIorr than six bpnd,od .h;i...
the ace of five ve,r. dio1 IN Non' W - ~,
last week. Their H,no co,ens ,,aa,I ~,
by side. and occunyic, ,ho 49,, ~
feet each would ,o,to % r,,,.
mile long This croot no,4ol;,,.i- 80
attributed. in LARGO meosrro -
tlation. bad sewerage had rood al hal
treatment genor,lly ria on,.a' -, 49,