Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
Editorial Notes.

dfedS oil business men are nOt returning 10
their families as early in the evening as
usual.
TmE official returns of the Minnesota cleo.
ton are not all in, but the majority for Pills
bury, the Republican candidate for COVER
nor, cannot be less than ten thousand. The
legislature will stand about ninety-three
Republicans and fifty democrats, the Re
publicans having gained members in many
districts.
Tux Wisconsin Legislature will stand
twenty-one Republicans aud twelve demo.
Gratis in the senate, and fifteen Republicans,
forty-three democrats and six Independents,
Of whom it is claimed three will act with
the Republicans, in the house. This gives
a Republican majority of nine in the senate
and eight in the house.
A RECENT geological survey of Washing
ton Territory has disclosed large vein Of
dark green, yariegated marble, known as the
Serpentine, or the Brocco Of the Italians.
The stone is comparatively soft and easily
worked, and is susceptible Of the highest
polish 1t is found in the greatest album
dance on the Columbia river in Stevens
county.
ANornrR survivor Of the steamship Pacific
has been picked up on floating raft, who
says the Pacific was struck by a vessel under
full sail Several dead bodies have been
found. The steamer Gussie Telfair reports
seeing vessel in distress with the flag union
down and the bow-sprit gone, which was
undoubtedly the vessel colliding with The
Pacific steamer.
TnE work Of rebuilding Virginia City,
Nevada, is going forward rapidly, although
the scarcity Of lumber, owing to the destruc-.
ton of the greater part of the stock on
hand at the yards Is a cause OF much delay.
The people are reported to be in good spr-
its generally and the feeling is that the
burnt portion must be rebuilt without de
lay, and in better style than before.
IT is but few years since the project of
establishing the first silk factory in the
United States was preached, and the suisse
quent growth Of the interest may be infer
red from the fact that there are now one
hundred and seventy.fve establishments in
the United States, all of them in successful
operation. The amount Of silk manufac-
tured is steadily upon the increase.
Tue Chicago board of trade has declined
to send representatives TO the st. Louis rail
road convention, believing that in the pres
ent and prospective condition of the credit
Of the United States Government it is UNI
wise to ask the government Endorsement OF
guarantee for work such as is contem.
plated in the call, and not wishing TO EN-.
barrass the action of the conventions or dis.
turb its harmony.
THERE were nine members of Congress
elected at the late elections-one each from
New York, Massachusetts, and Oregon, and
six from Mississippi Four of these are
Republicans, and five democrats. Those
elected in New York and Oregon take tn,
place of democrats, the Massachusetts man
succeeds Republican, while in Mississippi
the democrats have gained four members
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inrortant Labor ara narfec,ly sat;ssad wi,l
tho results obtained So far poth;r, no,
occurred 10 destroy their assurntions rolotiv,
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carele.sness an tho mart Of tbe doctor an,
tbot tba cbild,s ds,th ,,os Tho ro.,,,, IS n,
disease. The iurv acouitted tbo docto. al
though a MEGA of undissolved corstic 200,
found in the dead cbild's stomach