Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-27
Editorial Notes.

HNtNNs
TINS total vote in Ohio is likely to 60 above
FIVE hundred and seventy-fve thousand,
which is the largest vote ever given in the
state. The Republican majority stands at
four thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
HANNrnAL 1lAMLfN has succumbed. lie
denies that he had any intention Of increas-
ing the newspaper postage. The intent was
only to increase the postage on the package
mail, but through inadvertence and ignor-
ance, the increase was put on all postal mat
ter Of the third class.
Tnr reason the cx Empress Eugene alb
Dictated in favor Of her son, was because Of
/ her growing unpopularity on account Of her
ultramontansm The Bonapartists deemed
It necessary for their interests that the
prince imperial should be guided by coun-
sells more in accord with the prevailing SEN
timents of the party.
DrEING the present year the Republicans
have carried Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio,
Iowa and Nebraska. The democrats have
carried Connecticut, California, Kentucky
and Alabama. OF the twelve states that
have held elections this year, it is thus seen
that the Republicans have carried eight and
the democrats four.
llrur is another will which somebody will
be coutestng. Singer, the sewing machine
man, left five wives aud twenty-five children
living lie bequeathes to the last married Of
his wives life interest in his estate in Eng
land, valued at si,0OO,OOO, sJ,00O,OOO to her
six children, and S3,00O,0O0 to the rest Of
the children. If all these Singers get to
quarreling over his will, there will be music.
1ugnE was a remarkable sale of pure-hlood
cattle at Ninewood, in the bluegrass region
Of Kentucky, last week. Bidders were present
even from Great Britain. Forty-four native
cows and hcifers brought SjS,2l0; twenty
imported ones Sjl ,22j-a total for sixtyfour
cows Of Sl09,l3j -Four native bulls sold for
Sl,7lj, and fveimported ones for $4,000 "a
total for nine bulls Of Sll,0l5, and total for
-eyenty-two animals, Sl23i50 With the
exception of the New Yo.k Mills sale, this
is the greatest ever made on our continent.
The Centennial Commissioners have APP
pointed a committee on art, whose duty it
will be to receive all pictures submitted TO
them, to place them in the best light, and 10
pass judgment upon their merits When it
is considered how many amateur and profess
sional artists, whose local fame equals that
of Reubens or Nandyl,e, will feel that they
ought to sacrifice themselves upon the altar
of patriotism, lay exhibiting their pictures at
the Centennial Exhibition and gaining both
a prize and a cosmopolitan reputation, who
must be disappointed in their hopes, the un.
enyable position OF the Centennial art com.
mittee can hardly be appreciated or under
stood
FREDEnIcE lIrpsoN the veteran Journal
list, formerly manager Of the New York
Heraid, was fatally injured by the cars at
Concord, on Saturday. lie was in a buggy
with Judge John 5. Reyes the latter driy.
ing. They had stopped at railroad cross.
ing in obedience to a signal from lagman
but being engosSed in conversation. did not
notice that flying switch was being made
and after The passage of the engine they drove
upon the track, were caught 10y the cars
following, and dragged some distance, en-.
tangled in the wreck of the buggy. Hudson
died at five O'Clock Sunday morning. Judge
Reyes was seriously, though not fatally
injured.
TnE outlook for the cotton manufacturing
business seems cheering. The stocks Of cot.
ton goods in all hands country merchants
jobbers and manufacturers - have been
worked down to the lowest margin in the
clearing-up process of the past two years
At the mills the surplus stock will average
less than ten per cent. Thus it is probable
that the first revival Of trade will take this
amount off at the first nouthful, and set the
wheels running to supply more. 1t is felt
that such revival of trade is at hand, and
manufacturers are preparing for it by get
ting their mills gradually into operation.
Some are even building new mills, IN con
fdent anticipation Of an urgent need for
them. 1t is not unlikely that before the new
year the majority of the mills in the East
will be running.
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