Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-26
Editorial Notes.

Don PrpRo's speeches are shorter than
Grants. After Mr.. Fish had briefly vel
coined him, in behalf of the President and
the nation, the Emperor simply answered, Z" |
thank YOU
Tnr Virginia delegates are claimed 10y
Blaine, Bristow, Morton and Conkling. The
convention passed very complimentary
resolution endorsing Senator Morton's course
in Congress, and IL there is any squint in
that, the Indiana senator has the inside
track in the Old Dominion.
ON the Sd instant, the champion bale Of
cotton was exhibited at Memphis. II was
cased in blue silk Of American raising and
American manufacture, and on being brought
to the Cotton Exchange it secured the pre-
MUM of one thousand dollars offered for the
finest and earliest cotton of the season.
IT is suggested that il Winslow isreleased
from custody he will turn round and sue the
English Government for one million pounds
sterling as damages for false imprisonment.
II he gets his money he will come home,
buy two or three Boston newspapers, and
make it exceedingly lively for everybody
Az Ohio paper, in referring to a telegram
stating that Blaine ais working like a
beaver night and day to organize nom
nation" remarks that it has serious doubts
about the people wanting a candidate who is
organizing" for "a nomination. The
Beacon is sufficiently old fogy to think the
office should seek the man.
ON Sunday, the 10th inst, there were one
hundred and ninety-six admissions to Hep
worth's new Congregational church, in New
York city and on the same day Bishop Pot
ter confirmed three hundred and six persons
in Rev. DIR. Tying, Jrs,, church, many Of
them converts under the labors Of Mr..
Moody at the llippodrome.
IL each of the states Of New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Connecticut, elections for
United States Senators will occur as soon as
their respective legislatures me t. New
VIII 'iit|0f ~ HNtiff Nil Ail' NNfi'A
two in May. Connecticut will undoubtedly
elect Mr. English (dcmocraD New lamp
shire will probably re-elect Mr.. Cragin (Re
publican), and Rhode Island win send bach
Mr.. Anthony Republican)
Tue aged Thurlow Weed wants to Sc,
The Beauties Of the Bible" that was useC
when he Was a boy, restored as a class-bool
to the schools lie thinks, if it should b,
DONE simultaneously with the great upris
ing OF the people under the eloquent gospe
appeals Of Mr. Moody and the tranquilizinl
harmonies OF Mr. Sankey, thousands of CRATE
full children will rise up to thank those VIII
conferred this blessing upon them"
SENAroG iIAMliN continues to recciv
the fond attentions Of the newspapers. Tn
Utica Observer has embalmed his postag
views in verse AS near as we can &c
at IIamins idea Of schedule of posta
charges" says the editor, che would hav
"a one-cent stamp for a circular, and two
cent stamp for a sealed lettair, and ten-cen
stamp for newspapair and a great bi
frank for the Senatair. Hump, IIamlin
rip and tear Go for the friendless new,
papairl'
Al ST. Louis, John Mcdonald has bee
sentenced by Judge Frost to the Unite
States penitentiary for three years, and t
pay a fine Of $4,000, for alleged complicit
in the whiskey frauds. W. O. Avery, lat
chief clerk of the internal revenue office @
Washington, was also sentenced to the per
itentiary for two years. Aneffort is maxim
to secure the pardon of Col. Mcguire, a pet
tion having been sent to President Gran
praying remission of the six months in
prisonment.
THE President has done quite right in "
toing the salary bill, 1t would have bee
inconsistent, after accepting $4,000 yea
himself, to have assented to a reduction t
$4,000 for his successor, without stain
objections and it is quite true also tina
the appropriation which was ample, thong
not extravagant, just after the reyolutionar
war, is no longer sufficient for the requr,
ments Of the position. The proposed meai
ure is a piece Of false economy it is not tn
thousands openly paid for honorable publ
service that impoyersh the nation, but tn
millions secretly filched by political iobber