Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-16
Editorial Notes.

" the hard-money democrats carry their
point, the party may as well put up tho shut
tiers. So thinks Governor Allen, Of Ohio.
WENDELL PHILLIrs' Centennial ticket,
announced at Philadelphia, Thursday even.
ing, is Ulysses $. Grant and Frederick
Douglass"
The democratic Congressional caucus re-
veals hopeless division in the democratic
party on the currency question, much the
more numerous division favoring initiation.
Tur Boston Post says " The New York
Tribune, which has been astride the fence
since Mr.. Greeley died, has finally put both
legs on the Republican side, ready to jump"
The American Union Club, New Orleans
organization composed of former Federal
soldiers, unanimously resolved, at a meeting
Friday evening, TO support Senator Morton
for the Presidency.
The Kentucky House of Representatives
has rejected the Senate bill appropriating
ten thousand dollars for state representation
at the Centennial. SO Kentucky, like Yer
mont, will be unrepresented.
Mr.. PIERCE, of Massachusetts,, has intro
duced resolution in tho House, directing
the committee on foreign affairs to investi-
cato the connection of Minister Schenck
with the Emma mine scandal and the Ma
chado claim.
A FEW days ago John Scanned, of New
York city, was acquitted of the crime Of
murder on the plea of insanity. lie was
sent to the lunatic asylum, but is now de
cared sane by the proper authorities, and is
at liberty again. Such farce
TUE Salem Gazette thinks that an attempt
on Gen. Buffers part TO run again for Con
gress in that district, would secure the re-
election of Mr.. Thompson for second term
beyond a doubt. 1t believes, that if he
tries again, it will be in the Dowell district.
TALKING with a friend, Thursday, the
President said he had been grossly misrepre-
scented in this whiskey business. He had
done all in his power to assist in bringing
the guilty to justice, and there has been no
"rupture Of the friendly relations between
him and Bristow.
The director of the mint has stated Off
cially that he is ready to furnish silver coin
in response to acquisitions from the Treas
urer Of the United States, that it may be sub
stituted for fractional currency under the
provisions of the first section of the act OF
January LIST, 1879.
WHAT veteran politician at Washington
says about Blaine lie doesn't lead, a.
Thad Stevens did, by whipping in his fol
lowers. They follow Blaine, not becaus,
they are afraid of him, but because, some
how, they feel that they would perpetrat,
an almost irretrievable blunder if they didn'
follow him.
A LARGE majority Of the House voted il
favor OF the adoption of the proposed con
stitutional amendment making the presi
dental term six years, and providing agains
a reelection to that office, but the requisite
two-thirds could not be secured. 1t is be
lieved the proposition will again be brough
up in some form.
ENGLAND and France are having SOM
difficulties on account of the Newfoundland
fisheries, and it is rumored that a British
man-of-war is to be stationed permanently a
st. Johns. This would add something t
the gayety of the Newfoundland capital, bu
.l.tl . IL.
ers to catch more fish.
SENATOR CHRIsTIANCY, of Michigan, wa
married, last week, to Miss Lucy Lugerbee
lately clerk in the Treasury Department
Senator Ferry, his colleague, oficiated a
groomsman. Senator Christiancy is, accorc
ing to the Congressional directory, nearl
sixty-four years of age, and the bride is rel
resented to be nineteen.
GEORGE f. EDMUNDs and Justin $. Mo
rill, Senators in Congress from Vernon
Wednesday, both advocated the bill maxim
an appropriation for the Centennial, affirm
ing its constitutionality and the duty of tn
!, government to make the exhibition su,
NNao bui 'dNh SiNtN'h AiiN huNts0lAN WIN
seemed to make the appropriation necessar,
KEROSENE oil is advancing One yea
ago crude oil sold at forty cents per barre
Now it brings from two dollars eight an
three-quarters cents TO two dollars twelv
and one-half cents. That is radical chang,
and since the principle sources of supply ar
; now under the control of one company
further advances may reasonably be ea
pected.
JEFFERSON DAVIS himself is taking
hand in the amnesty debate. lie is in favo
of universal amnesty, and general forgive
ness and forgetfulness. So he calls Nj
. Blaine slanderer, reckless viifer an III
scrupulous partisan and a "skulker Of tn
fight" The Northern heart will probabl
resist even these amicable oveltures, and cor
tinue to wish that Mr.. Davis had been she
at sight in the Georgia swamps.