Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-01
Editorial Notes.

railroad property at the West is well cert.
fed by the fact that the net earning of all
the roads reporting to the Illinois commits.
sioners was over s35,OOO.O 900, and the diyi.
dends paid amounted to ell 100000.
Tur onrosition in parla,pe,, 20 ,he NM
chase Of the shares in the Suez Canal
amounted to the merest broth. The Queen
in her speech from the throne asked for rat
ificaton of Disraelis negotiation. and Il has
been promptly ratified. the money to meet
the payment having been voted almost unan-
imously.
Tup Sscro,orv If th. Troas,,r, in res,,o,so
To inopiries saws that no 10 ain updec;ded
when to begin paying our silver coin to re-
place the fractional currency. lie says,
however. that a very strong pressure is con-
stantly exerted upon the government to COM
mence compliance with the specie resump-
tiun act in this respect Immediately.
Fx-SrNArop II,pt,V has written lettor
in which be notos with croat satisfaction
the wonderful progress If tho freedmen. cav.
Ing that during the last ten wears no other
equal number of persons anywhere on the
earth's surface have made such rapid ad.
vancement in knowledge. in civilization and
refinement. and the ACQUISITION of the means
of domestic happiness and comfort.
Is there never ia be an end 10 thecopmm.
mate absurditv the disgusting follv and ,ba
puerile ridieulousness Of these performances
connected with Plymouth church Coula
anything be more farcial than Bowen's ire
mendous strain in telling nothing on the one
side and the ludicrous attempt to shut him
up and lock him in, on the other? Are all
these people afflicted with a kind Of lunacy
Tur New York napers renort that James
Parton and his step-daucbter Miss Eldridre
were married in that CITY. on Thursday he
Rev. DIR. Tync. which lepalizes their rela.
tons so long as they stav ont of Nfass,cbu.
sets but unless and until the Massachusetts,
legislature amends the statutes, the New
York ceremony is as void in the Bay State,
as the Newburyport wedding, month ago.
SECRETARY Bn1srow has accumulated in
the sub.treasuries of the nr;,c;rol oi,ios
fourteen millions of dollars in s;Ivsr - III, four
millions of which Is in the Boston v,,Its
I'm few weeks more II is exnected ,bs ;ssne
of this silver will he commenced occou,n,,.
led bv n corresnondino cremation If froc.
tional currency. Meanwhile the force in the
money printing bureau of the treasury i, be.
ing greatly reduced.
Tur last orortor,v rot,,rns e ia ruu,;.A
Rooistror. C.eno.o1 aifor,I 100 sa,a.aiI. 81.
ootions IN, ros,,aot - A.. i,s.a,'s., M y,
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than in the corresrondi,g c,or,or of1s-t
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das,;nat;on ,'haa - 49, ., :. iei 80, "o.
oharaa I..aas,a..,,, 49,.
,ho 5aad Io,,or omoo ,r,;s IN \.
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order ought TO bo revoked at onco.
co,,rs Of . ,o,;,;o 49,. o;.,..;.
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vide sucb lecislat;o', a no., ,,ra,.a.. A.
rrnniro ~ raii,yov ,,a..on,,or c.
dav The ,et;,;on sta,os ,ha, .dnr;n A..
last war Sunday exo,r.io,, ,roi,, IS
across the state to tbe Centennial Exnosi.
tion grounds at pb;ladelnb;o " and -
that - the National Centennial ouch, 40, .
be introduced hv tho obardon,,o,. 80 .,,.
traditional observance of Sunday as dov
of quiet and rest"
Ex.SrcprrApv NIcCr,rocu IN otat,a,.
,bo J,,Js,sn,3,,, cave. ar -.
that If Concress had NOT beor ireronood ~,
tbe sersslsss crv ,oa;n.t oon,roo,;on anJ
had nermitted me to oo ON Win Tho 81
,h;oh bo1 hoo, o,,s,,;,;o,,.,.. a..-..,
the snecie standard ,yonId ionc horor. nj,
hava baer resto,od ,ithou, sor;ons i,,,..,,..
ton of hrs;ross ond,houoo,l,as ,,aI.,;,I,
States world b,va esconed tbo croot d;sas
tiers which have overtaken them"
Grx scurxcv d;d foolish and ;los..
sible thing in lending his name ond ,oe;,;on
IN tbe Emma nina scho,,o ia LIE
.,f,a.ol ct, J., ~,
bonor Of Tho oorrtr, hos sntfar.I :. '.,a,.
vol he urc.d ,ha, ho on,l,t - ra,, a. '
aItv If his ,niscorcon,;on 81 ,ha oh,;a.;o
rest;rc rror ,;n;s,o. t., .aa.;ea;o ~,
nloco. Int ,,bila rooo,,,;,;,, 80 ,.s, :.
NAV IN fairness hs oddod ,hot he a;r H..
NOT apnear 10 be ora Of v;c;on.ross
pponAp,v there ara not n,n.h lao. H.
half mi,lio, norsono ri1ino ~ H., a"~.
a. any, o,;yo, ha,,r - ,ho da,, !; a.. 80,
States Tho mora, ins,onoo, 81 ,ho ro;,
road car ia tberefore a suhioot os oon.i1a.
able ;mportance The soc;e,v r., thn s.,,
nression Of tbe sale Of rcortion. l;,oro,,r.
on tbe cars has dome an evoo,,on, ,ror,. +,
the East and we are sorry 10 learn ,ha, ;,;s
in danger Of being starved ont h, Tho fa;I,.a
of the contributions pecessary 10 loor ,,,o
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