Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-13
The Maine Election!
Second Gun of the Campaign !
EMPHATIC REPUBLICAN VICTORY
Majority of from 10000 to Is, 600!

We can find no more appropriate or express
i've language in which 10 announce the grand
triumph of Republicanism in the Pine Tree State,
than the following dispatch from James g. Blaine
to Governor Hayes, dated September 18th, at
midnight It covers the whole ground aud well
may the gallant Blaine glory in result which is
hardly less vindicaton Of himself than of Re
publican principles
We have Carried The state e Largest cast by
majority % from twelve 10 fifteen tousnni. being gain
Of some thousand tie majority of last year Have
carried every Congressional District wcha,e elected
county officers In every county of the state, with possibly
two exceptions. Have regained one county which the
democrats have held Tor years past have elected twenty
mine ont of hiriyone state senators and from three
fonrs TO fournfhs Of the Representatives 10 the state
legislature. our Triumph Is complete and overwhelming
II points that you viii the electoral Of the state
In November hy majority 81 from twenty % tueniy-nye
thousand tsisned J. q. BtANF.
This wednesday mornings dispatches an
nounce that the majority will reach fully, u Il
does not exceed, fifteen thousand.
LAsrLL SruNARy, AunuRNDALE, MASS -lli-
seminary for young women seems likely to open
with a full house. largernumber have engaged
rooms for next year commencing September ~
than Tor many previous years, Miss Maria Meh-
bach, Of Berlin, is a fine acquisition TO the de
paitmout Of modern languages. The other teachers
are as last year. Internal Improvements have
been made during the vacation, and this pleas
ant, hone-ike place Of instruction Is more com
Portable aud attractive than ever for it, foito-
nate pupils
TuE DERBY TRAGEDY Mrs Hayden, the vic
tim Of the late. Derby tragedy, died on Wedncs-
day evening last Mr. Brigham is improving.
Hayden, the murderer, seems very much broken
and penitent, weeping at times. lie particularly
desired those who were with him TO see his wife
and ask her forgiveness, and to say that il his
life would save hers he would willingly die for
her They visited Mrs Hayden and comnuni-
Gated his message. She expressed much graft
tude aud said it wasa great comfort to her, and
informed them that she iorgaye him.
RATHER llAsrY-The Darlington Sentinel got
in a hurry to announce democratic victories, and
the other day gave the startling news that Cali
iornia had gone democratic by twenty five thou
sand majority-when 10 the aforesaid state does
not elect her state officers till 1879 Whcreupon
the Sentinel rises to explain and says the report
was based upon the word Of gentleman that
private dispatch had been received to that effect,
which was received in the hurry Of going to
press We know you are getting anxious but
keep cool and don't slop over" 50 easy-ton't
rely on private dispatches" Recent events in
this region have proved that they can't be de-
pended on.
pERsoNAL--IarkinG G. Meade, the sculptor, and
his sister, the wife Of Mr. W. D. Ilowells Of the
atlantic, are cousins Of Governor Hayes.
EN-GovrRNoR HESnr A. WISE died at his
residence, in Richmond Va, on Tuesday, the 10Th
instant.
Mo-E- T. TmnEN, brother Of Hon. Samuel J.
rilden, died after protracted illness, at his home
at Lebanon Springs, on Saturday last. lie was
for several terms a member Of the New York
assembly from Columbia county. lie leaves a
family and two brothers, Governor Iilden and
Mr.. Henry \. Tilden.