Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-17
Editorial Notes.

lNsrEAp Of releasing Winslow, the British
government remandcd him to Jail for another
ten days, and IL seems pretty even ques-
ton whether he win then be released or
surrendered to our authorities.
lr has been asserted that Gen. sherman
and Secretary Taft protested against Cen
eral Clusters suspension from active com
mand. The only single flaw in this state
ment is. that there is no truth in it,
BELKNAr has been formally indicted by
the Washington grand jury. Now, then. let
him be tried, and If proved guilty of one
half that has been charged against him, let
him spend the next ten years OF his life in
state prison. There are multitudes thus in
generated who would never have disgraced
themselves or their country as he has done.
CHICAGO has two Mayors. The "hold
over gentleman insists that he has not been
legally displaced. But the new Common
Council think differently, and have ordered
all the city officers TO take instructions from
the newly elected functionary. The old
Mayor represents class of municipal thieves
more barefaced than any Tammany Hall
ever produced.
A PROPOSITION has been submitted to
Congress TO have storm flags carried by the
locomotives of passenger trains, and an
nounced by three sharp whistles every few
miles 1t is estimated that this warning
would enable the farmers TO save hay and
grain, which would be otherwise injured by
rains, to the amount of several millions Of
dollars every season.
lHE fastest running time on record for
two and one-eighth miles was made at Lex
ington, n.y.. last week, when Aristides "
beat " Ten Brock " for that distance by
ten lengths in 31jj. Each is o fouryears-
old, and carried one hundred and four and a
half pounds The best previous time for
the distance, 3.463, was made by Mate"
a siNyear-old, at Saratoga, last year.
"a NATIONAL Reform League has been
organized in New York IT, ostensible pur-
pose is 10 secure honesty in politics and hon
est men in office. The purpose of the league
is praiseworhy, but impractcable first. be-
cause no great reforms can ever be effected
by simply declaring their necessity; and
secondly because those who have inaugur-
ated the movement deem it incompatible
with their dignity to 60 down into the foun.
tain source of all practical political power
the primary caucus. To make sick man
we'll, it is necessary to probe the scat of the
{ disease.
TuF two Republican Senators from Con-
neoticut were the pure and patriotic Buck
ingham, who was one of the noble war Gov
emors and the eloquent and polished Ferry,
who was one OF the keenest and ablest men
in the Senate. Their two democratic sue
cessors are Bill Eaton, as he is generally
known in Connecticut one of the most RAM
pant and yiruleut copperheads in all the
North-and Barnum, whose brains are all
in his pocket. and who VIGOROUSLY bought
his way through. The contrast very clearly
marks the difference between the character
and the tendency of the two parties.
\ CONVENTION Of one hundred and forty
three delegates from forty temperance reform
clubs was held at Lowell, Mass, Friday, DR..
j. II. Reynolds. the welknown lecturer, be-
ing the leading spirit. He said that about
twenty-three thousand persons have been re-
formed in the state since the new movement
began. Resolutions were adopted setting
forth the objects and aims of the reform
movement, the underlying principle being
opposition to the rum-seller, recognizing no
distinction of sects, and tolerating no polti
clan who stands in the way of the reforma
ton of drinking men. 1t was proposed to
hold a monster temperance meeting at Bos-
ton. in September