Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-08-29
Notes and Comments.


The strength of the new labor party in
Pennsylvania is estimated as high as one
hundred and fifty thousand, or one-fourth of
the voters of the state.
Mr.. HENDRICKS is making great progress
in the study of geography. lie has discov-
cred that Paris is not so large as London,
but has numerous objects of interest
THE Georgia constitutional convention
borrowed twenty-five thousand dollars from
Robert Toombs to pay their expenses. Why
didn't they pass a reputation clause cover
ing the case
GENERAL HOOKER, who voted for Mr..
Tilden, is said to make no secret of his sat
isfacton that Mr.. Hayes was elected. lie
says that President Hayes is doing more for
the country than Mr.. Tilden could do by
any possibility.
THE Cincinnati Commercial gives six
reasons why it is of the opinion that the Re.
publicans will win the campaign in Ohio.
First, there are more Republicans than
democrats in Ohio" The other five reasons
are of no consequence, for this will suffice.
A DELEGATE convention of woman suffra-
gsts Of Massachusetts is called to meet in
Boston, October 9th TO consider their polit-
ical duties in the campaign, and If expedi-
emit, to make nominations for state officers.
prohibitory state convention is to be held
in Worcester, September 18th.
VISITORS to the top of Mount Washing
ton within the past few days have been re-
warded with some wonderful sights On
Friday afternoon a rainbow two thousand
feet beiow the passengers who were COM
ing down by railroad was most unusual
phenomenon, as well as a most brilliant one.
That same night halo about the moon APP
peared to the observers on the top to be
almost within their very grasp.
UroN the supposition that Mr.. Morton
recent stroke might prove fatal, some of the
democratic leaders in Indiana indecently
began to plot for his place in the Senate. II
is stated that Blue Jeans Williams and Dan
Voorhees, agreed between them that the
latter should be appointed. If anything
could rouse the sick lion to continued life, il
would be the knowledge that these jackals
were prowling around for his remains.
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL KEY is in the cen
ter of an animated hornets nest. His quiet
allusion to the "erring Southern brethren,
in his speech at Bennington the other day
has made the South madden than anything
since Blaine's answer TO Hill. Mr.. Key i,
called all sorts of names, from tailor anC
coward to jackass. The remark was NOR,
| playful than serious, and our Southern breth
rem do greatly err in making so much fus.
about it,
In the Georgia convention Mr.. Ilolcomb,
declared that he was opposed TO public
schools, and he advocated an amendment re
stricting education in common schools t,
elementary branches. Mr.. Fontaine, anothe
delegate, said it would be an unfortunat,
day for Georgia when such clause was in
serted in the constitution. And the unfor
tunate day came along in about twenty niu
utes. There were only twenty-seven friend
of education in the convention.
THE New York Herald says: Mr.. Georg
II. Pendleton and Mr.. Ewing in opening tn
democratic campaign in Ohio hold up tn
false and gittering theory of more green
backs as the remedy for the distress of tn
country These two gentlemen drew goi
geous pictures of what more greenback
would bring the workingman. They forgo
to tell him that it is because of paper none
he is in his present unhappy condition
Paper money advocates are the worst enc
mics the nottingham has TO contend with.
THE Boston Journal sees many "signs O
disintegration in the parties based on tn
color line in the South and is confident tina
new combinations will soon be formed.
bases its belief on the fact that Independent
tickets have been elected over the regua
democratic tickets in several places, notabl
in Alabama and Kentucky. On local que
tions, or, what amounts to the same thinl
"hcic V"o VI phiee PioHiiHehV iocai poii'
clans want the same office, "splits " are
be expected, and independent movement
will sometimes succeed, especially in off
years, but to expect the average Southern,
to vote anything else but the straight dem
cratic ticket, right or wrong, when nationi
issues are at stake, is to expect mille
mum, which is not likely to come very 500
more's the pity.