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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
The Fall Elections.

The complete returns of last weeks cleo
tions show the following results In
Massachusetts Governor Rice is reelected
by more than seventeen thousand majority
over Castor, and has nearly as many votes
as all other candidates. The legislature is
largely Republican. Connecticut makes Re
publican gains in the legislature, their ma
iority in joint ballot being about forty-five.
New York elected the democratic state Off
GERS by twelve TO fourteen thousand majority,
but the Republicans secured majority in
both branches of the legislature. The OPP
portunty of carrying the state for the Re-
pubicans was lost by the course of Mr.. Conk-
ling at the state convention. That more
conciliaiory course would have produced Il
different result cannot be doubted. Wis
cousin elected Republican governor by up
wards Of six thousand, and the rest of the
Republican ticket by a good majority. The
legislature is also strongly Republican in
both branches. Minnesota gave fifteen thou
sand Republican majority, Nebraska eight
thousand, and Kansas from twenty to thirty
thousand. In Pennsylvania the election was
only for three state officers, which the demo
Gratis seem to have chosen, though the Re
publicans still claim that the Republican
Judge is elected. The democrats made a
pretty clean sweep in New Jersey, electing
Mcclellan by ten thousand majority, and
securing both branches of the Legislature
The South, including Virginia, is all one
way.-the Republicans, both black and white
as a rule, having refused to vote. The Re
publicans have made the best record in those
states like Massachusetts, Kansas and Min.
nesota, where their endorsement of the Pres
idents policy has been most hearty and EN-
phatic. The lesson taught by these results
cannot be mistaken. A party ceases to grow
when it ceases to be progressive, and its
greatest victories are won when needed re
forms are made living issues, and the trick,
of politicians are subordinated to direct ap
peas to the patriotism and intelligence Of
the people.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Its Friends.

Any one anxious TO know who are the
material aid by an examination of the House
vote on Thursday of last week, to repeal the
resumption act thorough analysis of
that vote gives the following result The
California states were solid against the re-
peal of the resumption act, and New Eng
land nearly So only General Butler and Mr..
Phelps of Connecticut voting for repeal.
The middle Atlantic states including Mary
land, threw eight Republican aud thirteen
democratic votes for repeal TO twenty-five
Republican and thirteen democratic votes
majority OF only two votes, twenty-oue Re.
pubicans and nineteen democrats voting
for repeal to thirty-seven Republicans and
one democrat against it. The main strength
Of the antiresumptionists therefore, comes
from the South, which cast two Republican
and seventy-three democratic votes for re-
votes against it. In the whole country the
Republicans are about three TO one against
repeal, while the democrats are nearly five
to one in favor of 1t. Thrty-eight members
were absent when the vote was taken. A
majority of these are known to be hard money
men, so that it does not seem to be possible
that resolution for the repeal of the re-
sumption act can be passed this session, and
even if it should, it would be certain to be
vetoed by the President. The resumption
act therefore, seems to be safe with this
Congress, and specie payments will probably
be resumed before another will be elected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
A Good Move.

Congressman Hewitt, of New York, has
made an excellent suggestion for the repre-
sentation of American industry at Paris.
He has offered an amendment to the bill for
a national commission to the Paris exhibit
ton, instructing the commssionergeneral
to have an American kitchen erected, at
which shall be shown the various methods
of cooking Indian corn, the products to he
distributed with recipes ia different Ian
guages. Mr.. Hewitt has just returned from
brief foreign trim during which he prob
ably noticed the fondness Of the average
European for cheap and wholesome food,
and also the little use made Of the great
food staple of the West and South. He
thinks he sees an opportunity to introduce
and popularize Indian corn, aud thus open
new and unlimited markets for our farmers.
In such an experiment much will depend
upon the excellence and skill of the cooks,
and their knowledge of the large variety OF
ways in which corn can be turned into
toothsome and nourishing food, all the way
from hastypudding and hominy, through
corn-dodgers and hoe-cakes to corn-starch,
maizina, etc. Much of the expense of the
experiment would he brought back by the
restaurant but the prices should be very
moderate. There is hardly a doubt that
most foreigners would he urprised-amazed
is perhaps the better word-and captivated
by the seductive dishes which good Yankee
cook could offer them.
OF the exhibition in general Mr.. Hewitt
says "The buildings will cover fifty-six
acres, and all-unlike those atphiladelphia
will he under one roof or succession of
roofs. here are twelve compartments or
sheds, each being two thousand two hun
dred feet long and one hundred feet wide,
connected by obtuse-angled roofs of glass
The management of the exhibition Mr..
Hewitt found to be mainly in the hands of
republicans, as the monarchists seem to take
little interest in the enterprise 1t would
be peculiarly agreeable therefore, to the
managers to have the United States well
represented. Germany has too much anti
French feeling to participate in the exhibit
ton, and Russia will be prevented by her
war. Great Britain will have splendid
representation, her agents having long been
at work Systematically to that end. As our
Paris correspondent has suggested, those
Europeans who have heard so much about
our manufacturers competing with those of
England at Philadelphia would be dumb
founded, and might get some notions fixed
about American brag, if we should let this
great opportunity Of showing the Old World
what We can do 90 by default. We have
thrown away valuable time, but it Congress
will act now with moderate liberality, our
wide-awake merchants and manufacturers,
with the aid of an experienced force of com
missioners under the lead Of such a man AS
! General lIawlev, can enable the United
States to make a creditable aud advantage
Gus show after all. ."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
An EYe.Opener.

DR.. +. G. Loring delivered an address be-
fore the New York County Medical Society,
a few evenings since, which ought to make
our people open their eyes. He took for his
subject the rather startling question is
the Human Eye gradually changing its Form
and becoming Near sighted under the influ-
ence of Modern Education ?" and answered
it in the affirmative. The doctor said that
he had examined, in connection with DR.. r,
II. Derby, two thousand two hundred and
sixty-fve eyes of scholars in the public
schools of the metropolis, The proportion
of naturally shaped eyes was eighty-seven
per cent. among those of six to seven years
of age, and sixty-one per cent. in those of
twenty to twenty.one years. 1t thus APP
pears that there is an increase of nearsight
with the advancing years of the school
term. DIR. Loring announced as his con-
clusion that near-sightedness is produced in
some degree by hereditary influence, and
still more by excessive application of the eye
in study, and that frequently it is pro-
portioned to the amount of application. lie
holds that near-sightedness is disease of
childhood, and that it rarely begins after
the fifteenth or twentieth year. Overstudy
after that time can produce other and graver
diseases of the eye, but it cannot produce
that. Germany is the nearest-sighted nation
in the world, and the doctor finds the reason
for the popularity in the fact that the chill
dren of that country begin to study at an
age when they ought to be romping in the
nursery,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

OAKLEY HALL BACK IN NEW YoRK.-The
New York Telegram reports that Ex-Mayor
Hall has returned to New York. He says
that he "was not himself" when he went
away, that no one knew OF his going, aud
that with his going the ring troubles had
nothing proximately to do, He adds 81
have now had six months rest, and really
the first during twenty years of continuous
professional and political conflicts. have,
perhaps, no right to dispute with old constit-
uents whether am eccentric or not, or was
m Indifferent or careless official or not, but
so long as my brain will hold out | shall re-
sist every attempt to make it appear that a
former mayor of this great city deliberately
planned and carefully executed and profited
pecuniarily by a criminal conspiracy"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

Coon PRoGREss.-Mrs. Anne Wittepmyer
was elected president of the Fourth Annual
Convention of the Woman's National Chris
tan Temperance Union, which met at
Chicago, October 25th. The secretary of
the convention reported the total number of
unions in the United States to be eight hun
dred and twenty aud the number of juven.
lie unions to be three hundred and eighty
three. One-third of the voters of New
Hampshire were said to have signed the
total abstinence pledge. Maine has two
hundred reform clubs, with total member
ship of ninety thousand. The official paper
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union has circulation of nine thousand
six hundred and forty-nine, and surplus
in the treasury.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
The Army.

General Sherman is reported as saying :
"There has been no recruiting since last
June, as there was no money to pay expenses.
My last report shows that the whole Ameri-
can army being enlisted men of every kind,
in every branch Of service. numbered TWEEN
ty.two thousand three hundred and thirty
one. There are large number of enlisted
men who do not carry muskets They are
enlisted to save money. They are performing
the duties of clerks who, in the civil depart.
ments, receive for the same class of work
from one hundred to one hundred and scvi
enty-fve dollars per month. They are bet
ter disciplined aud save great deal of
money to the government. The work has to
be done, and the army is not allowed to EN-
ploy clerks; the practice, nevertheless, takes
many men from the field. The enlisted men
who are non-combatants, including the signal
corps of four hundred and five men, the en-
gineers, hospital stewards, clerks, etc, mum.
Der over three thousand, reducing the men
available for active service to about nineteen
thousand In the South there are only about
six hundred men, and these are engaged in
guarding the government property. The
safety of the people, the safety of the gov.
eminent and general government property
demands more men. The army is the nu.
ceus of civilization. 1t is the producer To
the wealth of the West; without its pro
lection there would be West without pop
ulation or development This summer the
officers were forced to carry muskets with
the soldiers at the West. General GibboI
has carried gun the whole season. Tn,
army should be increased to twenty-five thou
sand men besides the non combatants."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

MISERY IN BULGARrA-A correspondent of the
London Times writes 10 that paper as follows
under date of October 18th. Nearly all the in
habitants appeared to be afflicted with fever and
dysentery. They have no beds except in the few
principal towns, but all the family lie down
together in their clothes on the floor, with their
heads against the soddened walls, with, perhaps,
a few sticks of wood left burning in the chimney
corner all night Fever RACES among them At
such time as this and they have no remedies
There is no doctor, not even quack, in the neigh
borhood. One told me the other day, when ad-
vised him To send for the doctor that there was
no such individual nearer than Gabrova two days
journey or more distant. The inhabitants SLOUGH
about moaning and complaining and muttering
lamentations over one another until they either
die or get better. Crouchng down around their
wood fires in the low dark, sepulchru dwellings,
destitute Of every vestige Of comfort trying to
escape from the Indictment weather, and yet
ignorantly counting all evil effects, they form the
most deplonble picture Of poor humanity have
ever seen
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Clubbing Rates.

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Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Scribner's
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Subscriptions for these periodicals
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

THE EFFECT.-If the bill to remonetize
silver can be worked through the Senate, it
is pretty certain to become law, for the
House is likely to pass it by two-thrds vote
over Presidential veto. The very first
class TO feel the effects of the measure will
be the laborers for wages, who will be paid
in currency even more deprecated than pa
per, The further effect of the measure will
be TO unsettle confidence in business circles,
to lock up capital and keep laboring men
idle And yet it is the laborers themselves,
who, under the influence of demagogues are
clamoring for measure which assure to in
crease their burdens, The anti-resumptiop
bill, we think, is pretty certain to be de-
feated in some way.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Who IL RespOnsiblel

Here is an extract from the Cincinnati
platform. Please read it, aud then say which
is responsible for the civil lservice policy now
pursued by the administration, the President
or the Republican party; Under the con
stitution, the President aud heads of depart
ments are TO make nominations for Office +;
the Senate is to advise aud consent to APP
pointments, and prosecute faithless officers
The best interests of the public service de-
mand that these distinctions be respected
that Senators aud Representatives who may
be Judges and accusers should not dictate
appointments TO office. The invariable rule
for appointments should have reference to
the honesty, fidelity aud capacity of APP
pointees giving to the party in power those
places where harmony and vigor of admins
tration require its policy to he represented,
but permitting all others to be filed by per-
sons selected with sole reference to efficiency
of the public service, and the right of cit-
zens 10 share in the honor of rendering faith.
full service to their country" For treating
this as not mere buncome, but as an honest
avowal of a principle aud pledge to live up
to it, President Hayes is now unpopular with
the old party leaders, who have lived on the
spoils system so long that they insist there
is no other way of managing the govern
ment We trust the President will be able
to convince them of their mistake. Mem
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

A NEw lNDusrRY-A large establish
ment has been opened in st. Louis for drying
eggs. 1t is in full operation, and hundreds
OF thousands of dozens are going into its in
satable NAV. The eggs are carefully scan
died" by hand-that is, examined by light
to ascertain whether good or not-and are
thrown into an immense receptacle, where
they are broken, and by centrifugal opera
ton the white and yolk are separated from the
shell, very much as liquid honey is separated
from the comb. The liquid is then dried by
heat by a patent process, and the dried
article is left resembling sugar, and is put
into barrels aud is ready for transportation
ANYWHERE
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

EXPLOSION OF POWDER MlLL-Ihe granting
mill of the American Powder Company, Mt Con
cord, Mass, blew up ON saturday morning Of last
week, killing a man named Charles II Perry,
who was the only occupant Of the building Perry
was blown into the air by the force OF the shock,
and afterwards found on the side of a hill some
seyentv-iive feet from the building When found,
nothing but the soes Of his rubber boots remained
on his body, which was whole his right leg was
broken in three places, his left leg was broken
and the flesh badly mangled Both his arms were
broken, one-half OF his skull WIS blown of and
all of his brains taken from it Other injuries
about the body were noticed Perry had been in
the employ of the conpan, seven years, and be-
longed in Brownield, Me. Re was about thirty
years Of age and unmarried The building de-
molished was new modern structure, built since
last July, when a similar explosion occurred The
sound Of the explosion was heard for miles and
the force of the shock was felt great distance.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

WISE WoMfN-The Woman's Chris tian
Temperance Union of Utica provided a sup.
ply of hot coffee and crackers for the poll
workers and electors of the various wards in
that city on election day, and disposed of
more than three hundred gallons of coffee in
this way. In return for cup of coffee
Senator Conkling handed the ladies ten
dollars, with his best wishes. II coffee
could thus everywhere supersede whiskey, as
an electioneling element, how much better
thousands of voters would feel the morning
after election.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

lHE PARIS ENnIBTTIoS.-The buildings of the
coming Paris Exhibition in 1878 are the largest yet
conceived for the purpose The nave of the main
building is nearly two thousand two hundred feet
long the vista which includes the two yestibules,
Is more than two thousand three hundred and sixty
feet aud each Of the transepts and yestibules
than one thousand one hundred feet. The eight
industrial courts are all parallel, and are divided
into two series OF four each one series being de
voted To the productions of France and the other
to the rest of the exhibiting nations. In the centre
of the garden between the two series are two
ranges of fine art galleries. On the opposite side
of the river is the TIocaden Palace, which is to
he devoted 10 the history of man from the savage
state down 10 the most modern appliances Of sci
nieipsu museum.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

The INDIAN FAMnNE.-The prospects in
the famine-visited districts of India are now
so good that the Governor of Madras has tel
egraphed the Lord Mayor of London that
the Mansion House subscription for the re-
lief of the sufferers may be closed This
subscription now amounts to two million Two
hundred and thirty thousand dollars, and
besides that one hundred aud seventy-6ve
thousand dollars has been raised at Man
chester for the same purpose.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

Coon FRuIr-The opponents of the Pres
ident's Southern policy have to confront the
undeniable truth, that at no other time since
the close of the war were the negroes treated
so well, upon the whole, as they have been
since that policy went into effect. The Rev,
DIR. Strictly, AN old Abolitionist, now Sec
Rotary OF the American Missionary Associa-
ton, and who has had special care of the
education OF the freedmen in the South,
stated at the late Congregational Council at
Detroit that the treatment OF the colored
people had been much improved since the
pacific policy toward the South had been un-
dertaken by President Hayes.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

Mis- HAYEs.--Mrs. Clemmer tells us that
Mrs. Hayes is not weak "good woman,
but strong good one-in temperament
stronger than her husband-a woman of
will, force and tact. Nature expended
force enough aud character enough in her to
make dozen Mrs. Grants" Against indel
icate system of dress she has set her reso-
lutte jaw and soft eyes" She will dictate
to no lady, but no lady will feel quite COM
Portable to come into her presence in a
dress of which she morally disapproves"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

MIR. MoREHousE evangelist has gone
from his three weeks labor at st. Iohnsbury Ia
Manchester, n. H., where Mr. Moody is now at
work OF the labors of MIR. Morehouse at the
former place, the Cdedonian alphabetically says:
"Of the result of these meetings we are not
able to speak-nor do We believe any one is We
have heard nothing but expressions OF gratitude
that MIR Morehouse was sent here The Christian
people Of all this section have been r three
weeks on the mount Of privilege, while listening
to the unfolding Of the Scriptures by this earnest,
sweet-spirited evangelist, and they can never be
thankful enough for it. And what is still better,
u goodly number have asked the question of the
Tailor, and like him have been shown the way Of
eternal life
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

EASTERN WAR.-Reports from the seat
of war are becoming more mixed and con-
Trajectory than at any former time since the
beginning of hostilities. After being twice
reported and twice confirmed that Erzeroum
had fallen, and several times announced that
Plevna was on its last legs, II turns out that
the Turks still hold their great fortress in
Armenia and are far from collapsing in
bulgaria.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

WELL STArED.-The Boston HeraM well
says that the business men of this country
are in condition to appreciate the story of
Tantalus. Often since the war gold pay
ments have hung near us, and have appeared
as if about to drop into the hand, but ever
something has occurred to drive the blessing
back. Now. at last, when the precious
metal lies, AS it were, at the end of our fng-
ers, greed and folly have combined to push
gold aside, and to replace it with degraded
metal. If they succeed in their nefarious
scheme, we may bid long goodbye to every
chance Of recuperation and every hope of
prosperity, We are standing upon the Dor
ders of the promised land. Should we stray
into the wilderness of deprecated money,
the present generation of business men will
never see another chance to pass out Of the
desert.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14

A LARGE LAND-owNER.--A correspond.
ent of the New York Epening Pos, says that
Wilson Waddingham, now of that city, is
believed to he largest landowner in the
United States. lie owns in one compact
body on the Canadian river, in eastern New
Mexico, six hundred and ffty-sx thousand
acres, for which he has United States gov
eminent patent,and Improvements that rep
resent large sum OF money. On this es-
tate he has in connection with another gem
tleman, about eight thousand head of cattle
and twelve thousand head of sheep the
nucleus of a live stock growing operation
In addition he owns other lands situated on
the Rio Grande river and elsewhere in the
same territory, about six hundred thousand
acres more, making a total of one million
two hundred and fifty-six thousand acres
owned by Mr.. Waddingham, or more than
twice as much as is claimed to be owned by
Ex-Governor Abner Coburn, of Maine.