Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-08-22
Notes and Comments.

RETURNS from Kentucky indicate that
the Republicans have elected only one state
Senator, although last year they elected six.
ETHE prohibitonists Of New York at Utica,
Wednesday Of last week, nominated state
ticket, endorsed woman suffrage and adj
iourned.
Ar local election in the town of Madi-
sonvile, KY, a few days ago, the vote stood
for free whiskey, one hundred and twenty
three; against whiskey three.
LETTER from the widow of Judge
Chisholm, the victim Of the Kemper county
(Miss.) massacre, says the probate court of
that county refused to settle up her hus-
bands estate. She is thus prevented from
leaving the scene of the butchery of her
family.
SENATOR CoNKLlNG was welcomed home
from his European trip by friends and neigh
bors at Utica, N. Y, Wednesday evening of
last week, and made speech in acknowledge
ment of the compliment, eulogizing America
and her institutions, and confessing to home
sickness while abroad.
IT is estimated that there are enough idle
men in the Northern states at this time to
form three new states of moderately pros
porous farmers. It is easy to figure out that
kind of thing. The problem is how to
make farmer out of an idle man, who
don't want to work and who won't be
farmer.
THERE are still mutterings of general
strike in the Pennsylvania mining regions
and much alarm is felt. A Harrisburg dis
\ patch reports that Governor IIartranft has
issued a proclamation calling ont three
months volunteers, but the exact grounds
of the step are not stated. The bulk Of
the miners outside Lykens valley and the
reported that those of Lykeus valley will
soon follow suit.
TIKI Georgia Convention has decided by
nearly a unanimous vote that it will not al.
low its bonds, that it alleges to be fraudu-
lent, to be submitted to a court. These
bonds amount TO eight million dollars, and
were first condemned by the legislature, and
afterward by popular vote. This last act
Of the convention finally disposes of them.
This was regarded as a safer way than the
submission Of the question of their legality
to even democratic court.
CAPTAIN CRApos wife writes that they
would not undertake to cross the Atlantic
again in a cockeshell for considerable. She
tainted twice during the voyage, slept in a
wet bed for seven weeks and had aches in
every bone of her body. We had seven
gales of wind" she writes, " the last one be-
ing very hard and the seas running noun
tains high. 1t lasted from Saturday after
noon till Tuesday morning, but God was
with us, and he Gained the sea so that We
were able to make sail"
GAIL HAMILTON, says correspondent
SIS thirty-nne. She looks considerably
Younger however. owing to her small stat
ure, expressive features, and vivacity il
manner. Though plain, she is not at al
homely, and have heard persons call he
handsome when her face is animated. Sh
is brilliant talker, and a great social at
traction at Senator Blaine's Washington
house, where she makes her home duriny
the political season. The wife OF James &
Blaine is her cousin
: WHILE Senator Morton was in San Fran
cisco he suffered from an attack of paralysi.
The attack was not very severe, affectin
only his left arm, but there is danger tina
it may become more serious. 1t is regarde
as partly the result of over work. lie ha
been able to reach his home at Indianapoli
> in very poor health, his left arm being pa
> alyzed and his condition so critical tha
= none but members of his family are Above
: to see him. The country will read tn
news with regret, and will hope for h
speedy recovery Senator Morton is one {
: the few men in the nation whose place cal
not be filled