Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-23
Editorial Notes.


mitted recently-ffty-eight to FIVE. In the
afternoon, both conventions met in joint
session and congratulatory speeches were
made.
IT is stated that Secretary Sherman con-
templates publishing, within few days, an
official explanation of his financial policy, so
far as it relates to the execution of the re-
sumption act Of January 18th, 1875. lie
proposes to provide, to the extent of his
ability, for the redemption of the legal ten
der notes OH the LIST of January, 1879.
THE authorities of the University of Lon
don have voted, two to one, to grant medical
degrees to women, but the men doctors are
making a hard fight to get this action re-
versed. The Spectator ridcules the idea Of
taking the back track, and the plaintive cry
of the men that they will be ruined by cheap
female labor doesn't seem TO meet with
much sympathy anywhere.
THE forest fires in New York state have
been productive of great suffering. A large
tract of rich farming land was swept clear
of buildings stock and trees, and the crops
that had been put in the ground were de-
stroyed. The people are described as ut
terly destitute, and without resources. In
many cases families that were comfortably
well off before the fire, only possess the
clothes they have on now.
THERE is some little awakening of the
democratic conscience over the Mississippi
horror. Several democratic papers are ad-
vocating the severe punishment of the per-
petrators of the outrage. The Nashville
american calls upon the people of Missis-
sippi to vindicate their right to self.govern-
ment by the punishment of the rufiians. 1t
says that the South stands Z" face to face "
with the problem which they are left to
settle without coercion, whether "the peo-
pie can maintain a government and enforce
the laws"
AT the thirty-third anniversary of the
American Sunday-school Union held in St.
Louis, report was read showing that the
| society has established Bible schools in sixty
munities, brought two million seven hundred
| eighty-seven thousand seven hundred and
ninety-four children under the Bible instruc-
| ton, and led four hundred twenty-five thou
sand two hundred aud twenty-six men and
women to work as teachers. At the close of
the last fiscal year it was free of debt, with
its missionary force undiminished.
| WITHIN the last twenty-three years Eng.
fish people have lent the Grand Turk the
enormous sum of nine hundred and twenty
four million nine hundred and eighty thou
sand nine hundred and seventeen dollars
say thousand millions, for short-to buy
iron-clads, to build himself several new har-
ems and to stock them with choice Circas-
sian beauties. This is all there is to show
DERIVING reason for all of the English anx-
ety for the Integrity of the Ottoman EN-.
pre- The word " integrity has a double
meaning to them.
THE legal luminaries who work for the
New York journals seem to be all agreed
that the Russian fleet has gone outside to
lie in wait for vessels that are about sailing
or have sailed from New Haven, Providenc,
and New York with arms and ammunition
for the Turks. BY what right the Russian
men-of-war are to overhaul English or Amer
can vessels on the high seas aud seize thei
cargoes, we are not told. Vessels are NJ
doubt on the sea carrying arms to both thu
Russians and to the Turks; but how cal
they be seized on suspicion unless they ar
attempting to enter blockaded ports?
THE New York Times says that Thoma
Burton, clerk and porter for II. H. Clafflin /
Co., was arrested last week for robberie
committed during the past six years. which
aggregate fully fifty thousand dollars.
appears that he carried off quantities o
goods almost daily and sold them to DAME
j. Hall, dealer in dry goods and notions. III
was caught with eighty-ive thousand nee
dies, thirty-fve packages of thread, AM
other articles on his person. BY the aid o
his confession, bank books of his were dis
covered covering nine thousand dollars.
J THE state department has decided upo
three important rules in the appointment o
: consuls First, to fill the important con
mercial consulates with men of commercial
experience; second, in selecting consuls 70
, Oriental ports, where Judicial duties have b
be performed, none except educated lawyer
will be appointed third one of the essen
tial qualifications required of all consul
will be that they shall be able to speak tn
language of the country in which they ar
stationed. This is good so far as it goe,
Now let the secretary organize diplomat
service, in connection with the state depar
ment, with appropriate grades and promo
tions.
The Iowa Republicans will hold thei
state convention on the 9th proximo an
there are indications that decided exprei
sion of opinion will be made as to the Soutl
ern policy. The call speaks of the slave a
! "endowed by the Republican party with a
E the rights his former master possesses, an
in which he must be protected at any cost
and it asks to come to the convention a
"who believe in the strict and vigorous Ell
forcement of the constitutional amendment.
e both in letter and spirit, and in the absolut
, and complete protection OF all-the weak a
well as the strong-in every right of suffrag,
citizenship, liberty, and equality; who be
lieve that the majority should rule, and DEF
recate all attempts at political terrorism
( and intimidation, and political or official to
erance Herewith"
A NEW LEGAL TENDER.-The Illinoi
3 Legislature thought it did bright thin
when it made silver legal tender for a
debts within the limits of that state. Per
haps the members will learn somethn
9 when they see how the law operates, if in
deed it operates at all. One result will be
for instance, that business men in New Yor
can buy silver to make payments in Chicag
and save some ten per cent. or so on thei
, bills, which, of course, the Chicago me
will lose. The state will soon find itsel
t flooded with silver coin, with which all pa,
/ ments from other quarters will be mad'
while the people there will have to bu