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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
Flattering Testimonial.

The reception rendered to Mrs Livermore
by her neighbors and friends of Maiden,
upon her return from Europe, was fitting
tribute TO that eminent and excellent lady,
who has devoted her life to good works
From this review of her experience abroad
we take these passages:
Notwithstanding the continent of Europe Is
historic, every foot Of it, notwithstanding 1t ia the
home Of art, the home OF song, there was not one
place that | looked at that desired to live in |
said to myself, 1.-THE dreariest spot In Massachu-
sets would be dearer TO me than any place In Eu-
rope" All Europe ia like a slumbering volcano,
perturbations everywhere, and when you ask why
the great Exposition Is not visited by the great
pageants OF emperors and kings rs formerly, you
potentate feels that he has business at home u
attend TO, You go through Germany, and you
are told how socialism has honey combed all Ger
man life, that II has eaten into the army that II
there should be rising the army could not be
depended upon TO put II down. II you go TO Italy
| you see that the Catholic church never forget
that once II was great temporal power, and thai
though Italy IN united, II hopes at not far distant
date TO rule again as In the old days. You K,
through France and hear Of hundreds OF person.
| imprisoned for speaking Unexpectedly OF tn,
rulers of the republic, aud in Germany they ar,
In prison because they have lpoken dsrespect
fully OF Kaiser william SO we were not sorry /,
leave the continent, and get over again to Lon
don, the great city OF tho world. There we wer
among our own people, and our own Language
sounded In our ears like delicious music"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
The silver Conference.

The general verdict is that the interna-
tional Silver Conference, which has just ended
at Paris, was most signal failure. Inc
United States sent its three commissioners
and invited the nations of Europe to send
their representatives to confer on the subject
Of establishing, by international agreement
a relation between gold and silver, and max
ing both legal tender. At the conference
all the European nations except Germany
were represented, and the delegates from
the United States presented their PROPOSE
ton and the arguments in its favor. None
of the other delegates had word to say in
behalf of the American proposal The states
of the Latin union, where silver is legal
tender but is no longer coined, declined to
consider any scheme for free coinage or for
changing the relations of the two metals.
None of them have any objection to the
coinage and free use of silver in the United
States, and Great Britain especially, while
showing not the least disposition to adopt
the double standard for herself was more
than willing that we should do so, for the
the increased demand for coinage in the
United States has given market for the
silver that India no longer takes so freely as
formerly. Our market does not keep up the
price of the old rate, but it is better than
nothing. The English representative adj
mitted that the further decentralization of
silver would be a calamity, but to remone-
tie it in England would be worse. They
have no thought of averting the difficulty in
that way, but are glad if any other nation is
willing to try it. The resolution adopted
by the conference, unanimously except for
the American commissioners, is grim satire
on the inflated hopes of the silver men. 1t
reads thus "That in view of the diver
gence of opinion which has been manifested,
and the impossibility even of states having
a double standard making any engagement
relative to the unlimited mintage Of silver,
there is no ground for discussing the ques-
ton of any international ratio between the
tuo rnata1a
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
The Worlds Wheat Crop.

Enough is known of the wheat crops OF
the different civilized countries to form al
accurate estimate of the amount of the har
vests, and from the statistics obtained it ap
pears that only three countries, the United
States, Russia and the Austrian Empire,
will have surplus The latter country at
its recent grain fair, shows that it will be
able to export in wheat alone from 10000
600 to 45,000,000 bushels. Russia has also
an unusually large surplus to dispose of, the
result Of plenteous harvest, and also con-
siderable stock on hand, none having been
shipped last year on account of the war on
hand, all export being stopped while the
war lasted. In this country, notwthstand-
ing the injury done to the crops in some Of
the states by the rainy weather, and the ex
cessive heat for time prevalent, there will
be more wheat than ever TO sell on account
of the increased acreage, In 1877 our ex
ports were 70,000,000 bushels this veal
fully l00,000,000 bushels will be available
for that purpose. The question now natu
rally arises Where is there TO be founc
market for these enormous surplui
amounts 7" From the late reports of tn,
British grain crop, it is shown that whil
the consumption in Great Britain is 200
100000 bushels per annum, the product 70
| 1873 in round numbers will not exceed 90
100000. In France and Germany the crop
have comparatively proved failures. Tn
surplus of Austria and Hungary will b
needed to supply the German demand, an
France must enter the markets and wit
Great Britain become buyer from Russi
and America While authorities disagree
as to the prices which are to rule, the trut
is that they have risen rapidly within tn
few weeks past, and the grain organs acro'
the water advance the opinion that they wi
continue TO advance abroad through Il
month of September, at least. Then Il
full amount Of supply and demand will ha'
become definitely settled, and while ii
probability is that there will be no extern
fluctuations, there are strong probabiliti
) that the present ruling prices at least W
be fully maintained.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
The State Election.

With no little painstaking we are able to
give this week the complete returns OF our
state election, with the exception of fourteen
small towns, with the names and political
classification OF the members elected to the
legislature, so far as it is possible now to de-
termine. The total vote, it will be seen, is
nearly ten thousand less than two years ago
Proctor's plurality over Bingham is about
twenty thousand, and his majority over all
will not vary materially from seventeen
thousand. Thus it will be seen that the per-
centage of loss in the Republican and demo-
cratic vote is almost precisely equal, while
the three thousand greenback votes have
probably come in nearly equal numbers
from each party. On the whole, we think
this result not only speaks well for the pop
ularty of our state ticket, but also gives
good assurance that the Republicans of the
state have not allowed themselves to swerve
so far from their mornings that they cannot
be relied upon for good old-fashioned ma
jority when the pinch comes.
For Congress, the returns in the First
and Second Districts are still incomplete,
but the majority of Joyce is estimated at
1000. and of Tyler at 1900. The result in
the Third District is given in detail else
where.
The Senate will be wholly Republican save
Grand Isle county, where local causes Sc
cured the election of the democratic can.
ddate, and also the states attorney and
Judge of probate. The success of the Re
publican nominees in Bennington county,
by an increased majority, is a cause of no
little cougratulation, especially considering
the indescribable muddle into which the
county has of late been thrown. The ain
dependent movement in Addison, Gale
donia and Windham counties did not avail
to defeat any of the regular candidates.
The House will hardly contain more dem
ocrats than two years ago-certainly not so
many as four years ago but the small
sprinkling of greenbackers and "nationals "
will probably leave the usual Republican
majority slightly reduced, though still quite
large enough for the good of the party or
the best interest Of the public.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
The "Grasshopper Commission"

1t will be remembered that some time ago
commission was created by Congress, with
IN appropriation of $4,000, for the purpose
# examining into the character and habits
# the locust, which has committed such
errible depredations in the United States
mas recently been given to the public, and
contains much that is interesting. From
this, it appears that since 1918 these in
'ects have occasionally made their appear
ance in different parts of the West aud
South, the whole area visited by them at
different times containing over two million
Of square miles. The last three visitations,
in 1873, 1874 and 1876, were the most de-
,tructive, as the total damage done was
quail to S20O,O00,000. The commission
says that the locusts came from larger, hot,
barren wastes, so that the final ending OF
their appearance depends largely upon the
settlement and cultivation of the sandy
llains of the West. Meanwhile it recon.
nends certain measures of prevention upon
The part of the farmers, which, carried out,
may do much to prevent such great losses.
These the Hartford Evening Post gives as
'ollows
1t has been ascertaned that, a. a rule, the in
vading swarms do not make their appearance in
the Mississippi valley until the latter part of July
or first Of August. By this time wheat, barley
md oats have generally reached perfection and
been harvested. This fact renders it possible to
| anticipate these swarms and prevent serious in
| Jury by relying chiefly upon these crops when
| there is reason to fear their incursions And il
the Matching grounds OF the insects be definitely
ascertaned, and the national government, by
means of the signal service corps or otherwise
will take measures to give notice in advance oil
heavy egg-deposits in this area, the farmers BY
| planting small grains, may thus prevent any ser
Gus injury when they arrive It is also advised
that greater attention be paid to grazing Tn,
| grasshoppers do not do much injury to grass, ant
| hence stockraisers and herdsmen can look witt
comparative indifference on these visltations
There are other remedies suggested, such as tn
encouragement Of animals and insects that fee,
upon the pests, the destruction OF the eggs or un
iedged insects by narrowing, blowing, tramping
irrigation, burning, etc, and several preventive
measures against the mature or winged insects
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
A Cheerful View.


President Hayes, in his late speech at
Minneapolis, said he had prepared few
figures from official sources in reference to
what we send abroad and what we receive
tells us that the last year we have sent to
Europe of agricultural products, breadstuffs,
provisions largely, more than ever before.
And the opposite fact is equally encour-
aging, and that is that my wife and your
wife and your boys have been seized with a
fit of economy, and are buying less of the
nonsense they make abroad than ever be-
fore. And so the result is that, in this
period of hard times, when we need encour.
agement we are having trade more en-
couraging than was ever known. Our ex-
ports exceed our imports by s257,000,000.
In the year before the panic the exports
were less than the imports by an average of
about Sl00,000,000 a year. The last two
years before the panic, compared with last
year, were si00000000 worse than last year.
Well, now, it is a great comfort to know
that the two hundred aud fifty-seven million
are on our side, for at the last the balance
must be paid in cash this way, and hence it
happens that read in the morning papers
of to-day that we are quarter Of cent
nearer specie payments than we have been
before since we suspended Now, if we go
over the whole list OF important statistics in
reference to public affairs thirteen years,
there has been good improvement and, al
though there has not been prosperous times
throughout the country, the fact that this
improvement is going on and on in regard
to the burdens which the people bear is q
fair augury for the future prospects of every
mans daily business"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
That Cipher Dispatch.

The New York Tribune has done the
country good service in preparing com.
plete history of the efforts of Mr.. Tilden's
friends, made no doubt with his full knowl-
edge and concurrence, to buy for him an
electoral vote in Oregon. In view of the
facts which that paper has put IN their
proper chronological order, and which make
record as black as a moonless and starless
midnight, what shameless effrontery it re-
quired on the part of the democratic party
to attempt to prove that Mr.. Tilden was
cheated out of the Presidency by the Re-
publicans The truth is he was never fairly
or legally elected and an attempt on his part
to reach the goal of his ambition by bribery
was rendered abortive by what seems
Providential interference. We are aware
that Mr.. Pelton, who sent the dispatches
to Oregon from Mr.. Tilden's own house
in Gramercy Park, has said that Mr..
rilden had no knowledge of them but
that, in view of the circumstances and of
the close relations between the two men,
is too thin Ii such kilograms had been
sent from the house of Rutherford Is.
Hayes in Columbus, by a relative of his
and a political manager, what democrat could
ever be made to believe that he was not re-
Sponsible for them ? Pelton's denial is a
matter of course; the creature who was
capable of being made a tool in such a tran
1action would not hesitate to lie and perjure
himself to screen his principal What would
the Potter committee say if they had found
evidence of this nature duplicating Secre-
tary Sherman or Stanley Matthews in an at
tempt to determine the result of the election
by bribery? What would they not give to
lind such evidence? And vet the very re-
formers ID who have denounced Matthews,
Sherman, and other Republicans upon evil
ience not half so strong, sneerng at every
-xcuse and explanation as an attempt to
cover fraud, will be ready enough to believe
hat that great statesman O, Mr.. Tilden,
vas in no way concerned with the knavery
If his confidential nephew
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11

THE Course OF TRADE.-The report of
the Bureau of Statistics, at Washington,
just completed, affords some encouragement,
pointing toward recovery from the COM
mercial and business depression. 1t APP
pears that our foreign commerce for the
year ending June 30th, 1878, was larger
than it ever was prior to 1873. Our exports
are larger than in any previous year of our
history. Since 1875 the excess of our ex-
ports over imports has steadily increased,
amounting to 57,7s8,964 June Both, 1873.
Last year it was sl51, ,o9i, and the year
previous-the first yielding much of bal
ance in our favor-S79, 643,3Sl. Our i'm
ports have steadily fallen off since 1873. In
1868 the value of our exports of domestic
merchandise was 9209,3s9,90O in 1873
$3.50 ,6s3, 79S or an increase of one hundred
and ffty-three per cent. in ten years.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
The New Legislature.

The worst feature of our biennial system
finds unusual development in the makeup
of the Legislature just chosen. There is an
exceptional number of new men, while the
well-known and experienced Legislators of
the state have gone to the rear. With the
exception of Messrs, Sprague of Brandon,
Martin of Londonderry, and Smalley of Bur-
lington, our eye lights upon few members Of
the House who can be said to have been
prominently known in the same capacity,
though the names of Judge Poland of St.
Johnsbury, d. NJ. Camp of Newport, II. A.
IIuse of Montpelier, and dozens of others
whom we might name, give ample assurance
that the interests of the state will by no
means go uncared-for. Respecting the speak
ership, we hear the common remark that
"Of course Judge Poland will be speaker if
he desires it," while we nave knowledge
that Messrs. Camp, Martin and Sprague are
all in the field for the position. Without
disparagement to the others, we can do no
less than to say that Mr.. Camp would bring
to the office degree Of qualification pos
sessed by but few of his predecessors.
The Senate will contain large degree of
ability as well as of legislative experience
While Messrs. Belden and Thompson, of
Caledonia, are the only old Senators re-
elected, Messrs. Dean, of Windsor, Dilling-
ham and Dwinell, of Washington, Powell of
Franklin, Munson of Bennington, Ormsby
of Rutland, Parker of Lamoille, and Frank
lin of Windham, have all had experience in
the House while Mr. Ballard, of Chitten-
den, though new in legislation, cannot fail of
taking high rank. And the same may be
said of Colonel Stearns, of Orange.
On the whole. we look for highly impor-
tant, especially lively, and probably lengthy
session.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11

TIE hot weather of the past week has
greatly aggravated the yellow fever plague
in the Mississippi valley-so much so that
it has become impossible TO give the number
of deaths accurately, because the overworked
physicians in many cases have been unable
to report to the boards of health and relief
committees the number of cases that have
come under their charge The most trust
worthy statement makes the number of
deaths at New Orleans to date fifteen hun
bred and seventy-nine, while Memphis,
Tenn, has had eleven hundred and thirty
seven, Vicksburg, Miss. between two hun
bred and fifty and three hundred Grenada,
Miss, two hundred; Port Gibson, La,
seventy-nine; Greenville, Miss, forty-two,
and Plaquemine, La, twenty-seven. This
would make the whole number over thirty
three hundred, and there have undoubtedly
been over two hundred deaths at other
points. The fever has attacked several OF
the smaller towns the past week with great
violence, while at Memphis it is yielding
more readily TO treatment the force OF
nurses having been improved. The people
of the country, North and South, continu,
TO respond with remarkable generosity Il
the appeals for help, and the past VICE. hai
perhaps added $4,000 to the 100000 tina
had been previously given. New York cit,
has given more than sl3l 600, Boston abou
$4,000, and the other large cities hav
given correspondingly, while the number 0
offerings from the smaller towns is very grea
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11

PREPARATIONS have been made to estab
fish an Irish Catholic colony in Rice county,
Kansas. The movement was organized in
New York city, and, as in other cases of this
kind the aim is to draw Irish working-peo.
pie from the cities and large towns to agri-
cultural life in the country. A prospecting
committee was sent first to Arkansas.
This committee made an extended tour of
inspection, but it found matters so unprom-
Using, and gave such "dismal account OF
the state in every particular" that all
thought of establishing the colony in Ar
kansas was given up. Next a committee
was sent to explore Kansas, and, after doing
so thoroughly, the reports were so encour-
aging that site for the colony was selected
in Rice county. near the Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad. Here six thousand and four
hundred acres of land have been purchased
and the railroad company have given the
colony forty acres more for town site. The
colony will be known as the" st. Dominique
Settlement" The first division of the col
ony will start for this settlement about the
first of October. p. j. Hanlan of New York
city, is president of this new colony. He
urges "men of small means" to join the
colony promptly.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11

Coon FROM EvIL.-That a yellow fever
epidemic should prove an important element
in the work of national reconciliation would
seem, at first blush, an odd idea, but no
careful observer can fail to realize that the
North and the South" have not been
so closely bound together in feeling and
sympathy, since long before the FREEING on
Fort SUMTER as they are to-day. The hearth
ness with which almost every northern COM
munty has contributed its share toward the
relief of the stricken South has proved how
essentially national our whole people really
are, and erased almost the last vestiges OF
the fast disappearing Mason aud Dixon's
liue. 1t win never again be possible to con
vince South, which has seen the North
pour out its money so freely for its relief
that the people of the two sections are, OF
can be, anything but citizens equally in
terested in the welfare of a common country
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11

JONI Ericsson, famous for the inven.
ton Of the Monitor iron-clad, which revolu-
tionzed naval warfare in 1862, has recently
completed an invention which will, should it
accomplish its aim, make the iron-clad ship
practically useless. 1t is a small steamer
compactly and strongly built, having an
enormously powerful engine In addition,
it has an apparatus for using compressed
air. which will for short distance hurl a
torpedo through the water at the rate of
mile a minute. Its prov is furnished with
dynamite torpedo. The Destroyer" the
name of the vessel, will in action be vulner-
able, as there is an apparatus by which the
little vessel can be submerged so as to have
four feet of water above her deck any shot
striking above this would glance. Under
cover of night, the " Destroyer might APP
proach within short range of the doomed
ship, sink below the surface, set the COM
pressed apparatus in force, launch herself
like an express train at the iron-clad, and
plunge the torpedo in her side through a
sort of pneumatic tube. An active Destroyer
might thus go through fleet in single
night, and the most powerful navy in the
world be wiped out of existence.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
The Bankrupt Law.

The national bankrupt act of March I'd, 1867,
which was modified in some particulars from time
to time, came to an end Saturday, August 3lst, so
far as all new cases are concerned The original
act went into operation ON the first Of June, 1851
and consequently the law has been in force eleven
years and three months Daring that time the
total number of bankruptcy petitions filed in the
United States District Court foI the district of
Vermont was nine hundred and nnety-one. Since
the repeating act was passed, TO go into effect on
the first day of September very large number
Of firms have taken advantage of the short time
remaining To settle up their affairs under its pro
visions. The following is list OF petitions hled
in the United States district clerks office for the
week ending August 3lst, the first hlteen being
filed Saturday :-E Morton Smith, St Adams; A.
Is. Ashley, Milton Hiram b. Weeks, Edgar n,
Watson, William 5. Norwich, Andrew j. Smith,
Charles COburn, Marceus A. Carlisle George A
rhayer David Wetmore, j, 4 T., J. Gray, Gardner
g. brown Lucus Collins, Josiah +, Parker, Mar
shall Mason, Henry 4. Armstrong, Orlando C..
Smith, Bradley Il. Jones, Charles IL Green, Jacob
Marco, Mayo Brothers, Lester A. Tillotson Oliver
K. Luce, Benjamin G. Rice, Freedom K Beede
Huntington, Weber Austin, Campbell 4 lay lor
Lucus d, Wilson, Alunzo d, Kerr, Wesley T.
Heath, AlOnzo I. Keith, James + Wilder Julius
ID. Hill, Joseph C. Caswell, George Ashley, Law
renee Rowley, Nathan Pierce, Willard n. Oliver,
Jonathan C. Adams, benjamin Silsby, Ashael Z.
Thornton, George d Wallace, Albert Brown, Sol
ONION Wright, Thomas :. Gibson, Hector i. Britt,
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