Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-10
Notes and Notions.

Mrs. jerks tells the Washington Post that
General Butler is just beautiful, and whel
he smiles he is perfectly lovely. When hi
sits up straight and tries to look important,
then he is simply horrid."
OLIVE LOGAN interviewed Grant in Paris
the other day, and quotes him as making
this reply to her suggestion about third
term: If there were no other obstacle in
the way, there is this very great one-I am
thoroughly tired of public life"
HARPER's WEEKLY condenses the whole
history of the Potter fraud investigation
into few lines, by beginning leader :
" There was noted road that began at
very spacious highway, but gradually dwin
died to a squirrel track, and ran up a tree
Hon. MICHAEL HAHN, who was Louisi
ana Republican in the early years of the
war, long before the days of carpetbagism
has been appointed Superintendent of the
New Orleans Mint-a fitting recognition Of
the services rendered the government in up
holding the flag of the Union in the dark
days of '62, '63 and "a
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs takes the
ground that the eight-hour law as passed by
Congress was intended to give government
workmen ten hours pay for eight hours
work. General Devens is doubtless correct
in his construction of the intent of the law,
but what good reason can be given why
Congress should thus favor the few govern
ment employees over all the workingmen OF
the country, neither General Devens nor any
other man can state.
The st. Louis communists are going at q
great pace toward absolute reputation Of
labor, but not quite fast enough to keep W
with the person whom they have hitherto
employed as their orator and agitator. Thai
gentleman proclaims that two hours worl
in day is enough for any man, and de
mands the immediate passage of two houl
law. His followers think he is going too
fast, and have therefore refused to pay hin
any longer for his services.
The Massachusetts Agricultural Colleg'
gives notice that through the liberality o
generous friend " the trustees are able l.
offer free scholarship worth three hundre,
dollars to every worthy student who ma,
apply for admission to the freshman class
The entrance examination will be hel,
August Goth. This off rs an excellent OF
portunity for young men who wish to obtai
good practical education, whether the
mean TO become farmers or not.
SINCE the first of last October John L
Gough--just sailing for Europe-has deliN
cred one hundred and thirty lectures. Henri
/ Ward Beecher has lectured one hundred an
thirty-nine times, been in his pulpit ever
Sunday but three, given forty Friday-nigt
. talks, and travelled twenty-eight thousan
miles. Wendell Phillips has spoken on
, hundred and twenty nights. Mrs. Live
! more, now in Europe, spoke one hundre
|. and thirty-nine times before she left.
a A WESTERN greenback circular address,
Belmont, Sherman and other fnanciers, an
gently whispers "You have turned Il
$ misfortunes of a war you prolonged to YOU
great advantage, and the peoples disaste
!, and you deserve to have your banks brok,
!. open, your houses plundered, your spool
o and furniture stolen, your ill-gotten gai
r wrested from you, your possessions conf
n Gated, and your northwestern states held
" ~ appendages to united West and Sout
81 hand in hand cooperating as the n,
America"