Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Notes and Notions.

THE force of public opinion in the United
States has seldom been more promptly or
benefcially asserted than it was in forcing
the Potter committee to conduct its proceed
ings with open doors.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has given the Pot
ter committee the name and residence of
fifty persons in Louisiana whom he desires
to have summoned to prove violence and
murder in the Feliciana parishes. The COM
mittee has made no reply as yet.
VINO shall say that the temperance move
ment the past winter has accomplished moth
ing2 A democratic convention out in Mis-
souri, has resolved that we will not support
any incorporate man for office. "-Sprinqfeid
Republican.
THE managers of the Paris Exposition
calculate that their expenses will amount to
about 35,000,000 francs and their receipts to
about 200O0OOO francs. France will put
her hands into her pocket for 0, 1000, 600 francs
and the rest of the deficiency will be borne
by Paris.
THERE was another frost in northern
New England, including Massachusetts, OF
Thursday night. Ice formed in New Hamp
shire and fruits were killed and field crops
must be replanted. This is little dis
couragng, but it is not yet too late to get
good field crops.
THE Rhode Island Senate, last week, on
motion of democratic Senator, passed, by
unanimous vote, resolutions declaring the
title of Hayes to the Office of President settled
by the electoral commission beyond all ques-
ton, and deprecating all proceedings looking
to any question of his title.
GENERAL Ben HARRISON told the Indiana
Republicans that this democratic party
can be calculated upon, almost with as much
certainty as one of our accomplished astron-
omers can foretell an eclipse, to make some
infamous blunder just at the time when the
Republican party most need it."
In New York state, a bill has been lately
passed imposing tax upon church property
not used for religious purposes exclusively.
This would include edifices where entertain
ments are given aud an admission fee charged.
In accordance with this, Mr.. Beecher an.
nounced week ago the last organ concert
which would be given in Plymouth church.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT takes the recent
versions of the duel in which he figured so
much to heart that he calls the cable into
his service and telegraphs to the Baltimore
Sun letter of considerable length and
vigor. He removes the bar of secrecy from
his second, pays his respects to George Wilkes
for his interference, and declares his pur.
pose of coming home and standing trial for
the offense he committed in case it turns out
that the public demand his trial.
THE Phillips Academy, Andover, reunion
drew together nearly thousand graduates
on Thursday, and they had genuine love
feast. 1t was announced that 100000 was
needed to put the institution on sound
basis, and shortly 100000 was subscribed
| There were enthusiastic speeches from the
presidents of Yale and Harvard and many
other prominent persons present. His Elk
celency Governor Horace Fairbanks wa,
elected one of the alumni vice-presidents.
WHATEVER the Potter committee may do
in wisdom or folly, we are persuaded tina
one thing is beyond its capacity, and that il
the involvment of the sections in war. TIL,
very suggestion is an outrage upon decenc,
and common sense. If there is a NOR
peaceful section than this we do not know
it. If there is people who will not b
coaxed or driven into hostilities, it is thi
people of the South If there is caus
which least of all the South would espous
bloodily, it is that of Tilden Us. Hayes.-Au
gusta (Ga) Chronicle.
NOTHING that in the least tends to smircl
the President has yet come to light in tn
Potter investigation. On the other hand
later developments furnish fresh evidence O
his personal integrity in this whole business
1t appears that after Mr. Hayes signed Al
derson's commission as consul at Funcha
an employe in the government printin
office wrote him that he was fraud. TIL
President at once requested Mr.. Evarts
withhold the document from Anderson Ii
: the charges could be investigated, and tina
was the way he came to decline" a pos
ton that was taken away from him.