Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-09
Editorial Notes.

TnE Charter Oak life insurance company,
of Hartford, to save itself from failure, is
scaling its policies down in the hope Of
putting the company Oh to sound basis.
Good progress is being made
The fact that there was nearly three
million dollars more of currency In circula-
ton January |, 1873, than December /,
1877, ought to quiet the harrassing fears of
those who regard contraction the source of
their business distress.
GENERAL Cox. of Ohio, who has been
Secretary of the Interior, tells the country
that all the trouble with Secretary Schrrz
arises from the fact that he is doing his
duty. That appears to be the true keynote
to the dolorous howl about the Interior De-
partment.
THE dividends disbursed in Boston on or
about January first aggregate $40, ,762-
a larger sum than has been furnished by
the same companies in the last two years.
The amount of gold payments on coupon
and registered bonds at the subtreasury
will be about 33,O00,00O.
THE special meetings under the direction
of Messrs Moody and Sankey, at Providence,
r. l., opened very auspiciously Sunday.
Three large meetings were held, those OF
the afternoon and evening filling the Rink
to its utmost capacity, while at the evening
meeting as many are supposed to have been
turned away as were able to gain admission.
DR.. PAsKER of the City Temple, Con.
gregational church in Holbrook, London.
one OF the great pulpit orators of the metro
polls has singular custom. On the Thurs
day OF each week there is published in a
paper called the Fountain the sermon which
/ he is to deliver on the following Sunday.
so that his hearers may have an opportunity
of reading the sermon before it is delivered.
UpoN posting the books it is found that
the total values of the wholesale trade in
Chicago ia 1877 amount to 1921 100000
against 1862 10000 last year. The receipts
of wheat or the equivalent in flour reached
| 94,60G,9lG bushels, against 97,736 $40 in
1876. The receipts of hogs i,l90,006 in
1876, and i.O26,60O the present year. On
the whole, the volume of business varies but
little from that of 1876.
The MaSsachu etts legislature convened
last week Wednesday. With but two ex
ceptions all of the members were present
and duly qualified. The customary religious
! l 4 1 al. al - al,
church. j. b. ID. Cogswell was reelected
President of the Senate, and John d. Long
was reelected Speaker of the House. The
clerks of both branches, and the Sergeant
alarms, were also reelected. The Gov
ernor's message was read.
SENATOR PATTERSON course in the Sen
ate on the Butler matter was considered "A,
giving abundant proof that hi, greatest con
Germ is to keep out of prison. His alleged
sickness is now said to be in accordance
with the same desire. Wad. Hampton wa
not pleased with Buffers success, aud is dis
posed to push the indictments against Pat
tersnn. and it is now reported that the lat
ter's sickness is to pave the way to his res
ignation, to make way for Hampton, who
it is supposed, will thus be conciliated.
THE Russian official journal, noticing thu
fact that the total number of men who HAY,
become non-efficient III the army vas, at TIN
last official report, about seventy thousand
or twenty per cent of the whole combatan
force, remarks that the loss is not yer,
great when compared with that of prevou
wars, and coolly adds "rhe number o
male births in 1877 will be about two hun
dred aud fifty thousand, so that even i
Russia were to lose two hundred and fit,
thousand men in this war she would no
: draw Oh her capital of force as a state