Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22
Notes and Notions.

The Editors Drawer, in Hdrper's Maya
zine, contains happy response of General
Grant when at Jerusalem. A committee OF
citizens came out to meet him and to tender
him public reception. Not in sight OF
the Mount of Olives" he replied
WIrn sterling good sense the Albany
Journal suggests that instead of consuming
time in ridiculous investigations, Congress
should provide some adequate safeguard
against a recurrence Of the grave compli-
cations which surrounded the last Presi-
Dental election.
THE late Professor Henry, Of the Smith
sonian Institute, Washington, observed
through all his life resolution adopted in
early youth to preserve his independence by
never spending more than his income and
declining all connection with enterprises of a
speculative character.
Mn, SMALLEY, writing to the New York
Tribune of the opening of the French Ex-
hibition, says Among the many present
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NAL Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876,
the unanimous verdict is "They manage
these things better in America.
SAYS the New York Evening Post "When
all the deficiency bills have been passed,
when Congress has adjourned and the ap-
preparations are footed up, when at the end
Of the fiscal year the state of the accounts of
the treasury is ascertained, we shall know how
much money the democratic party has saved. u
ONE result of the democratic investiga-
ton blunder is that the Republicans have
left off quarreling with the President and
united to oppose the outrageous stand
against fair investigation 1t gives them
common ground upon which to rally their
forces, and for while, at least obliterates all
differences.
THE steamship State of California, just
launched at Philadelphia last week, has been
sold to the Russian government. The first
installment of 100000 in gold has been
paid and the balance will be paid within
two months. The vessel will be one of the
fastest ahoat, and is three hundred and
twenty feet long.
IT is said that so many ingenious pro.
cesses for diminishing the labor in shoemalI-
ing have been evolved during the past few
years that there are to-day thirty thousand less
workmen employed in Massachusetts, in that
branch of industry than in 1865, although
the production the past year exceeds that Of
the time mentioned by 81 100000.
IT will be remembered that Mrs Chisolm
was denied Christian burial for her husband
son and daughter, who were ruthlessly as.
sassinated by the Wanted Mississippi chiv.
airy, about year ago. Last week the re-
mains were taken to Washington, and the
funeral conducted on Sunday in the Metro
politan Methodist church of that city.
A DEMOCRATIC member of the Kentucky
Legislature asserted in speech in that body
on the 9th instant, that "no carpet bag
scalawag government of the radical-cursed
down-trodden states of the forsaken South
was ever subject to such legalized robbery
as has been perpetrated by legislatures com
posed of heightened Kentucky gentlemen"
VIcE-PREsIDENT WHEELER arrived at his
home in Malone, n. Y, Saturday. accom-
panied by Mrs. Hayes, her little daughter
Hattie, and the wife of DR.. Woodwork, Of
Washington, who go to pay Mr.. Wheeler g
visit and take a trip through the Adiron
dacks. While at Malone the party received
very marked attentions from the old neigh
bors and friends of the Vice-President.
JOHN Roach, the great shipbuilder al
Chestei, Tia, lits sent Dom rudro one OF
Edson's monographs. 1t went in the City o.
Rio de Janeiro, the first of his steamers OF
the Brazilian line, which sailed from New
York Saturday The instrument was charged
before its departure with an address from
Mr.. Roach to the Emperor, exchanging com
pliments and congratulations in view of tn,
establishment of the new line, and is tn,
first instance of the use of the phonograpl
for such a purpose.