Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-02
Notes and Comments.

The Republican majority IN the Senate
bles. Mr.. Patterson says that as soon as
he is able TO travel, he intends TO take two
months leave of absence, and that he owes
the Republican side of the chamber no ia
vors, and will not ask the democrats for pair.
Tnr expenses of Stanley's great African
journey, just concluded, have been about
one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars,
borne equally by the New York Herald and
London Teiegrdph--more than any previous
African expedition private or governmental,
and giving, for that matter, more complete
and important results than any other.
The rule has been adopted in the Treas
ury Department that "persons honorably
discharged from military or naval service
by reason of disability or sickness incurred
in their line of duty, shall be preferred for
appointment to civil Office, provided they are
found to possess business capacity necessary
for the proper discharge of the duties of
such office"
SOME years ago Professor Maury prophe-
sled that any alteration in the direction Of
the Gulf stream would reverse the history
of the world, According to European mete-
biologists this change is taking place, aud
the mighty oceanic river is slowly but surely
moving West. The temperature of America
is gradually growing warmer at the expense
of Northern Europe.
MINNESOTA people are beginning to reap
the fruits of their disgraceful action last
summer in voting, by an overwhelming ma.
jority, for reputation. A man who came
on to New York the other day to raise money
for new railroad enterprise was advised to
go home without delay, as Eastern capital.
lists don't propose to invest in state which
refuses to pay its honest debts
IT is an unexpected triumph for law and
justice that the efforts to secure a compro.
mise in the cases of the Northampton bur.
glars have failed, and they have been sen.
fenced to twenty years each in the state
prison. 1t is similar triumph that President
Lambert, of the American Popular Life In
surance company, has been denied a new
trial and has received his sentence.
LIEuTENANT WALTER, of the Inflated
Huron, says that of the ninety-one bodies
found, about twelve of whom were officers
not single trinket, such as would be
deemed a relic by relatives of the Dead was
found on the bodies. Watches and chains
money and even finger rings had beer
stripped off by those who first found the
bodies as they washed up.
JomN TAYLOR, the present head of tn,
Mormon church, is pursuing policy the re
verse of Brigham Young's. lie says ther,
shall be no oppression in church affairs
that the p ,ople shall be free to contribut,
their fittings as they see fit that there shall
be kept a full account of all the receipts anC
expenditures of church money, and that thi!
account shall be regularly reported at the
church conferences.
MAYOR ELY, of New York, has dismissed
his charges against the police commissioners
which he instituted in the interest of tn
| liquor Dealers and an enthusiastic public
meeting was held Saturday evening at Chick
ering hall, which adopted resolutions heart
lily sustaining the police board in its vigoi
Gus enforcement of the excise law. and al
proving Mayor Ely's wisdom in yielding u
| the best public sentiment of the city
ALBERT II. WRIGHT, who bought for OH
thousand dollars, the other day, the interes
of J. b, Ford & Co., publishers, in Beecher'
Life of Christ, intends to make friend
proposition to Mr.. Beecher to complete tn
work, and, if he doesn't consent, to sue 70
the recovery of the ten thousand dollar
already paid Mr.. Beecher on the contrac
with the publishers, and also bring a sui