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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
The WOman's Congress.

The French Exposition has been made
the occasion of the gathering of several i'm
portant bodies to consider questions that
affect the whole world. On the 25th of this
month the International Women's Rights
Congress began its sittings there, and will
doubtless call together large number of
brilliant and highly gifted women. The
committee in charge was appointed from
Russia, Italy, France, Switzerland, Holland
and America. The subjects to be considered
are to be divided into five parts and each
assigned to single section of the members
attending. The first section will consider
the whole movement of women to make a
change in their condition, its origin, pro-
gress, purpose and hindrances, The second
will examine the methods of education for
girls, and the hygienic laws necessary for
their sex. The third will take up the sub
ect of women's work and wages in different
countries, the inequalities of mems and
women's pay in the same branches of labor,
and the social condition of women. The
oocldl eNll, llS CAUSES, anu JUe De5U ieuiOuS
of arresting it, will be discussed by the
fourth section. The fifth will study the
evil, commercial and penal laws of all coun-
| tries that sanction women's inferiority as
compared to man; will consider the laws
of marriage and divorce, aud recommend
needed legislation.
Several woman who have been prominently
before the public in connection with this
movement in this country will take part in
the Congress. Many of the subjects to be
considered are of vital Importance also t.
men, and the proceedings of the assembly
will possess great interest. The Interchange
of opinions between the thinking, intelli
gent women of so many different countrie
cannot help being beneficial to the world
for it will help the spread of liberal though
in other directions than the particular one
to which their labors are directed. And il
the wide field undertaken is much that j
intimately connected with the future wei
being of the whole human race, and tn
deliberations of the Congress upon sue
questions will be watched with exceedin
anxiety.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31

A Narrow View.

The Southern Methodists have conscien-
tious spasms. They believe all men are of
one blood-their Bible says so, and they will
not dispute that. In this wide brotherhood
they include the negroes. They also believe
that all men are by nature sinners, and in
this extensive condemnation also the colored
men are embraced. 1t is another article of
their creed that all men may be saved and
ought TO be saved, and they make no ex-
ceptions against men of color. Naturally, in
harmony with professions, the Southern
Methodists at their general conference de-
clared itself alive to the religious welfare of
the negroes, and ready to work for their sal
walton. All this was commendable. The
general conference spoke in language indicat
ing a consciousness that it is doing praise
worthy thing. But the refusal of the con-
ference to do something else, and the manner
of that refusal, takes from it the credit it so
complacently claims. A committee to whom
has been referred the relations of the con-
ference to the colored people made report
in which it was declared that "the education
of the colored people is both religious duty
and religious necessity" This declaration
the conference voted to strike out, as it did
the further declaration that cas- Christian
citizens, we rejoice in the fact that con-
siderable progress has been made in provid-
ing the means of education for the colored
race in the Southern states" and that the
education of the enfranchised colored people
of the South is demanded alike by Christian
duty and enlightened patriotism" The con-
ference admitted its duty to convert the
negroes, and by its rejection of these declara-
tions virtually said that when it has done
that its responsibility ends. Perhaps we
ought to be thankful that the conference
has admitted so much, but we cannot help
wishing that it had conceded the right of
the negro to be an educated as well as a
converted man.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
Benefits New Scheme.

Mr.. James Gordon Bennett is so deter
mined that the North Pole shall not escape
him that he actually proposes double Arc
tic expedition. He has been in consultation
with Petermann, the great German geogra-
pher, and other experts on the other side,
and now decides to add his splendid yacht,
the Dauntless," for an additional expedi-
ton. He will send her North by way of
Spitzbergen. The Jeanette" which is now
on her way to San Francisco, will pass
through Behring's Straits early next year.
Mr.. Bennett asks the Navy Department to
furnish for the "Dauntless the crew, Off
GERS and provisions necessary for the voy'
age, and he will bear the rest of the expense
of the expedition. 1t is impossible at pres
ent to state what this last and greatest OF
the Herald's enterprises will cost its ire
pressible proprietor but it is stated that the
Jeanette expedition alone will use W
not less than one hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars. Putting the other expedition
at as much more, we can form some idea o
the vast expense. Mr.. Bennett has the pray
ers and good wishes OF all his countrymen
May he live to run up the American flag h
I the top of the North Pole.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
For Governor,
REDFIELD PROCTOR, Of Rutland.
For Lieutenant- Governor,
EBEN P. COTTON, Of Irasburgh.
For Treasurer,
JOHN A. PAGE, Of Montpelier.
For Members of Congress,
First District-CHARLES II. JOYCE, Of Rutland
Third District-WlLIIAM W. CIRCUIT, of Barton

SECRETARY SHERMAN is making earnest
efforts to put the new silver dollar into gen.
eral circulation. He proposes to try to cir
culate them through the national banks.
With this view, the banks have been re-
quested to estimate how many of these dol
lars can be disposed of over their counters
in thirty, sixty, or ninety days. The dollars
would be kept on hand at the banks, to be
paid out in their general business, and for
one and two dollar notes especially, and for
all objects "other than directly for payment
of coin to the government" In single
week the Treasury has received from ma
tional banks, since the above notification,
orders for $4,000 silver. This prompt re-
Spouse to the notification is taken as an in
dication that in the future there will be
little trouble in getting the silver dollar into
universal circulation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31

The solid South appears to be breaking
up. In Georgia there is prospect that
three of the new Congressman will be in
dependents. In Louisiana and Mississippi
the independent movement is actively on
foot. Mr., Pinchback proposes to carry part
of the colored vote in Louisiana over to that
side; and in Mississippi, the Vicksburg Her.
aid, democratic journal, does not hesitate
to say that ga large portion of the Southern
people to-day think the South has been
treated more unjustly by the Northern dem
ocrats than by the present administration. -
In North Carolina, Alabama and Delaware,
the Republicans will make no nominations
for state offices, but will nominate candi.
dates for Congress and make good fight
for them, The Alabama democratic plat
form renews the pledge of protection to the
colored people. The Knoxville Examine,
reports that the colored voters are splitting
their tickets at local elections, instead Of
voting in solid body as heretofore. O
course the moment they do this, it becomes
necessary for both parties to protect them
and discrimination ON account of colo
ceases. Time, which ends all things, is max
ing an end OF the long conflict of races il
the South.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
An Interesting Amusement Enterprise.

Many of our readers have already heard some
thing OF the performances of a wonderful drove OF
horses called the Bronchos which created 80 much
excitement at the Globe Theatre in Boston, early
last spring Those horses belonged to Mr., W, c.
Coup the founder Of the New York Aquarium.
After performing several weeks in the Aquarium
to crowded houses, Mr. Coup was offered a large
price to exhibit them for two weeks on the capa-
cious stage OF the Globe Theatre in Boston, which
he accepted Before the close of the first week,
the Boston manager found his audiences had in
creased to such an extent for nothing like these
beautiful creatures had ever before been seen in
Boston, that he offered to give Mr. Coup double
the price il he would permit them to remain two
weeks longer But the founder of the New York
Aquarium had already made arrangements to
make the tour of the country with the Bronchos
and many other curious attractions, and of course
could not accept the tempting offer.
OF the career of Mr. Coups new and beautiful
show since he left New York, the press in all
places where he has exhibited speak in the high
est terms of praise. It appears to be an entirely
new and radical departure from the old style of
tent amusements which the public have been ac-
customed to see for nearly half century,
The performances of the Bronchos consist of a
military drill, said to be almost equal to a squad
of the best trained zouaves; and other novel and
interesting feats
Resides the Bronchos MFR Conn has Jackit.chv's
:,
full company OF Japanese-a troupe oil wonderful
performers, who on account of their amazing feats
of screen and hall balancing etc have been hon.
81 iii, ~, ,,,i,,,o,, - ho,ouaau ,ha
"ie" WIN INC l'NnVso vi Appearing "a" mo
crowned heads of Europe
Mr. Coup is the first person in America to build
a Genuine marine ao,arn,, Tho ,,en,ina navii
,'"''"V "i'''''NA Nv so-",i'N ~,
FISH, which created so mueh excitement ri the
time it first appeared in the Aquarium, forms one
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31

1t is thought by many that if Governor
Hendee had not been possessed with the idea
that out of the Babel in the convention
compromise might be effected and his own
denomination secured, the result would have
been reversed, and Mr. Barlow declared the
nominee. 1t is certain that he exercised no
influence with the delegates who had been
elected in his interest, and that by his course
a well laid plan, looking to Mr.. Barlows NOM
inaton, was frustrated However this may
be, the Republicans of that district have done
a good work and one of which they need not
in the least feel ashamed. General Grout
has acquitted himself admirably in every
position which he has been called to fill, and
will make an able, honest and popular mem.
Der. He is an excellent lawyer, a business
man of rare capacity, and gentleman
whose answering fidelity to his convictions
has never been called in question. We are
pleased with the result of the convention,
and congratulate the people of that district
that their delegates did not go further aud
fare worse"
In the Second District, the nomination for
Congressman has for years been conceded to
Windham county. This county, however,
has chronic complaint of containing so
many able gentlemen, competent and entirely
willing to serve their country and their con-
stituents in this capacity that compromise
upon any one of them up to this time has
proved impossible. As the convention is
called for the 18th proximo, it will be seen
that even now were they to unite upon a
candidate, his selection in the face of Others
in the field would be wholly problematical.
We have good assurance, however, that
Colonel Roswell Farnham, of Bradford, has
allowed the use of his name for the position,
and that it will be presented and pressed be-
fore the convention. This being the case,
there promises to be lively contest in this
direction. Colonel Farnham is too well
known throughout the district, and his
merits too well appreciated, to be regarded
in any other light than as formidable com
petitor for the position. With an almost, if
not entirely, solid delegation from Orange
and Caledonia counties, and considerable
following in other sections, the result is as
yet not defnable. If the district should
conclude to avail themselves of Colonel
Farnham's services, they will have an up
right, able and thoroughly competent repre-
sentative.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
County Politics.

The past week has developed very little as
as regards our county officers.
Mr. Dillingham; unqualifedly withdraws
his name from the Senatorial canvass" but
we imagine this will have slight influence
towards preventing the members of the CON
vention from voting for the man they think
would best represent their interests in our
Senate. As we stated last week, the people
have right to command the best talent we
have in our public service And the Senator
we shall select will be Senator for Wash
ington county, and not for any one town
alone. We regard Mr.. Dillingham; as the
best man we have, and shall be glad to dc
what we can to effect his nomination.
For Senator in the eastern part of tn,
county, we learn that Mr., j. T. Lamsol
would be pleased to receive the nomina
ton, though we have not heard that h
is canvassing that section "on horseback
to secure the position. He has very aC
tive " friends" however, who will see tina
his interests are not neglected.
A correspondent, in another column, yer
properly suggests that we should not be i
haste to change well-tried, faithful an
competent Assistant Judge for some ne
man. This position has fallen into well-me
tied contempt among the people And tn
comes mainly from the fact that when
Judge, by experience, becomes perfect
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
Congressional Matters.


The struggle over the nomination OF
Member of Congress for the Third District
eliminated last Wednesday, at l1ydepark, in
the selection, upon the eighth ballot, OF Gen
eral William w. Grout of Barton. The con
test was undoubtedly the fiercest ever waged
in Vermont, and the result up to the time of
the nomination was very uncertain. In
some localities neither of the two prominent
candidates, Grout or Barlow, appeared to
completely fill the BILL aud there were, upon
the first ballot, eighteen scattering votes out
of two hundred and ten in all. 1t soon be-
came evident that either Mr. Barlow or
General Grout would receive the nomina-
ton, and the struggle as to which of the two
should secure these scattering delegates
waxed warmer and warmer. Upon the
eighth ballot, however, out of two hundred
and eight votes General Grout received one
hundred and FIVE, bare majority, and was
declared the nominee. We append the re-
suit of the various ballots:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31

EVERY miner that drops his pick and
takes up hoe, every idle man that turns
himself into an Garner of wages, every per-
son that picks up some loose thread of EN-
ployment, every capitalist that takes advan-
tage of stagnating industry and cheap mate
rial to build house or beautify Or improve
a country seat, or set on foot some new
process of manufacture does something to-
ward working out the problem which is puz.
cling the economists, In good time the sur
plus iron and coal will be sold new popula-
lions will want new railroads; recuperated
capital will gather confidence and take hold
of new enterprises, and the whole nation
will move forward again TO more assured
prosperity and TO vaster undertaking.
Philadelphia Record.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
OURNAL, WEDNESDAY, july 81, 1878
Notes and Notions.

THE Southern Democrats are waxing as
wroth against the independents of their
own party as they formerly were at the car
pet-bagger and niger Freedom of political
opinion is odious and not to be tolerated.
GENERAL GRANTS travels in all the king
doms of Europe and his acquaintance with
their rulers and prominent statesmen will
give him fund of practical knowledge that
will be of great service to him should he be
again elected to the Presidency.-P hiiadel-
phia Press.
IT is stated in San Francisco dispatch,
23d, that schooner, on the 9TH instant off
the coast about one hundred miles north of
that port, fell in with Japanese junk. Not
living person was on board. A number of
corpses were found, some shackled together.
They must have been dead at least a month.
There was no food on board, and some of
the bodies were dressed in a costly manner.
GENERAL JOSEPH Il. JOHNSTON has been
urged as a democratic candidate for the
Presidency in 1880. That would come as
near restoring the confederacy to power and
honor as anything could-save the installa-
ton of jeff. Davis in the White House.
Since the death of r. L. Lee, General Johns
ton is, next to Davis the ranking officer of
the confederacy. This should give him a
strong claim upon the democracy.
DR.. REDFIELD of the Cincinnati Com.
mercidl says that Senator Conkling had all
the letters and documents which the Potter
committee have brought TO light, including
the Matthews Anderson correspondence. The
plan was for Senator Howe to attack the adj
ministration in such manner that Matthews
would reply. Then Senator Conkling was
to make the effort of his life," and present
all these letters, etc. As Matthews made no
reply, Conkling had no "great opportunity
THE exhibition of American art at the
Paris Exposition has secured four awards
| two medals and two honorable mentions
| The medals go to Messrs. Dana and Bridg
man, the mentions to La Fargo and Shirlaw
| AT the preceding Paris exhibition the Amer
| lean exhibit was much larger than the pres
ent, but received only one award. The pres
ent result is very satisfactory when it is re
membered that there were only one hundred
and thirty-fve medals and mentions to be dis
tributed for the art of the whole exhibition
ANOTHER experimenter in aerial naviga
ton, Mr.. f. w. Shredder, has invented az
air ship and is now in New York for the
purpose of building large ship which he
proposes to have cross the ocean in Septem
Der, the inventor being sanguine enough t.
believe that the trip can be accomplished in
five days. Shroeder's ship is on the same
principal as the Ritchel, employing a ga
inflated bag and mechanical propelling ant
steering devices, but the motive power is al
| electrical engine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31

PRESENTLY Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Toombs
will pass away. Meanwhile the country is
moving forward from the dark to the light,
slipping away from its old traditions, form
ing new ones, almost changing its character.
The dream of Arcade which fills the heart
of the sentimentalist in the South, is very
pretty, but it will never be realized. The
simple planters republic, with its gentle
manhood and integrity, its wide verandas,
and easy, jog trotting ways, its plenty and
its pride, will never come again. 1t vanished
with knee breeches and snuff boxes.-Henry
WduersOn.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31

familiar with the duties of the office, SEEM
ing political necessity compels him to be
rotated out, in the interest of some new
political aspirant. The Office is one of great
responsibility, and might well be filed, like
the office of a Judge of any of the United States
Courts, during life or good behavior We
shall hail the day when this reforms effected.
As to the remainder of our county ticket,
we believe there is no opposition to the re-
election of the present able and COMPETENT
board of officers. And this is precisely as it
should he
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-31
Weekly News Summary.


pine 'orestS on the upper Ottawa
DARTMOUTH college has just received gilt OF
Szo'ooo from source not revealed.
RUSSIA will negotiate with the Rothchilds for
loan Of 400 600 900 roubes at five per cent interest
The reports from England show that opr mag-
ni6cent wheat crop will find unusually good
market there
NORTHERN Dakota boasts of wheat farms com
prisng six thousand acres whose yellow seas of
grain astonish the behoder
A BAtIooSfsr named Atchison. while making
an ascension Elmwood, ILL.,, was killed instantly
by falling two hundred feet.
r,voy,,,v mana ia ro,, rocei,od tro,r tho
Indian country Tho hostiles arc manic s,riclten
aud eooi,,, II, ou a,roo,ions
Tyv,ro,,,no rarotodr nov,or vo,,odo a, saooo
b,rs, a htood ,ossai ,ho o,tor aa,, lila .rot,,na
in somervfe n 1 and died
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ot ,a..,,Is ~ i""s''l lepo.s' ,.o pio'A'V T'
s,fror,n,, l.. .a,a -, 49, ,..,osa.,,,a,,a
! A., III. -,
| mana, ta,,,.r :. 49, ~ .
~ '' 9e''9o" 'uu " '''e0 "u'''
| ION
iHf mug VI pe'glum mas onereu 10 supply ou'h-
icy "l'h the means Tor further exploration in
Air'c"' anu II Is oeheVed that he Will accept
me Permanent INTERNATIONAL Exhibition at
| rhliaueiPh" ~ 10 DC open on sundays hereafter,
WIN eAtIa a''r"cuohs III the shape Oh sacred
oonoeiS'
| NEARLY the whole of the business part OF the
town ofCaettsburg, Boyd county, KY, was burned
I'D, and the loss is two hundred thousand dol
| lars, with little insurance.
| BosToN brewer recently brought on man
| from Cincinnati to superintend his brewery at an
annual salary of more than twice that Of the pres
ident of Harvard University.
| Miss ABIGAIL H. SMITH. one of the Glastonbury
| sisters widely known from resistance to taxation
| without suffrage died in Hartford Conn. on the
sd, at the age of eighty-two
| Turpp are two cases NJ yanuire lerrosv rnder
| treatment in the Charity Hospital Backwell's
| island New York Both victims were brought
from Cuba, but one is New Yorker by birth.
rsr rerorts of ,bo rn;vorsal snre,d NJ tho M.
t,,o disease ,bronob tho sou,h ~ ZEALAND load N
noirfn, authorizations ~ renot;,;on ~ tho fam;ne
Which devastated tbo, rrhan,,,, country in ,s,7
| % '''' sup 'D ''D'" ~
son,ors and ,bir,v.oro sea,ne, and a cargo yoI-
nod at s35o 600 onlv two nersons we're saved
| o... IT. a., -..
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| i"' 'A'''''' Nv i"''' "'' i'f"s'''u
W oA''Oi' 'hei'
A TRAMP few days ago begged piece OF bread
NJ the mouse oil a prominent citlzeh IN Erie When
."' O'''i'o ~ INV uOo' "o nsou
-''oi -. p-'n.o "Ao'o
was WV ""'''''ei '''o'''"' '0'''''
FRENCH artist, lately returned from the hho-
dope mountains, tells some horrible tales oil afro
cities lnilicted by bulgarlans on nsurgeht prison.
ers. lie reports that In one case hundred were
massacred in cold blood, several OF whom were
crucifed
SO disguised was a farmer who had taken