Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-14
Notes and Notions.

SPRINGER of Illinois, of the Potter com
mittee, says they have made out their case
against the President, and the House will I'M
doubtedly impeach him at the next session.
CONGRESSMAN BEVERLY DOUGLAS, of
Virginia, excuses his frequent drunkenness
that he was trying to drown the memory of
the fact that he voted for the electoral bill /
But this plea didn't save him from igno-
minious defeat in the nominating conven-
ton last week.
NoTHING is too good for the earl of Bea-
consfeld just now When he went to Os-
borne the other day to visit the queen, he
travelled in one of the royal saloon carriages,
the superintendent of the line drove the
train as he does when the queen travels, and
the platforms in Victoria station were covered
with crimson cloth.
THE equality of the sexes has been Off
cially recognized at Paris in the composition
of jury which will decide on the merits of
the mustard of various nations. The Mus
tard Congress will consist of twelve gentle
men and twelve ladies, the suggestion hav-
ing been made that mems palates are vitiated
by smoking and that women are likely to
have nicer appreciation of condiments.
In his speech before the Maine convention,
Senator Blaine stated that the proposition
of the Greenback party to violate the sol
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never be entertained by the Republican
party. The tone of the convention was in
Dictated by the universal and loud applause
which greeted the remark of Senator Hamlin
that all the notes of the country ought to be
redeemed in gold.
WHILE the Western wheat crop has been
considerably damaged by rain and hot
weather, the proportion of absolutely worth
less wheat will be small. In Iowa and Min
nesota, the wheat is mostly gathered. Late
and full crop reports from Michigan, esti-
mate the wheat yield of that state at from
ten to twenty bushels per acre, with an ag
gregate yield of thirty million bushels, the
largest crop ever grown in the state.
| AM free to say, that it is possible that
had been in General Grants position, hav-
ing his lights and information, might have
done exactly as he did in the Wilderness
campaign. The General in command is the
only one who, having all the information,
can properly decide what is best to be done.
| As for General Grant, he and / have always
been on the friendliest terms, and under no
circumstances could be induced to criticise
his military vements.-GenerdlM Me- lelian.
Or General Grants visit at Berlin the
Rev. DIR. Thompson says "The General
avoided publicity as much as possible but
went about on foot, in the horse-cars, or in
an open cab, so that in two days he had
mastered for himself everything of interest
which Berlin has to show. Yet this is the
man whom some gossiping correspondents
accuse of travelling not to see and learn, but
to be seen and feted. Americans who live
in Germany may well be proud of his whole
bearing here"
| WELLESLEY college, we are told has I'M.
tiated a new movement by opening its doors
to those wishing to be teachers, allowing
them to enter without examination, to
pursue elective courses, to watch the meth.
DDS of instruction and obtain the advantages
of a postgraduate course without first going
through the regular course" The National
Journal of Education says: Nothing like
this has ever been provided in any college
in the world and it offers rare opportunities
TO those preparing themselves to teach"
THE nomination of John Hancock fol-
Congress by the democrats of the fifth
Texas district is good sign. He was a
Union man during the war, represents the
liberal and progressive wing of his party
and has served three terms in the House
since the war with credit, but was sent into
retirement by the bourbons two years ago
Major +. A. Burke, whom the Louisiana
democrats nominate for state treasurer, rep
resens the same wing of the party-he wa.
liberal Republican in the Greeley campaign
VINO is RESPONSIBLE I've fully agree