Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-04-17
Notes and Notions.

recognize the Diaz government in Mexico
THE disaffected Republicans of the Bill
Chandler type are severely troubled thai
General Grant should write letters APPROX
ing President Hayes southern policy.
In the Philadelphia Weekly Times for thi,
week General Wilson, the capturer of JEFF
Davis, replies to Congressman Reagan, and
gives IN abundance of evidence to corrobor.
ate the fact that Davis was captured while
attempting to escape disguised as female.
SAYS Mr.. Moody awe want revival of
righteousness in this country, of honesty,
truth and equity, and would give nothing
for a mere revival of sentiment, of feeling
and singing" If this is Moodyism, the more
of it the better say we.
II the gentlemen at Washington who as.
sumo to be the leaders shut their eyes to
the situation and spend their time and
strength in petty quarrel for the control of
the offices, they will find themselves without
any army when the day of battle comes
Worcester GdseLe
The Chicago Post says that, owing to the
recent failure of Springfield banker, the
Lincoln monument association finds itself
embarrassed. When the bank closed the
association had twenty-seven thousand dol
lars on deposit, none of which is now avail
able, and of which amount it will eventually
lose twenty-five or thirty per cent
The Catholics of St. Louis have given up
their parochial schools, and will hereafter
send their children to the public schools
The reading of the Protestant Bible has
been done away with, and Objectionable Sc
lections removed from the reading-books
Schoolhouses belonging to the Catholics
will be bought or leased by the city.
ANOTHER search is to be made for the
records of Sir John Franklins Arctic expe-
dition. Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka,
young officer of the regular army, has vol
unteered to lead, and the shipping firm of
Morrison & Brown, of New York, is to fur
nish the vessel. The start is to be made in
June next, and the plan anticipates spending
at least one winter in the Arctic regions.
Two excellent measures were introduced
in the House on Wednesday of last week, so
excellent, indeed that there is very little
danger of their becoming laws. The first
was by Mr.. Turner, Of Kentucky, and is
bill making it unlawful for senator's or re-
representatives. to act as general advisory at
torneys for corporations or patentees in GER
tain cases. The other was by Mr.. Potter,
of New York-a resolution to amend the
constitution by making the sessions of Con-
gress biennial
The Smithsonian Institute at Washing
ton has issued a circular announcing the
intended publication, as soon as practicable
OF a work on American archaeology, and re-
questing correspondence with all persons in
terested in the subject of aboriginal art and
antiquities. Those who have relics of any
kind which they are willing to contribute to
the National Museum will receive due credit.
Correspondence should be addressed to Pro.
fessor Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smith
sonian Institute.
THE four days from the twelfth to the
of April are the most notable in
their anniversaries OF any of the war. 1t
was on the 18th of April 1861, that the as
sault on Fort Sumter began, and the next
day the fort surrendered and the war was
fairly opened. On The It'll of April, 1862,
Fort Pulaski surrendered On the 10Th of
April, 1861, the massacre at Fort Pillow oc.
Cured. And on the Nth of April, 1865.
Lincoln was assassinated and died
on the morning Of the 18th.
The practice of electing TO the office of
e hog constable such as had been married
during the previous year, was once well |
turned upon the movers. The minister of |
The town having taken second wife, the |
boys could not resist the temptation to OBJ
serve the custom in his case, and, having |
lone so, they insisted upon speech. The
larson thereupon arose and said "Fellow.
have been your shepherd for many
'ears, and have done my best to take care of
he sheep of the flock and now if you insist
'pon Transforming yourselves into swine
viii still endeavor TO keep you out of mis-.
hief." The boys thought the minister had
he best end of the joke