Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
Notes and Notions.

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MOBILE Register I" If any stalwart of the
places any value upon confederate scrip of
any kind, he has only to offer to buy it. He
can get wagon-load Of confederate bonds
for cartful of watermelons."
SENATOR KIRKwooD declares that the
extra session developments have so aroused
the Republicans of Iowa that an oldfasbioned
majority will be rolled up there this fall. The
Greenback organization has ceased to be
large enough to be Of much account.
Mr.. STEPHENS has been making a speech
to the Georgia legislature. He lays all our
financial distress to the demonstration of
silver. He wants it coined without limit. He
wants s900,000,0O0 of currency. Mr.. Ste.
phens is queer mixture of sense and folly.
THE Ohio Greenbackers have challenged
Charles Foster to engage in series Of joint
debates with either Ex-Governor Charles An
derson, w. NJ Cary or Don Piatt. The
challenge has been accepted, and meetings
will hereafter be arranged at prominent
points.
SENATOR BECK of Kentucky thinks the
course Of the Democrats in congress during
the late session was like that of "the silly
negro sent out to sell eggs, who, when asked
the price of them, said 'Old Miss told me
to ask twenty cents dozen, but if could
not get that 10 take ffteen.'"
IT is very bad practice, exclaims the
Methodist, to abandon the church in hot
weather. "The ministers have been pretty
freely abused for long vacations 1t is time
to say that the laymen are very much more
to blame aud take more vacation with much
less excuse than the ministers"
New YORK Sun q: L" No administration in
this country would dare to stand by pass
lively and see canal dug across any isthmus
on this continent without demanding that
il should pass under the control of the
United States. That is Monroe doctrine
on which all parties are agreed"
THE vicksburg Herald says that the Hon.
John r. Lynch has been appointed superin-
tendent of the census of Mississippi, and
adds: Mr.. Lynch is a representative col
ored man and very popular with the blacks.
He is entirely capable Of filling the position,
and we doubt not will give satisfaction"
john ALLEN, an old speaker we'll known
at Maine camp-meetings, was requested by a
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attend Greenback meeting and open it with
prayer. The old man hesitated, but at last
said, Well, brother, guess will; the Lord
knows you need praying for bad enough"
The Democracy of Kentucky is well
rooted. The Louisville Courier-Journdi says
that "one-third of the voting population of
Kentucky cannot read the ticket they vote,
and one hundred and fifty thousand chill
dren in the state are growing up in ignor-
ance of the mere elements of the English
language"
JUDGE SETTLE of North Carolina says the
Republicans of that aud other Southern
states are for Grant in 1880. He says, too,
that Grant can carry North Carolina and
Florida, and perhaps another state of that
section. The blacks who recognize him,
with Lincoln, as their iberator, would fight
for him as they would for no other man.
THE national education association at
Philadelphia adopted resolutions last week
advocating the gift of part of the public
domain for the endowment and maintenance
of institutions for the higher education of
women in the states and territories. A
committee was appointed to bring the sub
ject more prominently before congress and
the people.
THE public debt statement will show an
increase during the month Of 100000
mainly accounted for by the extraordinary
payment of SS,500,000 for arrears of pen
sions, as directed by the last congress, out OF
the fund held for the redemption of frac
tional currency. The fractional currency
! reserve is now exhausted and no further
arrears of pensions can be paid unless there
: should be money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
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Ewing said in public address at Columbus
Gan these events have forced me, though
most reluctantly, to the conclusion that the
Democratic party is poweress and ineffect
i've as au ally, and not fit instrument Of re
form il, american politics." The people Of
Ohio have seen no evidence that the Demo
cratic party has improved since then, and
they will sustain General Ewing's opinion
by defeating General Ewing.
CHICAGO Tribune "The committee OF
. the house of representatives, now In session
4, in this city to inquire into the 'stagnatior
r of business all over the country, is per
! picked by the overwhelming evidences o.
t prosperity in Chicago, and the chairman
4 has rushed to fiat-communist meeting t.
g proclaim that the 'present prosperity o.
y Chicago is spasmodic.' The prosperity
Q witnessed on all hands in this city is as ex
: tensive as the Northwestern states"
5 UTICA Herald: "If we want electora
g votes at the South the way to get them il
by demanding free speech upon Southern
platforms. The demand should be urged il
behalf of speakers of national reputation, t.
U whom denial would be notorious, and who's
: testimony on the point would be incontest
q ible. If Senator Blaine, or General Garfield
or General Hawley should go South the.
could gather vast audiences, and they coul'
u could speak as freely as in Maine, or Con
o necticut or Ohio"
a AMONG the acts omitted by the extra con
4 gress was the needed appropriation to pa
+, claims for unsettled balances of pay and a
a lowances due to Union volunteers. The &C
q counts had been audited and the money,
o is said, is sadly needed by widows and OIL
~ phans of dead Union soldiers. 1t would b
ungracious, no doubt to suggest that tn
amount wanted-about s225,00O-is KEEP
10 back because the volunteers fought on tn
u wrong side. 1t is a rare occurrence, we thinl
< that proper appropriations are omitted b
a. mistake
ID A GREAT sensation has been caused /
rs Sheffield, England, by the announcemer