Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-05

The Wisconsin Greenbackers think thew
will be satisfied IL they poll five thousand
votes this election. !
THE treasury's monthly statement shows
the extraordinary decrease Of sl0,352 ,sG I'M
the United States debt in October. y J
alt is rumored in wel-informed circles
that Russia is preparing to declare var
against England" says a London dispatch.
In spite of the soldier cry in the Obiol
canvass, Foster ran ahead of Hickenlooter.
the Republican candidate for lieutenant.
governor, and brilliant officer during the
war
THE Towards of Memphis have disbsnd.d
their medical corps. Refugees are return
ing and Memphis again enters the fed OF
business and active life, but with terribly
saddelied experience.
The registration of Boston voters shows
falling off of two thousand nine hundred
and fifty-nine since last year, when the total
registration was twenty-four thousand one
hundred and thirteen.
OFFICIAL figures show that the Reptbl-
cans elected sixty-nine and the Democrats
forty.five members of the Ohio house. The
Republicans elected twenty-five and the
Democrats fifteen senators.
Ex-GovERNoR STocKDALE of Texas, a
member of the national Democratic commit
tee, writes to Washington friend that Bay
ard is the man above all others, and that he
shall use his best efforts TO get him NOM
mated.
The first thing Mr.. Schurz did the other
evening, when he got the news of the sur
render of the women and children captured
by the Utes, was to put on his overcoat and
run over to the White House, where there
was great rejoicing.
SECRETARY EvARTs has agreed to take
the stump in Louisiana, if he can arrange it
anyhow, and Senator Kellogg, who volun-
teers this information, adds that Blaine,
Garfield and twenty or more prominent Re-
publcans are also to be asked to lend hand
aud stay till the votes are counted.
THE managers of the late National party
propose conference in Washington during
the first week in December. If there is
enough of that party left to hold confer
ence, by all means let IL be held, and infor-
nation given to waiting world what has
become of the voters late so full of life.
THAT Cleopatra's needle was seized by
creditors of the Egyptian government while
the laborers were removing it for shipment
to this country. But it has been released,
and is now on its way to this country. The
New York papers say our people will be dis
appointed, as it is only an ugly, misshapen
shaft.
PORTLAND (Oregon) letter in st. Paul
(NInnesota) Pioneer-Press: "Blaine is the
real choice of the Republicans in this state,
and if Grant be considered not candidate
its delegation will be instructed for him
but if Grant be probable candidate, it will
be deemed wise to leave that delegation un
instructed"
THAT free labor is more productive thar
slave labor in the Soutl is proved by the
statistics of the cotton crops during recent
decades. The ten crops from 1852 TO 1861
aggregated 81, 095, 430 bales. The ten crops
from 1870 to 1879 inclusive comprised
4l,554,742 bales. The excess to be credited
to free labor is 6,459,303 bales
SPEECH of Colonel John Hay: 1--WE will
not admit that our brothers who gave thei
lives in battle for this nation died as tn,
fool dieth. We will not even admit tina
nothing was settled by that flood of treasur
and blood poured out on those Thousand
fields of slaughter. Several things are SET
tied. First, that this is nation, with
right to live; second, that northern mel
when crowded too far will defend themselve
in the field aud at the polls; and, third, tina
there are great many of them"
THE bill for the abolition of slavery il
Cuba, to be presented to the cortes, provide
that slaves aged fifty-fve and over shall be
come free Immediately those aged fifty, il
September, 1880; those aged forty-fve, i
1882; those aged forty, in 1884; those age
thirty-fve, in 1886; those aged thirty, il
1885, and all others in 1890. From 1880, on
hundred thousand piastres will be charge
on the Cuban budget for expenses of emar
cipation, three hundred and fifty piastres
be paid to the owners for each slave.