Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-18
Notes and Notions.

spine looks IKE rluge OF Jne Ureen mOun-
tains."
New YoRK Sun "The end and the net
result Of the extra session is that the dem.
ocracy are covered with disgrace while glory
is shed upon Hayes"
HANLAN was the victor in the Hanlan-
Elliott race which was rowed among the
Britons on the 10th instant. The English
men are astonished, and say they never saw
such rowing.
SOUTHERN Congressman are flooding their
states with copies of David Davis late
speech, and the Vicksburg Herald says Mr..
Davis can carry just twice as many Southern
states as Mr.. Tilden.
IT is said that jefferson Davis has declined
an offer of four hundred dollars night to
lecture in the North. Have the democrats
offered him larger sum to keep still asks
the Philadelphia Press.
THE Portland Oregonian discovers even in
the Pacific states such an awakening on po-
litical issues as has not been seen before
since the war. The people are everywhere
aroused for the defeat of the confederate
schemes.
The New Orleans Picayune points out the
fact that the minority in the Louisiana con-
stitutional convention who favor an honest
payment of the state debt represent more
than three-fourths of the taxable property
Of the state.
SPRINGFIELD Republican: The country
will hope there is no truth in the Washing
ton rumor that Senator Edmunds' European
trip is owing to fears of permanent break
down from rheumatism of the stomach and
other disorders
THE Southern Students Handbook for
Reading and Oratory," recently prepared by
John G. James of the Texas Military Insti
tute, among other things has the following
Though confederate bonds are worthless
on the stock exchange, they will pass cur
rent in heaven"
TOPEKA Commonwealth can emissary
from Louisiana has been among the coloret
people at the fair grounds using his endeav
ors to induce them to return. Among othel
things he offered was free transportation
and good usage. A prominent democrat O.
Topeka was with him. The colored folk
preferred to remain here"
New YORK Herald: aft Senator Bayarc
resigns his place on the finance committee i
is expected that Senator Herman, the othe
hard-money democrat, will resign too, ant
both of their places will be filled by men o
the stripe of Voorhees, and Beck. The con
sequence will be the defeat of the democratic
party in every Eastern state and a softmone.
platform and candidate next year."
GOVERNOR HEAD of New Hampshire il
his recent message said that the tram
law passed by the last legislature has beef
proved to be nearly perfect. Without inter
fering with the rights of any well dispose'
person, it has rid us Of class of vagrant
whose presence was a constant annoyanc
and danger, and whose support was heav.
burden"
New York Times "To close or to criI
die federal courts as mode of punishin,
the President for the exercise of constitu
tional right would be to place the demo
cratic party in an odous light before tn
country. Opinion tolerates many vagarie
of partisan character; it would not tolt
rate an impairment of the judicial syster
in order that partisan malignity might b
gratifed."
The camp-meeting at Round Lake, thi
season, will begin on July Sth, when tn
Sunday-school assembly will meet. Lecture
by various professors and ministers are
be given every day of the season. All tn
camp meeting associations are making extr
efforts this season, and in various parts c
the country seventy-two camp meetings wi
be held, ten temperance camp meetings an
thirteen Sunday-school assemblies.
JEFF DAVIS attended the meeting of tn
Mississippi Press Association last weel
and said he had never yet seen Souther
woman reconstructed" We think he
serves the credit of at least telling the trut
In George Cary Eggleston's volume of
, Rebels Recollections the same statemeI
is made. 1t has often been said that tt
sex have will of their own. 1t is illu
trated in their virulence and obstinacy
q the South.
AT the funeral of General James Shield
| in Carrollton Mo- last Wednesday, the ty
swords presented to him by the states
f Illinois and South Carolina, for gallantry
,, the Mexican war, were crossed over Il
It coffin. The gift of Illinois cost $4,000 ar
l. that of South Carolina still more, and bo
o are richly studded with jewels. The ii
It mediate cause of General Shields dea
e was the opening of the old wound receive
n by him at the battle of Cerro Gordo.