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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

MAINE.-The election muddle is still un.
settled. The governor and council seem
bent upon carrying their ends at all hazards
while the Republicans are pressing them
into close quarters. Fourteen senators and
fifty-fve representatives-elect have made ap
plication, by their attorney, to the governor
and council for leave TO see the returns at.
fecting them. To deny this request the
governor and council will be compelled to
enforce their views as to the unconsttution
atty OF that statute, because it distinctly
guarantees the right to have such corrections
made as are applied for. And yet the
chances seem to be that supposed party
necessity will avail to override the plain
provisions of the law.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

GRANT AND THE MINIsTERs-A Chicago
dispatch of Thursday says General Grant
received the Chicago ministers of all de.
nominations at the residence of his son,
Colonel Grant, yesterday. DR.. Goodwin of
the First Congregational church introduced
them in brief speech. General Grant said
in reply; Il am very glad to receive the
ministers Of the various denominations and
churches here to-day and thank you for the
very cordial welcome you have extended to
me. / shall not be able to respond to the
word you have just heard, but can say that |
have always believed and do now believe
that nation, as well as an individual, who
acts from any other principle than what is
just and right, must receive punishment.
The great conflict which we have gone
through has been punishment for the ma
tional sins, punishment that was to come
sooner or later in some shape, and had to end
in great bloodshed. Though that struggle has
ended it has left us nation, one that is to
be preserved and will last many generations,
and gradually work out what may be wrong
in itnow.' Applause greeted the various parts
of the speech. There was a general hand
shaking and the ministers dispersed. The
evening was spent quietly at General Sheri-
dams house, where old friends met General
and Mrs. Grant"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

The LAST ATTEMPT-The car has now,
for the fourth time, escaped attempts to
take his life-the first being that of Taraga-
zoff, in st. Petersburg, 1866; the second
that of Berechovsky, in Paris, 1867 the
third that of Solovieff, at St. Petersburg, in
April, 1869; and the fourth the one of Mon.
day of last week at Moscow. No less than
six unsuccessful attempts were made upon
the life of Napoleon III.-that of the Mar
settles internal machine, 1852 that of the
Opera Comique, in 1853; that of Piaroni in
the Champs Eysees 1856 that of three
Italians in London, 1857 the Orsini bomb
plot of 1858; and the second conspiracy of
an Italian trio, 1862. The Emperor William
has also had his share of escapes, counting
together the attempts of Becker, of Hoedel,
and of Nobiling, while fourth had been
made upon him as early as 1S4S, when he
was as yet prince of Prussia.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

BARRE-The Washington County sunday-school
Association holds its annual meeting at the Meth
odist Episcopal church to-day "Wednesday The
Sunday schools of the county are TO be well rep
resented, and an interesting programme is pre-
seuted 80, DR. b W, Bradley has fitted up an Of
dce In Averils block ... The Help and Hope So
ciety will open their winter entertainments on
Friday and Saturday evenings of this week. at
the Universalist vestry. The drama presented is
the " Hidden Hand. In five acrs Curtain rises at
seven o'clock Admiss n fifteen cents, 3. Frank
rhurber, whom we mentioned in last weeks notes
as being very sick with diphthera, died last We'd
nesday evening, after sickness of only one week.
lie was one OF our most respected young men and
one possessed OF rare business capacity. The
funeral sermon will be preached on Sunday, the
2lst instant, at the universalist church, by Rev
lanes Vincent :. Both schools open with about
fifty scholars. .. Some much needed filling and
grading is being done about the Congregational
ist church, The regular meeting OF the Knights
Of Honor will be held next Monday evening, when
special business will be transacted. .. Morri-
sons advertisement this week is good reading and
the best Of II all is he stands ready to make good
every assertion II contains one visit 10 his store
will convince the most skeptcal that there Is the
place ~ buy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

BOLD AND TRUE.--General Woodford of
New York, among all the prominent Repub.
lican speakers invited to take the stump in
the late Louisiana canvass, is the only one
who had the courage and manliness to 60.
In his speech before an audience of eight
thousand, chiefly Democrats, in New Orleans
on Saturday, General Woodford said Are
you willing to turn your backs on the past,
and simply give every legal voter in Louisi-
ana the right to vote once, and then have
his vote honestly counted In one word,
this nation will have no more midnight
whippings no more white leagues no more
tissue ballots inside the ballot box no more
shot guns in politics. Give us only this-a
free vote and an honest count, and the cry
Of sectionalism will forever cease in our
northern politics. Deny US this, aud the
North will grow each year more and more
solid, by ever-increasing and more resolute
majorities. We can ask no less. We will
ask no more"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

The social event Of last week in Boston
was the complimentary breakfast given 10
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, on Wednesday
the SEVENTEEN anniversary OF his birth. II
was after the order Of one given to Whittier
on former occasion. A select company Of
ladies and gentlemen of the literary guild
assembled at the Brunswick Hotel on the in.
vitation of the publishers of the Atlantic
magazine; many sprightly and cordial let
tiers were read there were brilliant speeches
the wise and witty guest reappeared as the
autocrat, with poem for a scepter, and all
went merry as a marriage bell. We gladly
notice Mrs. Dorr, our own poet, among the
honored guests. A correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says "The rscep-
ton preceding the breakfast was absolutely
free from stiffness, and the ease with which
pleasant people came together was most agree.
able. The innovation of admitting ladies
to the festivities was quite successful They
lent peculiar charm to the occasion, and
did not in the least interfere with its jollity.
They did, too, their full share of literary
work--and how they talked am told
that the younger portion, the fresh young
women who have bounded into literature
and prominence, were most brilliant and
sparkling. Altogether it was the most sue
cessful of the several atlantic dinners, both
in respect to the gathering and the literary
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

BETTER THAN NoTHrNG.-The Spring
field Republican says "The New Years
day temperance movement shows increased
life this season among the society of New
York and Brooklyn. There exists really
important Business mems society for the
encouragement of moderation "a very
pretty name, but too SHORTY and the ladies
connected with this society have had en-
graved pledge to lay upon the New Years
hall-table,-with the hostess name signed, of
course; and are circulating an appeal to
'ladies to abstain from the practice of
tempting men to drunkenness by offering
wine on that day to their callers. 1t must
make man feel particularly manly to feel
himself needing this delicate caution on the
part of the weaker SEX"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

The OTHER SIDE.-A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, writing from the lower
Mississippi, reports that the negro exodus is
not only over for the present, but that many
emigrants are returning to their old homes
He says Labor is in great demand, and
the cotton planters are grabbing for the
stray laborers, but each one wants to go back
where he came from. But there may be
another change few months hence. Just
now is the most peaceful and prosperous time
the blacks of the Mississippi country have en-
joyed since the war, especially on the Louisi-
ana side, and most of all in the upper par
ishes-Madisou, Carroll and Morehouse.
Almost every black man ON that side who
stayed at home has cotton enough to pay all
his debts and have good deal of money
left"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

PROBABLE TRUTH.-The Tammany gen.
eral committee of New York held meeting
few days since to justify its support of
Kelley against Robinson in the late can
vass. In an address delivered by Mr.. Henry
L. Clinton the following plain language was
used "By recourse to a system of bribery
and corruption, happily without other ex-
ample in our history and destructive to the
national morality, Mr.. Tilden had impaired
the prestige of the Democratic party, which
was robbed of the presidential office through
his own imbecile cowardce and the coop
erative frauds of the Republican party. To
support such a man again would render
those supporting him accessories after the
fact to crime so mean that it concealed it.
self in ciphers, and so enormous that the
corruption of Verres, the venality of Robert
Walpole, and the vulgar rascality of the ring
depredators in New York, pale into insignif-
canoe in comparison with it. All of these
historical delinquents openly traded on the
immortality of their fellow.men. Mr.. Tilden
burst on the world as a pre-ordained re-
former, and hired others to cheat for him
while he himself masqueraded as an apostle
of purity.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

Coon ADvIcE.-The Boston Advertiser
well says "rhe Republicans in congress
who are afraid to take up the currency ques
ton in vigorous spirit, lest they might
prejudice the interests of the Republican
party in the impending contest for the pres.
idency, mistake the temper of the country
There are times and measures which call
for letalone policy, but the present status
of the legal-tender paper dollars cannot be
enumerated in such category. The bust
ness of the country has anticipated the law
by repudiating the silver dollar, and should
occasion arise silent agreement among
business men to make none but gold con
tracts would deprive the government paper
very soon of its legal-tender quality. Cali
fornia has furnished an interesting prece
dent Of that character. But, above all else
the honorable members of congress may be
reminded that spirited pursuit of mani
testify just policies is always sure to enlist
popular sympathies and universal support
The Republican party cannot afford to en-
ter the next contest for the presidency with
out an honorable and seasonable record OIL
the currency question"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

THE CHINESE RETURNING.-The Chinese
in California have begun to go. The steamer
that sailed from California for Hong Kong
on the 18th of November took 90l to their
native land. The port statistics of San
Francisco show that the arrivals of Chinese
during the year ending November lst were
6,l2S, and the departures S,746-of whom
1920 went to China, and 2,5l7 to Honolulu
the excess of departures over arrivals being
26lS. 1t is estimated that there are 81 1000
Chinese on the Pacific coast, which shows
that this population is decreasing, instead of
increasing, for when the anti-Chinese agita.
tion was begun, a few years ago, the esti
mate was 100000. The total number OF
Chinese arrivals for the twenty years ending
December, 1873, was 3043O, and the de.
partures and deaths 1884 At this rate
the Chinese will soon cease to trouble Cali
fornia workingmen.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

STRIKING AT THE RooT.-A prominent
citizen of Vicksburgh, Mississippi, writes
an open letter to the Chicago Advance in
which he says 81 think every legislature
South ought to make an appropriation for
aiding the negro to go to the West. He has
seen his best days here. He is declining
daily. know he will fluid hosts of friends
in the North and West. | found the col
ored man in Canada, and he enjoys the
climate and refuses to return South, even to
Illinois and Ohio. 1t may be trial for a
little time to the Southern people, but they
know how to suffer and to wait. Their last
and only hope is in the removal of the col
ored race. Why any one should be so blind
as not to see it, or so indifferent as not to
urge it, is past finding out"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

A FEARFUL REcoRD.-The late report Of
the commissioner of internal revenue shows
that there were 5,44s distilleries registered
during the last fiscal year, and 5,3i7 opera
ted. The quantity of spirits produced and
deposited in dis illing warehouses during
the same period was 1885,, 1921 gallons-.an
increase of more than half million gallons
over any previous year. The distillers would
not have made and barreled that amount if
they had not had an intelligent confidence
in their ability to find customers at profit.
able rates. 1t is slight relief to know that
100000 gallons or so were sent across the
seas; but, even with this deduction, there
was left on hand the enormous quantity of
56,S93,000 gallons, in round numbers, of
whiskey aud its equivalent for home con.
sumption. Even if all Americans took their
liquor clear-which they don't-and if the
average price of drink was ten cents
which, we are informed, is not the fact-the
last swallow of this vast quantity will repre-.
sent an expenditure of between s341 100000
and s455,000,OO0, according to the size of
the average bar drink. And the distileries
are still at work.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

MARsHFIELD, Sunday-schools connected
with the Congregational and Methodist churches in
this place are making preparations to celebrate
the Christmas anniversary with Christmas trees
and exercises appropriate for the time at their
respective churches. one will be on the
oath and the other on the 25th instants
Last Sunday afternoon Elder Farley, pastor OF the
Methodist church. preached temperance sermon
to the children In which he stated some plain
facts worthy the consideration OF the older mem
bers of the congregation. It seems to be his
opinion that the church need not look for any
considerable degree OF prosperity until 1t takes a
decided step ON the Temperance question
Loren l. Shepard has left the house on Gilman
street and taken up his abode In the house of
Charles F. Newton up the brook. Alvah H.
Shepard started Monday evening for Lynn, Mas
saehusetts, where he expects to stop during the
winter, working at his trade, shoemaking.
Mrs. Stephen Il. Wooster has been for several
weeks visiting her children at Chatfed Mime
sofa, and reports being much pleased with the
| country. eve sheep and lamb owned by
B. Dwnell disappeared very suddenly a couple
OF weeks ago and no trace OF them can be found
80. Schools throughout the town began December
lst District No. 2 will have no school this
winter. On account OF sickness and other causes
the district has lost parts OF three terms in two
years. In the village Rev. Paul Henry Pitkin
has the upper room and Miss ENERGY Benton the
lower, ..,John Peabody, workman at Kinney's
mills, met with near approach to a severe acct
dent short time since. While shingling on the
new addition to the shingle and planning mill and
near the ridgepole the staging gave way and he
started head-tirst for terra firma" lie passed
| through the staging at the middle OF the roof
over the one above the caves, and outside the one
below the caves, striking the ground ON his feet
thirty-six feet from where he started. No severe
| injury was inflicted and only one days time was
| lost. The grist mill which has been repaired
during the summer by James Morse il nov doing
| excellent work. Mr.. Morse, we think, Is doing
| his best to make the mill meet the wants OF tn,
people In its line The need of good man in this
place has been greatly felt during the past year
| ~ two and his efforts will now be highly appre-
ciated. Charles Pike is attending school ON
seminary Hill and Harry McCrllis at Goddard
Seminary.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

PARDoNED.-Goveruor Robinson of New
York has pardoned Gilman, the noted forger,
who has served out two-thrds of his term,
under circumstances which will generally
be regarded as justifying the executive in.
reference. There were many mitigating
circumstances in this case, and pardon was
urged year OF more ago by many of the
most reputable and distinguished citizens of
the state. But the governor declined to in
terfere. He now releases Gilman because
of the terrible bereavements which he has
lately been called upon to bear. His daugh-
ter died few weeks ago, and his wife,
whose mind gave way some time since, died
on Monday of last week. Two children sur
vive, both young, and the governor con-
cludes that human justice may well stay its
hands in view of these severe strokes of
Providence, and allow the father to join his
boys, who stand sorely in need of his care.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

The OTHER SIDE.-Delegate Cannon Of
Utah is of the opinion that Hayes and Evarts
are making more fuss about polygamy than
there is any occasion for. of the thirty
thousand adult male members of the Nor
mon church in Utah, not more than four
thousand, he says, are practical polygamists.
Moreover, while all true Mormons will con-
tnue to believe in polygamy as firmly as
ever, they are not going, Mr. Cannon says,
to violate the laws Of the country by prac.
ticing it, 1t remains TO be seen whether
the constituents aud oo-religionists of the
polite delegate from Utah will Justify the
confidence he expresses in their law abiding
disposition.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10
Lincoln emancipation Group.

highly interesting service was performed
in Boston on Saturday last, in the unwilling
and dedication Of the Lincoln Emancipation
Group presented to the city by the Hon
Moses Kimball, and erected in Park Square
The group is duplicate of that in Lincoln
Park, Washington city, which was dedicated
April Ia, 1876, IL being designated as the
"Freedmen's Memorial Monument" Its
history, in part, is told by the inscriptions
upon the group at Washington. On the
front it reads:
FREEDMEN's MEMORIAL.
"In grateful memory Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
this monument was erected by the Western SAP
funds contributed solely by emancipated citizens
OF the United States, declared free by his procla-
nation, January I, A. D, 1883
1.-THE first contribution Of five dollars was
made by Charlotte Scott, freed woman of Vir-
| gna, being her first earnings In freedom, and
consecrated by her suggestion and request, on the
| day she heard OF President Lncoln's death, to
build monument to his memory"
On the reverse
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be
an act Of justice, warranted by the constitution
upon military necessity, invoke the considerate
judgment Of mankind, and the gracious favor OF
Almighty God"
The group comprises two life-size figures
in bronze-one that of President Lincoln,
standing erect, and the other that of pow
erful slave, with his shackles stricken off,
bowling at the feet of his liberator. The
latter, instead of an ideal slave, is the figure
of living man-the last slave ever taken
up in Missouri under the fugitive slave law,
and who was rescued from his captors under
the orders of the provost marshal of st. Louis.
His name was Archer Alexander, and his
condition of servitude legally continued until
the emancipation act became the law of the
land. A Photographic picture was sent to
the artist, who has given both the face and
manly bearing of the negro. The ideal
group is thus converted into the literal truth
of history without losing any of its artistic
conception or effect. The group stands on
a triangular plat OF ground in front of the
Providence railroad station. A well-laid
curb and sidewalk of pressed brick surround
the plat. Inside the sidewalk the founda-
ton of the group is raised two and a half
feet and surrounded by heavy granite con-
tanning stones. Around this is bronze
railing. Within it is the group. Two steps
of granite are at the base, and then comes
the heavy octagonal die upon which the
group stands. This is solid block of red
polished granite, and weighs about sixteen
tons. No inscription is on this die. On the
front of the base, in heavy raised polished
letters, are the words &c race set free and
the country at peace. Lincoln rests from
his labors." On the back, in raised unpol
ished letters, is; "Given to the city of Bos-
ton by Moses Kimball, 1879"
The dedication services were completed at |
Faneuil Hall, where Mayor Prince made an |
eulogy of President Lincoln, and |
Andrew Chamberlain, Latin school colored |
boy, read poem prepared for the occasion
by John G. Whittier.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

STEALING THE MEssAGE.-The press of
the country has generally spoken in plain
language of the outrage whereby news.
paper syndicate, embracing the New York
Times, the Cincinnati Enquirer and the
Chicago Times were enable to publish the
presidents message the day before its de
livery to congress. 1t seems that one Craw-
ford, correspondent Of the Chicago Times,
approached government printer, finally
secured bargain to obtain proofs of the
document for $1,000, and made an arrange
ment with several papers to receive the
message and divide the expense. A trick
like this is too mean to deserve the name of
enterprise, and will inevitably lead to pre-
cautionary measures in future which will
bear heavily upon the innocent as well as
the guilty.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

THOSE papers which are harping upon the
corruption of the government should pom
der the statement of Mr. Sherman in his re.
port that, the financial transactions of the
government during the past two years, ag-
gregating 1885,, 3i5,0 49.53, have been ad-
justed without question, with the exception
OF few small balances now in the process
OF collection, of which the government will
eventually lose less than 5000, or less than
four mills on each 81 900 of the amount in.
yolyed,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

MONTGOMERY DAVIS, formerly slave of
the arch rebel, jeff, and now the fourth
planter in wealth and the extent of his OPP.
erations IN the state, has been elected county
treasurer at Vicksburg, and it is said that
be will probably be the Republican candi-
date for congress next year in the shoe
string" district against Chalmers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

AN outspoken Democrat in Caddo parish
Louisiana, informs the Republican candi,
date for governor that he will receive two
thousand majority therein. "But how will
the majority be counted :" asked the can
didate. "Well, the truth is" replied the
outspoken Democrat, arrangements have
been made to count the parish Democratic
by majority of something like eighteen
hundred"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-10

New YORK Sun: Henry Ward Beecher
intruded his unwelcome presence at DIR.
Budington's funeral, aud listened without
finching as one after another of the dead
pastors friends spoke of the purity of his
character and his stern hatred of sin. Yet,
for all his bold front, Henry Ward Beecher
must have had peculiar sensations as he sat
among his former brethren yesterday gazing
at William Ives Budington's coffin"