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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-21
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-21

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

TILpENs WooING.-A New York cores.
pendent of the Boston Sunday Budget gives,
as bit of gossip, that when Mr.. Tilden be-
lieved he would be elected president he
courted pretty, penniless girl from the
West, who promised to say eyes" if he
could take her to the white house as its mis-
tress. She prudently awaited, after the silks
and satins were all ready, to see the result of
the election, ald when Mr.. Tilden could not
persuade her that he was our lawful presi-
dent. she packed up her garments and took
the first steamer for Europe, where she is
waiting, still waiting for her dear old sutton
to make good his promise to her. Mr.. Tilden
is considered fair Adonis by number of
manageable women since he rolled over
that barrel of money who never previously
entertained that opinion. He has Q uaker-
like brown-stone house in Gramercy Park,
where he dwells with some maiden sisters
and the famous nephew of his uncle" Back
of the house in a pretty garden, which ex-
tends to Twentieth street, and here Mr.. Til
den is seen reading his morning papers, like
any other common mortal. Just across the
park from Mr.. Tilden's domicile is the pala-
tial residence Of Mr.. Cyrus Field, his ci-devant
friend and now decided enemy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

A Coon WITNEss.-Postmaster General
Key, in recent conversation about his sum-
mer trip in New England, said: 81 had
never been in New Englad until recent years,
and never spent much time there until this
summer. confess | had no conception of
the natural beauty of the country, the wealth
of the population, taken as whole, the ex-
tent and perfection of the machinery which
drives her vast manufacturing interests. In
fact all the machinery ever saw in my life
before seems ridiculous when compared with
what I saw in New England. 1t was a reve-
lation. These people are of the same gen.
eral stock as the rest of US, but they are i'm
mensely ahead. They have made it them
selves. A large majority Of the men with
whom / was thrown in contact-the origina.
tors, owners and directors of this vast manu-.
featuring system-are Americans. They
have begun at the ground and built up, and
cannot see that they had one particle Of
advantage over any other section of the
country to begin with"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

COLORADO ELEcTIoN.-The election in
Colorado, Tuesday, for judge of the supreme
court and county officers called out but
light vote, and the Republicans elected their
candidate for the judgeship by about five
thousand majority, which is gain of about
two thousand as compared with last years
vote. In several counties the Republicans
made clean sweep on the county officers,
and the Democrats everywhere fell consider
ably short of last years vote. The large Re-
publican gains at an election which was not
at all exciting in its stake or in the canvass
which preceded it, shows the strength and
vitality of Republicanism in the centennial
state, and administers another emphatic re-
buke to the Democratic outrage which in the
last congress admitted man who was never
chosen to represent Colorado in the house OF
representatives at Washington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
Freedom OF the Ballot.

Thelast Legislature of Massachusetts passed
a law entitled can act to preserve the purity
of elections" The intent of the law is to
prevent the printing of ballots with distin-
gushing marks upon them. This practice,
1t is charged, had been resorted to with a
view to coerce voters by preventing them
from voting secretly. The new law forbids
the use of any impression, device, or mark
whatsoever, to distinguish one ballot from
another In appearance, except the names Of
the several candidates and their residences,
words designating the several offices to be
filed, and words at the head Of the ballot"
1t requires that every ballot shall be of plain
white paper, in weight equal to that Of or
binary printing paper; If 1t contains the
names Of more than three candidates it shall
be four and half inches in width and
twelve inches in length, aud shall not vary
from the prescribed dimensions more than
a quarter of an inch in width or half an
inch in length The names must be written
or printed in black ink and in letters of a
uniform size. II any name is printed 10
letters less than half the size of those in
which the majority of the names appear,
the vote shall not be counted for that can
didate. Names may of course be erased
and others substituted on any ballot by
pencil mark or otherwise. 1t is forbidden
to mark the ballot of any voter, or to de-
liver to any voter a marked ballot with the
purpose of ascertaining how he shall vote
Violation of any of the provisions of this act
is made punishable by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars and imprisonment for
not more than sixty days.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

CooL.-Oliver johnson tells character
istic anecdote of his old associate, Horace
Greeley some day a stranger came into
the Office, looking angry and inquired for
Greeley. l pointed him to the little den
where Greeley was scratching away for dear
life, and he made for it. As he went in ]
heard him say, You - old hypocrite
Greeley did not look up or even pause, but
kept driving his pen madly on, his nose
within couple of inches of the paper and
his lips whispering the words after the pen
as was his wont. The fellow continued,
calling Greeley's attention to an article tha'
had offended him, and denouncing him as q
villain, a coward and liar, with an oath
about every other word, meantime threaten
ing to knock his head off, Greeley didn',
stop for moment, but jabbed his pen into
the ink and wrote on unruffled by the bias
phemy. At last the intruder exhausted his
vocabulary, and turned to leave the room.
when Greeley jumped up and squeaked out
to him, Say, neighbor, don't go Stay
here and free your mind! ="
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

HIS Own HEAD.-lt is related of William
Pitt Fessenden that when he became secre-
tary of the treasury he telegraphed to lead
ing bankers in the East and West to meet
him in New York to confer upon the finan-
cial situation. 1t appeared, however, that
there were about as many views as there
were bankers. After the secretary's return
to Washington he received dispatch from
the bankers who represented st. Louis, say
ing that upon considering the whole matter
they had decided that the views of the New
York bankers were nearer correct than theirs.
The day following, the secretary received a
dispatch from the bankers who represented
New York, saying that upon reconsideration
they had decided that the St. Louis bank
ers' views upon finance were the sound ones,
and they cordially gave way to them. In
this position of affairs the secretary con-
cluded that his advisers knew about as little
as he did, whereupon he decided to ego it
alone"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

A WAY He HAs.-In private conversation
when in Springfield, Illinois, General Sher-
man told story concerning former visit,
with General Grant and Frank Blair, to st.
Joseph, Missouri, which he had visited in the
morning. 1t was strikingly similar to his
recent experience at Hannibal, Missouri, in
connection with President Hayes. at was
after the war;" said General Sherman.
"Grant was not yet president, but believe
he had been nominated for his first term.
Blair was not yet senator, only commits
sioner of some kind. We had been to Lara
mic, and on the return trip were called
out occasionally by the people At St. Joe,
Blair spoke first, then said few words,
then came General Grant. The crowd was
tumultuous, and man who was probably
drunk began to toot horn. General Grant
don't like and won't endure such Interrupt
ton. He stopped speaking and shrank back
into the car. / was incensed under the
spur of the moment said, Gentlemen,
I'm citizen like yourselves. Pm not in the
habit of showing violence; but | can just
tell you that if | were citizen of st. Joe
this minute would advise you to put that
man in the river that blew that horn The
crowd went for the man. They hustled
him to the river and put him in, and was
told they pretty nearly drowned him, but he
managed to beg off aud left town. He
hasn't returned. Ever since that day St.
Joe has been an orderly place.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

Worm TRYING.-Mr. Charles Francis
Adams, Jr., has lately published an account
of successful experiment made in Quincy,
Massachusetts,, in the direction of improv-
ing the system of ordinary common school
teaching. The school committee, having
undertaken a real and thorough, instead of
the old formal examination of the schools,
found the results of the instruction alto
gether unsatisfactory. The pupils had a
plenty of knowledge acquired by rote, but
they were wonderfully ignorant outside Of
that, and were unable to apply what they
had learned. For instance, they could parse
and construe sentences without fault, and
repeat the rules Of grammar like the multi
plication table, but they could neither write
with facility nor read fluently. They were
unable to write correctly an ordinary letter.
The committee, therefore, set to work to re-
form the whole system, and its first step was
to reduce the number of studies, and to so
teach them that the pupils should be able to
use the knowledge they acquired. After
five years working, the new plan has ac-
complished results which crafty both the
teachers and parents and the youngsters are
becoming fond of going to school.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
Anti.Rent Appeal from Ireland.

The anti-rent agitators in Ireland having
made an appeal to the Irish race in other
lands for aid to promote ownership OF the
soil by its occupants, a telegram has been
sent from New York city, guaranteeing
s250,0O0 to assist the Irish tenants provided
leading agitator will visit the United
States and plead their cause. The New
York Herald pertinently asks its Irish read
ers in America to consider moment before
obeying their first generous impulse to re-
spond freely to this call "Wbat good, what
substantial, lasting good" it asks, +" is going
to be done with the money they are asked
for2 There is no doubt of the suffering;
but will it be cured-wil 1t even be in any
important degree alleviated by any possible
sum the Irish in America may, in their free
hearted way, contribute 1t will not. The
money, a part of the hard earnings Of a
great many hard working men and women,
will be wasted. We do not mean to say
that it will be stolen we mean that, applied
as Mr.. Parnel and his associates mean to
Apply ~, IL Will SERVE no Boou puiPooc'
Why did the Irish in this country come
hither2 Because the hoped to better their
condition; and they have universally done
So Because they felt that every dollar they
placed or earned here was of far greater
benefit to them and to their children than
if it were placed in Ireland. Because here
they are free men, the equals of every man,
while there they are subjects. Why, then,
should they subscribe money to keep their
friends in Ireland Why not far better
raise money to bring them over here Why
pay out of their scanty earnings to begin
hopeless attempt at reforming land laws in
Ireland, when here, in the United States,
are millions of acres open to settlement,
without price, and where the farmer is no
body's tenant but where he plows the
soil who owns the soil he plows?' We
advise the Irish to raise money, but for
very different purpose. Let them subscribe
to bring their friends and relatives over here
to the United States and to establish them
here on the public lands. Every dollar they
spend in this way will help not only the
men and women brought over but those who
remain as well for emigration is the only
real cure for the condition of Ireland"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
The Pittsburgh Riot Decision.

By a decision of the supreme court the
CITY of Pittsburgh is doomed to pay the cost
of her memorable railroad riots in 1877.
The amount is something over four millions
of dollars. And the case is greatly aggra-
waited by the reflection that she could have
suppressed the riots before they had accom-
plished any damage of Importance ii her
authorities had acted wisely and resolutely.
But tmid counsels prevailed, and the result
was that the authorities stood by with
folded hands while warehouses were being
Quilted, railroad tracks torn up, loaded cars
burned, and kindred outrages enacted.
After the work of destruction was COM
pleted, the city coolly applied to the legisla-
ture for relief That being refused, the
matter was taken into the courts, which now
decide that the city of Pittsburgh, and not
Pennsylvania, must pay. II was claimed in
behalf of the county that the case was not
such as was contemplated by the law i'm
posing the liability upon counties for dam
age done by mobs within their limits, mas
much as the riot amounted to an insurrec-
ton, spreading through several states and
further, that the destruction was done
after the intervention of the state authori-
ties, but the court held that the local au.
thorities were manifestly remiss in dealing
with the riot at the beginning; the sheriff
failed to use the authority which the law
gave him. The court had no doubt that a
proper effort at the proper time would have
held the mob in check, and the effort would
fave been made if the citizens of the county
had realized that they were responsible for
the loss. The law will not tolerate the spec
tacle OF great city looking on with in
difference while property to the amount of
millions is destroyed by a mob. The fact
that the state in default of action by the
county authorities was compelled to under
take the task of restoring order, does not alb
solve the county from its duty to preserve the
peace nor fromits responsibility for its neglect
of that duty. "Were it otherwise" the court
says, ait might be for the interest of munich
pal authorities to increase the size of mob"
This decision seems little rough on Pitts
burgh, though it cannot be denied that the
fault was largely her own. But she is
prosperous city, and as her immense iron in
terest is Frightening into new life, we
imagine she will pull through without going
into insolvency. But it will hardly be a
healthy field for rioters in the immediate
future.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

THE CoLoREp TRooPs.--In recognizing
the splendid behavior of Captain Dodge's
company of cavalry which held the advance
in the relieving force sent to Captain Payne,
it should be remembered that they were
only "niggers." General Pope, commander
Of the department of Missouri, has issued
general orders highly complimenting Cap
tain Dodge and the officers and men of his
company, for forcing junction with the
forces under Captain Payne beleaguered by
the hostile Indians. He says "This con-
duct is held up for the emulation of all Off,
GERS in this department., and will be duly
brought to the notice and consideration of
the government" 1t is well for the govern
ment to give our colored soldiers an oppor
tunity TO test their mettle, for men who can
go through the ordeal Of battle without
flinching are capable Of defending them
selves in extremities; and realizing sense
OF this truth will be profitable to those who
still measure the negro by what he was IL
slavery
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

SENSIBLE DEcIsIoN.-A decision Of an
Assistant Attorney General OF the United
States in regard to lotteries will have q
tendency to chasten the spirits Of those who
make living by inducing foolish people to
try their luck. The decision is to the effect
that letters known TO contain lottery schemes
shall not be carried, and that letter ad-
dressed TO lottery company shall be pre-
sumed to concern lottery aud therefore
shall be unavailable until such presumption
is removed. We believe that it was DIR.
Holmes who expressed the opinion, as the
result OF his extended and close observa-
ton, that man drew prize in lottery as
often as he was struck by lightning and no
oftener. Nevertheless, although the blanks
are so many aud the prizes 30 few, the de
moralizing business continues TO flourish
The decision ought to operate as decided
setback, and therefore II will be hailed
with satisfaction by all sensible people.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
The Late Governor Peck.



scented the following resolutions:
Whrsas Since the last adjournment OF The regular ses-
aion OF THIS honorable court and bv divine permission the
bereavement which greatly feared has upon
professional brother hierward. and long honoring
Judicial service and high executive chair state the
therefore,
Re,o,red That in the person Of the eminent deceased we
recognize at model citizen brother u-
dic a1d executive oice, whose personal professional
emulation.
Re.oised tina, BY leave Of this honorable court we rec
Of the public recognition and appreciation.
Hon. John W. Stewart and Messrs D. Il. Mich
olson, A. f. Walker and J. c. Baker passed brief
eulogies on Governor feck, Governor Stewart say
ing he was sure the able character given to Judge
Peck by his friend in its social personal and po-
litical aspect would find hearty response among
the very many who knew him. lie remembered,
when boy, he used to wander into court and sit
and hear the discussions in which Judge Peck
took p'rt, and he spoke Of the effect 1t had upon
him, as marking the dead judgeas a man OF great
moral integrity and mental power. All know OF
his learning, for he was the most learned lawyer
in the state and perhaps the most profound lawyer
in New England. In his consultations as a lawyer
he carried more weight perhaps than any other
man. for he considered It his duty never to give
An lll-huNlsen Oplnlon OF express any WITHOUT the
most thorough and careful caution and delibera-
ton; and when he had gone through with a sub
ject there nothing left. Governor Stewart
alluded also to his mrthfuness and the simplicity
OF character which belongs to all true greatness.
Judge Dunton spoke Of Governor Peck's great
natural qualifications as lawyer and his great
learning, and concluded as follows: "Allow me
to commend his example to the younger members
Of the profession. Whatever he did, he did in the
best and most thorough manner that he could
whether upon the bench presiding at eisi prius, or
writing an opinion Of the supreme court, or as
practcing lawyer at the bar, he was always
painstaking and thorough, never writing an opin-
ion upon new or novel question without the
most exhaustive research, and never appearing in
court an attorney in the trial OF a cause with
out the most thorough preparation. He was not
only familiar with every point upon his side Of
the case but every point of his antagonists was
anticipated. 1t is to be hoped that some person
competent to do 1t will write the life OF Judge
Peck. 1t would be of great service to law students
and the younger members Of the profession
| The usual order as to recording the resolution
was made by the court and to honor the memory
ofJudge Peck the court adjourned for the day
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

ONE WAY.-There is a sort of business
like heartlessness in the assurance of Gov
ernor Pitkin of Colorado, that the people of
his state would be willing to " settle the In
dian trouble" aud at their own expense,
too, If the consent of the Washington au-
thorities could be obtained. That the set
Element would be effectual, no one, who
knows the temper Of frontier communities
and their ideas as to the correct way of con-
Quoting an Indian war, will doubt The
Utes would be converted into good Indians
in accordance with General Sherman's recipe.
Then, having butchered the owners, Colo
RADIO would proceed to the less exhilarating
but more profitable duty Of administering
upon the effects. As Governor Pitkin re-
marks in his practical way "The advan-
tages that would accrue from the throwing
open of twelve million acres Of land To
miners and settlers would more than com.
pensate all expenses incurred"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

MASSACHUSETTS DEMocRACY.-The un-
Butlerized Democrats of the old Bay State
held their state convention in Faneuil Hall
on Tuesday of last week. The gathering
was respectable in numbers, heightened in
character, and stalwart in doctrine. Two
hundred and ninety-seven towns and cities
were represented by ten hundred and four
teen delegates. John Quincy Adams was
nominated for governor, William r. Plunkett
for acknowledgements, M. t. Donohoe for
secretary of state, d. N. Skillings for trea-
surer, Charles r. Field for auditor, and
Richard Olney for Encouragement. Dono-
hoe and Skillings are also on the Butler
Democratic and Butler Independent tickets.
Aside from these the stalwarts made straight
work. There was a lively time when the
appointment of delegates to the national
convention came up, but the regulars appear
to have succeeded generally in carrying out
their programme. The hard money delegates
probably do not banker for Tilden.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
GRAND REoEprIoN.-The grand army of

GRAND REcEprIoN.--The grand army of
the Tennessee is making as elaborate prep
arations as it can afford to welcome its old
and first commander, General u. S. Grant.
The thirteenth annual reunion Of the 80
ciety Of the army of the Tennessee occurs
at Chicago Wednesday and Thursday, No
vember 18th and 18th. A circular has been
sent out, signed by w. T, Sherman as presi-
dent, notifying the members that General
Grant will be present The address will be
made by General W. Q. Gresham. The
Chicago militia are invited to participate in
the welcome to be extended to Grant, and q
grand military pageant and review is pro
posed