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

The TAMMANY BoLT.-John Kelley,
which means Tammany Hall, having pub
licly announced that under no possible cir
cumstances will the politicians of his fol-
lowing support Governor Robinson for re-
election, the Albany Journal remarks as
follows "This fight has assumed bitter
ness and vehemence which apparently adj
nit of no peace. As a question of tactics
Mr.. Kelley's utterance may be of doubtful
wisdom. If it is calculated 10 make Demo
Gratis hesitate about renominating Governor
Robinson, on the other hand it leaves his
supporters no alternative but to press him.
They cannot retreat in the face of such a
proclamation. Mr.. Kelley's method is his
own business. The one thing which it EN-
phasizes is the deep seated nature of the
conflict, and the fact that it leaves him no
course but to fight the battle out to the Bit
ter end. Whether be can carry all of Tam
many Hall with him remains to be seen.
He has thus far held IL unbroken against
every effort of his antagonists to capture it,
and his political fortune is staked upon it
now. 1t is never safe to rest hopes upon
such uncertain foundations. The Republi-
cans of New York do not place their conf
dent reliance this year upon these chances.
But this Democratic division seems to be
beyond immediate surgery"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

WELL SrATED.-Senator Carpenter, after
all, puts it in clear and sensible way. alt
was never more essential to the public well
fare than it is now that the Republican
party should maintain the ascendancy in
the administration of the government. If
it was duty to put down the rebellion, it
is equally duty to keep it down. If we
were bound to preserve the Union at the
risk of SO many lives and so much treasure
against armed treason, we are equally bound
to protect it from insidious revolution in
civil administration" That is about the
true inwardness of Northern men, saying
nothing OF the crowd who have axes To
grind and are ready to use any motive power
that will turn their grind-stones.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

LAW VS.. SENsE.-An English pensioner
has been sentenced to punishment as a de-
serter because, instead Of drawing his PEN
sion quarterly, he thought, as he did not
need the money, he would let it run for a
year and then draw it all in lump but
the pension office is not to be trifed with in
that way. Another victim of what passes
for justice in the minor courts of Great Brit
ain was John Fem, farm lsborer, sum-
moned by his employer for leaving his work
for an hour and half, to the damage of the
employer aforesaid to the amount of FIVE
shllings Fem admitted the fact, but
showed in excuse that while at work he
heard cries of distress from cottage hard
by, and going thither found furious mad
man who had overpowered his keeper and
would have soon dispatched him. With
Fenn's aid the lunatic was mastered and
restrained until more help could be pro-
cured. The magistrate in giving judgment
said that Fem had doubtless saved the
mans life and his act was both brave and
humane, but he should have asked leave of
his employer before doing even good deed
in time belonging to the latter. 1t was
urged in Johns behalf that if he had waited
to ask leave the good deed would have been
left undone, for it would then have been toe
late to save the mans life; but this excuse
did not avail, and he was fined five shillings
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

For THE 1NFLATIoNIsTs.- comp
troller of the currency has made a state
ment showing that the national banks, al
ready organized and in operation, are en-
titled to receive, upon the deposit of the
necessary amount in United States bonds,
s76,325,570 additional circulation. In other
words they can increase their circulation
one-ifth at any time they are in want of
the additional amount, or if any profit can
be made by the additional issue. If there
were an actual demand for more currency
and an opportunity to use it with profit, the
national banks would have availed them
selves of this excess long before now. This
statement of the.case is commended to the
consideration of the nationals.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

ALARMISG.--The losses by fire in the
United States during the first six months Of
this year amounted to s47,026,S0 which is
sl5,5O0,0O0 more than in the same period
last year. 1t is also from 81 100000 to Sl5,-
100000 over the losses in 1875, 1876 and
1877. The losses have been distributed by
insurance to degree commensurate with
this amount, the companies having paid
s27,6O2,0Oo the first half of this year to $751;
$4,000 last year. The United States and
Canada together had four thousand aud
thirteen fires in the first six months Of 1870
fifty-two hundred and twenty-eight in 1877
fiIty-six hundred and nineteen in 1878, and
seven thousand and forty-seven this year.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

A FUNNY CAsE.-Colonel Dwight Of
Binghamton, N. " insured his life in vari-
GUS insurance companies for a sum very
large in the aggregate. To all appearance
Colonel Dwight died. A post-mortem ex-
animation Of his remains was made. He
was buried. Then he was exhumed and a
company of surgeons cut him up again.
Then one doctor was sure the colonel had
contrived to hang himself or procure him
self to be killed while his attendant was out
of the room. The supposed object of kill
ing himself was to cheat the insurance COM
panes. 1t seemed to be considered that
Col. Dwight would regard such scheme as
capital joke, though how he was going to
enjoy the fruits of il after he was dead did
not very distinctly appear. Now, after all
this, these same insurance companies set up
as defence to the suits on the policies that
Col. Dwight lie not dead at all Well, If he
has lived through all that has been done to
him, it would seem he ought to be able to
get his life insured pretty cheap hereafter.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

PLAIN SPEAKISG.-The New York Herald
addresses itself in pointed article to Mr..
Tilden. II says You can never be presi-
dent OF the United States, Mr.. Tilden and
with your clear head and practical mind
you ought to see this as everybody else sees
it. You have doubtless certain power In
your party, for you can probably ruin its
chances, If you want to, by forcing it to
take you, or by leading faction to defeat
1t If 1t refuses to submit to your demands.
Either would be fatal 10 the Democrats next
year, and the first, in our belief, even more
certainly 80 than the last The Herald
repeats throughout the extended article that
Mr.. Tilden cannot be president, and insists
that his only way to serve his party Is by
retiring. The Herald is an observer of pub
lie currents, and its plain declarations To
the arch democratic plotter are noteworthy
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

HEAVY LIABILITY.--A large number of
suits have been brought against Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, for losses incurred dur
ing the July riots in 1877. These suits have
been delayed to allow the supreme court to
pass upon the liability of the state or county.
That tribunal has decided the county liable.
Lawyers have been rushing in suits by hun
dreds, in order to be within reach of the act
Of the assembly, which says that suit must
be brought within two years after the loss
is incurred. The amounts Of the suits thus
far are s250,000. The total loss, for which
the county is liable, is over s2,7OO,0O0
which it will seriously embarrass the county
! 10 pay.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

SPELLING REFoRM.-The American Phi
Illogical Association, which has just been
holding its annual meeting at Newport,
Rhode Island, listened to a report on spell
ing reform made bya committee that was
appointed by the association three years
ago. The committee reported that they had
adopted certain changes in spelling for
immediate USE" The rules which they
recommended for simplifying the spelling
of many words are these First, omit from
the diagraf ca when pronounced as in
e-short, as in he'd, helth, etc. second, omit
silent after short vowel. as in hav, Civ,
etc. third, write T for phi in such words as
alfabet, fantom, etc. fourth, when word
ends with double letter omit the last, as in
shal, elf, eg, etc. fifth, change ed final to
where 1t has the sound Of I, as in lasht, inn
prest, etc. In spite of the fact that many
Of the changes reported by the committee
are "for immediate use" we have not OBJ
served that any of our esteemed contempt
raries throughout the country or any OF our
esteemed correspondents have in any man
! ner altered their mode Of spelling.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

Arctic ExPLoRATToNs.-Lon dis
patches announce that another English Arc
tic expedition will probably leave England
early next year. England, Austria, Den
mark, Holland, Sweden and the United
States will then be represented by hardy ad-
venturers in the polar seas, and while the
men of each country will be inspired with
the honorable ambition to score for their
own colors the great triumph of the solution
of this important geographical problem,
each will also apparently be ready and aux'
ious to cooperate with the others and lend
hand where 1t may be needed TO get fel
low explorers out of difficulty for while
some lucky craft may happen on the solu
ton unaided, it is more than probable tina,
the ultimate settlement of all the Arctic
doubts will need yet the labor of many
voyages.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
MAssAcnusrrrs.- Republican state

MAssAcHUsErTs.-T Republican state
central committee held a meeting in Boston,
Friday of last week, and discussed the stu
alton. 1t was decided TO hold the party
convention at Worcester on Tuesday, the
10th day of September, two days before the
Butler party is called there to nominate the
general Ex-Governor Bullock will be
called upon to preside and Congressman W
w. Grape to act az chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions. Nothing definite was de
cided about the celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the birth of the Repub
lican party, although there seemed to be
desire TO notice the event in some way.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

DEMONSTRATION and tobacco are no
longer king. For the eleven months ending
with May, 1870, the value Of breadstuffs ex-
ported from this country was in round num-
bers sl92 100000, while cotton amounted
only to 100000. The South has always
claimed that the value of their staples was
greater than those of the North, to say moth
lug of the cotton crop-that is, cotton and
aud tobacco but now the Northwest alone
defeats them with the single article Of pro
visions, the returns for which show value
of slO7,0O0,000. as against the cotton as
above given, aud s27,0O0,0O0 worth of to-
bacco. So cotton descends from the throne
to comparatively minor position.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

Hollow SyMPATHY.-Moncure ID. Con-
way writes from London that the hostility
Of the British ruling classes toward re-
public, as shown by their obtrusive pretence
of mourning over the death of Prince Napo-
leon, is very decided. That there was little
real sorrow in the royal family is indicated
by the fact that all the princes went to a
theater on the evening of the funeral.
Young Louis Napoleon" Mr.. Conway ar
CUES, " is simply dead youth who, in try
ing to kill Zulus, got killed. Multiply that
dead youth and his mourning mother by a
million or so, and you have what the Napo'
Icons have done for other youths and their
mothers. Multiply it by another million or
so, and you will have what this youth, had
he lived, must have tried to do for the sons
and mothers of France"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
In the Interest Of ROYALTY.

The Paris correspondent of the New York
Tribune makes the following statement in
regard TO the much.talkedof love affair be-
tween the late Prince Imperial and the
Princess Beatrice "The Kingdom of Eng
land had outgrown its royal swaddling
clothes. 1t must henceforth wear the ample
purple mantle of imperialism. The queen
had long felt this necessity, and so had Lord
Beaconsfeld. Hence Her Majesty's con-
fidence in him, and the sympathy of both
for Bonapartism, which had been distorted
by the Liberal and Radical parties and their
newspaper organs. In short, Louis Napoleon
was regarded as the John the Baptist Of
system which is coming into existence in
England. Hence the sympathy of the court,
the government and large portion of the
aristocracy with his widow. The prince Of
Wales was the head Of the English Bonapart-
lists, and had looked forward to the restora-
ton of the Napoleonic throne and its con-
solidation by matrimonial alliance between
the late ill-starred pretender and the Princess
DeaJrlCe, WHO Is SAlu I'd DC tltIlOSJ DrOkeu.
hearted at his tragical end. She and Prince
Louis Napoleon, il was reported to the French
government, often met at Marlborough House,
and were partners in dances. The princess,
leading monotonous and secluded life, was
easily impressed by the attentions of the
young imperial exile. A romantic affection
sprung up between them. Beatrice refused
to marry any one else, and the Prince Of
Wales, whose French friends are mostly
Bonapartists, took his sisters part when she
was blamed for her unfortunate preference.
The queen was brought round to accept the
French prince as son-in-law If the consent
of the parliamentary majority to the match
could be assured. Hence the efforts made
by certain daily and society journals to
place the sutton in favorable light and to
represent the republic as being on its last
legs, and the determination of the young
man himself to defend English civilization
against African barbarians at the Cape.
Imperialism proposed; hating Nemesis dis.
poaad
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From the New Ulm REVIEW. A 81 900
money package sent from the Brown Co.
Bank Of New Tim to Brookings D. T.
was stolen from the express office at
Sleepy Eye sometime between the 9th and
the morning of the Sth insts.
On the 10th inst. Herman Just and his
son Rudolph. who live two and half
miles north of Golden Gate, had quarrel
with Paul and Richard Polaski. which re-
suited in the fracturing of the skull aud
the subsequent death of Just Sr. The
Polaski boys have been arrested and have
given bail to answer the charge of man
slaughter in the second degree.
Judge Wilson. of the St. Paul
United States internal revenue office,
stated last Monday to Il Pioneer
Press reporter, that Major Strait, of
Shakopee. rx-congrcssman from the
Second district, had a very narrow
escape from being instantly killed
in that city. on Saturday last. AS
the major was walking down strcet,a
couple Of men were quarrel+ing on the
opposite sidewalk, having fouc-tined
pitchfork between them asa weapon.
One of them :jerked the implement
out Of his opponents hands, and
threw it across the street, striking
Major Strait, one of its prongs pierre
ing his hat, and inficting a very
bloody, bu, not dangerous wound up
on the top Of his head. On the pre-
vious dav, Mrs. Strait also narrowly
escape serious injury, if not death.
The horse attached to the sleigh in
which she was seated, yiciousIy ran
:way, and happily threw her out, as
the animal dashed down the street,
and crashed into locomotive stand
ing across the thoroughfare, utterly
smashing the vehicle, besides almost
knocking ont his brains.
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President Hayes has ordered a
court of inquiry to report upon the
conduct of Gen. G. X. Warren dur
ing the closing days of the rebellion.
1t will be remembered that Gen.
Warren commanded the Fifth corps
of the Army of the Potomac and
was relieved from its command by
order of Gen Sheridan on the battle
field of Five Forks. This order has
always been regarded as an outrage
by Gen. Warren and has been bitter
" denounced by the soldiers and
officers of his corps. He has time
and again demanded an investiga-
ton and now that this opportunity
has at last been given him there is
no doubt will be able to answer any
charges Gen. Sheridan may make.