Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-15
Notes and Notions.

Al bno reuuiOn VI bne thieyoiAen na"oo"r
chusetts regiment on Thursday last careful
inquiry revealed only two Hancock men
among two hundred veterans.
"Tow-pATH clubs" are being organized
in New Jersey and Iowa At the head OF
one of the New Jersey clubs is the man who
employed the boy Garfield on canal boat
GENERAL WALKER, the superintendent Of
the census, has arrived at the conclusion
that the census of 1870 in South Carolina
and that Of this year cannot both be right,
aud he means to find which is wrong.
NEW YORK Herald: awe tell the south
ern men plainly that the probabilities are
just now largely in favor of Republican sue
cess and the solid south is helping toward
this more than any other element Of the
canvass"
IT is estimated that three or four years
will be occupied in the full compilation Of
the census. The report on the population
will be issued promptly, but the statistics OF
trade, industry and other subjects will re-
quire more time in preparation.
New York Tribune: "The Democrats
are getting nervous about the southern
claims. II will be remembered that Tilden
became so nervous about them in 1875 that
he was obliged to publish letter on the
subject. Hancock may have to follow the
example"
THE post-ofIice department has received
curious letter from postmaster in one of
the southern states, in which he says that
not receiving supply of postage stamps, he
inadvertently allowed confederate stamps to
be used in prepayment of postage on several
letters registered in his Office.
A. T. WIMBERLY, chairman of the Mis-
sissippi state Greenback committee, has
been officially warned by the Democrats to
stop his work on penalty of death. He per-
sists, however in his campaign, and the cor
oners verdict can be prepared in advance
Died of difficulty known as the Missis
sippi plan"
In an examination of schedules Of bonds,
with view to ascertaining in what quanti-
ties the bonds are held. it appears that in
the four per cent registered bond list there
are names of 2014l persons, of whom 1858
hold bonds for $500 and less in amount.
Among this number are the names of 6,687
women.
ONE of the documents which the Repub-
lican congressional committee are sending
out in large numbers is handsome twenty
four page pamphlet, entitled Garfeld's Max
ims," and contains epigrammatic sayings
culled from all his speeches on various top
les. One maxim is, "a pound Of pluck is
worth ton of luck"
AT the reunion of the Tenth Connecticut
volunteers on Thursday, one hundred and
fifty members were present, just two of
whom were discovered to be for Hancock.
There was great applause at the reading OF
letter from Captain Engles, excusing his
absence on account of the arrival of twins
whom he has named Garfield and Arthur
Mr.. HENRY C. Bowen is laying plans for
grand Republican mass meeting to be held
at Woodstock, Connecticut, September Both.
Special invitations have been sent to twenty
towns, and an organized company from
each of them is expected with bands, ban
ners and so forth. 1t is intended to make
it the greatest political meeting ever held
in eastern Connecticut.
ALBANY Journal: In anticipation of
| oolo af tho nj eli brld arp
are preparing list of their slaves who
were made free, with the intention of pre-
senting their bids for naturalization. They
hold that the constitutional amendment
which prohibits payment was farce, and
that the supreme court, by increasing its
numbers, will so declare"
A SAD blunder was made by aDemocratic
orator at Bruceville, Indiana, last week.
The front seats were filled with members Of
the Campbellite Baptist church, when the
orator propounded this conundrum: "Who
is Garfield ?" He answered: A poor
canal boy who fell off his horse into the
canal and got baptized, and has been preach
ing ever since" Then the Complexities
arose and left the hall.
The national committee, it is said, will,
when Grant visits New York, issue an ad-
dress to the country emphasizing the various
dangers which will beset the future if the
Democracy are restored to power, and to
this address they will affix the names Of
prominent citizens in the Union. They
will endeavor to have General Grants name
at the head of the list. The influence Of
that name would tell immensely in favor Of
the Republican candidates.
: New YORK Tribune: at is the com
plant of Democrats that business men in
Vermont have urged their employees to vote
for the Republican ticket, showing then
that business prosperity would be promoted
by such vote. We hope the charge il
: true. Business men ought to tell the truth
to their employees, if they say anything
They cannot tell the truth without saying
! that vote for Garfield means continued
and increased national prosperity"
HARpER's Weekly: "The white voters il
Alabama and Mississippi and South Caro-
' lima, when they stuff ballot boxes to proven
4 negro rule cheat New York, New England
= the northwest and the whole Union of it
honest and legal will. Reform Of this in
famous outrage upon the central principle
of our institutions is the most urgent of a
reforms. The systematic destruction of tn
= honest vote of large districts is a per-
r which necessarily takes precedence of a
c other issues in popular government"
JUDGE CLAYpooL of Indianapolis, in
. recent campaign speech on the Democrat
stump at Martinsville, Indiana, advocate
the absolute Independence of the state
70 justified the principle Of secession, and d
d clared that the war was crime on the pa
. of the government, Of which the souther
NJ people were victims. This, he said, emit
D. led the south to remuneration for its loss'
!" and the placing of southern soldiers on a
o, equal rank with our own; and these result
. he predicted, would be secured by Hancock
10 election.
Of ANOTHER IRREPREssIBLE.--One of Il
by irrepressible gentlemen, who, as southel