Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-10-05

THE drapipg of Tiffany's building, New
York, involved the use of five thousand
yards Of mourning goods.

THE draping Of Tiffany's building, New
York, involved the use Of five thousand
yards Of mourning goods.
ARTHUR is an Episcopalian, although his
father was Baptist minister. He has
five sisters living. His father died seven
years ago, his mother fourteen years.
Mrs. LINCOLN has been wild with anxiety
about her son Robert ever since the assassi-
nation of the president. He is her only
child, and she wants him to leave public life.
THIRTY or forty French delegates have
embarked for this country to attend the
Yorktown Centennial, and great prepare
tions are being made in New York for their
reception aud entertainment
THE LONDON Times had eleven columns
of matter relative to the death of President
Garfield surrounded by mourning border.
This is only one of many things which
shows the feeling across the water.
OF the Garfield fund the Hartford Cour-
ant says "Christmas should find this sa-
cred fund swelled to a round half-miion.
And our rich men should not have mon
opoly of theprivilege of swelling it, either"
A DEMOCRATIC senator said, recently, he
should submit to the democratic caucus res
oluton asking for committee Of six, three
democrats and three republicans, to which
any nominations Arthur might make could
be referred.
New YORK Times: "Of one thing con-
sumptves can be very sure, and that is that
TO camp out in the Adirondacks is the quick
est way in which to fasten the disease 80
firmly upon them as to render all intelligent
hope of cure impossible" 4
New York Sun at is by no means
creditable to the rich men of Ohio that they
have stood back and allowed two or three
eastern cities to contribute the great bulk
of the money to the fund for the benefit of
Mrs. Garfield aud her children"
THE contest for the control of the New
York republican state convention which
meets in New York City to-day seems to
have resulted in a victory for the anti-Conk-
ling party. A stormy time is feared by
some. 1t is reported that Conkliug will not
attend.
HARTFORD Courdnt.-" The president can
not be unaware that there is general hope,
bordering indeed upon expectation, that
whatever other changes aud substitutions
may be made, the direction of the postal
service will be left in the clean, strong and
experienced hands of Thomas L. James"
A"YoUNG REPUBLICAN writes thus to
the New York Tribune "What made uiteau
possible? A corrupt political system. And
who is responsible for corrupt political
system The honest, reputable, cultured
aud Christian people Of the United States.
You, my dear sir, who are too busy to attend
the primaries, you are responsible"
ATToRNEY.GENERAL MAcVEAGH thinks
| that Arthur should choose his own conf
Dental advisers. As soon, therefore, as Ar.
thur had taken the oath of office, Mac Veagh
rendered his resignation in writing. He
also assured the president that the resigna.
ton was not form but fact and he hoped il
would be convenient to designate his success
sor by the time the senate met in special
session.
In letter to a contemporary the vice
president of the Western Union Telegraph
Company states that over two million tele
grams-averaging about four million mes
sages of the average length-bave beer
transmitted over the company's wires rela
tive to the condition of President Garfield
since his assassination on July ID. VIVA
language can fifty convey the sorrow of this
great people in the face of such a stupen
dous fact as this