Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24
Notes and Notions.


ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS is busy writing
reply to the recently published book of
Jefferson Davis.
JEFF DAVIS and his wife have gone to
Europe to bring back their daughter, who
is being educated abroad.
The president weighed about two hun
dred and ten pounds when he was shot. He
has lost DIR. Bliss thinks, about seventy
pounds. and is very pale.
ONLY a short time ago Major Daniel, the
democratic candidate for governor of Vir-
ginia, made speech in which he said
Confederate money, though dishonored and
repudiated here, is current in heaven"
As every Saturday morning comes around,
the president watches the clock as he lies in
bed, and when the hands mark the time he
was shot, he says, So many weeks since it
happened" lie never speaks of the assassin
OF his own accord
IT is said of Mr.. James Barbour, the
democratic candidate for lieutenant-gov-
ernor OF Virginia, that he, while its editor,
advocated in the Richmond Enquirer lust
after the war the wiping out of all debts
public and private"
The new pension commissioner, Colonel
Dudley, intends, it is said, to recommend to
congress that every Union soldier who was
confined in a rebel prison shall be pensioned
without regard to his present condition or
ability to earn his support.
COMMENTING on DIR. Woolsey's talk, the
Providence Press says "No student of the
political problems Of the day can shut his
eyes to the revolution that is gradually TAX
ing place in the south, or can forget what
republican administration of the general
government has done to hasten it,"
The New York World says: Perhaps
the ends of justice will be fully met and
harmony restored among all parties by the
following compromise Leave the president
to his present medical advisers make Gui-
teau cut his finger, and then turn the wretch
over to the Herald and Hammond"
THE will of the late Governor Bagley of
Michigan commits the education of his chill
dren to his wife with this proviso "That
they one and all be educated in this country
and not abroad as it is my sincere desire
that they may grow up to be true Americans
and lovers of their native land and her in
stitutions."
10 lnok irry Al o. .~fl
the watering place resorts The golden rod
is covering the land with its yellow pumes,
and there are dashes Of brilliant scarlet |
foliage in the woods beyond dusty hedge
rows-signs sad enough to those who have
passed happy vacation, and dread Septem-
ber's approach.
The news of the uufavorable change in
President Garfield's condition. last Monday, |
brought together very excited meeting at |
Westfeld, Staten island. Every man pres
ent pledged himself under oath to proceed
to Washington, at his own expense, in case
the president dies, and take part in any
movement that may be organized to avenge
the chief magistrates death.
JUDGE TouRGEE "The chronic grum-
bier says that political life of to-day is so cor
rupt. | don't believe it. believe in the
public purity of to-day. | believe that our
moral ethics as a nation is at its highest
mark to-day. l can have no sympathy with
that class of people who keep eliminating
our political life, whose only mission seems
to be to praise God and find fault"
SECRETARY WINDOW has given notice
that the department will redeem upon pres
without rebate of interest out
standing five per cent registered bonds of
the funded loan of 1881, embraced in the
one hundred and fourth call, maturing DC.
tober LIST. The payment of these bonds is
the last act in the plan by which the loans
were continued at reduced rate of interest,
and the secretary is anxious to have the
transactions closed as soon as practicable
The presidents mother at Hiram, Ohio,
received last week Friday the first letter he
has sent her since he was shot 1t is as fol-
lows; "Dear Mother Don't be disturbed
by conflicting reports about my condition.
1t is true am still weak and on my back;
but am gaining every day and need only
time and patience to bring me through.
Give my love to all the relatives and friends,
and especially to sisters Hitty and Mary.
Your loving son, JAMES A. GARFIELD"
NEW York Graphic: "The universal
sympathy felt for Mrs. Garfield in her pres
emit aiiliction will be greatly heightened by
the knowledge of the fact that she again
expects to become mother about the end
Of November next. The health of Mrs
Garfield has been excellent since her
recovery from her illness two months ago, of
which, by the way, the cause was at the
time misunderstood. Mrs. Garfield was
married in 1855, and is now about forty-six
years old.
The following dispatch from Queen Vic
toria was received at the executive mansion
last week; :" 1 am most anxious to know
how the president is to-day, and to express
my deep sympathy with you BOTH The
following reply was sent by Mrs. Garfield
g Your majesty's kind inquiry finds the
presidents condition changed for the better.
In the judgment Of his medical advisers,
there is strong hope of his recovery. His
mind is entirely clear, and your majesty's
kind expressions of sympathy are most
grateful to him, as they are gratefully
acknowledged by me-"
BosToN's AMBITIoN.-The energetic capt.
.alists of Boston are in earnest in their pur-
pose to succeed where New York failed.
They are pushing their canvass for subscrip-