Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-09
Notes and Notions.
The resignation Of Mr.. Foster as minister
to Russia has been accepted by the presi-
dent

The resignation Of Mr.. Foster as ministe
to Russia has been accepted by the presi
dent.
Mrs. GARFIELD approves of and will ait
in the erection Of the memorial hospital a
Washington.
GOVERNOR LONG has summoned the legis
lature Of Massachusetts, TO assemble to-da,
"wednesday, to act upon the revision Of
the laws.
AN ex-congressmans remark: "Thal
man Arthur is the plainest, most matter-of
fact man who has yet filled the presidential
chair. He never puts on airs"
THE counsel for Guiteau have made appli
cation for the possession of certain papers in
the hands of the government, and also desire
further postponement of the trial.
SECRETARY BLAINE, in state paper to
Minister Lowell, emphatically denies the
right of any foreign nation to control q
canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
WENDELL PHILLIPS al do not forget
| that President Arthur was one Of our New
York counsel in the fugitive slave cases, and
l predict he will make good president"
BosToN Herald: "At the rate we are 90.
ing now, ten years will see this country free
from debt, but there will be nothing in the
world so easy as to contract new one; SO
let us not worry"
Mrs. ELIZA GARFIELD, the late presi.
dents mother, is staying with her daughter
at Scion, Ohio. She is said to be compare
lively cheerful, is in good health and takes
much interest in politics.
SoLoN CHASE says "There is to be q
political funeral in Maine afore long, and
the question is whether the rag baby will
be the corpse or the coffin will be occupied
by the democratic party"
The reductions in the star-route postal
service during the past month aggregate
s55,77S, making total since Postmaster.
General James began his reductions Of
about $l,575000 per annum.
THE new British minister to this country
arrived at Philadelphia last Friday and
was rendered banquet by the British 80
cieties of that city. Speeches were made by
the guest, Secretary Blaine, Colonel Nc Clurs
and others.
THE report that there is sl7OOOOOO de-
posted to the credit of the confederate gov.
eminent in English banks, and available for
the payment of confederate bonds, is pro.
nounced by the Pail Mall Gazette gross
fabrication.
Mrs. GARFIELD has taken out letters of
administration at gainesville, O., upon her
husbands estate. The bulk of the property
is the Washington house and the Mentor
farm. The life insurance of $4,000 is
equally divided between the widow and the
family.
THE report of United States Treasurer
Gilfillan, for the year ending June 80, 1881,
has been issued. The report shows an in
crease of s34 1872 ,292.57 in the total surplus
revenues over last year. The excess of as
sets over the liabilities now amounts to
Sl46,443,491.77.
Hon. HANNIBAL HAMLIN of Maine, now
seventy-two years of age, who has been ap-
pointed minister to Spain, was complimented
with banquet by his Boston friends, on
Tuesday, and left at once with his family
for Madrid, accompanied by daughter of
Secretary Blaine.
PROVIDENCE Journal: "The moonless
nights of md-November will be glorious
with star-lit beauty. Saturn, Jupiter and
Mars will reign as lords of the ascendant,
and around them will be grouped some
Of the brightest stars and consultations that
grace the armament"
The commissioner of pensions will ask
congress to appropriate 800, OO0, 900 for the
payment of annual aud accrued pensions
for the next fiscal year, and also for an i'm
mediate deficiency appropriation of 100000
BOO for paying all arrears of pensions to |
whose cases have been or may be |
favorably adjudicated during the current
fiscal year.
THE death of General Garfield will some |
what modify what would otherwise have
been an exceptionally gay winter in Wash
ngton. 1t has been suggested that the
usual receptions at the White House may
De dispensed with altogether. General
irant and family, supplemented by sons
md daughters aud their families, will, it is
Known, make Washington, for part of the
winter at least, their place of residence.
PHILADELPHIA Times: "Mr. McVeagh
vas devoted to President Garfield; devoted
o Garfeld's aims; devoted to Garfeld's
Methods; devoted to the policy of reform
hat Garfield had made the guiding star of
lis administration; and when new presi-
lent came, with new friends, new aims, new
Methods, and all in antagonism to all that
fairfield believed and taught, Mr.. Mcveagb
'ourteously but resolutely retired, as was his
luty to himself, to his love for Garfield, and
o his country. That's all |"
The veteran Perley" is thus impressed
" President Arthur: "He is the most
manly and dignifed incumbent of the office
ince Willard Fillmore, and his courteous
manners have not been equaled since Frank
in Pierce. Tall, well-built, with broad shout
lers and an ample chest, he maintains dig
lifted attitude without being reserved or
ormal. He does not attempt to amuse visit
'rs by telling crooked stories, or by indul-
ling in long, hypocritioal harangues, neither
ioes he put his arms around his acquaint-
'nces and hug them by way of compensa-
ion for not granting their requests, but his
conversation is sensible, somewhat reserved
perhaps, but to the point"
SPRINGFIELD Republican: Some of the
unny fellows who write funny paragraphs
or the newspapers are greatly amused that
he earnest Christian women who are try
ng to put up dykes against the flood of
yhiskey pouring over the land should have
'ctually asked out loud for the ballot. Sur
'rising as it may seem to these mad ways,
here are good many more in this country
whose sense of humor is 80 evil that they
lon't see where the laugh comes In. The
ate president was one of these prosaic per-
ons. Laugh as we may, he once said,
put it aside as a jest If we will, keep 1t out
# congress and political campaigns, still the
woman is rising in our horizon larger than
he size of mans hand and some solution,
IRE long, that question must find"