Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-10
Notes and Notions.
GEN. john w. DANIEL was nominated
for governor at the Virginia democratic
convention held in Richmond last week.

, convention held in Richmond last week.
A New York citizen offers to becom,
bondsman for Guiteau, provided he be re
leased and unprotected by police or military
The Garfield boys are through with theil
classical review, and are this week brushing
up their mathematics prior to entering viii
liams College next month.
"EAcH voter this fall should simply ask
himself: Shall vote to indorse Garfield
or Guiteau =" is the political creed Mrs.
Hayes prescribes 10 temperance people in
Ohio.
IT was recently stated by Secretary Blaine
that there are million and half applica-
tions on file in the various departments in
Washington for appointments in the govern
ment service.
1T is of little consequence at present, but
it is gratifying to know that at the recent
elections in Kentucky the republicans gained
fourteen members of the legisature-seven
in each house.
ALL the six per cent bonds have disap-
peared from the United States treasury ac-
counts, and within three months no portion
of the public debt will be bearing higher
rate than four and one-half per cent.
DURING the past five years the amount of
internal revenue collected is 500, 3107S7
and there has been no defalcation on the
part Of any of the officers. For the same
time S2l 092, $3.50 was paid out without loss.
The New York Sun states that Leo Hart
mann, the Russian nihilst, has fed to Can.
ada, he having become convinced that he
was in immediate danger of seizure and ex-
tradition to Russia under orders of the state
department.
Mr.. CHARLES A. DANA is probably the
authority for the statement in the New
York Sun that the famous "On to Rich
mond " articles in the Tribune were not
written by Horace Greeley, but by General
Fitz Henry Warren.
The Worlds Conference of Young Mems
Christian Associations, now in session in
London, has sent a dispatch to Mrs. Gar
field, expressing gratitude for the preserva-
ton of the president, and an earnest prayer
for his complete recovery.
LONDON Spectator: General Garfield's
conduct since he fell wounded has deepened
the feeling of regret. 1t has been thor
oughly American, that is, very courageous,
full Of domestic kindness and tinged slightly
with grim sense of humor."
GARFIELD's administration has saved
sl5,41l,162 in annual interest by its re-
funding operations. This sum would have
met all the bills during Washington's first
administration and left almost enough over
for the first year of his second administra-
ton.
JEFFERSON DAVIS received $50 600 for
writing his history of the failure which he
supervised. And judging from the storms
of criticism which the book has called down
upon his head-storms from the south as
well as the north-we suspect that it occurs
to him that he has earned his money.
The fireworks which were not displayed
on the Fourth in Brooklyn in consequence
of the shooting of the president were set off
last Friday night before admiring crowds.
The city hall was illuminated and in front
of the building were small gas jets arranged
to read Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow"
MIR. CURTIS, in Harper's Weekly, serves
very proper notice that this is no time in
New York republican politics for " harmony
in the party and "shoulder to shoulder "
nonsense. He says the party has been in
the mud, and have got to take thorough
bath. " If the republican party of New
York will take the right side of the question
which now most deeply interests the intelli-
gent people, the question of the spois sys-
tenn, as it took that of the non-extension of |
slavery of equal suffrage and of honest |
finance when those questions were para
mount, it will command the old enthusiasm |
and success, because it will respond to a
powerful public opinion"
THE Burlington Free Press doubtless
speaks the sentiments of Senator Edmuuds
in the following: " Several newspapers
this among the number-have stated that |
Senator Edmunds might, perhaps, be in
vited by the president to accept the place in
the supreme court made vacant by the death
of Mr.. Clifford. We are reminded of the
fact that Mr.. Edmunds is not an inhabtant
OF the first circuit, comprising Maine, Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island, to which Mr.. Justice Clifford was
assigned. Although judges have, not un-
frequently, been appointed from other cir
cults than the vacant one-as very lately
Mr.. Matthews was-we have reason to be-
lieve that Mr.. Edmunds thinks this appoint
ment ought to be made from the first cir
cult, there being in that circuit many gen.
tlemen of national reputation in every way
TO fill it."