Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-07-06
Notes and Notions.


he appeared when speaker of the house in
the thirtyfourth congress, has been added
to the gallery Of ex-speakers' portraits in the
rear of the hall of representatives.
EMORY SpEER, the young congressman
from Georgia, who is to marry Washing
ton lady shortly, 1t is said will vote with the
republicans in organizing the house of rep
resentatives. His marriage engagement
may have also influenced political change
Of heart.
ABOUT three hundred and fifty Indians
are now receiving an education at Carlisle
and Hampton barracks and there would be
many hundred more il the government had
any way of caring for them. The Indians
show great anxiety to have their children
educated.
The New Orleans Times advocates the
formation of new party. 1t asserts that,
although the south is democratic, there is a
great element which does not sympathize
with bourbonism, and that recruits to new
parry bbhb Wuulu huNhnCb bht mhVciidl iutci
ests of that section would be numerous.
ROCHESTER Democrat (republican) ain
all that constitutes republican Mr.. Conk-
ling has ceased to be worthy of the name.
He is at Albany as a marplot and a de-
stroyer of the party which for twenty years
has showered its honors upon him. lie
does not deserve the fealty of single re-
publican"
No parcels can be taken to the house of
commons now by strangers. They might
prove to be Fenian internal machines. Nor
can there be any gathering of strangers in
the lobby of the house. And the London
police are keeping close watch upon all the
surroundings of the ministers. There is a
big Fenian scare.
THE grand and petit juries of the circuit
court at Bowling Green, Kentucky, have
signed paper strongly condemning Cover
nor Blackburn for his abuse of the pardon
ing power. They say the action of the ju-
ries and courts is disregarded, and that
"criminals are pardoned by telegraph be-
fore the ink is dry on the indictments
A SUIT has been brought in Washington
against one member of the star route ring
by another member, to compel the payment
Of $1,000, which, it is alleged, is due the
plaintiff for securing contract from Brady.
1t is expected that this trial will let in a
good deal of daylight upon the frauds, and
furnish clue to not little evidence of
value in prosecuting the ring.
VIcKsDURG Herald (democratic) zone OF
our enemies in the north has just donated
$4,000 to a southern female college. The
fellows name is George |. Seney, and he
lives in New York. He has nothing against
the college except that it is Methodist in.
stitution, and he is a Methodist. The
Bourbons should stand upon their hind
legs and howl at this Yankee Innovation
GOVERNOR ST. JOHN of Kansas again as.
serts that prohibition is a grand success in
that state, with the exception of two OF
three of the largest towns, in spite Of the
fact that the liquor interests are expanding
thousands of dollars every week to retard
the work Of the friends of temperance. at
is safe to say" he writes, under date of June
10, that in at least nineteen-twentieths Of
the state our law is honestly obeyed, and
prohibition is absolute"
REV. DIR. N. W. CoNKLrNG, pastor Of
the Rutgers Presbyterian church, New
York, has been remarkably fortunate. 1t is
said that wealthy Episcopalian widow,
who became interested in his preaching,
sent him, his wife and daughter to Europe
paying all the expenses of the trip. On his
return he found that she had bought and
furnished mansion for him at cost OF
$4,000, and not content with that, she pre-
scented Mrs. Conkling 100000 in govern
ment bonds.