Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-02-15
Notes and Notions.

Ex-senator CoNKLING, in declining an
invitation TO attend the dinner of the Grant
club at Albany, sent as an excuse 81 am
industriously at work at my profession, and
the neglect of past years constrains me to be
assduous now"
The White House and state department
still retain the black edge on cards and
official paper; and Mr.. Arthur has Grape on
his hat and wears black gloves. No state
dinners are given, but the presidents table
is daily spread for twelve.
SpRINGFIELDRe Republican ;" 1t is rather early
yet to write the political obituary of James
G. Blaine. The returns are not all in yet,
and Mr.. Blaine is by no means so much
out of politics as some people would like
10 have him. Mr.. Blaine has weathered
several storms before"
The new five-cent Garfield postage stamp
will be ready for issue March LIST. Dark
brown has been selected as the color; and
Assistant Postmaster-General Hazen has
succeeded in producing what is pronounced
to be the finest likeness of General Garfield
and the handsomest stamp yet issued by the
post office department.
The British parliament convened on the
9TH inst, and the queens speech was read by
the lord high chancellor. Mr. Bradlaugh
again presented himself at the bar Of the
house of commons, and asked to be sworn in
as member from Northampton, but by
a vote of 2S6 to 227 was refused permission
He then quietly withdrew from the chamber
Born houses of the Richmond legislature
have passed by large majorities the bill pro-
viding for the abolition of the capitation
tax. The measure will now 60 before the
people for their ratification at the next gen
eral election. Several funder democrats
voted for the measure on the ground that
the capitation tax is a fruitful source o.
corruption.
THE telegraph states that the president
has nominated Charles II. Barnard 90
Vermont as consul at Leghorn. The fac
that no one in Vermont knows any Charles
ii. Barnard has nothing TO do with the case
Vermont is good state for the chronic
oilice-seeker from another state to give a
his residence, for no real native Vermonte
ever gets a snug government berth,-the re
publican majority is too large.
A. M. SoTELDo, Jr., prominent newspa
per man at Washington, ID. c., was MORTAL
wounded Thursday evening by pistol sho
in the course of quarrel with the nigh
editor of the National Republican. Mr.. Sc
teldo's younger brother Charles was presen
and participated in the fray, firing severs
shots A. NJ. Soteldo died on Saturda
night. The autopsy disclosed that the fats
bullet was fred by his brother.
WASHINGTON letter: The president ha
fairly well succeeded in convincing cor
gressmen and other offce-seekers that h
meant what he said when he announce
that there would be- no removals except fo
cause, and no changes except at the Q,
piration of the term of office. The result @
this is that there has been visible decreas
in the number OF applicants who swarI
about the White House, and the presideu
has more time TO attend to official duties.
Hayper's Weekly "The president in tn
Frelinghuysen instruction distinctly di
claims any right or inclination to dictai
the relations between two independer
} American republics, while he would glad
extend his kindly offices TO all of then
Here is no surrender of the interests
) policy of the United States, but human
! and wise and pacific course which is worth
a to be called American. II is not questo
I of "half-breeds or "stalwarts," but
= patriotism, and there is no doubt that Il
b general good sense of the country approx
3 The policy of the administration in tn
matter SO far as developed"