Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-10
Notes and Notions.


GREEN b. RAuM, commissioner Of inter-
nal revenue, is candidate for United States
senator from Illinois. Mayor G. II. Harrison
of Chicago will probably be his democratic
As the districts in Virginia now stand
without readjustment, the Malone men hope
TO elect six Of the ten congressman. BY re-
districting, two more, II was hoped, would
be added TO their list.
A report comes from Georgia that both
the senators from that state think of resign
ing. Senator Brown is troubled with
lung affection, and the cancerous trouble of
Senator Hill has long incapacitated him.
SECRETARY FoLGER is not making very
much parade, but is showing the country in
the most conclusive way that he is attend
ing strictly to business, and proposes to be
responsible for his own department-and
that is the kind of secretary the people like
A NEW YORK reporter who met General
Ben Butler recently found him very indif-
ferent to political talk For one who has
been so prominent in politics for many
wears. your indifference to it is startling"
gasped the reporter. "Umph " responded
the general, slowly lifting the lid of one eye.
Have you left politics ?" "No. 1t has
left me-"
THE last issue of the WATcHMAN con.
tanned in its agricultural department an edi-
torial ON the suit by the Bradley Fertilizer
Company against DIR. Hiram Cutting. We
print this week a letter from the plain.
tiff COMPANY giving their version of the
grounds of their complaint aud suit against
DR.. Cutting. The matter would seem to
call for a suspension of Judgment till the
facts have been ascertained in a court of law
THE Burlington Free Press has casually
found in its files of dozen years ago an &C
count of little episode in the United States
senate. Senator Conkling had interrupted
Senator Edmunds in speech on civil ser
vice reform with the supercilious remark
that the senator from Vermont was fighting
munds-" the senator from New York ,
A "chuckle OF appreciation" it is said
"ran through the senate
New YORK Times: "Mr. Gladstone car
afford to disregard the derisive laughter
which his statement provoked among tn,
opposition benches he will not be great,
troubled by the filings of the tory press. Ii
Irish matters the censure of that half of tn,
English public is rather to be courted thar
its approval. But the venerable prime min
lister must feel in his heart that his presen
attitude is like that of the repentant wrong
doer who comes forward to make PREPARATION
| for his errors. The policy of Cancellation
ard ror,sd;a, oo,;o, Ia ra.r ,ato .hat :,
i
all that can justly De SAID against IT, MIR
Gladstone should have begun his Irish re
| form with that ipstaad of With coerc;opn
''.''S''''
INFORMATION has been received at Wash
ington from Engineer Melville, under date
of Lena delta. Siberia. March "a. that Lien
- Al, H.. -.
,en"n' no LONG anu parry y, 'ie 'o'' s'ealne
Jeannette nave been found, all dead. Th'
books and papers of the expedition have
also been found. The intelligence ia con
eroa hu ao.n,... e., .ho NJ v,
,meu ~ ue'pa'0n i'o.i 'ne Ne" ioif
Herdfd correspondent on his way north Il
the mouth of the Lena. The worst fears Of
those who have been Interested in the fate
of tbese exnlorers 10 tbus confrmad U.r