Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-06
Notes and Notions.

DENNIS KEARNEY is stamping Californis
for General Stoneman, the democratic can
didate for governor
THE Newport Express kept the name Of
Judge Poland at its masthead, but pirat
ically double-shotted its editorial smooth
bore against him.
THE Rutland Herald, commenting upon
tn e efforts to stir up bolt in this district
against Judge Poland, says, 1t will dis.
grace those who are responsible for it, but
even if he is defeated it would not dishonor
Judge Poland"
CAssIUs M. CLAY is "tired of hearing
the deprecating cry of we want Yankee
brains and enterprise in the south. He
says the southern people have enough Of
both. But he does not neglect to add that
he is glad of Yankee enterprise if it seeks
the south.
The newspapers are saying that President
Arthur is undoubtedly engaged, and the
marriage will take place early in the fall
The name of the lady is for the present a
state secret The engagement was made
last spring, and the lady has this summer
at different watering-places, been the recip
lent of the choicest flowers from the White
House Conservatives.
MoULToN has contracted to sell Delmon
leo and Leland enough of the beach at Ca
nonchet to accommodate two grand hotels
getting therefor as much as he paid for the
whole, thus reserving for himself, clear Of
expense, the whole of the farm, the splen
did villa, and two-thirds of the beach. II
was pretty good spec for the mutual friend
REFERRING to Bob Toombss declaration
that he is secessionist now, the Chatta
nooga Times says "Why in thunder, then
don't the old man secede, and let us have
peace He can go-bless him. He car
go far-save him. He needn't mind return
ing. Secede, general, by all means; and
to the end that we have less noise, move
early"
GENERAL WoLsELEY had not at last
accounts begun his forward movement
against Arab pasha, but the advance viii
probably not be long delayed. The position
of the belligerents is not materially changed
their outposts being within two miles Of
each other. The Egyptian lines between
Ramleh and Aboukir were shelled by tn,
British msn-of-war Minotaur on Saturday
The English soldiers at Meks are suffering
from diarrhea and dysentery, caused by thu
bad water in the forts. The water supply O.
Alexandria failed temporarily on Sunday
In the New York Tribune a correspondent
says that comparatively few rich men ar,
large holders of bank stock, and the grea
majority of them do not hold any at all
For instance, the New York Bank of Com
merce has 1929 shareholders. The capita
is $5,O00,000, and the average to each share
holder is S2,733. No fewer than 531 holt
ten shares or under. More than one-quar
ter of the stock is held by IT'S women, an,
estates hold 154 shares. The bank o
the New York National Banking Association
has capital of 100000. OF this s70l so
is owned by PAT women, and women trus
tees and charitable associations own
majority of the stock.
"THE English people will pay him well
and he knows it," is General Sherman's re
mark concluding some very high encomium
on General Wolseley. The observation is
true one The generosity Of England il
comforting honors, wealth and official digni
ties on her heroes of war is almost provert
ial. The English general who has rendere
great military services to his country is i
no danger OF neglect. No man in the worl
has been so we'll rewarded as Wellington
His money grants were enormous. Vas
wealth was not only conferred on him, bu
his remotest descendants are the beneficii
ries of his renown, and have always been i
receipt of large appropriations from tn
English government. In addition 10 hug
sums of money, royalty taxed its ingenuit
to devise honors TO load upon him. II woul
take some time to enumerate the office
which were given TO him. He held nearl
every military position of great honor an
dignity, and many Of civil character. |
later days England has always rewarde
success in the field or on the sea with a Ill
eral hand. She will do handsomely by GeI
eral Wolseley, whose great military ski
promises TO bring the Egyptian war 10 a
early close"