Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-07
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Personal.

UNCLE RUFUS HATCH persists in claim
ing that there is an over-production of every
thing in this country except of grain and
provisions, the two things needfui.
REV. GEORGE CHArNEY, now of Boston,
has been expelled from the masonic order
in Indiana by the grand lodge for having
given up his belief in Supreme Being.
SENATOR FAIR, of Nevada, says the
Chinese already in this country are greatly
delighted over the anti-Chinese law. They
will avoid competition, and all expect to win
fortunes.
SIMON CAMERON says of his son Don
had many advantages, but | had one that
is worth more TO any man starting in life
than all he ever had-the advantage Of start
ing poor
GENERAL JOHN c. FREMONT, who is now
living in New York, is still 1.-the and erect,
though in his SEVENTEEN year, but his hair
and beard are very gray and his face is
wrinkled with age.
MRs DE LONG and her little daughter,
Sylvia, have left Burlington, Iowa, for New
the arrival of the remains of her gallant
husband, probably some time this month.
THREE of the candidates nominated in
Pennsylvania are e-legged-Marshall, Duff
and Merrick. Two others, Stewart and
were hard fighters during the
rebellion. All of them except Beaver are
on the Independent ticket.
Mr.. GEORGE BULL of Philadelphia whose
wife was brutally assaulted last summer by
an Adirondack guide while travelling in the
North woods, will, it is said be indicted by
the Hamilton county New York; grand
jury for alleged completely in the shooting
of the brutal guide while the latter was en-
deavoring to escape from constable who
arrested him. This is to be done at the in
stigation of some Of the guides. Mrs. Bull
died last week.
IT is reported that five of the nine tariff
commissioners have been agreed upon, viz:
Ex-Vice-President Wheeler of New York;
Alex. Mitchell Of Wisconsin, former demo-
cratic representative in congress, now pres
ident of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad; John l.. Hayes of Massachu-
sets, formerly president of the National
Woolen Association; Henry w. Oliver, Jr.,
of Pittsburg a leading iron manufacturer,
and r. B. Porter, formerly in charge of the
statistical bureau Of the census office.
A SOUTHERN correspondent at Washing.
ton says: General Malone lodges in and
out of the senate. He has had his long hair
cut reasonably short, and it has improved
his appearance. Cordial relations appear to
have been established between him and
some Of the democratic brigadiers in the
senate. | noticed yesterday that General
Cerro Gordo Williams chatted with him in
a lively manner. dare say the converse
ton was about the races now progressing,
which have come as near demoralizing con-
gressional attendance as did the elephant
Jumbo"
ROBERT j. BURDETTE, the Burlington
HdCkeye jester who has been going up and
down this helpless country lecturing for six
years past, has been giving his opinion of
the public halls. One OF the best, he says,
is fremont Temple in Boston. Association
hall in New York, he found easy to speak
in, but "the best hall for lyceum purposes
in all America" he says, " is the Academy
of Music in Philadelphia. You can't make
an echo in that building when it is empty
with bass drum. The worst and most ex-
pensive hall | ever spoke in is the court
house in Carlinville, Macoupin county, Ill.
If you hit bass drum once in that building
you can hear it for ten years."
AT Sontag's first concerts in New York,
the wonderful young violinist, Paul Jullian.
appeared with her, writes Richard Grant
White in the Century. He was then mere
boy, hardly more than a child, for he was
but ten years old; but his performance was
already that of virtuoso, and his tone and
style were nearly those of great master Of
the instrument. One evening after Nine.
Sontag had been here about month, went,
at one of her concerts, to her private room,
where she had been kind enough TO receive
IL
donnas with whom | was on familiar terms.
Enrez " said male voice when knocked
at the half-open door. | entered, and what
should | see but Count Rossi and Paul
Julien sitting together over basin of water,
Count Rossi looked up and smiled as he
held out his hand without rising, and then
blew into the bowl He was engaged with
Paul (who few minutes before had aston
ished delighted and cultivated audience)
in sailing paper boats, which the little fel-
low had begged the count to make for him
from concert programmes. The basin from
Mime. Sontag's wash-stand furnished the sea
on which the fragile fleet was launched.
| The boy continued his amusement until
Mime. Sontag entered, and then, hastily dry
| ing his hands upon another concert bill,
took up his violin, and while | was yet
musing in wonder at the strangeness of the
scene, my rumination was disturbed by the
outburst of applause which greeted the en-
trance of the little boat-sailor upon the stage.
HERE'S pretty good one from a western
exchange Apropos of General Sherman g
| visit to Denver, a story is told of the gener-
ais experience with Henry Clay Dean. The
| two had been friends for years, and when
| Sherman became general and Dean happened
to be in Washington, the latter, naturally
enough, felt a desire to renew the old ac-
duaintance. So he called at Sherman 8
| house, and the general received him with
open arms. They talked over old times,
and nothing would do but Dean must stay
TO dinner. "But, general" demonstrated
Mrs. Sherman in her husbands ear" can't
have such dirty-looking man at my table
can't yon spruce him up little Z" The
general said he'd fix that, and so at an op-
perfume moment he hustled Mr.. Dean up
stairs, ransacked bureau, and produced a
clean shirt for him to put on. Mrs. Sher'
man was Modified and the dinner was really
charming affair, for there is no more de
| lightful, entertaining and instructive con-
versationalist than Henry Clay Dean. One
year after this event General Sherman was
at the Lindell hotel, st. Louis, with his
family. A card was brought up bearing
Henry Clay Deans name. Mrs. Sherman
was very much pleased. He is such a
charming talker, we must have him to din
ner. Only, you must see that he looks pre-
| sentable." These were madam's words tc
the warrior. So Sherman welcomed Dean
and, Just before going to dinner, slipped him
into side room and gave him clean shirt
to wear. Dean doffed his coat and vest
and, after a brief struggle, divested himself
OF the shirt he had on-a soiled, grimy
black thing, that looked as If it had seer
long and hard service, Then they all went
down to dinner, and Mr.. Dean was more
charming than ever and Mrs. Sherman was
in ecstasies. The next day, as Mrs. Sher
man was getting her husbands duds anC
clothes together, preparatory to packing
them for the onward march, she gave sort
of wild, hunted scream. "What is it, my
dear :" called the general from the mex
room. "Just come in here for minute,
replied Mrs. Sherman, between faint gasps
The general went in. There stood Mrs
Sherman, holding in her left hand the be
grimed shirt Henry Clay Dean had left
With the right hand she pointed to certain
initials on the lower edge of the bosom. Th'
initials read w. T. s." 1t was the identi
cal shirt General Sherman had loaned Henr!
Clay Dean in Washington twelve month";
before.
Ar the close of sermon in St. AL
baus church the other Sunday, the ministe
became impressive, Raising his voice h,
said Judgment Judgment !" and smal