Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-09
Notes and Notions.

that the corporations concerning whom
there has been 30 much discussion as 10 the
matter Of taxation, have this year returned
list Of their Stockholders, and have in
other respects complied with the require
ments Of the law"
| New York INDEPENDENT "Senator Ed
munds, who is far the strongest republican
in the senate of the United States, has the
good sense to keep perfectly level head on
the presidential question. II he wants the
republican nomination, nobody knows 1t
bat himself, or is likely to know it for some
time to come"
The New York Sun recently gave Dor
man B. Eaton vigorous polishing off. II
is certainly to be hoped that candidates
who appear before boards of examination
for position in the civil service will be able
to wrestle with the English language and
not be thrown as often as Dorman was in
his letter in regard to the appointment
Of Keim.
The new compulsory education law Of
Rhode Island requires that every child be.
tween the ages Of seven and fifteen years
shall have sixteen weeks Of schooling each
year. No child under twelve is to be al
lowed to work in any mandatory, and no
one under fourteen who cannot write his
name, age, and place of residence, or read
some part of the state constitution.
| HARPER's WEEKLY; at is evident that
il Mr.. Keim had been nominated as COM
missioner instead Of Mr.. Eaton, the selec-
ton would necessarily have impeached the
good faith of the president. In the same
way his selection by the commission as
chief examiner is inexplicable, because it
lacks the primary qualification. The new
examiner is not known to have convictions
or knowledge or experience to fit him for
the duties Of the place."
SHERIDAN, Walsh and lyman have been
indicted for completely in the Phoenix Park
murder. These individuals are in this
country and the question of their extradi
ton, should England make the demand,
comes up. The United States will give no
asylum to assassins and it is believed will
will interpose no obstacle to the prompt ex-
tradition Of Irish conspirators taking refuge
in this country whenever it is shown that
the request is legitimate.
Missouri is a good deal surprised to find
itself with high license law. The meas
ure went through the legislature in re-
markedly quiet way, and imposes semi
annual tax on saloons of from 1915 to $780,
from $3.50 to 81 200 year,-at the dis
erection of county judges, and sharply regu.
lates the traffic by requiring the assent of
property holders and the giving of bonds
Whether the moral sentiment of the state
is high enough to enforce even high IL
cense law remains to be seen.
THE funeral services of the late Surgeon
General Barnes were doubly impressive from
the fact that among the honorary pall-bear-
ers were Generals w. T. Sherman and 10
seph Z. Johnston. OF the others, five were
federal and three were confederate generals.
1t must have touched many hearts deeply
to see those sturdy old antagonists in the
civil war, but now good friends, uniting in
sympathy over the remains of fellow SOL
der and fellow Christian. In what other
country in the world would such scenes be
possible
THE increase Of the meat and live cattle
expectation from this country to England is
illustrated by the statement of the London
Truth that during one week of April seven
steamers arrived in Liverpool from America
with cargoes Of fresh meat, consisting of
9,036 quarters of beef and 1908 carcasses
of mutton, while seven other vessels brought
to the same port 1866 cattle and 2,315 sheep.
Possibly some Of those fourteen vessels were
from South America and Canada, but doubt
less most of them came from the United
States. In the days when cotton was king,
the American civil war produced great dis
tress in Lancashire, but England now de-
ponds largely on America not only for cot
ton, but for food.
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN; "The resig
nation of Green B. Raum, internal revenue
commissioner for seven years, takes out Of
office one of the best officials of the stalwart
school, man who administered his office
well, but never could quite take himself out
of politics. He has collected through his
subordinates $S50,000,000 in internal rev.
enue in seven years, without the loss of
cent through defslcation. If there have
been any little divides between officers
and distillers, they have not come to Raums
knowledge without rebuke II he had
stayed in office, perhaps the Bush case
would have had sequel in the internal
revenue service. General Raum's salary
has been $4,000 and ne goes out to practice
law, for which his experience has given him
great schooling and acquaintance, especially
If he enters the field of congressional prac
tice. 1t is intimated that, as he has always
favored the scheme of whiskey men for an
extension of their bonded period, a large
fee awaits him, if he gets that through con-
gress at the next session."
PATRICK DELANEY and Thomas Caffrey,
two of the Phoenix Park assassins pleaded
guilty in Dublin week ago and were SEN
fenced to be hanged on the "a of June. A
feeling of sympathy for misguided men,
blind tools in the hands Of bloody conspira-
tors, is naturally felt for these men. Della
ney pleaded guilty to being in the park at
the time of the murder, but he did not com.
NIT murder. He was forced from his work
to go to the park and when he was there he
could not get away. He saw the murders
committed. Joe Brady and Timothy Kelley
were the men who took the lives of Caven.
dish and Burke. He saved Judge Lawson's
life at the risk Of his own, having been com.
manded by Mullett and Brady to shoot him.
Caffrey in pleading said he did not know
what was going to happen till twenty min
utes before the murders were committed.
He was bound to go to the park under pain
Of death. Still these men voluntarily placed
themselves under the blind control of an Or
ganization whose avowed purpose was con-
spiracy and, if need be. murder. There is
little real ground for clemency. Irish free
dom and independence cannot be wrought
out by such organizations, and when Irish
men learn TO maintain their personal free