Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-02-07
Notes and Notions.

tne election oil Bowen and TABOR to the
senate in Colorado was obtained by bribery.
Unfortunately the history Of the state does
not afford good basis upon which TO found
disbelief in those charges. Nevada was
VIGOROUSLY carried for Hancock and Fair
in 1870 by the lstters lavish use of money,
and no one supposes that either his pres.
ent colleague, Jones, or his predecessor,
Sharon, got into the senate without SINH.
lar outlay.
The Lyndon Union (democratic) does
not swallow Atkins Butler gush at the
jackson banquet in Boston. It says: "Now
Vermont democrats don't wish any such
thing, and in that piece Of slop over, Hiram
represented Atkins of the Argus and nobody
else. 1t is not the habit of level headed
Vermont democrats to jump into the mouths
OF the enemy and go down into his bowels,
the moment he turns smiling countenance
to them They prefer to wait and see what
the smile MEANS"
THE republicans of Ohio begin the poll
tics of the year promptly by calling their
state convention for June and @. At the
recent meeting Of the state committee and
leading politicians, much hard sense was
talked, and the determination was discov-
cred on all sides to go into the gubernatoral
canvass of the year united and aggressivey.
Very much depends upon the result in Ohio
next October, and republicans there cannot
too early begin the work Of barmonizing
their differences, clearing their camp of
rubbish and distractions, and preparing to
win by deserving to win.
THE Danes are conducting a vigorous
war against drunkenness in their capital,
Copenhagen. The number of public houses
is to be reduced from |, $50 to 300. No
showily dressed girl is to be allowed to
stand behind a drinking bar to fascinate
youth of the other sex. Landlords are for.
hidden to serve out drink to any person
under eighteen years Of age, male or female
or to any one under the influence of drink
drunken person is to be conveyed TO his
own dwelling in cab or covered carriage,
at the expense of the landlord in whose
house he took the last glass.
The president performed the duty of
Waterman at the treasury department
short time Tuesday of last week. He
called at the west door about two o'clock
The Waterman did not recognize him. The
president remarked that he would like
messenger to see if Mr.. Folger was in the
office. The Waterman, believing the visitor
to be high official, volunteered to go to
the secretary's office if the stranger would
stand watch and see that no one got in.
The president complied and took the watch
mans station. The Waterman soon re.
turned with the information that the secre.
tary had gone to Colonel Irshs funeral.
AT the animal reunion of the Sons of
Vermont in Chicago the Rev. DR.. C. L.
Goodell of st. Louis, himself a native of
Washington county, made capital speech,
paying handsome compliment to the Yer
mont girls. He said the capital of Yer
mont was Chicago. The principal cities OF
Vermont we're Boston, Philadelphia, Mime
apolis, Albany and Cleveland; and its me.
tropolis was-St. Louis. Laughter On
Mount Mansfield last week the wind blew |
at the rate of one hundred forty.four miles
an hour, which was pretty good time to |
regulate Chicago business man. Chicago |
would be in the hands of Vermonters before |
half a century.
ABOUT three weeks ago there was hue |
and cry raised after Tennessee's defaulting
state treasurer, Colonel Polk, who was cap
tured after some remarkable adventures in
Texas. Now Alabama officers are looking
for Alabama's state treasurer, Mr.. Vincent,
who is accused of being two or three hun
dred thousand dollars in arrears. The gov
ernor Of Alabama has addressed special
to the legislature on the subject,
and telegraphed to the police all over the
country to look out for Vincent When
state repudiates ordinary standards of integ-
rity, it is not unnatural that the moral plane
Of its officers should be low. In all its fes
lures the course of Vincent of Alabama is
like that of Polk of Tennessee. Vincent
specuiated IN cotton futures with money 10
whicn MS state mad no more moral rlgh'
tnan had ne. IL ne Is captured the stat
will have redress in his punishment, if not
in recovery of part of the stolen money.
There seems to be no way in which the
state may be made to suffer for its fuller
measure of dishonesty.
In fine contrast to the senatorial result in
Colorado, is the election of Charles F. Man.
Nebraska legislature to succeed Senator
Saunders. He is by all odds the best of the
man who wara in tho oontas, for tho s..,
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