The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-15
Current Mention.

THE prohibitionists hold their state con-
vention here this afternoon.
OUR esteemed neighbor, the Argus, follow
ing in the wake of The WArcHMAN, as it
often does, has come out with handsome
dress of new type.
THE space required to publish the record
Of the doings of the legislature compels us
TO restrict our local correspondence to such
items as we regard of most Importance.
THERE are only sixty-nine cases upon the
docket of the general term of the supreme
court which begins at Montpelier the 2Sth.
This is much smaller docket than for sew
eral years.
BorH sides have ordered full copy printed
Of all the evidence in the case of State rs.
I. j. Maloney, the Royce slander suit 1t
is reported that Maloney will print it in
pamphlet form for circulation
SENATOR EDMUNDs goes to New York and
thence to Washington the first of next week,
returning to Burlington to vote November
4th. Some time before the reassembling of
congress he intends to make trip to Mich
igan to visit his sister.
IHE Sranu master OF MaSOnS OF Louisiana
has sent fraternal invitation through their
grand representative, r. w. Frank II. Bas-
com of Montpelier, to the craft in Vermont
who visit the Worlds Exposition in New
Orleans to attend the grand lodge, which
will be held in that city from February 9th
to 18th, inclusive.
SENATOR MORRILL, was caller at THE
WATcHMAN Office Wednesday. He was a
visitor at the state house and was cordially
greeted by senators and representatives.
The years tell lightly on the senator and his
capacity for useful service seems undated.
He will go to Washington for the winter
about November /.
THE county court is still engaged in the
disposal of the miscellaneous business of the
term, which will probably be finished this
week. None of it is of great Importance.
The divorce business is less than usual The
only important case tried during the past
week was that of Eugene a. Randall, re-
ported in full in another column.
The commander-n-chief of the Union Vet
eran Army, General George N. Tbbles, has
appointed James Il. Hamblin commander
of the department of Vermont, Henry Bar
rows lieutenant-commander, and j. s. Chan
dler assistant adjutant general. Preparations
are being made by the department COM
mander and staff to organize companies and
battaions throughout the state.
ACCORDING to the annual report of the
state railroad commissioner, Vermont has
1885 miles of railroad, which cost SAL ,02S,-
9l5. The roads have a capital of S22 49,
300 and IA funded debt Of S19,23O 800. Dur
ing the two years ended July 81, 1884
twenty-eight persons were killed by the
cars, all employees of the roads; sixty nine
persons were injured, of whom three were
passengers.
THE twenty-frst annual reunion of Yer
mont officers will be held at Montpelier on
Thursday, November6. The usual business
meeting will be held at the state house at
three o'clock Thursday afternoon. Colonel
Aldace F. Walker of Rutland will deliver
the Grafton in the evening, in the hall of the
House of Representatives. The annual
banquet will take place at the Pavilion
hotel at 10 o'clock p. NJ.
GovERNoR CLICK of Kansas has issued
against the introduction of all Jersey cattle
from any and all parts of the United States
until the first day of January, 1885," unless
they are quarantined for period of sixty
days. The Concord Cattle Company, o
which G. Il. Ballard of Hartford is the Yer
mont representative, have been sending
cattle to Kansas, we understand, and 9th
ers may be interested to know the facts.
MENTION has already been made in thi
paper of the arrest Of Charles Emery o
Topsham on suspicion of having set fire Il
the buildings of his half brother, Harr,
Emery. hearing on the charge was hel,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday befor
Justice 0. l.. Watson at Topsham, and tn,
accused was bound up in the sum of $500
Bail was furnished by Oscar V. Downing
John III. Watson OF Bradford and c. II
Heath of Montpelier appeared for the re
spondent.
THE annual state prison report shows tina
for the two years ended July 81 last tn
expenses exceeded the income by $17 ,46l
The average number of prisoners was eighty
eight, as against one hundred twenty TO
the preceding two years, and the presen
number IL eighty-nine. The house OF cor
rection cost the state about $1,000 for tn
two years. During that time it receives