The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-16

chafiinches, gold-finches, thrushes, lin
nets, starlings and other birds to the
number of seven hundred.
THERE are various ways of account
ing for things that are done by this adj
ministration. For instance, the daugh-
ter of Melville w. Fuller, who has just
been appointed chief-justice, is Wells
College girl. Mrs. Grover Cleveland is
Wells College girl This may indi-
cate one way in which Mr.. Fuller had
the "pull on the administration.
THE Illinois State Journal well says
that" every intelligent man who sees the
manner in which appointments are con-
trolled, important committees packed,
northern interests assailed, southern
interests protected and the policy of
the administration dictated, must recog-
nize the fact that sectional domination
was never more complete than it is to-
day"
THE New Haven employer who,
after a long series of troubles with
striking employees and labor committees,
said to them: Here, take the bust
ness; I'm done with it," doubtless
expressed the exact sentiments of a
great many men who have been trying
to carry on enterprises in which labor
is largely employed for the past three
years.
HERE is to the good man and his
wife engaged in busting carpets and
fitting new joints to the old stove-pipe.
May they live long and prosper and
the new home be crowned with happy
events the coming year. Resolve to
make it so and keep the pledge and it
is half done at once. A man that goes
to happy, peaceful home at night goes
to rich inheritance. Inter- Ocean.
FEARS that Henry M. Stanley and his
expedition have come to grief are be-
ginning once more to find expression
in print. 1t is recalled now that very
soon after the baseless rumor of Stan
ley's death reached Zanzibar all COM
munication with him ceased, and it is
regarded as inexplicable that the passage
of huge force of seven hundred men
through the country should not have
since given rise to some sort of reports,
good or bad.
AN abatement of the pernicious activity
of Atkins would be the most profitable in
vestment which the administration could
make for itself in New England.-Spring-
feld Republican.
Mr.. Cleveland is making no effort to
please the mugwumps. However bad
may be his course, he knows he can
count upon the continued support of
the mugwumps, and it is quite safe to
say that he will not interfere with Mr..
Atkins.
The Greenfield Gazette and Courier
wants Mr.. Blaine to supplement his
Florence letter with one declaring Z" l
will not accept the nomination if ten
dered me-" This is as much as to say
that if a large majority of the republican
party demands Mr. Blaine as a candidate
that demand should not be respected.
The Gazette and Courier evidently
thinks that the minority should rule in
the affairs of the party.
THE Memphis AUdldnche is advo-
eating the formation of new state by
cutting off slices from West Tennessee,
East Arkansas, North Alabama and
North Mississippi. And it wants to
have the new state named Glenn
arkalamiss," which is a barbarous
combination of the first syllable in
the names of these four states. But
why the first syllable? A combination
of the last syllables, Seesasasippi -
for example, would be just as rational
and euphonious. However, the coun.
try doesn't want another solid South
state under any name.
THE agricultural distress in England
is illustrated by letter from Bed
fordshire clergyman to the London
Times, who says that the few men
whom the farmers are able to hire re.
ceive on an average nine shillings
(S2.25) a week, subject to deduction
for days when work is interrupted by
stormy weather. He says that he has
assisted two strong young men to emf
CRATE who had been earning from
four shillings and sixpence to five
shillings per week, with deductions fol-
all time lost on account of bad weather
This is in free-trade England.
THE name of General Gresham was
received by the Illinois convention
: with an altogether suspicious enthu,
: siasm. Having failed to secure the
delegates of his own state, where he i:
, best known, it is a trifie strange thai
he should have been named with such
unanimity by the convention of 6
neighboring state, which is currently
believed to have at least two presi
dental candidates of its own. If the
nomination of General Gresham is the
real purpose of the movement there i;
much to be said in its favor, but if ho
, is only put forward as stalking horse
for his late colleague in the cabinet
Mr.. Lincoln, who has been lying so ex
ceedingly low of late, the manner ant
the main object of the proceeding raise
an entirely different question.-Bosto,
A 1porficap