Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Arthur Tappan, formerly an eminent mer-
chant and phanhropist of New York, died at
New Haven, c., July 23d, in the s0th year of
his age.
Arrangements are being perfected by the
postmaster-general for re-establishing at once
all the mail routes in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
A Maine paper says that farmers in Oxford
County, in that State, have contracted TO fur
nish potatoes the ensuing fall for 20 cents per
bushel for the manufacture of starch.
A national exhibition of horses, with premi-
ums to the amount of $5O00 is advertised to
take place at Kalamazoo, Michigan, occupying
four days. from the Sd 10 9th October next.
The Republican State Convention of Iowa
resolved in favor of equal suffrage and of
amending the State Constitution by striking
out the word "white" in the article on suf-
frage.
The Episcopal Church in Texas, having Sc
coded with the State, has annulled its vote of
secession, and passed one adhering to the con-
stitution Of the Protestant Episcopal Church Of
the United States.
The Lincoln monument association at Spring
field, Illinois, has deed of four acres of ground
adjoining Oak Ridge Cemetery, and $50, 900 in
money. The monument will be begun as soon
as the amount of funds will warrant it.
Gen. Pope is expected to bring the Indians
in the Western territories 10 terms before win
ter. He will adopt the severest measures in
managing them. They have lately become very
troublesome in Montana, and the people thore
call loudly for their determination.
There were 1000 Fenians present at the re-
oAnt celebration al Jones's wood in New York.
There was regular Grafton by VIM. b. Rob-
erts, Esq, which breathed the most fiery spirit
against England, and argued in favor of war
as "Irish liberty can only be won by fighting
for it"
The bridge across the Hudson river al AL
bany, for the Hudson river railroad, is begun.
The draw, to allow vessels to pass, is to swing
upon a circular rail about 81 feet in diameter,
and will weigh about 200 tons. The masonry
is in progress, and preparations for the IRON
work are well advanced.
tits said that eighty plantations in Louisiana
have recently been con6scated. These embrace
many of the finest sugar estates Of the South
ern country. Mr.. Conway, the government
agent, is making arrangements to divide up
these estates into 40 acre lots for freedmen and
poor whites.
The following is the number of troops fur
nished to carry on the war by several different
States: Maine 66,669; Vermont "a, 400; Con.
necticut "a ,46S; Rhode Island 1886; Massa-
chusetts l53,706 New Hampshire 1929 /;
West Virginia 29,012; Kansas 2l,94S; Iowa
72,35s; Pennsylvania 10000.
The provost marshal of Lynchburgh, Va,
compels butchers to bring the hides and horns
of the animals they kill for market, and expose
them at their stalls along with the meat. This
is done in order that cattle or sheep which
have been stolen from the rightful owners, and
sold to them, may be identified, and the thiel
traced.
London, with a population of 100000, is
admirably governed for about l2,OOO,O 900 per
year. Paris, with population of 100000, is
annum. But New York, which has popula-
ton of only 100000, pays about Sl7,0OO,OOC
per year, and is miserably misgoverned and in
the vilest disorder.
Within the past two years the colored people
of Alexandria, Va, have built over a thousand
dwelling-houses, costing from $500 to $1,000
each, and three churches, and have invested
over $4,000 in ground rents. Out of popula
ton of over 5000 colored persons in the towr
only 20 we're drawing rations from the govern
ment, while more than four times that number
of whites were receiving aid from the samt
source.
The Cunard steamship company is 25 year.
old this summer. A London paper in alludinf
to the anniversary of the sailing of the first o
the vessels of this corporation, says that during
the whole of the period of its existence, not
single life or letter has been lost by any of il
steamers. 1t is difficult TO believe this state
ment is literally correct, but if it be only ap
proximately true, such fact is certainly mos
remarkable. There is much of what sailors
call luck in this most gratifying exhibit, ant
much more of prudence, care, judgment ant
constant regard for safety above all other con
sderations.
The Shenandoah, the last of the rebel pirates
it seems is at her work of destroying American
vessels, and at last accounts was burning ou
whalers in the North Pacific. The whaling
bark Milo recently arrived at San Francisco
CAL, with the crews of several whaers destroy
ed by the pirate Shenandoah last month. Tit
Milo was boarded for the purpose of taking Of
crews. The pirate was continuing the whole
sale destruction of whalers, and would proba
bly, destroy another feet numbering go vessels
Her commander was informed Of Lees surren