Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


The thirty-first race between eight-oar-
ed crews from the universities of oxford
and Cambridge was rowed last Friday on
the Thames, and resulted In an easy VIC
tory for the Cambridge crew.
Hon. Marshall Jewell, last Saturday,
in st. Petersburg, signed the declaration
respecting trade marks. 1t gives TO Amer
lean manufacturers an equal right with
those of Russia, thus completely protect
ing the interests of Americans. This is
the first treaty signed in both the Russian
and English languages.
Not long since, there were % drum
mers congregated at Greenfield, Mass, and
they had the curiosity to compare notes
and see how much their aggregate sales the
day previous amounted TO. After the re-
turns were all in, they found the sum to
be just $40. Evidently it is not good sea-
son for drummers.
-Advices from Guadalaiara, Mexico, of
March 7, state that the trial OF the murder.
ers of the American missionary, Rev. John
Stephens of Boston, was progressing at that
time.
Robert Il. Elliot, one Of the colored
liver the address at Sumner memorial
meeting which the colored citizens OF Bos-
ton will hold in Faneuil hall, April Il, the
anniversary of the death of President Lin
coin.
The american pilgrimage" has now
assumed the proportions of fixed fact.
The pilgrims are to sail from New York
in the Havre steamer Percre, May 10;
some fifty of them have already spoken for
passage.
A reunion Of the old aboitonists is TO
take place in Chicago next June. Those
only are invited who were in the anti-slav-
cry movement previous to 1913. There are
enough of them left in spite of the depart
ure ofso many of the leaders, to have glo-
rious gathering.
As signs Of the rear approach OF The
millennium we note that in Baltimore on st.
Patrick's Day, two negro companies parad-
ed, and that "Hangman Foote," Of Miss,
who offered $4,000 for the scalp of an abo-
litionist, last week dned with Wendell
Phillips at the restaurant Of a Washington
colored man!
Bald Mountain shuddered at the idea
of secreting an illicit whiskey STILL That
was all.
March that came in lynn about what
it would do in the way of weather, went
out like lamb with very dirty fleece.
". y World.
The Philadelphans and Pennsylvania
ans are doing their best to swell the cen
tennial subscription fund. The whole a.
mount thus far raised and pledged, includ-
ing 81 100000 each from the State and the
city, is s4,15O,OOO. The leading business
men in Philadelphia are giving their auto
graphs for $4,000 each.
There is D.nbury legend to the effect
that party desiring to transact some pri-
vate business with another, was invited by
the other TO step into neighboriug store.
But We will be disturbed there" said the
first party. "Oh, no." said the second par
ty, 1" hey don't advertise"
WIN. NJ. Evarts will deliver euogy
on Chief Justice Chase at the next Dart
mouth commencement.
Caleb Cushing has arrived in Paris, en-
route for Madrid. Gen. Sickes will spend
some time in London before returning
home, on account of sickness in his family.
james Palmer, who was a conductor on
the Vermont Central Railroad from 1S47 to
1855, and since upon the Michigan South
ern, died at Ekhar,, Indiana, on the 25th
nit.
Mr.. Beecher says that tie decision of
the Brooklyn council, that Plymouth
church is not unworthy of fellowship a.
mong Congregational churches is long
step in the direction of lberality and free
dom. He, as well as Drs. Storrs and Bud
ington, expresses satisfaction with The de-
clsion arrived at.
Henri RochefJrt and Paschal Grousset
have escaped from the French penal colony
at New Caledonia. They got away from
the island in a small, open boat, and were
picked up by British sailing vessel bound
for Australia. They have arrived at sgd
ney and will return to Europe direct,
though it is rumored that Rochefort himself
will come to the United States on lectur-
ing tour, for the purpose Of replcnishing
his empty pockets.