Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

Carl Schurtz will make So, 900 from
lecturing, the coming season. His calen-
dar for New England is nearly full. Will
son and Collax are iavories in the lecture
field, this season, especially in the Middle
States and the West.
Mr.. Beecher had an audience of about
1000 people at the Twin Mountain house,
on Sunday, and a large tent which had been
procured from Boston during the week for
the accommodation of the Sunday services
was completely filled. Special trains were
run from various points.
The Rev. w. II. II. Murray is TO be
the editor of a new, Independent, religious
family journal, which will be issued in
Boston, on the sixth of October and week
ly thereafter, to be called the Golden Rule.
Each number will have a sermon by Mr..
Murray with editorials from his pen. The
price will be two dollars per annum.
1t seems that Gov. Tiden of New York,
had sty on one of his eyes, last fall, and
the surgeon who lanced it severed the
elevator muscle which lifts the lid of that
eye, so that he has permanently lost the
power of raising that lid as much as the
other. 1t does not droop over the pupil,
and he can still see with il as well as ever,
but it falls sufficiently TO mar his personal
beauty.
The Prince of Wales is going on a tour
through British India, journeying 10 Bonn
bay, Ceylon, Madras and Calcutta. Extern
sive preparations are being made TO receive
his highness in fitting way. The East
Ip1ia % 10 ppAgIrnptiuu a
royal train to consist of five carriages, one
of which is TO be a state reception saloon,
one sleeping carriage, two carriages for
the staff and one for personal attendants.
1t is proposed TO give the prince a taste Of
elephant hunting at Bangalore. The royal
party will be at Calcutta on Christmas day.
The jury having failed to convict John
d. Lee of completely in the Mountain
Meadow massacre, although the evidence
of his guilt was conclusive, Mormondom
commences TO show its appreciation of the
situation. Geo. q. Cannon-the delegate
that wasn't expelled from Congress be-
cause, although living in polygamy, he
had been doing so for more than two years
has appointed as candidate for West
Point, John Burtonf whose chief, if not on
ly, recomme ndation is that his father COM
manded the "Nauvoo legion" at the mass
acre of the Morrsles, in 1861 while the
church organ demands that the United
States shall indemnify for all their losses
the Indians recently ordered back from
Corlnne.
james II. Noe, ST., of the brush max
ing firm of j. II. Noe & Son of New York,
found burglar in his store Sunday morn
ing, and tried TO capture him. The burglar
proved the stro niger, however, knocked
Noe down with an iron bar, bound him
and took his watch and money. He then
demanded the safe keys, and when Noe
said he didn't have them he struck him
again with the bar, this time fracturing
the base of the skull. The burglar then
got pail of water, washed his hands and
left, threatening 10 come back and finish
the job if any QUERY was made. Noe final
ly attracted attention by his cries, and was
taken to the hospital. Death will probably
result from his injuries. No arrests have
been made. The injured man has lived IN
New York many years, and has been
known as a prominent local philanthro-
pist and Sunday school advocate.