Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
MINOR NOTES.

| The Democratic State central committed
of Massachusetts have decided TO call theii
State convention at Worcester, Sept. 10
The Republicans will hold theirs on Thu
following Wednesday.
Senator Lamar, in speech before The
Mississippi Slate Democratic convention
last Wednesday, warmly endorsed Presi.
dent Hayes Southern policy.
Since the Inauguration Of President
Hayes the annual interest account of the
Government has been reduced s., 900 900 10y
the funding of the six per cent bonds In
securities bearing lower rate of interest.
When Gov. Young OF Ohio, at the time
of the riots, was urged TO call for United
States troops, he replied II will never call
for United States troops until every man In
Ohio has been whipped"
An important decision has just been
made by the Attorney General, and has
been acted upon by the President, holding
that recommendations for Office, however
they may be on file in the Department, are
not matters of record there. They cannot
be inspected by those personally interested
nor can copies be furnished on application
iOA hoS Us VNihtilNb III Nnt llldi VI idustS III
which private citizens are parties, and
much less for publication. THIS has a bear
ing on Senator Sargents latest suit against
the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Philadelphia Press says that "thore
may be a difference of opinion about the
financial policy of John Sherman, but none
eau question his integrity, his ssgsclty aud
nairiOlieDn TTnHar hf ha
es will be submitted TO thorough refor-
nation they will cease TO be mere polit-
ical SCENTS, and instead will be sources of
revenue TO the public treasury, their OFF,
GERS honest men and their management an
honor to the country"
Henry w. billiard, the disappointed
minister TO Brazil, turns out TO be the man
who went TO Tennessee in the spring of
1871, accredited by the president of the
Confederate States of America" to induce
that Stale TO join the confederacy, and sub
seqently entered into a convention with
commissioners on the part of the State look
ing to its speedy admission. The Union
men of Tennessee think the appointment
of such man is a little too much
show that Tilden did really cherish no.
ton of trying to organize a revolution and
make himself President by force, last
spring. 1t was only the other day that the
Cincinnati Commercial asserted as GER
tain fact that Tilden intended to be insu-
gurated at New York, seize the money in
the banks there, and depend on the militia
Of tha naiOhhnrfpn Ciota cn a
was only prevented by the Southern lead
ers. Watterson of the Louisville Courier
Journal now rises and says that that alb
surd and atrocious suggestion of his to
mass 100000 armed Democrats at WASH
ington to demand Tilden's migration, was
not made on his own responsibility, but in
consequence of hint dropped by one
who stood sufficiently near Mr.. Tilden TO
justify the suspicion that it had not fallen
without authority" If much more evil
dence of this sort comes in, the public will
be obliged TO conclude that Sammy did at
one time have some idea of being second
jeff Davis.
Judge William II. West, the republican
ominee for Governor of Ohio, is one of the
State. He has lived in Logan county for
long time, and by his first-class ability
as public speaker has done much to Sc
cure the success of the party in Ohio. He
is distinguished lawyer, aud has served
in the Legislature, on the supreme bench,
and in constitutional conventions. His
eyesight is very poor, and the opposition
take great delight in calling him "blind
man West" there is reason to believe, how
ever, that he will have sight enough TO see
their defeat in October. Ferdinand Voeg-
Ter, the candidate for lieutenant governor,
is German citizen of Cincinnati and is
highly esteemed by all who know him. He
was educated in German university,
served in The Union army all through the
war, and will, it is believed, secure Hamil-
ton county, the battle-ground of the cam
paign, 10 the Republican party.