Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-10
MINOR NOTES.

Gen. Grant, with his wife and son, left Mi
Ian Saturday night for Turin.
JEFF Davis's Macon letter has been printed
and framed down South, and copies sell for
10 cents apiece.
Mr.. Allen Evarts son of Secretary Evarts,
is much better, and the latter returned from
New York to Washington Saturday.
Ex-Gov Packard of Louisiana has been
appointed consul at Liverpool, to succeed
Gen Fairchild of Wisconsin. and the latter
has been transferred to the Consul General
ship of Paris, vice Torbcrt of Delaware, re-
called.
The supreme court of South Carolina has
given an opinion that confederate currency
was not money in a legal SENSE but mere
commodity, and the receiving of confederate
currency ut its nominal value was not payment
in legal sense.
The New York Evening Post published an
editorial last week stating that Tilden did not
take the oath of Office March (, 1877, because
he learned of Gen. Grants determination to ar
rest him rs mn instigator of sedition and re-
bellion upon his appearance for that purpose
The first general bankrupt law in this coun-
try was passed in 1900, and repealed in 1903 !;
the second was passed in 1871, and repealed
in 1913; the present one was passed in 1867,
but has been materially amended two or three
times since its passage, and in every instance
amended for the worse.
Accepting the Republican nomination for
Governor of Oregon, Mr.. c. c. Beekman
said Il appreciate the unsought honor,
and, if elected, will endeavor to fulfill the du-
ties of the position so as to earn and merit the
title of Governor from all persons and par
tics, Independent of all political or sectional
combinations, thoughtful only of the best ill.,
terests of the whole people. Ipledge myself,
| if chosen, to conduct the affairs of the State
with the same care and scrupulous economy
that would govern my own private business. u
The Executive Committee of the Congress
ional Republican Committee, ut a meeting
held in Washington last Friday, decided to
publish campaign documents and to subscribe
for large number of Southern Democratic
newspapers, from which extracts will be col
lected to be sent to weekly Republican news
papers throughout the North. The question
of sending Northern speakers TO the South to
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districts now held by the Democrats was dis.
cussed, but was not finally disposed of. The
expressions of opinion indicated that the com
| mittee will favor an active campaign in GER
tain parts of the South.
Congressman Tucker of Virginia, who is re-
| garded as the best constitutional lawyer OF
the Democratic side of the House, expresse,
the conviction that in the event that Mr.
Hayes should be declared not entitled to tn,
Presidency, Mr.. Tilden would not succeed t.
| the Office, but the present House, in which
the Republicans control majority of the del
egations of States, would elect as provided by
the Constitution.
When Ben Poore called upon John Morris
sey to secure short sketch of his life for tn,
congressional directory, and asked what hi
profession was, the newly elected congress
man said, with some bitterness, "Well, l sup
pose you had better put me down as far,
dealer" "Oh, you don't mean it, said Maj
Poore. Cant you give me some other oc
cupation 7" Yes, of course | can" replied
| hOrrissey. "Giye me credit for my old trad
if you will call me an iron molder for that
what l am, if Pm anything Mai. Poor
complied, and Morrissey was duly reported il
the directory us an iron molder,
A light demand for the standard silver dol
lar, and steady coinage of that long-expect
ed currency have combined to fill the Treas
ury. Consequently, in order to meet the cur
rent expenses Of the Government, silver is t.
be paid out on currency drafts, at the dscre
ton of the disbursing agents. 1t is expecte,
that the amount to be paid out each mont
will be equal to the amount of legal tender
redeemed and Cancelled during the preyiou
month. Last month, for example, 81 100,
600 in legal tenders were redeemed, and thi
volume must be replaced by silver dollars
People who are anxious to see the big slve
dollar in circulation may now be satisfied, a
that coin must make its appearance. Gold
coming with it, however, rs there are numel
GUS indications that business men are maxim
ready for resumption. The Secretary of TIA
Treasury fluids it necessary to give orders tina
persons who apply for currency in exchang
for coupons of coin checks shall be thus NJ
commodated. The country will be prepare
| for resumption before January. 1879.