Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-20
MINOR NOTES.

Senator Edmunds sailed for Europe on
Tuesday of last week, the health Of Mrs. Ed
munds making it necessary for them to 60 at
that time in order that she may get the bene-
fit of the German springs at the proper sea
son of the year. If anything should occur in
the course of the summer to make it nocossa-
ry, the Senator will return.
The wife of Senator Christiancy of Mich.
gan, who has been at Washington since her
husband went to Peru rs United States min
lister, will start next week for the Peruvian
capital
Correspondence has been opened between
the Chinese Six Companies and the MISSISSIPPI
| pi Valley Cotton Planters Association The
planters, in case of another and greater ex-
odus, hope to be able TO fill the place of the
negroes with Chinese. There are two par
ties on the Chinese labor question in the Mis-
sissippi valley. Many planters regard black
labor as indispensable, and fear that Chinese
labor would prove but poor substitute. The
reverse of this opinion is held by others.
At the late workingmens convention in
San Francisco Denis Kearney was chosen
president After the assemblage was called
to order, while Mr.. Dean was explaining why
he did not wish to be pledged, MIR. Kearney
said ~ understand Mr. Dean is opposed to
me, and Immediately added, so is every
thief in the State opposed to me- In anoth-
err instance, while Mr.. Doyle was speaking,
the president called him TO order and told
him to take his seat adding "He is lying"
The platform adopted by the convention,
consisting of about forty articles, is about on
par with the new constitution.
The executive committee Of the Massachu-
sets state Republican committee and the spe-
cial committee appointed at Boston last week
have referred the whole matter of celebrating
the birthday of republicanism in Massachu-
sets to the State central committee, and
whatever celebration there is will take place
in connection with the next State Republican
convention.
The new American Minister to Germany,
President White of Cornell University, was
received at Berlin last Wednesday by the
Emperor William with distinguished marks
of consideration. In the course of the CON
versation the Emperor expressed to Mr..
White the great pleasure which he had felt
in receiving a congratulatory message from
the President of the United States on the oc-
casion of his golden wedding anniversary,
Senator Bruce has word that the exodus
from Mississipp is over for the present, hay
ing carried off from GOO0 to II, 600 negroes.
He says that there are fewer complaints from
the colorcd people of their treatment by the
whites. and sees beneficial results from the
movement already.
Dr. Holland has stirred the Southern press
to fury by an article in the June Scribner
rebuking the reign of murder at the South as
giving evidence of "lawlessness and de-
graded civilization much more notable than
anything that can be found among the Italian
wlds and mountains" The Charleston News
and Courier represents the general tenor of
the Response from the southern press in say
ing that IA more abominable specimen Of
pharis Gic holiness, joined, as usual to satanic
shamclossnoss, we have no fear of finding in
this world or the world to come"
The Boston Traveller says large number
of women have been registered in that city
Us 'gular voters for the next election. An
important feature in regard to those who
come before the assessors is their social rank.
In no case have any but refined, educated
women mostly women of property either in
their own right or as heirs-at- law-applied
for registration Many who were opposed to
the IN, Assure are now foremost in registering
Ihc Traveller thinks the movement will be-
come general and result in the registration of
great number of female voters.