Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-08
MINOR NOTES.

The Massachusetts, Republican State Com
mittee have decided to hold the State Con
Nentlon at Worcester on Sept. lG.
The increase Of the public debt for July
was over six millions. This was due to the
payments Of the arrears Of pensions.
The debt of California in four years has
been reduced S35G, PA, and is now less than
So 800, 600, while there is ! ass, 400 in the
treasury
Mayor Sise Of Portsmouth, n H., Repub-
licau, WAS reelected Tuesday by nearly twice
as large majority as was given him last year
The Greeubackers pollod ca votes against 100
in IS
The New York Herald says that the soft
money rage Is 80 great in Ohio this warm
weather that porous plasters pass for twenty
five cents ;" also, that Charles Francis Ad-
ans proposes to 90 to ploughing as soon As
lac thinks the frost is out of the ground"
General LOngstreet, ex-Canfederate, is now
living quietly at Gainesville. Ga, much liked
by the people and getting comfortable in
come from his postmAstership, his sheep farm
and his summer hotel. This hotel is managed
by his son and nephew. The general sole
trouble is II paralyzed arm, caused by old
wounds
The Minnesota Republicans will hold their
State Convention September "a. The con
test over the nomination for governor lies be-
tween Mr.. Pillsbury the present incumbent.
and Mr.. Wakefield, the present Lieutenant
Governor.
The trouble among the New York democ-
racy continues Gov. Robinson being intent
upon a denomination, while John Kelley,
with TAmmany at his heels, declares that Rob
inson's denomination means the loss of sixty
thousand Democratic votes and that he will
under no circumstances support him.
The President is said to have intimated to
personal friends that no appointment will be
made to the English mission for several weeks,
or until after Minister Welsh has returned
home and communicated verbally with him
and the Secretary Of State about the condition
OF pending negotiations with Great Britain
regarding the fishery treaty.
Mr. Tilden i, reported a. saying that, next
to himself the most available Democratic
candidate for the Presidency is Justice Field
of the United States Supreme Court, and this
for the reason that his relatives are very
wealthy, and would be willing 10 spend a
million or two II he were nominated" To
the guileless stat, sman of Gramercy Park ey-
identity the one thing necessary for Demo
cratic aspiraut to the Presidency is "bar'ls'
of money.
The attention of the Grand Army of the
Republic, in their recent encampment at Erie,
Penn. was called TO the case of q Union SOL
der, Eli Ice. who is serving out a life sen
tence in a Southern penitentiary for shooting
a rebel prisoner who was trying to escape in
1868. He was honorably acquitted 10y a
court martial, but after the war was over the
civil authorities arrested tried and condemn
ed him for murder
prominent official of the Delaware n
Hudson Canal Company says he is not at all
afraid that Vanderbilt will build his proposed
line to Saratoga to compete with the Renss G.
lear a Saratoga road, for the very good rea-
son that it would cost not less than $500, 900
and could not pay.
The latest fastest ocean steamer is the
Arizona of the Guion line which is the larg-
est steamer now in service, and which reach
cd Queenstown on Tuesday of last week in
seven days, eight hours and eight minutes
from New York, beating her previous trip
which was her first one, by one hour and a
quarter
When Mr.. Welsh left this country for Eng
land, at the close of November, 1877 there
was u AhLlllA VI NAA lIblutIh ana hlhltIhs XIII
together 10y the closest affection Since then
one of the brothers and two of the sisters have
died. The FIRST to go was VIM. Welsh, early in
1875. Then followed in the month of June,
this year, the death of a sister, Mrs. Anna
Lapsley, TO be closely followed, early in the
month of July by the death Of another sis
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Honer.
'As for Tilden," says John Sherman
whose friends complain Of the electoral com
mission, why should he complain The COM
mission was clearly Iilden progeny. l was
opposed TO II. / believed that the president
of the Senate had the right to decide, by viz
tue of his position but Mr. Tilden's friends
and Senator Conkling and others favored the
commission. 1t was believed that Mr.. Til
den was to be benefited by the commission
To be sure he wasn't, but that's no reason
why he and his friends should decry the
bridge they expected TO cross on"
Capt, John Brown, Jr., after spending a
week among the colored refugees in Kansas,
writes to the Cleveland Leader that the labor
market is so far supplied, even at this time of
great demand, that wages are generally low.
Breaking new land, preparations for fall seed
ing and the gathering Of the corn crop will
furnish work until the cold weather sets in,
then want and great suffering must be the lot
of him who is homeless and without bread.
That there will be great numbers of such in
Kansas the coming winter is beyond all ques-
ton, and of these the colored refugees will be
by far the greatest sufferers.
Cheering news comes from Maine that the
Republicans are gaining accessions constantly
from the ranks of the opposition. Their can
yass has been begun with uncommon vigor,
and is already far in advance of the usual
point at this time in the campaign. They are
united and earnest, and are determined tC
win, and will, if thorough organization and
hard work can give them success.