Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-23
MINOR NOTES.

1t is said that lucrative business position
has been offered Gen Grant in New York and
that he proposes to devote the remainder Of
his life TO business pursuits.
Gen. Neal Dow of Portland, Me, has writ
ten letter accepting the nomination for the
presidency by the national prohibitory party.
Ex-Congressman William Williams of Indi-
ana denies, with justifable asperity, the re.
port that he has left the Republican party for
Hancock. He announces his purpose TO de-
vote his best energies to the support of Gar
field, Arthur and Porter
Rev. G. W. Wendto of Cincinnati, who, nj.
though he consented to lead the Democratic
National Convention in prayer, is a staunch
Republican, declares Ohio booming for Gar
field, and predicts majority Of from %, 600
to 80, 600 for the Republican candidate.
Senator Matt II. Carpenter says that the
man who said that Wisconsin would not 60
for Garfield is the worst kind of fool-that
Garfield will not only carry the State, but he
will do it by largely-increased majority.
II, says the Boston journal, the Democratic
press had appealed half AS fervently to the
Democrats in 1868 to follow Hancock as they
do now, there never would have been any ne
cessity for the draft.
George G.. Underhill, Rutland Democrat
who voted for Tilden and reform" in 1876,
is out with vigorous letter saying that he
shall support the Republican candidates this
fall and refers particularly to the extra SEES
sion, the turning out of Northern Office hold
ers to make room for eX-confederates, and
the don't-dare -do-any thing policy of the dom
inaut party in the late session of Congress as
reasons for his change of opinion.
Among Tuesdays callers at the Republican
headquarters at New York was Judge J. S.
Thompson Of Los Angeles, Cal, Democrat
who proposes to take his reform this year in
voting for Garfield and Arthur.
Robert Hanna, the ex-rebel soldier who filed
his application for pension few days ago,
has now made application in due form to the
Second Auditor for bounty under the acts Of
1861 and 1866. The application bears the sig
natures of witnesses and the official signature
and seal of the clerk of the court of Williams
burg County, S. c. 1t will not even be placed
upon tho records.
At the organization of the Garfield and Ar
thur Club at New Albany, Ind, on Wedues-
day, nine men, who have hitherto acted with
the Democratic party, signed the roll. Their
names are published and they are we'll known.
In the west end of the city on the same night
a Republican club was organized, and six
heretofore straight-out Democrats Joined it.
This is the way the campaign seems TO be
working, mostly, throughout the West
Congressman FELTON, of Georgia is another
of Gen. Garfeid's Democratic associates in
Congress who has no sympathy with the at
tempts of the Democratic press to vilify his
character, and he has recently taken occasion
to speak his mind on the subject in vigorous
language.
The Republican Congressional Committee
anticipate gains of Congressman in one dis
trict in Virginia, two in Louisiana, four in
Ohio three each in Pennsylvania and New
York, one and possibly two in Wisconsin, one
each in Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa and Maine,
and two each in Illinois and Missouri. II
these gains are realized, the Democratic ma
jority in the House will be overthrown.