Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-05-28
MINOR NOTES.

The doubtful delegates will decide the nom
iuatiou at Chicago. Til, Cincinnati Com
mercial estimates them at POO
Mast Is after Blaine again IN Harper Week
y for this week giving his idea Of the
'plumed knight with the advice, MIR
Blaine, keep your shirt on. its the only
thing you have.
There have been elected $50 delegates to
the u emocratic National Convention at Gin
cinnAt OF these nearly 200 are considered
certain Tor Tilden, the others being divided
between Hancock Thurman Randolph, Sey-
mour and Field, IL the order named.
Col n g. Ordway Of New Hampshire
formerly sergeant-at-arm. Of the House Of
Representatives at Washington, was confirm
ed as territorial governor of Dakota, 10y the
Senate. saturday, without any opposition
1t Is said that the profits OF the FAiiadel-
pima Ledger, which Is wholly owned 10y Geo.
W. Childs, Gen. Grant friend. were 500
600 last year The New ork Herald Is the
only paper IL tins country which yields lHr-
ger net revenue Probably the Boston Her
aid comes third
The President and Mrs. Hayes will remain
III the White House until the last of next
month, and will then 60 out as usual to the
Soldier Home Mrs Hayes has isolated
herself in great measure since her brothers
death, receiving only ultimate friends.
Senator William Window. who Is the Min
nesota Republicans candidate for the Repub-
licau nomination al Chicago Wa born at
Waterford o.. IL 1922. IL sJJ he removed
from Ohio 10 Minnesota and settled at Win
ona as "a lawyer. and IL 1859 was elected 10
Congress
William c. Goodloe o! kentucky has IT.
signed his place a. United States minister to
Belgium which be has held since ISIS 10
come home and participate il the pending
political campaign, and james o. Putnam of
New York, member Of the book publishing
nrm Of q. /. Putuam's Sons, has been nom
mated as LIS successor.
coiored member Of the Texas delegation
writes to a friend at Washington we are
!. going a-hshiBg this fall, not for fun, but to
catch fish, and the way TO catch fish is TO put
Oh q bait which the FISH viii bite att That
Is the soundest kind Of philosophy There
are some white men IL the Republican party
who seem 10 be rejoicing IL the original no
ton tina; the best way TO catch fish Is 10 use
for bait the very sort Of food which the fish
are known 10 dislike
There is IA peculiarly about the Chinese
Legation at Washington no, generally under
stood 1t has two ministers instead of one
Ia have all the other legations Both Chen
Ian Pin and Nung Wing are accredited as
ministers and also 10 the nations Of Europe
TO which the former has presented his ere
dentials. A state paper, when both are at
Washington, Is signed 10y both, and any com
municatlon from our government, when both
ministers are IL Washington, Is addressed to
both
Memphis Is cleaner to-day than she has
been for many a long year Twenty miles OF
sewer pipes have been laid already, and over
700 men are now at work for the district gov
ernment Thirty miles OF sewers will be I'm
ished by June J. This will nearly complete
the sewer system IL addition al equal
number of miles of drain tile have been laid
Aside from sewerage and drainage mention
! must be made of the cleaning and filling Of
vaults the demolition Of hundreds OF old
buildings the tearing up Of the Nicholson
| pavement, the cleaning up of cellars, and the
| general renovation Of stores and dwellings
Horace Maynard, the newly-appointed
! Postmaster General was born IN Massachu-
| sets, but becoming a tutor il Tennessee
| University, took up his residence il the last
named State, and has since resided there.
! As a Democrat he served in the Thirty. fifth
| Thirty-gixth and Thirty seventh Congresses,
! but when the rebellion broke out he became
| d Republican, and nearly suffered martyrdom
! for his adherence TO the Union. He served
! IL the Forty second and Forty-third Con
! crosses, and in 1873 was appointed Minister
/ TO Turkey. The Southern Republicans could
| not ask for more satisfactory representative
In the cabinet than the Hon Mr.. Maynard
| Senator John B. Gordon Of Georgia has
resigned his position and eX-Goy. Joseph l.
| Brown has been appointed to fill the vacan-
| cy. Senator Gordon is led TO take this step
/ because he is "A poor man, and tinds it impos-
| sible with justice to himself and his family
10 remain longer IL public life. Numerous
| interests Of his have long been suffering for
| want Of proper attention. and now an oppor-
/ tunity is presented 10 him TO repair the for
| tune which has been broken by his long pub
lie life. Senator Gordon has been IN the ser
| vice of the public since his 29th year, and he
! is now d little more than 4s. The Legisla-
ture of Georgia has but Just reelected him 70
the Senate, his term not expiring until 1850,
| Senator Gordon is one of the ablest of the
Southern Senators and his party will greatly
| miss him.
The Globe Democrat Of St Louis publishes
a long letter from confederate Gen. B. l..
johnson, advising the nomination of Gen.
Grant for the presidency, because his voice
alone of all the candidates has been heard
preaching the doctrine of peace and conciha-
ton between the North and the South. Gen.
| johnson says that il the present condition OF
the country, there appear to be for the gen
eral government two leading objects of pub
| lie policy of paramount Importance, and re-
| curing the highest rational and patriotic con
slderauon-the peace and perpetuity of the
nation, and the preservation of the present
form of government IL one harmonious I'm
ION and, secondly, economy in the public
expenditures, and the dminution of the bur
den of taxation upon the people, Gen.
Grants candidacy would III ms opinion,
cOnduee most 10 the attainment of these
| ends