Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-12-03
MINOR NOTES.

Inc pTeblueuI mas hppOlhttu hlhloh bhth1h
Of this State as United States consul at Cura-
Goa.
Recent information received by members
of the Republican national committee reveals
the fact that the election frauds practiced by
the Democrats of Arkansas were only equaled
by those already reported from the neighbour
ing States of Louisiana and Mississippi. II
was by such frauds that the First Congress
sional District of Arkansas, which is rightful-
" Republican by good majority, was count
ed for the Democrats Mr.. johnson the Re-
publican candidate, very properly proposes to
go to Congress and demand the seat out Of
which he has been cheated
Ex.Judge ID. p. Barnard, a well known
Brooklyn lawyer, who has been for 1G years
president of the Constitutional Union Asso-
citation, strong Democratic organization, de-
clares that he has cast his last vote for the
Democratic party as now organized. lie
thinks there is more true Democracy in the
Republican party now than in the Democrat
ic, the latter being now u conglomeration of
all manner of 'isms."
According to Petroleum V. Nasty, the fu-
ture of the Democratic party is not full Of en-
couragement "Ef the Democrisy of Ken
lucky" he says, "hev to go on four wears
liquor on credit, half its votin' strength will
have passed in its chips and gone into tho
hereafter. We hev tested our endurance to
the last pint, and the strained bow wont hold
out any longer
In recent letter Representative Aiken of
South Carolina says: 81 know more about
the rank and file OF the Northern Democracy
than all the editors in South Carolina aud
never had any faith in them. They are
party in name, but without principle"
Ex-Governor Perry, of South Carolina, in
u letter written since the election, tells the
Southern Democrats that they must 'cling to
the Northern Democracy" and Crush out the
radical party in South Carolina" To do this
| he advises that mo Democrat rent his lands
to a radical or hire or employ radical unless
he will promise to vote the Democratic tick
ct, and he adds that il tho South Carolina
| Democrats have not patriotism enough to
try this plan they are unworthy sous Of
their mother State"
Louisiana has been disgraced by another
political murder DIR. VIM. b. Jones, editor
of the North Louisiana Republican, one Of
the few Republican papers in the State which
have been permitted to survive under Demo
cratic rule, was assassinated by Democrats ut
his home Mt Lake Providence on the night of
Nov. 3D. His partner, b. II. Lanier was at
| tackled by the same persons, but escaped to
the swamps, whore he lay hidden for twenty
four hours. No particulars Of the murder
have been published.
A teacher in district school in Claremont
county, o.. refused a coored boy admission,
and his action was sustained by the trustees.
The father of the boy brought SUIT in the
United States court for 100000 damages.
Judge Baxter decides that it is the privilege
of every one of proper age to attend the pub
lie schools of Ohio, and the provision by the
legislature for separate schools for colored
children does not exclude them from attend
ing the schools in case a separate school ii
not provided.
The Vicksburg Miss. Herald says that the
sheriff and chancery clerk, who murdered
each other a few days since, were member,
of the same Methodist church, brother Ma
sons, knights of Pythias and Knights of Hon
or, and strong personal friends; yet the spirit
of that political intolerance which is the curse
of the South momentarily Infatuated them,
and they turned upon each other with deadly
weapons
Gov. Jeter Of South Carolina, in his recen
message to the legislature, very sensibly says
1--WE have just passed through one of our eX
citing quadrennial elections, in which so much
is done to disarrange the business of the coun
try, disorgauize labor and excite the wors
passions of the people, especially the mos
ignorant believe it would be better for al
the interests of the State il we had State cleo
tions but once in four years, and then at
time different from that on which United
States elections are held. II persons helC
Office for four years they would become bet
ter qualified for their duties, and the State ii
more interested in having an Office well filled
than in finding berths for untried aspirants."
Money is so plenty and 80 cheap at Londol
that the British government is reported to b,
seriously thinking of refunding its 3per cent
consols at y per cent. William II. Wander
bilt is credited with having borrowed freel!
in London at two per cent, using his four pc
cent United States bonds as collateral. Tn
abundance of money and the low rates a
London are naturally turning the attention o
British capitalists to American railroad invest
ments and speculations, and several of tn
prominent railroad stocks have been, or sool
will be, placed on the London stock exchange
list as well as on the list at New York.
A conference of those who would secular
ize the State has lately been held at Chicago
the outcome of which was the construction o
the following platform
l. That acts of religious worship, includin
Bible reading, enforced as an act OF worship
shall cease in legislatures prisons and publ
/ schools, and institutions sustained by taxa
ton.
=. That no property shall be exempted fror
taxation, and no persons from contributin
their Just shares to the burdens of the State
on account of their being used or engaged i
e religious efforts.
= 3. That all laws enforcing observance Q
2 one day above another, upon religious grounds
shall be repealed.
4. That all laws requiring judicial oaths
be in any religious form, or limiting the al
r instability of persons to testify, hold Office
. sit on jury, or perform any other civil fun'
Y ton, because of any lack of religious belize
: be repealed.