Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
MINOR NOTES.

Gov. Farnham attended the funeral cere-
monies at Cleveland, accompanied by Adiu-
tant-General Peck and Colonies Ely Goddard
and Scott, of his staff.
Gov. Pillsbury of Maine was married on
Wednesday at o'clock in the morning and
left with his bride for the White mountains
Queen Victoria telegraphed Minister Low
ell at London on Wednesday "Would you
express my sincere coincidence TO the late
Presidents mother and inquire after her
health, as well as after Mrs Garfield. L
should be thankful if you would procure me
a good photograph of Gen. Garfield" This
dispatch was sent to Mentor, O., and Mrs.
Garfield replied through the State depart
ment, expressing her grateful acknowledge
ments, and saying that her majesty's wish
will be complied with.
The Burlington Free Press is one of the
papers which speak of the Funeral obsequies"
of the dead President.
Senator Edmunds was appointed member
of the Senatorial committee to accompany the
remains of the late President to Cleveland
and attend the funeral there.
The bullet which was cut from President
Garfeld's body is now in the custody of Pr
vate Secretary Brown, who will preserve it
till needed in evidence at the trial of Quit
eau.
President Arthur had an attack of dumb
ague last Saturday morning, but by noon had
so far recovered as to be able to attend to
some executive business. Fearing the effects
of malaria he will not take up his residence at
the White House until it has been thorough
ly renovated
Business men and all other persons should
make note of the following: 1.-THE United
States Government has fixed these values on
silver coins with holes in them Dollars, G5
cents; half dollars, 80 cents quarters, 10
cents; dimes, cents
Three thousand people, four-ffths of them
Englishmen, gathered in Exeter hall, Lon
don, last Saturday, at q meeting convened
| by Hon. James Russell Lowell the Ameri-
can Minister. Mr.. Lowell delivered an elo-
| quent eulogy on the dead President and a
feeling of deep sympathy pervaded the en-
tire assemblage.
who selected the day following the PRESIDENT
death to make brutal attack upon his pub
lie and private character, found the town made
so hot for him by the indignant citizens that
| he left and has not returned The students
of Rutgers College especially felt called upon
to rectify the matter, and marched in a body
to his house and his office, where their CON
duct was highly irregular, and calculated to
| put the inmates in an uncomfortable frame
| OF mlnu. tOr tne sake OF appearances the
| police arrested two of them, who were ap-
| parently ringleaders, but when they were ar
raigned before the recorder they proved to
be theological students, and were discharged.
Some excitement was occasioned in Wash
ington on Wednesday by the reported discov-
| cry of plot to assassinate President Arthur.
A clerk in the medical museum makes oath
that while lying in bed Monday night he
heard two men near the house swear that
they would kill the President within a month.
The police profess TO believe that it was the
talk of men half drunk.
Senator Jones of Nevada the intimate and
confidential friend of President Arthur, went
to Utica, N. Y, Wednesday, and had long
conference with Mr.. Conkling.
1t is expected that Guiteau will be brought
before the grand jury at Washington next
Monday. As precaution against legal quib.
bles, he will be indicted in Monmouth county,
N. j. The following section has been dis.
covered in the District of Columbia Code
which seems TO cover Guiteau's case com.
pletely;
''SEo. IS (ChRp 1880. liza person Jestyick
en- or poisoned IN this District and By reason
thereof die aOittOut tie same, the offender shall
be as guilty, and be prosecuted and punished
IN IKE manner, as il the death had occurred
IN this District"