Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-02
MINOR NOTES.

Secretary Folger has called in for red emp
ton $50, 600, 900 of the extended three and
half per cent bonds.
The official count of last months election in
Massachusetts shows Gov. Longs plurality to
be 50, AIS.
The picture of Gen. Garfield for Queen Vic
toria is said to have been forwarded through
the state department on Monday. 1t is of
cabinet size, and is described as bearing a
striking resemblance to the late president.
The report of the Pacific Coast Association
of native Sons of Vermont, for the years 1879,
80 and 81 comes to us in a handsome 60 page
pamphlet. The association, which was organ
lied in 1873, has held three very successful
reunions, with suppers, toasts and addresses,
which are duly recorded in this report. The
last Grafton delivered at the Vermonters' pic
mic at Shell Mound Park, May 9th last, was
by Hon. Geo. W. Tyler of Alameda, and COM
prised brief and interesting sketch of the
early history of our state. The roll of mem.
bers gives the names, birthplaces and address,
es of about three hundred sons and daughters
of Vermont residing in San Francisco and
other California towns.
Mr.. John P. Towards recent gifts to the
Burlington Home for Destitute Children and
the University of Vermont, though large and
highly creditable to his generosity, are not,
hb HAS Db6u bldl5u, the Bcbl luulNluudl uO-
nations ever made in Vermont for charitable
purposes. To Miss Fletcher of Burlington it
is but just to give the precedence, as she gave
5000, 900 to found the hospital that bears her
name and $24, 900 for the Burlington free Ii
brary.
Rev. DIR. W. L. Gage, a Hartford clergy
man, found burglar in his house Sunday
evening. He clinched the fellow and was
| dragged into the street, where the burglar
was thrown down and held until aid arrived.
The Boston Herald thinks the reverend doc
tor deserves more credit than was awarded
to Luther for throwing his inkstand at the
| devil.
George Q. Cannon, the Mormon, has ar
rived in Washington, ready for the contest
with Mr.. Campbell for the Utah delegates
seat. Cannon relies on the fact that he had
| IS, 900 votes to Campbell's 1900. The ques-
ton of admitting either will go to the com
mittee on elections, and it is believed a new
election will be ordered.
Miss Alcott, the author of Little Women"
was 40 years old Tuesday and her fathers
SD birthday occurred on Tuesday also.
A remarkable Thanksgiving service was held
at Lodi, ILL.,, in which Congregationalists,
Methodists, Baptists and Roman Catholics
participated Two addresses were delivered,
one by the Catholic priest and the other by
to have had very cordial and enjoyable time.
The little singer, Corinne Kimball, who has
twice appeared in Brattleboro, was before
Judge Donahue of New York, Tuesday, on a
writ of habeas corpus the society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to child-en objecting to her
public performances. On Wednesday the
child mysteriously disappeared from the Gus
tody of an officer of the society, and heI
adopted mother, Mrs. Flaherty, was arrested
on a charge of abduction.
The official returns of the election in New
York are at last all in and Secretary Of State
Carr's plurality is II, G93.
Mrs. Garfield has placed the literary es,
tate of the late President in the hands of Col
Rockwell of the United States army, who ii
charged with its care, preservation and dis
position. Joseph Rudolph, the administra
tor, has appointed Gen. Swain his attorney
and financial agent. Mrs. Garfield is over
whelmed with letters begging for money from
all parts of the country and from people Of
all conditions and classes.
Western papers say that Thanksgiving day
was never before SO heartily observed in tina
section as this year, and that the holiday ii
growing in popular favor yearly.
Nora Perry says that Boston ladies have
gone over to the poke bonnet with the same
zest with which they took up the striped
India shawl, and that one looks dow
Washington or fremont street. a phalanx o.
coal seuttles appears to be approaching, anC
the air is darkened as if by heavy thunde
cloud.