Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-03-18
MINOR NOTES.

Mrs. ex-President Hayes has been elected
president of the womAn's Missionary society
of the Methodist church.
The Illinois legislature adopted joint res.
olution thanking President Garfield for the
appointment Of Robert Lincoln as Secretary
of War.
Mrs Garfield never learned to waltz, but
she can cook and teach her boys Greek and
Latin.
Some of the Washington correspondents
say that there are increasing indications that
an extra session of Congress will be called.
Washington claim agent has sued eI-
Secretary Schurz for SO, 900, 900 damages be-
cause Mr.. Schurz debarred him from doing
business with the pension Office for alleged
dishonest practices.
The Rhode Island Senate has voted against
giving women the right to vote in school mat
tiers. Behind the times
dinner was given in honor of Gen Han
cock at the Manhattan club, New York, last
Saturday night. A considerable number of
distinguished Democrats were present In
response to a toast Gen. Hancock made a
speech saying that he still maintained the
principles which governed him when he &C.
had no fault TO find with the canvass, andhad
nothing TO retract.
President Garfield has begun his term by
giving audience every day TO all who wish to
see him. The rush of officeseekers is over
whelming and he is reported as saying that If
an old man should ever be elected President,
and had to Withstand the pressure from this
class, it certainly would kill him. Besides
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applications for office have been received.
Mayor Vickery was reelected at Augusta,
Me-, Monday by All majority, the largesl
Republican majority for many years. There
were three opposition tickets.
The records of DeKalb county, Mississippi,
containing all the evidence of the famous
Chisholm murder, were burned with the
court house, last week. The trial of some of
the murderers was about to begin but it will
now be abandoned. This may be ''oo-
incidence"
Nebraska would not pass prohibitory
liquor law, but has fixed the license at $1,000,
and penalty of 800 for treating. The Wis
consin legislature has defeated the proposed
prohibitory and woman suffrage amendments
to the state constitution. The North Caro-
lima legislature has passed strict prohibitory
law which will be submitted TO the people for
ratification in August.
Garfield rises at seven and breakfasts at
eight. He spends an hour in debating per-
sonal letters, then gives few minutes to his
family and after that is ready to receive the
throng who crowd upon him. He lunches at
half-past two. Between three and four he
reads the New York dailies, then receives
members of the Cabinet, and dimes at six
He spends the evening with his family and a
few personal friends.
The Senatorial vacancy from Wisconsin has
been filed by the election of Angus Cameron
to ill out Senator Carpenters term, that in
Maine by the election of Wm. P. Frye to sue
coed Mr. Blaine, that in Iowa by the appoint
ment of j. McDill to succeed Mr.. Kirk
wood, and that in Minnesota by the appoint
ment of A. j, Edgerlon to succeed Mr.. Win
dom.
II is related of the late Senator Matt H. Car
penter that he once said, when President pro
TEN. of the Senate "You may put me in the
chair blindfolded and can tell whether or
not Senator Edmunds is in his seat by the
character of legislation that is brought up. II
it is known that he will be absent for few
days, every bill with Job in it is brought to
the front and pushed; whereas II he is pres
emit nothing is said about them"