Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-11-03

Both branches Of the legislature of Oregon
have ratified the proposed woman's suffrage
amendment. The resolution had previously
passed the legislature of 1880. 1t now goes
to the people.
The dollar subscriptions to the Garfield
monument fund of Cincinnati now aggregate
about SO, ,O00-enough for the purpose. The
statue is to be of bronze, full length, of he
roic size, and mounted on granite pedestal
Tho purchase by Chief Justice Waite Of
house on l street, Washington, is said to
have caused real estate in that locality to in
crease 10 per cent in value, and to cause
corresponding diminution of the value of
property in the neighborhood which he pro-
posed leaving
Ex-senator Paddock Of Nebraska, head of
the Utah commission, gives his plan for end
ing polygamy thus "Abolish the territorial
government and let Congress appoint a
council for its government. This was done
in the northwest territory at an early period
for the government of people much better
than the Mormons. Louisiana was once gov
erned in that manner, and SO was the Dis
trict of Columbia. Divest the Mormons of
political power and down goes polygamy."
"The whirligig of time brings strange re-
venges." On the 18th ult., at Alexandria,
Hon. John A. Wise, son of the Governor of
NHBlulh upon MuObo hhIIdul OOuu DTOWu
was hung nearly % years before for his at
tack on slavery at Harper's Ferry, eulogized
the brave old man for his honesty and gal
lantry, while defending himself as a liberal
candidate for Congressman -at-large against
the assertion that the colored people would
not vote for him because his father had hung
John Brown
Several months ago the rag-pickers of st.
Louis formed an association for the purpose
of mutual aid and protection and to prove to
the world that in their own language, rag
picker can be gentleman. Their union has
hourshed during the summer, and at a meet
ing few days ago they had the satisfaction
of hearing what good record their trade is
making, 1t seems to be the general opinion
in St. Louis that they are conducting their
business in an enterprisng and upright man
ner, and winning the respect to which their
own self-respect entities them.
In Phoenix Park, Dublin, where Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke fell, stab
bed by the assassns, there are now two ghastly
holes in the ground filled with dirty mud and
water, and these puddles are pointed out to
the hundreds of people who daily pause to
see them as the places where the blood of the
victims stained the gravel Morbid lovers Of
ghastly relics have made the holes in the path
way. They have seraped up the gravel and
carried it away with them as memorials of the
deed of blood, and the cavities are daily grow
ing from this cause.
1t is stated that some clerks of the interior
department recently sent to Secretary Teller
asking permission to make contributions for
political purposes to the funds raised for ex-
penses in their respective states, and not to
the Congressional committee. In reply the
Secretary said; LET them pay to whomso-
ever they like, and much or little as they
like, or not pay at all if they prefer that
Make it plain to them in any event that do
not want TO know who pays or who does not
pay or what amount is raised. When in the
course of future events a man is promoted or
loses his place. don't want it said it was due
to his liberal contribution or the reverse"