Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17
IN GEN ERAL.

Gen. Grant has been elected one of the
trustees of Rev. DR.. Newman's church. New
York
The New York fire commissioners have
decided to add a reserve force and life-ssving
corps to the department,
The mayor of Philadelphia has decided
to refuse licenses to all places of amusement
where liquor is sold.
Meetings were held in London and New
York not long since, attended by promi-
nent people, to express sympathy for the per-
secuted Jews in Russia.
Theodore Tilton and his wife have signed
the deed of sale of their old home in Brook
| lyn. The negotiations were conducted by an
attorney and the estranged husband and wife
| did not meet
The anti-masons are to erect a monu-
ment to William Morgan's memory at Bata-
via, N. Y. The intention is to unveil it in
| September, on the anniversary of Morgan's
abduction. Thurlow Weed is invited to speak
on the occasion.
1t is said that the rapid construction
work on the Northern Pacific railroad last
| year. at each end, has left only $50 miles of
the road yet to be built 1t is expected that
the entire route between st. Paul and Duluth
and Puget Sound will be opened in 1884,
| Rev. G. @. Milne, pastor ofUnity church
in Chicago, Rev. Robert Colyer's old church,
in his sermon Sunday morning, 9th, announced
that he had abandoned his belief in personal
Deity and in the immortality of man. He
will be asked to resign.
"A few days ago rap was heard on one of
the doors of Smith college, and on opening
the door a seedy y-looking man stood there.
SIS this the collegeP" he asked. YES" was
| the reply. "Have you any old pants to dis
pose of 7" The door was shut on that fellow
pretty quick.
"A Boston man took occasion to remark to
his wife: "My dear, the infinite is always
| silent. 'Tis the finite only that speaks" She
was dull woman who didn't take hints, but
she never forgot the remark, and long after
ward, when some friends expressed wish to
visit the deaf and dumb asylum she turned to
her husband and asked "What days, my
love- is the asylum of the infinite open for
the reception of finite visitors ?"
The present winter in the far West is very
unlike the last, when severe cold and an i'm
mense depth of snow prevailed. At Bismarck,
Dakota Thursday, Feb. I'd, was the most
remarkable day of the winter, the thermome-
ter at one time registering 10 above zero.
There has been but one inch of snow in the
Missouri valley this winter and but few
days of cold weather. 1t is the mildest sea-
son ever known.
The non -polygamous branch of the MoE-
mon church begins to make itself heard. 1t
is small sect, but it claims to have the true
prophet in the person of Joseph Smith, the
son of the original Smith, who found the
golden plates of Nephi, was kicked by the
devil, built the first temple at Kirkland and
the second temple at NauVoo, led tho first ex-
odus of the saints, and was killed by Mis-
souri, mob. The present Joseph lives some
where in Iowa. II will be a surprise 10 most
people TO learn by the petition of his follow
ers TO Congress that they support mission
aries in Utah TO preach against polygamy.
They claim TO have converted 10, 900 persons
in that territory, and they ask of Congress
vigorous measures to extirpate the pernicious
doctrine and practice introduced by Brigham
Young.