Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-13
MINOR NOTES.

Mr. Grape of the First Massachusetts Dis
| trlct will push scheme in Congress for an
electric light at Hell Gate. There is now a
blockade of vessels on both sides the straits,
every night, waiting for daylight, and it
would be great gain if this dangerous point
could be made naVigable by night as well as
by day. The estimated cost of the light is
| $50, 900.
1t is said that Henry Willard has arranged
to import 5000 to 10000 Scandinavians to
work on the Northern Pacific Railroad
When the road is finished it is expected that
the labOrers will settle on its line, Immi-
grants from the Scandinavian countries
make the best kind of settlers.
1t is said that Dr. Bliss thinks the doctors
fees in the Garfield case ought to be divided
in this way Bliss $50, 900, Agnew and Ham
ilton $3.50 each, Reyburn $4,000, Dr.
Boynton and Mrs Edison $1,000 each, total
$40, 900. The sum is eKtrayagant and will
not be allowed by Congress.
One part of Dakota is 80 separated from the
other portion that it cannot be reached except
by going to St. Paul, MINI, and taking an
other line of railway. 1t is proposed to di-
vide the territory, on the 10th parallel, into
two the lower one of which would have suffi-
cient population in connection with its rapid
growth to warrant its being admitted TO the
Union as a state.
The net reduction in the cost of the steam
boat and star-route service under Postmaster
General James, between March l, 1881, and
the end of the year was 81, 439, 1G3. This,
and other economies of Mr.. James, reduced
the net deficiency of the post-ofice depart
ment from 81, 1856, 9GG AZ during the quarter
of 1880 ending with September to Sl96, 402. e
70 during the corresponding period of 1881.
During the last quarter of the year the de-
partment was sef-sustaining for the first time
in many yearss
Of the members of the present Congress no
less than seDeHteeR are natives of Vermont
four Senators, twelve Representatives and
one Territorial Delegate. The Senators, be-
side Messrs. Edmunds and Morrill,, are Hon.
William Pitt Kellogg of Louisiana and Hon
Philetus Sawyer of Wisconsin. Windham
county has two members among the Repre-
sentatives-Hon. j. NJ. Tyler of this district
"a native of WilmingtOn) and Hon A. A.
Ranney of Massachusetts, born in Townshend).
Col. Joyce of the First Vermont district was
born in England and Gen. Grout of the Third
district was born of American parents, at
Compton, p. Q.
classmate of Cadet Whitaker at West
Point, who has left the army, in a oonversa
ton with a clergyman at st. Louis recently,
said that Whitaker did not cut his own earp,
uut tnht uo uau 10 20 got ria OF IN some way
that would prevent the sending of any more
niggers to West Point"
The Atlanta cotton exposition cost about
$3.50, 900, of which $50, 900 went for build
ings and improvements and the balance for
running and miscellaneous expenses The
receipts from the gates were about 800, 900,
from sales of privileges and entry fees 800
600 and from miscellaneous sources $4,000,
and the final settling up, after the buildings
are sold, will leave b shortage of about $1O0,-
900 to be borne by the stockholders The
gate receipts ran from $500 to a little over
$4,000 day, and in the best week amounted
TO nearly $1,000. There were about 25O,-
600 visitors in all, a great portion of whom
came from distance in fact, it is said that
Georgia took less interest in the enterprise
than any other southern state.
bona fde offer of $1,000 for Guiteau's
body has been made, the purchaser TO take
his chances as to how long he must wait for
il. On being told of the offer, Guiteau said,
Perhaps some other fellow will give $1,000"
1t is alleged that the working committee"
at st. Adams got short of money aud levied
an assessment aggregating $3.50 on those who
signed their paper OF this amount the Rot.
land Herald is the authority for saying that
they gathered in the muniRcent sum of 81
cents"