Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-12
MINOR Notes.

Butler and his committee are doing q char
acteristic thing by scattering broadcast over
Massachusetts, a campaign document in the
shape of regular Republican ticket, "
printed in ballot form on material which is
an imitation of the human skin after tanning
and dressing. The reddish back of the tick.
ct is rough, like the reverse side of piece
Of leather, and the front is Of a light brown
color. 1t bears the mans as candidates for
state offices Of gentlemen previously con-
nected with and prominent in defence of the
Tewksbury almshouse. II is needless to say
that it is piece of vulgarity not intended to
appeal to intelligent men.
Rev NJ II. Houghton, Uniyersalst min
lister at New Haven. Conn, who has been
preaching sensational sermons on the Rose
Amber case, and denouncing the probable"
murderer by name, has been notified by his
church that his services will not be wanted
after the first of April next
The New Orleans National bank, which is
acting as a cover for the Louisiana lottery
company, has sued the postmaster general
for Sob 600 for issuing an order forbidding
the delivery of registered letters and the pay
ment of money orders.
w. II. II. Murray's second lecture in New
York delivered last Sunday, was on the sub
ject of divorce, and was practically a plea
for very wide liberty, not to say license. The
reason, he said, why the divorce laws are
becoming more liberal is because women are
coming to be recognized rs having equal
rights with men. The law is beginning to
protect them from a lifelong seryitude to a
drunken or brutal husband.
The Northern Pacific directors on Saturday
authorized the placing of a second mortgage
for $50, 900, 600, and the issue of the bonds
for SIS, 900, 600 bearing 6 per cent. interest
and running for fifty years. 1t is said that
the negotiation of these bonds is already Sc
cured. This increases the capitalization and
debt of the road practically to $4,000, 600,
which is about $50, 600 per mile, as against
$40, 600 per mile on the main line of the
Union Pacific.
The leading Democratic newspaper of Mis-
souri, has a headline describing moon
sinner" named Redmsnd as "a Braver and
Nobler Offender than Frank James"
The once notorious Brick" Pomeroy has
reformed. He knows and cares nothing about
politics, but, as president of q railroad COM
pany, is boring a mountain tunnel to shorten
the distance between Denver and Salt Lake.
Even there, however, life does not go smooth
ly with him. Denver newspaper called him
and his railroad company a fraud and he has
sued for libel in heavy damages.
The Postmaster Generals order forbidding
delivery of mail TO the New Orleans national
bank because it was the agent of the Louis
lana lottery company is likely to bring good
deal of attention to the most shameful con-
dition of things in certain way to be found
in any state. The bank suit isin fact brought
by the lottery company, and should finally
test the question as to whether that concern
must be recognized as a legitimate business
enterprise. The company was got up at the
close of the war, became rich and powerful,
and in 1879 had its charter incorporated in
the constitution. 1t silences criticism by con-
slant gifts to charities, brides to silence half
the newspapers in the country with high
priced Advertising and prevents official inter
ference at home by maintaining a dictator
ship In state politics.