Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-29
MINOR NOTES.

Henry Ward Beecher was 20 years old Mon
day, and the event was celebrated by great
public reception in the Brooklyn academy of
music. An immense crowd filed every part
of the room, many distinguished people were
on the platform, addresses were made, and
resolutions of love, respect and esteem were
adopted by rising vote.
The Rev. Jenkins of Louisiana, who shot
the Rev. Borden, president of the Mansfield
female college, the other day because of
story that be had seduced pupil, has gone to
jail without bail on a charge of murder, and
his brother with him. The girl in the case
now says that she did not say that Borden had
ruined her but only that he made advances
by trying to put his hands on her."
The Ohio supreme court rendered a decision
on Tuesday that the saoon-taxing statute
called the Scott law is constitutional, and il
goes into effect at once. This gives the tenn
perance plank of the Republican platform a
practical application, and may do much tow
ard unraveling the tangle of rum questions.
This law imposes 5000 tax on every place
where liquor is sold, or 500 if the traffic is
exclusively in beer or wine. The sale of
liquors is forbidden on Sunday, and to minors
and drunkards. The license goes to the
counties, and it is thought that Cincinnati
will derive $3.50, 900 from the traffic.
Illinois now has compulsory education.
bill, providing that every child between and
II years of age shall be sent to school at least
II weeks in year.
The suit which was begun to restrain the
removal of the big organ from Music hall,
Boston, has been compromised and William
o. Grover, the purchaser, will begin its re-
moval in May 1884, being allowed two
months to take it from the hall The organ
will remain in Boston, will be improved. and
hall especially with view to its accommo
dation will be constructed in the rear of the
New England conservatory of music
The 3GSth course of the Washington monu.
ment was completed last Saturday, making
the structure 3GS feet high, or GO feet higher
than the Capitol from the ground floor
to the dome top. The view from the ton of
the monument now is very fine. The Blue
Ridge mountains can be plainly seen.
The President has made the expected con.
solidation of internal revenue collection dis
tricts. The districts are reduced in number
from l2G to 80. The only changes in New
England are in Massachusetts, and Connecti-
cut
On Wednesday, the day following the La
fayette celebration at Burlington, the Free
Press published q double sheet issue, contain
ing beside full accounts of the proceedings
on Tuesday, great quantity of historical and
biographical matter, pertaining to the Univer-
sity, Lafayette, John p. Howard the Ethan
Allen statue, etc. The issue represents a
very large amount of enterprise and solid
work, and is in every way creditable to its
publishers.
Gov. Butler attended the Harvard COM
mencement on Wednesday, and, contrary to
all expectations, instead of revenging himself
for the refusal of the trustees to give him a
LII. D., said not disagreeablething but con
Quoted himself in the most discreet and agree
able manner. His speech at the Alumni din
ner, whore he was guest of President Elliot,
was quite model in its way and received re,
peated applause.
The first civil service examination in New
England was held at Providence Tuesday
II was conducted by the examiners for the
Providence post-oflice, Dorman b. Eaton be-
ing present, and lasted over four hours. Sim
liar examinations were held in Boston yester-
day Burlington's turn will come next Thurs
day.