Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
MINOR NOTES.

A prominent Missouri Democrat has been
telling a 81 Louis reporter that the colored
voters Of his state are bought up cheap to
preserve the Democratic solidity
The New York Times mas reduced its price
to two cents per copy and the Tribune is re-
duced TO three cents.
Ex-senator David Davis has purchased a
large tract Of land near Fayetteville, y. c..
and will spend most Of this fall there, super
intending the making of improvements
thereon.
The engagement has been announced Of
James +. Herrick, Of the Springfield Repub-
hcan, formerly Of the Rutland Herald, and
the eldest daughter Of Rev. Dr. Terhune of
Springfield. Mrs Dr. Terhune is better
known as the popular writer, Marion Har-
land
Tho new two-cent stamp has mead Of
George Washington engraved by Alfred Jones
from copy belonging to Mr. Powers. the
bronze-tounder, of Houdins cast from the life
1t differs considerably from the head of
Washington on the present three cent stamp.
This is burly and coarse, with "a bulging
cheek and heavy chin and jowl. The new
one is much more refined in the face lines.
The halr Is much more artistcally drawn
and there is better arrangement of the cue
producing altogether a younger, stronger and
more intellectual head. 1t bears considera-
bic resemblance to the Gilbert stuart head
The color Of the stamp Is light earmine or
metallic red. The four-cent stamp has a
head OF Andrew jackson Its color is green
The precautions taken to prevent rescae
OF ODonnell, the slayer Of James Carey have
been etectual, and that enterprising person
has been landed in England and lodged in a
British dungeon. AS murder on British
ship IS technically murder on British soil
O'Donnells case will no doubt come up at the
next Asslzes at Southampton before an Eng
lish jury. 1t Is blindly limited IN this connec-
ton that Mrs. Carey threatens some remark
able developments, duplicating a member OF
Parliament in the Phoenix park murder.
The Ohief-Justice Of the United States Dis
trict Court in Dakota has decided that the
capital commission Is an illegal body, and has
made an order removing the commissioners
from their positions. If the commission was
illegally formed Its acts must have been lille
gal. Its most important act was the selection
OF bismarck 10 be the capital, and the selec-
ton was at once followed by extensive and
costly preparations in that city for the estab-
llshment there of the seat of government
The erection of a capitol building was begun
about month ago.
Underhills Counterfeit Reporter saws the
government postal notes are no better in de-
sign than Chinese wash receipts that they
are III huhpteu AoI the purpose intended. and
that they were successfully altered before
they had been in circulation four days The
Reporter urges, also, that as the notes are
payable to the bearer the signature of the
person who cashes a note is not necessary.
and that they should be made payable
at any money-order Office to make them Of
real value TO the public
Monsignor Capel preached a sermon in the
church of the Immaculate Conception at Bos-
ton last Sunday on the sacrament of penanee
and the duty of repentance The sermon
was one which might with propriety have
been delivered IN "a church Of any denomina-
ton, with the exception of the concluding
portion in which a comparison was made be-
tween the confessionals Of the Roman Cath
ollc and Episcopal churches The latter. he
said, was unauthorized ministration and
wholly incompetent In the evening Mon
signor Oapel leotured in Music hall 10 an i'm
mense audience in aid OF the home for desti- I
tute Catholic children.