Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-06
MINOR NOrEs.

The first examination at Burlington under
the new civilservice rules was held yesterday,
Dorman b. Eaton being present There were
seven candidates, four of whom desired clerk
ships at Washington, and three local appoint
ments.
The recent Vermont railroad compromise
has got into the courts of Massachusetts,. A
Vermont and Canada stakeholder has asked
Judge Field to enjoin the American Loan and
Trust company from issuing 81 600, 600
mortgage bonds in exchange for Vermont and
Canada stock. Judge Field reversed his de-
cision.
The workmen who are pushing to compile
ton the work on the Northern Pacific railway
expect to drive the last spike on or before
Aug. 80. The spike is to be made of gold,
and is to be driven home with a silver sledge-
hammer
The value of the real and personal estate
in New York city subject to taxation is ST.
27G, ca, lG4, an increase for the past year of
$40, 200, 7G5.
The public debt was reduced nearly Si9,-
600, 900 in June.
Senator Edmunds was surprised at the
welcome extended him when he entered the
harbor at Victoria, b. c., fow days ago.
Statutes were fired flags were thrown to the
breeze from all hagstaiTs and the British
shipping in the harbor was gaily deckod
Gen. Sherman's eldest son, who has for
five years been studying for the Jesuit priest
hood, will soon leave Woodstock, Nd, where
he has been for some time, and after visiting
his mother will 60 to teach in the western
province in which he belongs
The trustees of the Garfield monument
fund at Cleveland, o., have finally selected
place in Lake View cemetery for the Presi-
dents last resting place. 1t is said to be the
most magnificent spot in the state, as it COM
msnds fine view of Cleveland, Lake Erie,
the entire cemetery and long stretch OF
farming country.
Vernon, the star-route juror who howled,
fell on the floor of the court room, and saw
snakes and things as soon as he had been de-
prived of his liquor for few hours, is un-
willing to drop into obscurity He was fined
$40 in the Washington police court the other
day, and he afterward made a wild speech
and became so disorderly that the court Off
GERS found it necessary to remove him.
The Democratic managers in Iowa are re-
ported to have a larger campaign fund on
hand than the Republicans ever had in the
hottest campaign. The prohibition issue
gives them the money of the frightened liq-
uor interest in large quantities.
Francis Murphy, the well known Pittsburg
temperance advocate, who has for a long
time been holding successful meetings in
England will sail for home with his son and
daughter on Sept. ..
Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan has become the
American manager of one of the Oldest Eng
fish insurance companies.
The end of internal revenue taxation, ex-
cept that on whiskey and tobacco, came on
the LIST inst. Bank checks, drafts orders,
vouchers matches, perfumery, proprietary
medicines and bitters no longer require
stamps.
There are no new developments this week
with regard to j. NJ. HRven's affairs The
Springfield Republican has the following
item referring TO the financial uneasiness in
Rutland which we mentioned last week
There seems TO be great deal of uneasi-
ness about the Page financial institutions in
Rutland since the Haven defalcation. An
old bank man has been Offering stock of the
Rutland National of which Page is presi-
dent, at par and now the officers of the old
savings bank are out with a card saying they
are all right and asking depoSitors not to
withdraw their funds"
The New Hampshire senatorial contest
will not reach decisive stage before the
middle of next week. Rollins had 1877 votes
of the 1870 Republicans who went into can
Gus, but has fallen of TO AZ on the 18th bal
lot. The worst disaaection is in Hillgboro
and Cheshire counties,