Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15
MINOR NOTES.

Mrs. Mary Miller, who Secretary Folger
says may run her own Mississippi steamboat
if she wants to, is described as a trim, delicate
looking woman, whom nobody would suppose
old enough to be the mother of four children,
two of whom are nearly grown.
The reported discovery that yellow fever
can be prevented by vaccination as surely as
smallpox by the introduction of cow-pox vi.
rus, is looked upon in Brazil as an ascertained
fact, and the practice of this vaccination has
been authorized by government decree. The
new Jenner is DIR. Domingo Freire of Rio
Janeiro and he is so confident of the result
of his investigations that he offers himself as
a test.
The notorious "Brick" Pomeroy' s latest APP
pearance is as temperance lecturer. He pro-
phesies that the time is coming when there
will not be a rumseller left in New York city
'outside the board of aldermen"
A meeting of the Republican state commit
tee will be called for March l / to select time
and place for holding the state convention to
elect delegates to the Chicago convention.
Princess Ida" Gilbert and Sulivan's lat.
est opera, was produced in both New York
and Boston last Monday evening, and its re-
ception in each place was similar to that given
1t in London few weeks ago. That is, the
critics find much to criticise while the audi
ences listened to words and music with many
demonstrations of appreciative enjoyment.
President Arthur's order, formally placing
Gen. Sherman upon the retired list, with full
pay and allowances, was issued last Friday.
Gen. Bob Toombs, who was going to call
the roll of his slaves on Bunker Hill, 20 odd
years ago, but found the abolitionists some
what averse to such performance, now says
of Wendell Phillips: HE was an internal
machine set to music"
Animportant change in the keeping of post.
masters accounts is proposed by James G.
smith, chief of the post-ofiice division in the
auditor OF the treasury's Office, who has been
studying postal methods abroad OF the AS
600 post-ofi in the country, Al, 500 derive
their entire revenue from the sale of stamps.
Mr.. Smith would have the postmasters of the
latter buy their stamps receive their compen-
satlon and make their reports at the nearest
money-order offices, which alone should deal
directly with and report directly to the gene
raj office at Washington. By this change Mr..
Smith believes the accounts of the department
could be kept up to within 80 days of date,
instead OF running whole quarter behind as
now, and the force of employees could be
greatly reduced.
Twelve million dollars worth of property
was burned up in the United States in Janua-
rIy, and the losses by floods in February will
hardly fall below this sum.
The secretary of the treasury has written a
circular letter to the heads of the bureau of
that department, requesting then. to report 10
him in writing Immediately their opinion and
the results of their experience as to the effect
OF the act Ito regulate and improve the civil
service OF the United States"
Representatives of the Baltimore & Ohio
telegraph company have laid before the SEN
ate committee on post.ofiices a statement of
its lines in operation and soon to be built,
their cost, and the intention of the company
as to cheaper rates and increased facilities for
the public. President Garrett suggested that
If the government wished, his company would
take contract to do the business for The
post-otfiee department, or would sell its syg-
tenn to the nation.
Senator George of Mississippi has no fears
OF tha result of the Copiah investigation.
Senator Hoar is an honest man." he saws.
and will give us fair report of the facts"
Judge Poland is a member of the commit
tee to investigate the charges of ex.Speaker
Keller against General Boynton.