Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-01
MINOR NOTES.

President Arthur returned to Washington
from a short visit to New York last Saturday,
in better health than when he went away.
He is somewhat vexed about the stories that
are atloat about his health and insists that
except feeling a little oyerworked he has not
for years enjoyed better health.
1t is now stated that Henry Wizards gigan-
tic opening of the Northern Pacific railroad
not only cost $3.50, 600 in cash but that some
of his guests were so alarmed concerning the
enterprise when they saw the vast areas of
unpeopled country through which the railroad
runs that on arriving at Portland Oregon,
they began telegraphing to their agents aud
brokers to sell their Northern Pacific stock
That began the decline of the stock which
continued until Mr.. Willard was obliged to
succumb
d. r. Locke (Nasby) has been through
Maine on his prohibition investigation, aud
concludes that the prohibitory law has done
wonders in lessening the consumption Of
spirtuous liquors-that whereas, forty years
ago, with a smaller population than now,
Maine consumed Sl3 900 900 annually in H.
quor, and almost every country store Was an
open rum shop, now very little liquor is sold
in the rural districts, and with a few excep-
tons there are no open bars in the cities Ho
finds the good effects of the law especially
noticeable among the farming population.
Sixteen years ago law was passed proyid.
ing for the gradual manumission of slaves in
Cuba, of whom there were at that time about
3S5, $50. So well has this law been admins
tered, the planters in many cases showing a
willingness to net even in anticipation of its
provisions, that 2S50 600 slaves have been al.
ready set free, and there are good grounds for
hoping that during the year the curse of slav-
cry will finally be removed from that island.
Before the terrible disaster at Cray Head
brought them into public notice not one man
| in ten among newspaper readers knew that
there were any Indians living on the island
| of Marihas Vineyard. Their brave and skill
| full work at the wreck in rescung the living
and caring for the dead has earned them the
thanks of the Massachusetts, legislature aud q
| fund for their benefit is being raised in Bos-
| ton. There are also Indians still living OF
Long Island, and a remnant of the Penob
| scot tribe remains in Maine. They receive
yearly stipend from that state, and are main
ly employed by lumbermen. They are skill
full in the hazardous business of log driving
Miss Oornelia Paddock OF Salt Lake, Ru
thor of the Mormon story, The Fate o.
Madame La Tour" says that it is doubtless
easier to deny that polygamy is decreasing
than TO furnish statistics in support of sucl
a denial owing largely to the secrecy t
which witnesses of the Endowment Hous
ceremonies are sworn. "That polygamy ex
lists she continues in letter to The Denve
| Inter- Ocean, "iu the states and territorie
which adjoiu Utah, We all know. That tn
system has entrenched and strengthened il
self in these states and territories since tn
passage of the Edmunds law is, l think
equally certain. Arizona will soon be who'll
under Mormon control In Idaho the MOI