Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-12
MINOR NOTES.

The electoral returns received by acting
Vice-President Edmunds have been deposited
in a safe bought for the purpose, and placed
in the Vice Presidents room, where they are
guarded by a member OF the capitol police
force. Col Geo. T. Childs of St Adams de-
livered the vote Of Vermont to MIR. Edmunds
on Wednesday.
President Arthur cannot be present At the
opening OF the New Orleans exposition next
Tuesday, and it is proposed to make tele-
graphic connection with the White House and
have him start the machinery by electricity.
Mr.. Blaine and his family arrived in Wash
ington last Friday, and are now settled in tx
Senator WINDOWS house for the winter. Ac-
cording to a confidential friend and interview
err, Mr. Blaine is cheerful and buoyant, cher
ishes no animosities, and has no aspiration TO
reenter the Senate or the House. He means
to devote himself strictly to work upon his
Twenty Years in Congress When that is
done he will write other historical works.
There is report TO the effect that Mr..
BRines libel suit against the Indianapolis
Sentinel has been ended by technically
raised by the defendant. When he asked re-
plies to a second lot of questions he also ask
ed that on refusal to make answer be be en-
joined from further prosecuting the suit. He
did not answer, and it is said that the judges
action amounts to granting the injunction.
The largest check ever paid into the treasu-
ry of New York city was that drawn by the
Manhattan Elevated railway company, last
week for taxes that have been in litigation
for several years and which the courts decide
that the company must pay 1t amounted TO
81, 2S5, 533. 81.
William H. Vanderbilt began an action
against Gen. Grant a few days ago to recover
$50, 600 borrowed by the general prior 10
the Grant 4 Ward failure. Gen. Grant
promptly confessed judgment for the entire
SUN, with interest, amounting to Slj5, AZ
At the time of the failure it was said that Mr.
Vanderbilt would not press for his money and
that he told the general to take his own time
about paying it, Whether this suit to recov-
er ii is a friendly one, not involving the pay
ment of the money, does not appear.
Mayor Martin Of Boston was defeated for
reelection Tuesday by Hugh O'Brien, the
candidate of the straight Democracy. year
ago Martin, who is an Independent Demo
crat, WAS elected over O'Brien on a citizens
ticket. O'Brien's election this year means a
Democratic grab for the absolute control OF
the city,
Wade Hampton was r. elected United States
senator by the South Carolina legislature on
Tuesday with only three dissenting votes.
The New York Times had the Spanish treaty
ca0led from Madrid last sunday at an expense
OF &c cents a word. The total number OF
words was 6, COL, and the cost to the Times
was 81 4l6, plus S2O00 paid to the man Ia
Madrid who furnished the copy of the treaty.
The treaty was cabled in Spanish, and was
translated into English after che Times re-
etived it,
Over 2OOO carloads Of material have been
carried into the New Orleans exposition build
ings already, aud 1000 car loads more are on
wheels or in vessels The exhibition will
open next Tuesday with more in position than
was ever seen in an exhibition before. The
entire floor space is 2 800, 900 square feet, and
both ground floor and galleries are full to
overlooking A 400 feet addition is TO be
made TO tbs main building. All buildings
will be finished by Christmas and 5OOO-horse-
power in motion, Commissioner Mead eI-
poets the Vermont exhibit TO I'll six or eight
boz cars