Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-31
MINOR NOTES.

Betting on the election in New York city
is all one way--in favor of Blaine. 1t is ex-
ceedngly difficult to fluid a man who is will
ing to risk any money on Grover Cleveland.
Mr.. Joy is out in another letter to-day 10
which be as emphatically as before contra
diets Mr.. Beecher's version of the converse
ton carried on at Mr.. joys table.
Fifty thousand people, by Democratic esti-
mate, gathered at Springfield, ILL.,, Wednes-
day to see ex-Gov. Hendricks and hear him
speak.
There was big parade of Cleveland and
Hendricks and independent battalions in Bos.
ton Wednesday night, between 1000 and 5000
men being in line.
Gov. Cleveland has written gushing letter
to Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher to tell her that
he has known nothing about bad women in
Albany, and that the contemplate creatures"
who have lifted the veil from his private life
appear to think that 1.-THE affair" which he "has
not denied" makes him defenceless against all
charges.
To avoid any possible question of his inc
Eligibility TO the Office OF presidential elector,
Hon. Hiram Harlow of Windsor has resigned
his position as president and director of the
Windsor National bank and this resignation
has been accepted.
ion loses the services of Mrs. j. Ellen Foster
as president of its department of legislation
because she cannot approve the attitude of
the union in its support of the St. John as
sistant Democratic ticket. Mrs. Foster is
one of the foremost laborers in the cause OF
temperance, but will not be dragooned into
doing evil for the sake of possible good.
The Republican plurality for secretary OF
state in Ohio is officially stated at 1924.
The total vote was 1881, of which 39l 500
was Republican, $50, 275 Democratic, and Ia,
437 scattering. The total vote was 67, l43
greater than ever before. The Republicans
had gain of 1851 votes, and the Demo
Gratis of 20,5S2.
| Collector Robertson Of New York writes to
friends in Washington that he is confident
the state will go Republican by 10000 to 80,
900 majority.
Anybody who will be 2l years old on the
! 9TH of November-that is, who was born
Nov. 5, 1S63-will have a right to vote on
the 4th day of November because the courts
have decided that person is 2l years old at
the opening of the last day of the 2lst year
of his life.
Ex-Gov. Boutwell, of Massach usetts is OF
/ opinion that New York, Indiana, New Jersey,
and Connecticut will vote for Blaine. OF last
weeks great meeting of business men in
! New York city Gov. Boutwell, says ~ have
never seen an assembly that approached it in
numbers. 1t was composed of active men,
and indicates an earnestness that did not
| imagine existed anywhere"
| Gen. and Mrs. Logan went through the
county of their birth and early married days
in southern Illinois Wednesday. Their spec.
ial train was stopped at each intervening
town, aud at every place large crowds had as
sembled, the General speaking briefly and
feelingly at each stop At Carbondale an i'm.
mense crowd was at the depot, a battery
manned by veterans fired salute, the bells
/ of the city we're rung, the whistles of the diff
/ ferent manufacturing establishments were
sounded, and a brigade of 1000 cavalrymen
composed of veterans and a great corps OF
footmen were in line Sixteen special trains
had taken people there from all adjacent
! counties.