Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-20
MINOR NOrRs.

Mr.. Blaine made "call OF courtesy" at the
White House last Friday, spending some time
in pleasant private chat with President Cleve.
land.
Cleveland's cabinet officers have ordered the
carriages and horses, heretof1re kept at gov
eminent expense for the use nf the department ut
officers and their families to be sold, and will
either go afoot or ride in the public convey.
ances. From the White House stables four
Of the seven horses will be sold, leaving two
for office use and one for a messenger.
Spofford's American almanac gives Cleve-
lands plurality as 90, G53.
Judge Yerkers OF Philadelphia reprmauded
a jury in his court on Monday for bringing in
a verdict of not guilty in the case OF boy,
held for shooting his companion. 1t was
case of didn't know it was loaded" The
judge said that he did not see how any Jury
man with gray hairs could find such verdict
He held the prisoner in 81, 900 bail and di.
rected the district attorney to find another
bill against him.
The syndicate or association which bought
the st. Johnsbury Index, but did not buy the
Caledonian, has organized with Dudley P.
Hall of Lyndon, a large capitalist, az presi-
dent, E. T. Ide of St. Johnsbury vice presi.
dent, and board of directors from several
towns in the vicinity. new press and other
material has been bought, the name of the
Index will be changed to the St. Johnsbury
Republican, aud the first number will be is
sued March 2G.
The FIRST state reception by President Cleve-
land at the White House was given Tuesday
to the diplomatic corps, the Judiciary, the
army and navy and the Senate and House OF
Representatives 1t was one OF the most
brilliant affairs of the kind that have been
held in the White House. The East Room
was superbly decorated. the mantels being
massed with rare roses, hyacnths spikes and
tulips, the windows filled in with palms and
azaleas and the great chandeliers wreathed
with smilax. The President received in the
famous Blue Parlor, assisted by his sister and
the ladies of the Cabinet.
H. II. Bishop of Bolton, who is appointed
railway postal clerk on the St. Adams and
Boston route, vice H. @. Gleason, resigned
is the first Democrat to receive federal ap-
pointment in Vermont under the new admin.
istration.
The postmaster at Camden, Me-, has dis
tinguished himself by resigning because he
thinks the Office belongs to q Democrat.
The terrible heat causes An alarming death
rate among the English troops at Korti, and
it ia estimated that reinforcements to the ex
tent of 20 per cent of the present strength Of
the forces will be required before fall to keep
the number good. Navigation OF the N le Is
very difficult, and transportation Of the wound
ed is tedious.
Ex.Gov. Barstow has the sympathy Of
hundreds OF personal friends all over the
state in the death OF his wife, which took place
last week. Among those present at the fun
eral, which was held last Saturday, were Gov.
PinRree and members of eX. Gov. BArstoW's
staff
Senator Logan has missed Of r, election
in the Illinois legislature by but one vote /; but
a miss ia as good, or bad, az a mile. To
elect a United States senator requires the
affirmative vote of "a majority of ali the men,
bers elected to both houses" OF the legislature.
In the legislature of Illinois neither party can
command an absolute majority of all the men,
beers elected. The death OF Republican mem
Der gave the Democrats a majority of one on
joint ballot, but did not relieve the deadlock,
since the deceased member, having been elect
ed, must be counted in the total. II the Re-
publieans hold together, they can prevent the
election OF Democratic Senator until che ad.
journment of the legislature, when the Gov
ernor will appoint Senator Logan, who can
serve till the election OF new legislature,
which will not be likely to be as closely divd-
ed as this present one.
Gen Hezen, whose case takes MP 20 much
space in the papers, is on trial by court-mar.
tial, for conduct to the prejudice of good or
der and military discipline" his offence being
the publication Of criticisms on the official acts
OF his military superior, the Secretary of War
The main facts are that the failure of the Gar
lington relief expedition of 1888 and the con.
sequent death of a number of the Greedy par.
ty, was largely laid at Gen. Hazen's door. He
has naturally been anxious to shift the respon-
sibility to somebody else aud in a published
interview, stated to reporter that he had
written letter blaming Secretary Lincoln for
not sending steamer to rescue Greedy imme-
dlately after the return of Lieut.. Darlington
in the fall OF 1885, and saying that il the Sac
rotary had done so, Greedy aud his men would
have been saved that fall. Mr.. Lincoln there
upon caused Hazen to be court martialed.
II Ia related that when Matthew Arnold was
In Chicago young girl of eleven years told
him she had read nearly everything that he |
had written, and surprised aud delighted him |
by reeiting some of his poems and several ex. |
tracts from his prose writings On investi- |
CATION he discovered that the child was poor,
and that she had borro wed nearly all the books |
that she had read from circulating libraries
a few days ago she received a package from
Mr.. Arnold which contained a complete set of
his prose and poetiesl works, ali of which
were bound In full Russia leather and with
gilt edges. The value OF the set is said to be
about $3.50. The girl Is even more delighted
with the pleasant note accompanying the gift.