Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
MINOR NOrEs.

The President left for the Adirondaoks OF
Monday. The White House IL closed to Wis
itors for the remainder OF the summer, ant
meantime the annual renovation and repair
will be made.
u. p. Judd, who WAS appointed by thu
President May l6, 10 be special agent Of tn,
national labor bureau for Nevada and the ter
ritOries, waa brought from Alamosa TO Den
YER, Col, Wednesday on a warrant charging
him with hOrss-stealing. Judd drew up anC
signed q statement admitting his guilt ani
that he had served term in the prison a
Leavenworth, Kan, and two terms in a peni
Tertiary in Colorado for similar ofenses
Judd claims that his application for a gov
eminent position was signed by several we'll
known Democrats of Colorado, TO which hil
appointment is accredited.
An appropriation OF 800, 600 was made al
the last session Of Congress- for the transpor.
tation OF about $40, OOO, 600 in gold coin from
the sub treasury at San Francisco TO the sub
treasury at New York Owing TO the high
rates asked by the express companies the SEQ
Rotary of the treasury decided to transport
the coin by registered mail SO far about
$40, 100000 have been transported In this
way. The money was mailed in 800 OOC
packages. In view, however, OF the publicity
which has been given to the method of trans
portAtion, II has been deemed best TO suspend
further shipments for the present.
The President is said TO have told report,
or before leaving Washington that he is en-.
tirely satisfied that office. seeking is disease,
and that 1t Is even catching 'hiion get il
and they lose the proper balance Of their
minds. | see them here undoubtedly az era
zy az though they we're 10 a lunatic asylum.
l can't account for 1t, but It il clearly a dis
kaaA A.. L =
ington on other business, with no thought OF
office but when they had been here a coup
lie OF weeks they've caught II. They seem
suddenly to get a mania, and such men have
come In here for a place when knew that
before they left home they hadn't thought
about office"
The prince OF Wales's son, Prince Edward
of Wales (oT, in full, Albert Victor Edward
was turned out Of pew in yarmouth parish
church last spring by its ohurlish proprietor
who did not know the young scion OF royalty,
and the bishop OF st. Asaph has Just written
letter about It, hoping that the incident may
teach parishioners that they have no exoln-
sive right in parish churches, but that "a
church should be open and free to all, even
to prince, II he behaves himself.
| Gen. Logan has finished history OF the
campaigns of the civil war in which he took
part, and will shortly publish It. The gener-
al was bravo and skilful fighter, and Grants
right hand man many times he was with him
at Belmont, his first battle led division in
the first campaign against Vicksburg, and did
signal service at Port Gibson and Champion's
Hill commanded the 18th corps until Nc
Pherson's death and succeeded him in com
mand Of the army OF the Tennessee. The
book will appear at about the same time with
Grants memoirs.
The Lowell, Mass, Mail, commenting on
the New York Suns oontemptuous phrase
land the country had Hayes," says with
truth And the best of Il all IL he made an
excellent President. He called round him
men OF eminenoe and character for his eoun-
sellers, such men AZ Evarts, Sherman and
DeVens, and not only was his administration
above reproach, but the atmosphere was such
that many prominent gentlemen Of the eoun-
try never felt at home In any department of
it. President Hayes's government was re-
speoted at home and abroad" 'f...
The state supreme court has rendered a
decision in the st. Adams trust company
test case Of Oroun against Lawrence Brain-
ard and other directors Of the company, 10
recover losses sustained by the failure Of the
institution. The court eOncuTred In the opin-
Ion OF Judge Royce OF the Franklin county
court sustaining the defendants demurrer on
the ground that no actual loss had been
proved The suits were brought against the
directors by virtue Of q section id the char
ter providing that the directors OF the trust
company should be personally liable for the
losses OF dspoators. .'0I