Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-23
MINOR NOTES.

Gov. Robinson appoints Thursday, Nov
26, as Thanksgiving day in Massachusetts,
and the other governors and the President
will follow his lead.
Rev. s. B. Pettengill, formerly OF Grafton,
and editor of the Rutland Herald and st. Al
bans Messenger is now the proprietor of q
Democratic newspaper in Portland, Or.
Frank Jones, the Portsmouth brewer, boss
es the appointments in New Hampshire, Ia
Hiram Atkins in Vermont.
Judge Poland has now removed with his
family to the old family homestead In Water
vile, which be has been engaged in fitting
up. He had boarded at the St. Johnsbury
House 10 years.
The EpiscopAlian clergy of New York are
about to begin o series of revival meetings, In
imitation OF the Methodists and other demon
nations, and will engage the services Of evan.
gelists. The movement is a complete new
departure, contrary to the spirit and policy
Of the church heretofore.
Ed. A Morton, for IA years faithful and
efficient route agent between st. Albans and
Boston, has been removed solely because he
was an offensive partisan" and q Democrat
wanted his place.
Rev. 7. 7. Munger, the well-known pastor
of the Congregational church at North Ad-
ANS, has resigned his passionate there and will
go to q church in New Haven, Conn, TO
which he has been called His salary there
will be $5000-just twice what II is in North
Adams-and he will have more opportunities
for literary work. His ION the Threshold"
has already reached its tenth edition.
Mr.. Charles Leland, one of the famous
bookkeeping family, died at Long Branch
early last Monday morning, aged 81 years.
He was born at LAndgrove, this state, and
begun his career as q hotel man In 1S43,
when he became clerk Of the Carleton house
in New York.
Hon. Malcolm Hay, who resigned the posi-
ton Of First Assistant Postmaster General
four months ago on account OF iii health,
died Tuesday at his home in Allegheny City,
Pa. He was native Of Philadelphia. His
age was 43 years.
Lawrence Brainerd, formerly of st. AL.
bans who was recently abducted from Mani
toba, has returned to Winnipeg, where he has
been interviewed by Journal correspondent.
He says he has been mRliciously prosecuted,
and hopes and expects to return 10 the states
where In few years, with the assistance of
friends he can make money enough to pay
the Trust company dePositors and every
body else he owes.
The civil service comm ission has addressed
letter TO the President calling his attention
to the attempt made by the PENNSYLVANIA Re-
publican committee TO collect political assess
ments in the departments, and suggesting the
propriety Of making an investigation Of the
matter, with view Of Furnishing all parties
connected with 1t who can be reached by the
law.
Andrew Harper, who died recently In Miss.
issippi, wrote the famous piece of American
humor known as "The Hard-Shel Baptist
Sermon" the text of which declared, "An' he
played on harp Of thousand strings sper-
its OF JUS men made perfect"
John Roach, the ship builder, who was al.
ready suffering from the inhrmities of age
when his trouble with the navy department
began, is represented 10 be now almost COM
pletely broken down. He hobbies along the
street feeble and careworn, and is 90 deaf
that 1t is almost impossible to make him up-
derstand. His sons are acting with the re-
ceiveT at the shipyards, Strengthening out his
affairs. Mr.. Roach vigorously denies the re-
port, often circulated, that he "failed to make
money" He says, "Irs a lie."
News has been received of the safe arrival
at San Francisco of Lieut. Henry I. Allen of
the Second Cavalry from remarkable tour OF
exploration in Alaska. In the opinion OF
oompetent officers, Lieut.. Aliens journey
through the regions of the far north exceeds
since Lewis and CLARK, and the worlds record
since Livingston, He left Sitka last Februa.
~ and journeyed to the mouth of the Cop.
per river, which he followed until he reached
the great Alaskan range of mountains. These
he crossed on snow-shoes to the head of the
Teunah river, in itself q marvellous accom-.
plishment. For 700 or 500 miles he followed
the Teunah, until II emptied into the Yukon,
tne great river OF the north, and thence fol-
lowed the Yukon to its mouth-a distance of
400 miles or more. Upon the completion Of
his great journey, Lieut.. Allen repaired 10
Fort Michel on the Behring's, and returned
on the steamer Oorwin. The exploration Of
the Tepnah and Yukon rivers was the ambi-
ton OF explorers long before Alaska came
into the possession OF the United States
Lieut.. Aliens companions were sergeant
and an officer of the Signal Corps, together
with the indiana whom he persuaded 10 join
him.
The memorial services m honor Of Ulys-
ses 3, Grant, given under the auspices OF the
city OF Boston, were held in fremont Temple
yesterday afternoon, Rev. Henry Ward Beech
or delivering the Grafton.