Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-13

The election judges who we're indicted for
completely in the Chicago election frauds will
all escape, it being impossible to prove any
attempt at fraud or any thing more than ignor-
ance. The first of the trials was held Monday,
but the accused was acquitted, and the other
cases will be dropped.
Gen. Grant received at first $500 month
for historical article in the Century, but be-
cause of the great sale of the magazine the
company voluntarily doubled the pay
Postmaster General Villas may we'll be proud
of the tribute paid to him BY the Republican
Legislature of Wisconsin which, on the mo-
ton of a Republican member, eulogzed his
worth and integrity, and declared that the
new President has notified the public that she
has committed that branch of the Govern
ment service which is nearest to the people
to the hands of clean, conscientious and pro-
gressive statesman"
Rev. Dr. Burchard OF the Murray Hill
church, New York city-he of three R's-is
to be retired as pastor emeritus on a salary oil
$1,000 to make room for younger man. DIR.
Burchard says that his famous ALTERATION had
nothing to do with the decrease of his con
gregation or with his retirement. He retirel
because the church needs young and active
man as its pastor.
t. s. Arthur, the well-known writer and
publisher, died at Philadelphia last Friday
aged 76.
The Republicans made large gains in the
late local elections in New York state. The
returns in 46 out of go counties show that the
Republicans have elected GA supervisors and
the Democrats 40l, net Republican gain OF
43. The Albany Journal pronounces the out
look decidedly more hopeful than 1t has beer
before for 10 years"
| Mr.. Riddleberger of Virginia, found him
self alone in objecting TO Mr.. Bayard's nom
ination when the senate met last Friday. He
therefore withdrew his objections and the en-
tire cabinet was promptly confirmed
President Olevelsnd's second official act wal
| to afix his signature to the commission of U
| S. Grant as an officer on the retired list OF the
army, with the rank of General.
Mr.. Bayard has offered the much. sough
/ position of Assistant Secretary of State to Mr.
John Cadwalader of Philadelphia, who is a
connection by marriage of Mr.. Baysrd. Elk
Attorney General Fairchild of New York will
be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, anC
Gen. j. @. Black of Illinois Commissioner Of
| Pensions.
| The soldiers home managers are getting
ready to bring suit against Gen. Butler fol-
the $500, 600 deficit which the Gen. Rose
j cihus committee IOunu IN MS accounts while
he was treasurer of the home. They are con
| fident that the case is good one, as the &C.
counts upon which the deficit is found are bas
ed upon sworn transcripts from the generals
| own books.
Governor Pingree has appointed Friday
/ April 3, to be observed as Fast Day.
When Cleveland had finished his inaugural
Judge Poland is reported as saying: "Well
II he lives up to that, we cannot complain"
The thirteen towns which adopted the
town school system last week are Stockbridgt
and Weston in Windsor county, Dover il
Wlndham county, Duxbury and Warren in
Washington county, Wolcott 10 Lamoillt
county, Fletcher in Franklin county, Canaan
and Brunswick in Essex county, Sheffield anC
Waterford in Caledonia county, StarksborC
In Addison county, and Charleston In Orleans
county. As rule the msjorities against the
system we're very decided