Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-13
MINOR NOTES.

Inc 'Ihree Americas exposition was sue
cessfully opened at New Orleans on Tuesday.
France has virtually removed restrictions
on the importation of American pork. Ger
many still maintains her obstinate attitude.
The number of merchant vessels in the
United States has decreased during the past
year about 200.
A young man has just been released from
the Illinois state prison, where he has served
for six years. He was convicted of murder
on the testimony of detective, and the real
murderer now confesses the crime.
The Grant monument committee of New
York city counted up their receipts Monday,
and found them within $4,000 Of the frst
way off, and some of them begin to say that
800, 600 will build g good enough monu-
ment but nevertheless the whole city will be
canvassed, and its rich men hunted up and
besought to draw their checks and save the
metropolis from the disgrace of longer delay
and indifference.
The interesting topic of 7'Faith-cures"
will be treated "without gloves" in the De-
cember Century, by the Rev. Mr.. Schauffier,
who has paid particular attention to the sub
ject.
The last spike has been driven on the Can
adan Pacific railway, completing another
great trans-continental link between sea and
sea. The work has been pushed through with
remarkable rapidly.
Samuel j. Tilden's nephew and namesake,
Samuel ]. Tilden, jr., has been appointed by
the President to be collector of internal reve-
nue. for the 18th district of New York.
The Philadelphia Press remarks with sad
sincerity that ut is wise mug that knows
when to wump."
There are 81, 252 post offices in the United
States, an increase of 1885 during the year.
John Burroughs will have q paper on
BIRD Enemies" in the next Century, in which
he will, it is said, make tingle the ears of the
trade egg collectors, of whom there are so
many in America.
President Cleveland has at length removed
Collector Roland WorthiDRton of the Boston
custom house and appointed in his place Lev.
erett Ssltonstall. Mr.. Saltonstall ia an emf
nent representative of the old democracy OF
Massachusetts and of the progressive" wing
of the new democracy. The appointment
gives general satisfaction among the Demo
Gratis.
A touching case is reported from Phila-
delphia night school. An aged colored
woman is learning TO read in order that she
may see with her own eyes the words which
Lincoln wrote in the emancipation proclRma.
ton, 1t is not enough for her that enamel
patton is now written all over laws and con
stitutions. She must read the very words
which made her free.
The United States Circuit Court has recent
ly enjoined Frank E. johnson of Wiscasset
Me-, against manufacturing or selling an an.
odyne liniment which the court holds TO be
an infringement or imitation on "Johnson'l
American Anodyne Liniment," an advertis
ment Of which regurlary appears in our col
umns. The genuine liniment, manufactured
by 1. s. johnson d Co. of Boston, claims Il
be'the oldest article of the kind in the United
States, and has An enviable record as q re
liable family medicine.
| New York merchants engaged in the for
eign trade protest strongly against the un
certain and irregular way in which the mail
to South America and the West Indies arr
carried, and Postmaster. General Villas IL un
easy about il, and in anticipation of the pos
sible action of Congress is preparing de
fence of his course in refusing to apportioI
the money appropriated for the foreign mai
service.
The Interior Department has learned tina
the Oklahoma region is overrun with settlers
| The new invasion differs from the one at
tempted last spring in having been conducted
very quietly. The old policy of Couch anC
Payne was to make as much stir as possible
hoping by the very number of their followers
to drive the government to a compromise
Now the aim is to steal into the forbidden
region in small parties, so "a to forsstall tn,
expected opening of the Oklahoma lands L
settlement this winter by the action Of Con
gress. The agent at the PAwnee and Ponci
reservation informs the Indian Office tina
armed men pass his door daily on the way Il
Oklahoma, aud commissioner Atkins, VII,
has recently been in the region, has gather
ed information to the same effect Troop
from Fort Reno have already arrested hun
dred trespAssers and taken possession OF thei
loaded wagons, and il the rest don't go GU
Peaceably they will have to leave by force.
A school-teacher wrote recently 10 the su
perintendent Of the Butte county, Montana
schools, 10 know whether he had a vacancy
she could fill, or, If not, whether he couIC
assist in making one for her by BUSTING som,
"old fossil"