Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-19
MINOR NOTES.
VERMONT

The New York Tribune remarks that the
rumor that Minister Phelps and the Prince OF
Wales have become great chums ID causing
cold shivers to run down the backs of the old
Jacksonian Democrats.
The Chinese minister has informed the
state department that il any supplemental
anti Chinese legislation is had after the re-
cent outrages Of Chinese in Oregon and Wy
oming the Chinese legation in Washington
may be left vacant. This fact has influenced
the House foreign affairs committee, under
suggestions from Mr.. Bayard, to DO very slow
in its consideration of the various anti Chi.
nese bills before it.
Senator Morrill, has introduced bill in the
Senate to appropriate $500, 900 for the cree
ton of an extension of the executive man.
sion on the south of the present structure. of
equal and similar exterior character and to
be connected with it by corridor.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago and nine men,
beers OF the city government are said to be
owners OF notorious rum shops in that city,
which accounts for the non-enforcement of
the early closing law, and for the general
leniency with which the saloons, dance houses
and dives are treated.
Senator Hoar's Electoral Count bill passed
the Senate on Wednesday without division.
The suit to test the validity of the Bell
telephone patent is to be brought at Col.
umbus, OHIO.
Washington item of Wednesday SAWS
In the proceedings of the United States su.
preme court yesterday, on motion of Senator
Edmunds, Martin II. Goddard of Ludlow,
VT, was admitted to practice.
G. NJ. Stone of tbs st. Johnsbury Oaledo-
nian has gone on a Raymond excursion 10
Mexico. We hope he will have the good time
he deserves.
Harper's Weekly observes in regard to the
Presidents refusal to furnish papers that
''the great reason for not conceaing the Tea.
sons for the removal of public officer ID
that no such officer should be removed fol-
reasons which might not be made public"
Mr.. Cleveland completed the new civil.ser.
vice commission by sending to the Senate on
Tuesday the names of John II. Oberly OF
Illinois and Ohas. Lyman of Connecticut tc
be commissioners. Mr.. Oberly is an Illinois
Democrat who is, or has been, chairman OF
the Democratic state committee, and fol
some months has been superintendent of In
dian schools. Mr. Lyman is a Republican
and faithful and painstaking man whom
Mr. Arthur took from a clerkship in the
treasury to make chief examiner of the ne v
commission.
william 3. warner, Ferdinand Wards fence
must disgorge some of his ill-Rotten wealth
Hamilton Cole, referee in the suit of Geo. O.
Holt as assignee for the benefit of the credi
tors of Ward against Warner and others, re-
ported to the supreme court at New York
Wednesday, that Warner had received from
Ward 81, 255, 1861 in addition to the money he
had invested with Grant a. Ward; that the
payment of all money made by Ward. either
10y his individual check or by checks of Gran
a. Ward upon the 30 called contract business
was fraudulent and void aud that all the
money so paid by Ward, above the money
Warner put in, must be turned over to julien
T. Davies, receiver of the firm of Grant q
/ Ward. Warner and his wife are directed by
the referee to satisfy this judgment within q
days of its filing, the full amount to be paid
including interest being 81. 800, 1862 To thii
sum various costs will be added.