Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-16
MINOR NOTES.

Henry X. Brown, the sculptor, died in
Newburg N. Y, on Saturday Of softening Of
the braiu, at the age Of AZ. He was born 10
Leyden, Mass, and when a youth studied
portrait painting in Boston, but finally turned
his attention to sculpture. Among his works
in bronze are the statue of Dewitt Clinton,
the Washington equestrian statue in Union
square, New York, the Lincoln statues in New
York and Brooklyn and the equestrian statue
of Gen. Scott in Washington. He executed
in marble the statue OF Gen. Nathaniel Greene
in Washington. For nearly 30 years he had
resided in Newburg.
scheme to unite New York city and it's
suburbs into new city to be called Manhat.
tan has been flashed upon the people of the
metropolis with all the bewilderment OF maps
aud figures. State lines are to be read usted,
aud 10 municipalities are to be asked to lin
in unanimous yell for rule by Doodle alder
men. population Of over 3, 600, 600 would
be included within tho limits of the proposed
city, aud Manhattan would rank next TO Lon
don in importance, aud would soon surpass
il.
1t is a pleasure to note that cotton ed oil
is pushing oleOmargarine out of the market.
/ The product of the cotton seed is worry cheap,
but 1t isn't nasty and there is no profit in
making 1t nasty.
With little sharp help from the press, this
House managed to reconsider the vote giving
S37 600 to its employ &c as IA gratuity at th,
taxpayers expense.
The Missouri Pacific strike, according I,
statements by officials Of the Knights OF La
Dor, cost their general board 800, 600. Will,
the strikers personally lost 81 600, 600 il
wages They affirm that the companies los
still larger amount. Altogether ii was 10
a very profitable undertaking.
Goals OF FIRE were heaped on Pension Com
missioner Backs head NJ lndny by a Repub
lican senator, who secured the restoration o
his salary to its original figure after Demo
cratic House had cut off $1,000.
The troubles Of Parson Downs Of the Bow
doin-square Baptist church, Boston, are no
yet ended. The grand jury on Monds
brought in an Indictment against him 70
adultery with another of his parishiouers -
young unmarried woman named Alice Wat
son. A child was born to her in March last
and she testified before the grand jury ths
her pastor is its father.
A choice illustrated edition Of Paul Hayne
complete poems will be issued immediatel
by d. Lothrop ~ Co., Boston.
The first years experience Of free NiG
CARA is pronounced a complete success Fasf
iOnable tourists flock to the falls as they hAv
always done, but a new a1d larger element !
the crowd of sightseers is composed OF plai
people of more or less than moderate meant
who in the old days when Niagara was in th
nature Of a close corporation were kept ava
by the large expense attending an inspe ctio
= Of the points Of interest.
A special feature of the midsummer Aug
Wide Awake is charming collection of
dozen flower poems. Miss wilkins writes
Mignonnotte, Clinton Scotland OF Water Lille
Ernest w. ShurtleH Of the Four-L .afed Oh
yer, Bessie Chandler Of Tulips, Miss Nicho
Of Dear Dandelion, etc.
The Senate has left on its executive Gale
dar and in committees about 300 nomin
: tons. OF these perhaps 200 are postmaster
A 1t is not unlikely that one. half Of the non
% nations now on hand will remain undispos,
e Of when Congress adj1urns.
S The President has vetoed a bill TO grant
70 right Of way to a railroad across the great /
b dian reservation on the north line Of No
1 tana.
j. The nomination OF Capt B,echer, son
l. Rsv. II nry Ward Beecher, to be collector
= u a port in Washington territory has been
u j-cted by the Senate.