Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-04-08
Summary ofNeaOS.

noon, April 1st, at Titchburg; cause ue
ecctive boiler. The engineer, Charles b.
Ford, is probably fatally injured.
Before tho ink of the Fifteenth Amend
ment proclamation was dry, Gen. Grant re-
.aived n note from u member of the press
asking for the pen 1t was sent Immediate
ly. and before the messenger lett the ante
room he was offered $50 for it.
Every State in the Union now has TWO
Senators in Congress, except Georgia, ana
a. soon as the latter State Is admitted the
Senate will contain "A members, larger
number than ever before, and very much
larger number than for the past few years.
"A terrific boiler explosion occurred at
the factory of the Folding Chair Company,
in New Haven, Ct, on Friday April LIST.
Two persons were killed and several
wounded. Part of the building was TORI
down and the boiler was thrown over 81
feet.
An alarming disease, thought to be
spotted fever, prevails at North Haverhill,
n. H., utterly defying the skill of medical
men. Persons of all ages in life have been
stricken down by it, living but three or
four hours after the appearance of the first
symptoms.
A commemorative meeting under the
auspices of the American Anti-Slavery So
cietv. will be held in New York, in Apollo
Hall. corner OF Broadway and Twenty
eighth street, on Saturday, April 9th, com
mencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ. There Will be
MANY distinguished speakers in attend
ance.
The musical people of Springfield pro-
pose to repeat the festival which they held
last wear. 1t will take place on the Sth and
9th of June, and will embrace all the cho-
raj societies of Western Massachusetts, as
well as number of eminent artists from
abroad, Gilmore's full orchestra, and p. 5.
Gilmore himself as leader
The Prussian Government has decided
TO comm ence next year the projected canal
for the union of the Baltic with the North
Sea. 1t is expected that the canal will be
completed in the course of six or seven
wears, and by that time the North German
Con federation will probably have at COM
mand formidable fleet of war ships.
One sleeping and two passenger cars of
the western bound passenger train which
let Quincy, ILL.,, Saturday night on the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad, when
ABOUT twenty four miles from Quincy were
thrown from the track down an embank-
ment and completely demolished. Twen-
ty-iye passengers were more or less injur-
ed--ten fatally.
Gov. Campbell, of Wyoming Territory
in despatch to the Indianl Bureau, con-
firms the reports of the recent murders by
Indians in the Sweetwater mining district
He has organized the Territory into three
military districts, each to be commanded
by Colonies. Companies will be formed at
diHerent points, and mounted as minute
. men to repel the attacks OF the Indians.
The remaining forty miles yet unfin-
ished of the Midland Railroad has been lei
to E. r. Simpson x Co., contractors, who
have ARA nged with the Chinese Govern
ment for one thousand laborers. They are
to be sent over Immediately via the Suez
Canal. Each man is to receive ten dollars
a month and rations, which at present
prices Will cost about nine dollars n month
The contractors have given bonds to furn-
ish them employment for five years at the
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'ute month ana twelve hours a Gay.
The Barre Gazette states that on lhurS-
day' March "a, Mr.. I. NJ Lee shoe manu-
acturer at Athol Depot, was waited upon
by gentlemanly stranger from the South
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and Welsh counties: and as to Ireland III
committee state that what with mob
landlords. soldiers, and priests land prob,
bly parsons also), there isn't the ghost {
electoral freedom left. AS a cure for thes
undoubted evils the committee recommen
the ballot. which, the report says, xvi
prevent riot, preclude intimidation, and il