Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-06-09

Laura ID. falr, the California murder
ess, is sentenced to be hanged July 2s.
Queen Victoria on the Goth of June will
complete the thirty-fourh year of her
reign.
A son of Brigham Young has been APP
pointed to a cadetship al West Point by
President Grant.
Smoking is what troubled Vice Presi-
dent Colfax. The president has taken warn
ing and reduced his daily consumption.
Albert T.. Severance of Gill, Mass, who
hung himself few days since, was led to
commit the rash act by unrequied affec-
ton.
A Springfield (Mass.) ornithologist has
collected 1900 specimens of the eggs of 400
of the 700 known varieties of North Amer
lean birds.
A little girl of Alexandria, Va, twenty
one months old, committed suicide by hold
ing her breath in a fit of anger so long that
she died.
The trial of ext Congressman c. G.. Bow
en- for bigamy, has resulted in verdict of
guilty. A motion for new trial was i'm
medately entered.
Coy. Butler of Nebraska, who was i'm
peached last winter for certain financial ir-
regularities of his administration, has been
found guilty by the Senate and deposed
from Office.
A solid mass of stone l25 feet long, As
feet wide, % feet high, and estimated to
weigh 10000 tons, was moved at a single
blast in the brown-stone quarry at Crom-
well, Ct, few days since.
Pope Plus IX celebrated his 10Th birth
day on the 18th of May. He was elected
after the death of Gregory XVI, on the 10th
of june 1916, and crowned on the 2lst of
the same month. He will, therefore, very
soon complete 25 years of his pontilicate.
The Princess Felicie is exhibiting in
London, en- route for America. BY the side
of her, Minnie Warren is great, over
grown, horrid thing. Felicie is nine years
old, Is inches high, weighs 6 pounds, per-
fectly symmetrical and sprightly, hand
some and intelligent.
An eight-year old girl in Meriden, Ct,
was recently brave enough to take drunk
en- mau by the hand and lead him away
from IL dozen boys who were cruelty max
| ing sport Of him, and administered a severe
rough boys skunk away abashed before the
| little heroine.
The Baldwin Place Home at Boston
has during the last six years, sheltered 20i2
"little wanderers - 1872 have been given
up for adoption; 1913 have been provided
with homes, and there are now in the home
ll9. During the past year, 25S were given
up for adoption, and are provided with
homes.
According to the Sun, club composed
of natives OF Vermont residing in New
York was organized last Saturday evening,
under The name of THE Green Mountain
Club" Their headquarters will be in a
fine mansion in Twenty-fourth street. near
Fifth avenue, which is now being fitted up
in splendid style for their reception.
Nasty" Daniel X. Locke of the To-
ledo Blade has appeared in new role
that Of poet. Under the name Of evil
liam NJ. Carlton he has recently written
some excellent poems, somewhat in the
style of Bret Harte, one OF which,-"Bet-
sey and l are out'-recenuy appeared in
our columns. The great Jester of the
Confederate X Roads" promises to be as
edfying on his winged steed as he was a.
foot, and he has been engaged as regular
contributor to Harper's Weekly.
The Vermont and Massachusetts rail-
road was convicted in the Superior Court
at Worcester, last week, of killing George
A. johnson, the well-known "pop corn
man." at the Athol accident last June, the
accident having been caused by the care
lessness of one Of the employees. The de-
fence was that he was an employee of the
road not passenger, as he carried ice
water through the cars in part payment foI
his fare. This point, which was overruled
will be carried mp to the Supreme Court.
The penalty, II the conviction stands, is
not more than $1,000 nor less than 5000, IA
be paid to the heirs of the person killed.