Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-01
-N'ers Efcns.


and twenty-third murder this year.
"A learned German theologian has found
out that there are few moro than forty
four million devils.
The Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Louise will shortly take up their residence
in Ottawa, Canada.
The Springfield races, last week, drew
together large crowds, 5000 to 10000 a day.
The club that got them up, made from
$4,000 to $4,000
One hundred and twenty boilers have
been inspected in New York city since the
Wo,tiield disaster, and seventeen were
found to be defective.
The city of Zarate, in the Argentine
Republic, was totally destroyed by a fear
full hurricane on the sth of June. Fortu-
nately the loss of life was small.
"A large amount ofproperty was burned
IN Ithaca, y. y, Tuesday night, Aug. %,
which includes the Ithaca Hotel, stores, etc.
Loss 100000. Insured for 100000.
A fire at Amboy, Ill.,, Friday morning,
destroyed nearly all the business houses
on both sides of Main street; loss 100000,
insured for $4,000. John Shannon was
burned to death in the town Jail.
1t is proposed to construct railway
from the Mediterranean across the Holy
Land to the Euphrates, and down that
river to Bombay, the proposed road to pass
through the Garden of Eden, Damacus,
Tadmour, etc.
The steamship City of Houston, be-
longing to Mallory's line of New York and
Galveston steamship, which sailed from
New York on her first voyage on the 18th,
narrowly escaped being wrecked off the
coast of Florida in the gale of the 10th.
The discovery of two hundred skcle-
tons of human beings Of gigantic stature is
re ported as having been made in Cayuga
township, c. w. These skeletons are sup
posed to belong to those of race of people
an teriur to the Indians.
A. r. Stewards new hotel for women,
at the corner OF Fourth avenue and Thirty
second street, New York, is rapidly pro-
crossing towards completion. Two million
dollars have been appropriated for it, and
another million will be required to com
plete it.
All the western freight lines reduced
their rates, Tuesday, and ruinous compe-
tition is being carried on. The rates now
are the lowest known since 1861. The con-
test has been brought about by rival freight
dispatch lines. A heavy amount of freight
1t is expected, will be Immediately shipped
| by western merchants.
Nearly an entire block on the north
side of Broadway, Lexington, KY, between
Main and Short street, was burned, on
Wednesday morning, 23d ult. The fire be-
gan in Williams Brothers carpenter shop,
and in one hour 10 houses were destroyed
loss 100000, insurance Si3, 400. Most OF
the goods in the stores were removed.
The mail train bound west on the Phil
adelpha and Erie railroad collided with
the Empire freight train going east early
Saturday morning, Aug. 20, near Westport
on the middle division of the above road
Six persons are reported killed and four
teen wounded. An official investigation
shows that the uccident was caused by the
neglect of the conductor and engineer Of
the mail train to obey orders.
The New York State association OPP
posed TO secret societies have decided tc
hold meeting at Rochester on the 2Stl
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tnuc two days. Charles Sumner and other
distinguished senators are to be invited tc
deliver addresses on the occasion. 1t is
also expected that the Rev. DIR. Howard
Crosby of the University of New York
city, will be present and address the meet
ing.
The great iour-oared race between the
Tyne and ST. Johns crews, for a prize o
S25OO and the championship of the world
rowed at ST. Johns, n. b., Wednesday DC
ult., had a sad and fatal termination. Soor
after the start the Tyne crew were observed
to be making for the shore, when it wa
found that Renforth, the stroke oarsmar
had been seized with fit, from which h,
died in about an hour, The ST, John crew
probably ignorant of what had happened
rowed over the course, aud formal,
won the race. James Renforth, the de
ceased, was the greatest single sculler eve
known in England, and perhaps in tn
! world, and was % years old.