Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-06-07
NEWS ITEMS.

Japan has removed all restrictions on
Christianity.
Tho finest opera house in the world is
soon TO rise in New York.
Tho Boston Journal has been enlarged
a column page and the price reduced
from 80 to IS per year.
There was fire at Cleveland Ohio,
Friday, which destroyed property to the
value of sl20000.
The ii rst colored lawyer has just been
admitted TO practice in South Carolina.
The Navigator Islands in the South
Pacific have been coded to the United
States.
--Faber's pencil factory in New York
was destroyed by fire on the Goth ult. Loss
s235OO0.
The new Phillips Exeter, IN. H. Acad-
envy will he dedicated June 10. # cost
$4,000.
Lieut.. Grant, son of President Grant.
while in Moscow on the 18th inst, was pre-
scntcd to the Gar Alexander.
William Cullen Bryant proposes to
give So 600 TO bis native town of Cum
mington, Mass, to be expended in cstab-
fishing Il public library.
The seventeenth International Con-
venlon Of Young Mems Christian Assoc
Citations is to be held in Lowell, Mass,
commencing June 10, and continuing five
days.
james Gordon Bennett, founder and
proprietor of the New York Herald, and
one of the most striking figures in Amer
lean journalism, died on Saturday evening,
at the age of ~.
The appalling story of the immense
loss Of life and property among the sailing
fleet, originally published in the New York
Times, and extensively copied by country
papers, proves gross exaggeration.
President w. $. Clark of the Amherst
agricultural college has withdrawn his res
ignation. and will remain in his present
position.
The odd Fellows of the United States
contributed in aid OF their brethren ut Chi
cago, in money and supplie., t, the total
amount of Sl23, pa SO.
The latest advices from Antioch report
the city TO be for all practical purposes COM
pletelv destroyed. Shocks of earthquake
are still felt. One thousand dead bodies
have been recovered from the ruins and
the work Of exhumation is still going on.
A fearful tornado passed over the town
of Crete, Nob., Wednesday morning, May
20, demoishing several houses, including
the fine academy building. C.. NJ. Fish
had his back broken by the falling of his
house.
john Thayer, one of the wealthy men
of Greenfield, was relieved of his wallet
containing $40 in bills and several hum
dred in notes while attending Howe's cir
Gus on Friday.
A young man Of Keene, y. H., named
Henry Lampard, aged 2s, employed in the
Faulkner colOny's wooden mill, committed
suicide by hanging on Saturday morning.
He had not been able to work for several
days, and was feeling somewhat detected.
The proposed bridge over the Hudson
river at Poughkeepsic, y. y, is stipend
Gus undertaking. 1t will be composed Of
five spans of sos feet each, and will be t20
feet in height. This bridge will connect
New England with the coal fields Of Penn
sylvana, by the building Of only nine
miles of railway.
frightened up wonderfully since the late
rains. Most Of them are now quite favor
able, and it is noticeable that the acre
age OF cotton is increased in nearly all the
cotton growing states. Altogether the
crops at the South look decidedly better
than last year at this time.
Reports from various points in Illinois
and Iowa indicate a general back wardness
OF crops, especially corn, on account of the
coldness of the season. The farmers are,
however, planting very large area. Fall
wheat looks badly, and in some counties
wheat fields are plowed up and planted
with corn. But This often happens in the
counties of Northern Illinois. Oats and
other small grains promise well.
Nine Greek criminals of the worst de-
scription, among them four highway rob
bers and two murderers, have recently
been liberated by decree of the Greek
minister Of justice from the penal colony
on the island of Corfu on condition of their
emigrating to the United States, aud they
are now on their way 10 this country.
| The Springfield (Mass.) Daily Union,
owned by Lewis II. Taylor & Brother, has
been sold TO Clark w. Bryan, William NJ.
Pomeroy and j. +. Tapley of the Spring
field Republican. Mr.. Bryan is the bust
ness manager Of the Republican and Mr..
Pomeroy is managing editor, while Mr..
Tapley has the charge of the bindery. A
division of interest in the Republican of
fee has been made, and those going out
take the job printing and book bindery
i
tains the newspaper interest The price
paid for the Union is 100000. 1t will be
continued as an evening paper, and will
support the Republican party.