Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-05
NEWS ITEMS.

George William Curtis is not to tax
charge of the New York Times. The Har-
pers cannot spare him.
| Mrs. Livermore has resigned her posi-
| ton as editor of the Vondns Journal, her
numerous other duties requiring all her
| time.
r.. f. Miller, a Washington confec-
toner, formerly of Vermont, is missing
and his friends fear that he has committed
suicide.
Col. James Fisk, Jr., has purchased
the celebrated Taylor restaurant, on Broad
way, New York, for $4,000, intending to
remove it to the Central Park Garden.
The New York Times estimates the
number of railroad accidents throughout
the country for the year ending November
/, at l07, with Il total OF l9l persons killed
and 254 wounded.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that the
Russian steamship Kuma, plying on the
Caspian sea, foundered in recent gale
All on board, officers crew and passengers
were drowned. The steamer had million
roubles in treasure on board, which is a
total loss.
"A horrible calamity occurred at FLORES,
Davis county, Iowa, a few nights ago. A
man, his wife and four children were
burned to death in their shanty, the neigh
bors not being aroused, nor the lire dis
covered, until the next morning, when the
charred reinains were found.
AT Rochester, n. ", on Tuesday, Il
mob attempted to lynch negro who had
committed very aggravated outrage upon
white girl. Crowds gathered about the
Jail where the criminal was confined, and
made repeated but unsuccessful efforts to
gain possession OF the prisoner the mill
tary were called into service, and the ex-
element finally eliminated in the evening
in the firing of the troops upon the crowd,
with the result of killing two persons and
| wounding several others.
The board of Indian commissioners
have presented their report to the president
1t gives details of their proceedings during
the past year, and states the condition of
| the various Indian tribes from the personal
observation Of the members, makes vari-
Gus suggestions and gives cheerful view
of the peace policy. In the purchase of In
have saved about 81 900, 900.
Col. o. l.. Austin of the Mansion house,
Northampton, Mass, has sold the lease and
| furniture of the house to Fitch Brothers &
Simonds of the Fitch house in the same
place, and has taken the st. Lawrence
house, corner of Broadway and Clinton
place, New York. At the same time S. C.
Fleming, formerly conductor on the Con-
neclicut River railroad, and of late clerk at
the Fitch house, has purchased an interest
and took possession January |.
| The loss OF life in the great Chicago
fire, 1t is now said, will foot up consider
ably over 500. More than 100 bodies have
been recovered nearly all of which have
been identified, and the work of clearing
away the ruins is still far from completion.
The passenger and freight depot of the
Monadnock railroad at Peterboro, N. H.,
was entirely destroyed by fire about q
o'clock, Wednesday evening, of last week
with part of the freight in the building,
including 20 bales of cotton. The loss ID
upward of $4,000, and the building, which
was new one, was insured the day before.
The fire was doubtless ncendiary, and two
suspicious characters have been arrested.
"A fire at Monroe, La, last Saturday
night, destroyed 60 buildings, including
the weathest portion of the city. Loss
about s5OO,OOO The origin of the fire was
| accidental