Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26
NEWS ITEMS.

New York is TO have q statue oC Hor-
ace Greeley, in bronze.
The police of New York propose n eesii-
monial to the memory of James Fisk.
The trial of Mrs. Wharton at Baltimore,
for murder. has resulted in verdict of not
guilty.
2-.Oui great lakes swallowed up 1l9 lives
and Ten million dollars worth of properly
last year.
The debt of Pennsylvania, according 10
the message of Governor Geary, is about
s29,OOO,OOO.
w. J. Holland Il Co., have secured a
large number of iirst-class agents Ar thee.
Illustrated Bible, advertised elsewhere. 1t
is decidedly the book of the season.
An old colored woman named Aunt
Phillis, said TO have been spy in the Fed
eral service among the Tories in revOlu
tonary times, was burned TO death on Fri
day night al Brickstown, n. j.
AT New York, Monday night, John
Glass was assaulted, stabbed and cut in
seventeen places, by James CASTILLO, for
abusing the latter in II vtuperative man
ner. Glass will die,
"A few nights ago, Postmaster Henry
Smith, of st. James, Long Island, set a trap
gun for burglars, but forgetting the gun,
went to the office to obtain a package and
was shot, dying next morning.
Mrs. Colt. of Hartford. Conn, who has
built for her work;ng-people one of the
most beautiful churches on this continent,
has determined TO build for their children
n school, to cost not less than $4,000.
One half of the town of Monticello,
Ark, has ueen destroyed by fire. \ few
days be fore a terrific storm passed over the
same place, blowing down two churches,
several other buildings, and uneovering
the court house.
In imitation of the Rev. Mr.. llepworth
DR.. j. u. Bradley of the 43d street (Episco-
pail church OF New York, preached ser
mon last sabbath announcing his secession
and adoption OF the Catholic religion. lie
was educated ut Oxford University, Eng
land
Milton IL. Thompson OF Utica, y. y,
was shot through the nose and cheek, and
| IL. Ii. Hall, Il coal dealer of Ogdensburg,
was shot in the heart and instantly killed
| in horse-car at Utica, Wednesday morn
| ing Jan. II, by woman giving the name
of McCarty from Albany. The murderess
| has been arrested.
A terrible affair happened in the town
of Lakevillc, Mass, Friday afternoon. A
rum crazy dentist named Charles w. Leach
shot four persons from window in his
house with a shot gun, two of whom are
not expected 10 live.
"A white scamp has been through North
ern Alabama terrIng the negroes that LIN
coins Emancipation Proclamation was
burned up at Chicago, and unless they con-
trbuted money to get up another they
would be returned to slavery, and he got a
consi derablc amount from the frightened
darkies
| News have been received of the wreck
and total loss Of the ship Idaho, Of Bath,
Me-, Capt. James Il, Murphy, of the coast
of Ireland. The lost vessel was built in
1906 was of 1900 tons, and was insured al
100000. The captains wife and two child
rem were with him, but nothing hssr been
heard from either passengers or crew.
The Trenton Bank of Trenton, y. j.,
was robbed ON Sunday night. Five burg
lars entered the bank from the rear and
the watchlnon were gagged, tied and blind
folded. \ lady who was passing saw.them
and gave the alarm. Some persons rushed
to the bank, bat the burglars escaped. The
officers on examining the bank found a
number of private boxes rihed of United
States bonds The loss is about 10000. The
burglars got at the vault by prying Oft the
door. The funds of the band We're moi
taken.
AT Louisville, Ky, Jan. "A, young
man named Theodore Thorn, in fit of in
sanity shot his sister, Mrs. Green, and hel
two daughters, Wilhelmna, aged -, and
? Lamina, aged & years. Mrs. Green ant
Wilhelmina were shot in the stomach ant
, will probably die. The latter was wound
ed in the h p and will recover. Thorn als'
attempted to shoot his brothor-in-law. Ill
: then put pistol to his own head and fired
The bullet glanced, inflicting painful bu
not dangerous wound. Thorn is now il
the hospital