Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-05-16
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on, Mass, on the 9Th inst.
Captain Jack, the Modoc Chief, Is a
full-bloodcd Indian, and IL about thirty
five years old.
Gen. Mcclellan has resigned his posi-
ton ~ chief engineer of he New York
docks.
The Central Methodist university, to
which Vanderbilt recently gave s500,000 Is
To he located at Knoxville Tenn.
Capt =. NJ. Henry, grandson of Pat
rick Henry, died in Washington on Sun
day. He had been man Of means, but
was greatly reduced by the war, and ut his
death was serving aS u Waterman in the
treasury department..
ID. X. Locke, better known as Rev.
Petroleum V. Nasty, has removed to New
York, where fortune waits him in the
shape of an advertising agency. lie will
still write for the Toledo Blade, however.
The Postmaster Genoral has ordered
tho name of the Massachusetts Post Office
now called Athol to be changed to Athol
Centre ON and after the LIST of July, and the
Post Office now called Atbol Depot will
then ho known as Attoi
Electricity is now used in Scotland for
blasting purposes, and five thousand tons
of granite were recently displaced at KEN
nay by one shock from a battery. The ex-
plosion was tremendous, and the ground
shook like an earthquake.
--AdviceS from Cape Town, South Aff-
ca, state that the king of Ashantec, one OF
the most powerful ana extensive Kingdoms
of western Africa, has declared war against
Great Britain. An Ashantee army, 81, 900
strong, has marched from Cooniassia Qheir
captaD and is now threatening Emina, a
fortified town on the Guinea coast. Much
made tot tue defense.
Railroad resi- onsihiiity il not a legal
fiction in England. An official statement
Submitted to the House OF Lords shows
that from, 1867 to 1871, the companies paid
over ss,OO0,OOO (gold) for liberties tax en-
with the lives or limbs of their patrons,
and 81, 742, $40 for destroyed or damaged
property.
Hon. Peter Bilcn OF New Jersey has
been elected President of the American
and Foreign Bible society," located ut $50
Nassali street, New York. This society
has translated the Scriptures into A Ian
guages and circulated about four millions
of copies in this and other countries since
IFS organization in 1896.
A farmers convention for the purpose
of dcvisima some means for cheaper trans
portation. has lately been in session in
New York. Josiah Quincy of Boston was
chosen president. \ letter was read from
Chas. Francis Adams, pleading his ad-
vancement in life and his dcv otion to un-
dertakings already assumed, rs excuse for
leaving this work 20 younger and more
vigorous hands. Mr. Quincy made char
acteristic speech and resolutions were IL
doptcd setting forth the necessity of cheap
transportation, of limitations of railroad
monopoly and corruption by federal and
state legislation and inviting the formation
OF subordinate associations. The conven-
tion adjourned 10 meet nj Washington in
January.
James Erickson, who was arrested at
Wctmorc, 10 miles from Atkinson, Kan,
some time ago, Tor an alleged attempt at
rape the wife of Il man named Marquette,
and was acquitted. returned to Wetmore,
Saturday morning. lie went to the house
Of Marquette and when the latter came to
the door Erick son shot him dead. lie then
took Marqucites two small children to n
neighbours house and left them, saying that
he had killed their father and was going
back 10 kill their mother. An alarm was
given, but the neighbors feared to enter
the house until reinforced. Upon entering
they found Mrs. Marquette lying on the
bed in n nude state, dead, shot in seven
places. Erick son was lying across her
body, also dead. He had ravished the wo-
man before killing her and then sh OF him
self.
A terrible mine disaster has occurred
al the village of Westyille, county of Pictou,
LOG miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, where
there are three large colleres in full oper-
alton. Navigation having recently opened,
the work men demanded increased wages,
and several strikes occurred. One of the
largest mines, called the Drummond col
licry, owned by the inter colonial company
of Montreal, haS been closed several days.
Monday, the difficulty was arranged, and,
Tuesday, the men returned To work. At
half past II Il shot in the coal set fire to the
SLOPE and halfa hour after a fearful ex-
plosion took place caused by the accumu-
laion of gas during the time the mine was
was closed. About ? O'Clock a second ex-
plosion occurred, coming up the slope of
the air shalt, an old trial shaft, with terri
Bile force audit is believed killing everyone
in the mine. The number il yariDuSlv ps-