Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-07-04
NEWS ITEMS.
Nineteen million postal cards have been
shipped from the factory.


Nineteen million postal cards have been
shipped from the factory.
The town of Hamilton, New, was de g.
stroyed by fire on Friday. Loss $780, 900.
The cholera continues to rage at Gin
cinnati and Nashville without abatement.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is at st. Gather.
ines, Canada, where she will pass the Sum-
mer.
Miss Anna Nichols, of Massachusetts,
has recently been appointed an assistant
examiner in the Patent ONCE.
"A japanese translation of the text book
of chemistry by Professor Barker Of Yale
has been introduced into the college al Yed-
do.
"A duel between Il. b. Rhett, Jr., editor
Of the New Orleans Picayune, and ex-Judge
Cooley of Louisiana, on Tuesday, resulted
in the death of the latter on the second
shot
An earthquake in North Italy, SundSY
morning, caused great CONSERVATION.
More than so lives we're lost, and much
damage was done TO property.
Tho Little Emma Mine, into which
British stockholders poured million
pounds sterling, proves, upon official re-
port, to be vaueless.
Ida Lewis, the heroine of Lime Rock,
has separated from her husband, William
Wilson, on account of non-suppoit. She
still remains at the lighthouse.
Louis Wagner, the condemned muir
derer, escaped from the Jail at Alfred, Me-,
few nights since, but was recaptured at
Pennington, N. H., by a farmer.
Albert II. Smith was hung in the Jail
yard at Springfield, Mass, on Friday, at a
quarter before eleven in the forenoon.
About $50 persons witnessed the execution.
Oregon has increased 1888 per cent in
population within the past ten years, being
States in the Union.
A Mrs. Markham was hanged at Sar-
mia, Canada, week before last, for the MUIR
der of her husband in February. Rum
was the cause.
Mr.. Thomas Williams of Baltimore Is
having an organ constructed for his private
music hall, which will be the largest In the
world.
In Illinois there are pa tobacco facto-
ries. employing 1854 persons, using a cap
itaI of 81, 96l 500, and turning out s4,sl9 ZIG
worth OF the finished article per year.
A quantity Of giant powder stored in
Roots building in the rear of the bank of
California at Virginia City,, exploded with
terrific effect, Sunday night. Both build
ings were completely demolished, and ten
persons were killed
A large part of the business portion OF
Pot svillc, Pa, was destroyed by fire
which started Friday night, and before 1t
could be subdued, had destroyed "a houses,
involving loss of $4,000, with an insur-
ance of $4,000.
jesse Grant, father of President Grant,
died at Covin2ton, KY, Sunday evening.
The immediate cause OF his death was soa
ening OF the brain and spinal marroH
though lie had been suffering for a year,
from paralytic stroke.
The Mcmahon Higley wrestling match
in New Haven, Conn, on the 18th ult., was
won by Mcmahon, the Vermont man. He
is now matched for wrestle with the
champion of Canada, and it is expected
that the contest will take place at Troy.
H. S. Ford. Of Greenfield, Mass, for
merly agent of the Weed sewing machine
company, disappeared from town few
days ago. He was involved TO the extent
Of bout 100000. A young unmarried wo-
man OF the same place also disappeared
about the same time, and the sossips con-
meet the two circumstances together. Ford
leaves a wife and children.
The suit for $40, 900 against a New York
dry goods importer for fraudulent invoice
ing, has been compromised by the pay
ment of $4,000. 4 similar suit for $50, OOC
is now pending against hardware import
er. 1t is stated that n number of cases,
similar in nature, are pending under the
management of the Special Treasury Agent
Complete ana rchy prevails in The Turk
ish province of Basnia, caused by the per-
secution of Christians by Mohammedans
In one district of the province go Chris
tians have been murdered within six
weeks, and the perpetrators of the crimes
remain unpublished, no efforts having been
made TO secure their arrest. Foreign rep.
reservations TO Turkey demand an investi-
CATION into the outrages, and call upon the
authorities to protect The prosecuted people
The murders have greatly alarmed the
Christians, and many are emigraiing.
The trial of Frank Ii. Walworth for the
murder of his father commenced in New
York, on the 18th ult. The story of domes-
tic dissension and unhappiDess brought
out in the trial is very painful. Letters o.
| the murdered man to his family, couched
in the most violent tone and even contain.
ing conditional threats of murder to his
wife, have been put in evidence. 1t Is by
no means improbable that the detestatiou
for the murdered man and sympathy fol
his family which these revelations will e4r-
cite, may secure an acquittal for young
| Walworth.
MURDER AT WALDEN, VINO state Ia
| the Union has been so free from the ravag-
es of the present epidemic of crime" as