Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-21
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ons under life sentences.
Two hundred deaths from starvation
occurred in London last year.
A terrible coliery explosion occurred
on Tuesday in Staffordshire, England, by
which thirty or forty men were killed.
"A resolve in favor of women's suffrage
passed the Maine House of Representatives
Tuesday, by a yea and nay vote of "a to 80.
To-day Arkansas has 500 miles Of rail-
road equipped and in running order. Three
years ago she had only about my miles
completed.
-"Christs Miracles Scientifically Con-
sidered," is the title ola remarkable article
to appear in the forthcoming number Of
Scribner's magazine
"A genius has invented double-barrel-
ed combined rifle aud shotgun. The ri
fed barrels fit inside the others, and can
be taken out at pleasure.
"A Vermont clergyman has resigned,
wing 10 a controversy among his flock ss
TO whether he had been guilty of sin or
only an indiScretion in playing "blnd
mans buff
Caroline Chesebro n wel-known con-
tributor to the Atlantic Monthly, Harpers
Magazine and other periodicals, died at
her home near Permont, n. Y, ON Sun
day.
A factory at Freeport, H.. turns Is
tons of beet, into sugar daily.
Gen. Fremont, who is now in this couu-
try, denies that II suit has been commenced
against him in Paris, as reported.
Another terrible marine disaster IL re-
ported The steamer Henry A. Jones,
from Houston, Texas, for Galveston, was
burned in Galveston Bay Saturday morn
ing, and p lives lost.
Look out for well executed fifty cent
shin plasers bearing the names of Horace
Greeley, President, aud b. Gratz Brown,
Treasurer.
The legislature Of Iowa has fixed the
tare on the railroads of that State at three
and a half cents per mile.
The Indiana supreme court has affirm
ed the validity of the divorce Of Abby Sage
Mcfarland from her husband and that de-
cision settles the legality of her marriage
with Mr.. Richardson.
Eight democratic election dyes of
| Lexington, KY, have been arrested for
| fusng to receive the votes Of colored men
al the recent municipal election.
( -Leavitt Alley, on trial in Boston last
week, for the murder of Abiah Ellis on
the 9Th Of November, under circumstances
of great atrocity, was acquitted by the ju-
ry.
| oliver and Oake Ames, who failed
two years ago, have paid up their entire
Indebtedness of 81 100000 What portion
of the profits oflhe Credit Mobilier went 10
pay their bills is not named.
J. II. Elliot, late one OF the propi etors
and editors of The Home journal has pur-
chased half interest in the Dramatic
World, and assumed lis general editorial
management
The morning train from CIRCUITS Cor
ner to Palmer, on the New London North
ern railroad, one day last week broke no
less than eight rails, six OF them inside Of
100 miles, but all without serious accident
A man in Terre Haute, Ind, has lit
tie private arrnOry of his own, consisting
of one musket, carried by his grandfather
in the revolutionary war; another, carried
by his father in the war of 1872. and a third,
carried by himself in the war of the rebel
lion.
The Free Thinkers in Boston. raised
mortal hall for their own free use, and now
James Lick, of San Jose, Cal, has given
them property in the latter city, valued At
sl00, 900, the proceeds of lis sale to be de-
voted to this purpose.
The profits on Ames' contracts for
building the Union Pacific Railroad as di-
yded. we're s29. s5I $50 and on the Davis
contract, S7,S02, 1875, or over S37, 100000. 1t
will thus be seen that the Government sub
sidy Of S27 ,000, 900 was clear profit to the
builders of the Road.
"A terrible accident occurred at Rich
mond, Va, Thursday, a trestle- work con
nected with an unfinished bridge giving
way, and precipitating fifteen men into the
river. Nine were rescued more or less in-
iured but the others lost their lives.
Judge Strong, President of the Nation
al Association to secure an amendment to
the Constitution acknowledging God as the
author of national existence and the Bible
as the fountain of all laws, has called con
vention, TO meet at the Cooper Union, New
York on the 26th inst. .'
The church editice of the Presb vterian
church, corner Houston and Thompson
streets, New York, fell on Sunday morning,
about an hour after the close of the morning
services, from the accumulation Of snow on
the roof. About twenty four persons were
in the basement at the time, but no one
was killed.
The first narrow gauge railroad in New
England is soon TO he sci in operation be-
tween Worcester and Shrewsbury, Mass.
1t will be two and d half miles in length
and will cost $50, 900. AS an experiment it
is regarded with much interest.
The most valuable ten acres of corn
ever grown out west belonged To Ephraini
Druge, of Douglas county, H., who pro-
duced l3l bushels to the acre aud received
$1,000 from the State Board OF Agriculture
for doing it. He distanced seventeen COM
petitors for the prize.
1t is stated that Brigham Young's son,
John W., has divorced two of his three
wives, and will take up his residence in
Philadelphia, where the wife he has chos-
on belongs. There is also a well founded
rumor at Salt Lake city. that Mormon a.
gents are negotiating for large tracts Of land
in Mexico.