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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22
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The sad news of the death of the seven
teen Norwegian whalers, frozen in At the
Spitzberg islands, has now been confirmed
without doubt. Capt. Mack, who pene-
trated into the Isfjord in the end of June
has now sent home the journal found in one
of the houses there, the eloquent lacon-
ism of which initiates us into the world of
suffering and despair the unfortunate men
had to go through before death put an end
to their miseries. The story of their strug-
gle is soon told. On the 10th of September,
last year, six Norwegian ships, with their
crews of together 81 men, were frozen in
on the northeastern coast of the Spitzbergs,
at Gray Hook and Welcome Point, Is and
"a English miles, respectively, from the
winter quarters of the Swedish polar ex-
petition at Mosel bay. Their provisions
being calculated TO last only up to the LIST
of December, they applied to Prof. Norden-
skiod for assistance, and were allowed by
him to dispose of the house and stores ac-
cumulated at Is1ord. Consequently, II
men, with two small, open boats, left Gray
Hook on the 18th of October, crossing the
ice, westward, until they found open wa
ter, and finally reached IsGord in their
boats on the 14th of October. The remain
ing Al men prepared themselves to pass the
winter in their own ships at Gray Hook, or
with the Swedish expedition at Mosel bay,
when, happily, in the first day of Novem-
Der a heavy storm broke the ice and made
their escape possible. Thirty-nine men
were thus able to reach the Norwegian port
of Tromsoe; only two, the old Captain,
Matthias, and his cook, would not abandon
their ship, which was not insured, and have
now been found dead in boat, probably
on their way to Mosel bay. The ship was
totally crushed by the ice.
The entries of the journal found at Isf-
jord, began with the 9TH of October, 1872
and are regularly continued every day I'M
til the Sd of March of this year. No kind
of occupation, nor any undertaking on the
part of the men Is reported, except few
hunting parties, by whom two bears, two
foxes, and reindeer were brought home
Darkness, however, soon prevented all fur
ther hunting expeditions, and on the 9TH
Of November the journal reports: Hunt
ing totally abandoned by cause of the dark
ness. Thermometrical observations were
regularly made and annotated five times {
day. The temperature, which was very
! hard in October, the quicksilver running
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22
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The Vermont State Convention of Uni
versalsts will meet with the parish in
Brattleboro, on Wednesday and Thursday
of next week, Aug. 81 and 2S. Tho Coun-
Gil will be called in the Church Tuesday
afternoon preceding, at o'clock. The
Convention meets this year under its "New
Constitution" and is composed as follows
1. OF all ordained Universalist clergy
men residing in the State of Vermont and
Province of Quebec, duly admitted to its
fellowship, and actually engaged, unless
disabled by years of sickness, in the work
of the ministry.
2. OF the officers of the Convention.
3. OF two lay delegates from each parish
within the fellowship of the Convention
and where is Church organized within,
and distinct from parish, the two bodies
shall be entitled TO only two lay delegates,
the same 10 be chosen at 4 joint meeting OF
the two bodies.
Occasional Preacher, Rev. Il. Hewett of
Woodstock. Substitute, Rev. S. A. Parker
Of Bethel. Sermon Wed. eve. Arrange
ments have been made with the Vermont
railroads for free return certificates to all
who pay full fare 10 the Convention.
The members of the Brattleboro parish
through their committee, extend cordial
invitation to the friends in Vermont and
Canada to attend, assuring them of hear
ty welcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

The bodies of 80 victims of the Wawas-
set disaster have been recovered. The in
vestigation developes little save that the
heroism of the officers was only egualled
by their ignorance.
The headings between the central shaft
and west shaft of the Hoosac tunnel are APP
preaching each other rapidly, less than
1900 feet remaining to be blasted. Blast
ing can now be heard very distinctly from
one working to the other. Water now flows
to the east end with no pumping. The
tunnel has been enlarged to about its full
size throughout the whole distance between
the end and the central shaft, with the ex-
ception of 400 feet.
A case is concluded in Indiana in a
manner to indicate that when railroad
company sells ticket II is with the under
standing that the passenger will be fur
nished a seat A passenger in Indiana
lately refused TO give the conductor his
ticket until he was supplied with seat.
The train being crowded the conductor
could not comply with his request, and put
the passenger off the car, throwing his bag
gage after him. The latter entered a suit
against the company and was awarded
$4,000 damages by the jury which tried the
case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

Tom SCoTT's LAST ENTERPRIsE.-It is
reported by Trustworthy authority that
Col. Thomas Scott, the president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, has entered into the
grandest operation ever conceived by a
Spectator. BY his quiet operations in
Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad bonds,
he has secured control of that road, now
the New York and New England, and at
the same time has secured the control of
the Eastern Massachusetts line running
from Boston TO the State line of New
Hampshire; the Eastern New Hampshire,
from the State line to Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, twelve miles, and the Maine
Central from Bangor to Portland, Me-, 1873
miles. Various connections are made with
these roads, the most important being the
newly projected line TO Halifax. BY this
enterprise Colonel Scott secures an all rail-
road route from Halifax to New York,
saving two days in the trip TO Europe, and
already has his Philadelphia connection
from the city southwark and west by the
Pennsylvania Central. But very short
time will be required to complete this
route, and il is said that then the Colonel
will enter the lists as the great rival of
Vanderbilt. This new road will form an
other of the great ramfications of the
Pennsylvania Central.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

majority of those killed and wounded did
not receive injuries from the conclusion
and the flying debris, but were scalded by
steam from the engine. The following ac-
count of the accident Is from the statements
of the officers of the road: The regular
passenger train for ST. Louis left Chicago
at p. H., and consisted of baggage car,
an express car and three passenger coaches,
the head one second class or smoking-car,
and the other two, slcepors. AT 1920 p. M,
when three miles north of Lemont and %
miles south of Chicago, at curve in the
road, there suddenly appeared coal-train
of IS cars, running at the rate of about 20
miles an hour. The passenger train was
running at the rate probably of 30 miles
per hour, and neither engineer saw Il o
others engine until it was too late to ro-
verse. The fact Is accounted for partly by
the dense fog. The two trains came togeth-
however, each engine left the track and
passed the other; that attached to the coal
train striking the baggage lear few feet
from the end, breaking tie coupling be-
tween 1t and the smoking car, which
the engine struck square In the end, and
with such force as 10 throw the forward end
into The air, so that the engine ran under it,
tearing the floor completely out aud hurl-
ing the so or 60 unforunates who were in
the car in struggling mass to the lower
end, where there was no chance for escape
Then ensued scene of horrors which
cannot be adequately described. The
smoke stack and dome of the engine were
knocked Off by the collision, and brok en- I;
the timbers ofthe smoking-car penetrated
the boiler, letting loose a dense volume of
steam, which poured into the car, binding
and scalding the helpless inmates, who
shrieked and struggled vainly TO extricate
themselves. Meanwhile, Conductor Rus
sell of the passenger train, who was unhurt,
and number of passengers from the rear
coaches, came forward and endeavored to
assist the poor victims, but there was little
left to do beyond taking from tho wreck
the dying and wounded, many of whom
were fearfully scalded, and died soon after
they were taken out.
The total number of killed and those who
died of their injuries was H., and of the
wounded So.
The cause of the accident was the crimi-
nal recklessness of the conductor and en-
| gineer of the coal train, whose duty it was
to wait at Lemont until the passenger train
had passed, unless they had received posi-
| tive orders to proceed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

Everything is quiet. No murders,
runaways, broken limbs or accidents of
any description TO chronicle. Ell Ward
would call the place asleep; but I am not
going to for fear of raising such hornets
nest about my ears as he ran into in
Westmoreland. Our farmers arc done
haying, with oneor two exceptions. Grain
is not ripe enough to cut, so we are enjoy
inga short respite before commencing the
fall work. Next Saturday, sd, we are an
ticlpating ball play on the 'meadow," the
weather permitting.
We heard pretty good thing from a
little girl the other day. Her mother was
fitting new dress 10 her, and made the re-
mark that il was "rather long" Jennie
(who thought that her mother had been an
unreasonably long time in making it,) re-
piled, "Never mind, mother, it will be
short enough by the time you get ii done,
If grow any," MA.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

The three railways are unable or unwilling
TO carry freight cheaply; il is certain that
they seize upon their opportunity to OK
tort large sums from tho community.
When the canals and rivers are open, they
lower their rates nearly one-half. But no
sooner does the frost of winter stop the
travel on the water courses than tho rail-
ways advance their prices, and force the
people to pay for the support of plain mo-
nopoly. In summer the cost of carrying q
bushel of grain from Chicago to New York
is about twenty-five cents in winter, for
ty-two cents. The fact Is undisputed the
deduction clear. When they have no rival
the monopolies put their own prices on
traffic, and when they fear competition they
consult the interests of the public. But 1t
is plain that no improvement or enlarge
ment of the canals can prevent the railways
from ruling The cost of transportation for
nearly half the year, and from placing what
restraints they please upon the course of
trade.
Private competition has evidently failed
to give relief TO the farmer or TO the con-
sumner of food. The railways combine
whenever the canal ceases to interfere, and
il follows, therefore, that the only way of
escaping from the monopoly is either TO
provide new means of communication or
to lower the tariffs of existing railways by
legislative interference. But even could
this last means be applied, ii does not seem
that the existing lines are capable of sup
plying the wants OF the business commun-
ity. They have already more freight than
they can carry, and with tho rapid growth
of the Northwest their inability must every
day become more apparent. We are told
by the Railway Journal that The lines of
railways have grown too rapidly for the
wants of the people, that many have long
been incapable Of paying dividends; but
this statement is evidently wholly untrue
as TO the great trunk lines between the
East and West. Here the wants of the
community have plainly far outgrown the
means of travel and should the Congress
sional committee recommend the building
of new freight line from New York 10
Minnesota, it will do more to satisfy the
wishes of farmers oranges than in any 9TH
er way. Legislation has failed to give them
what they need. The great railways laugh
at the outcries of the people. No COMPETE
ton can help them. 1t is the national gov
eminent alone that has sufficient strength
to save the community from the forestall-
ers by opening new avenue of trade that
can never be closed by Vanderbilt or pur-
chased by Gould. Its completion would
be Immediately followed by fall in the
prices of food, coal, and other necessaries
of life. -Hdrper'S Weekly
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

The High School here will commence
its session on Wednesday of next week.
already many rooms are engaged by those
coming from abroad, and there is every
prospect of large attendance.
Mr.. Plummer Prouty had his arm
broken and was otherwise badly bruised,
last Friday, by being caught under Il fall
ing tree while choppng alone in the woods.
The friends of temperance will be glad
to know that the Methodist church was
full to overlooking, last Sabbath evening,
with attentive listeners 10 Rev. Mr.. Daven-
ports lecture upon that subject. Mr.. Da-
venport .uses no harsh or bitter epithets,
but appeals TO the reason, Judgment and
good sense in most eloquent and earnest
manner. The subject of his lecture next
Sunday evening at the Univorsalist church,
is "Self Culture" F.
&C. NJ. Russell & Co. are selling at cost
and less than cost this week. Call and buy
bill of goods at the reduced prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

We have never drawn many immigrants
from Russia, but now ii is announced that
wealthy colony OF the descendants of a
little band of Teutons who settled at Odes-
So in 1909 are coming over; 300 of them, in
fact, have already arrived. They are in
dustrious, many of them wealthy, and al
together will doubtless work over into first
class citizens. They have the true spirit, at
any rate, for it was the attempt of the car
10 make Russian subjects of them that
drove them away. Three agents preceded
them, and selected lands in the Northwest
for their occupation, some time ago. Anoth-
er colony, and larger and weather. one,
the Mennonites, will come in October.
They number 1000, and will bring, it is
said, some S12,OOO,OO0 in gold along with
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22
Hfusddfe, ". ~.

Rev. c. c. Watson resumed services in
the Congregational church last Sunday.
He has been absent during vacation of
several weeks.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris gave us last Sab
bath evening, in the Universalist church,
an exceedingly interesting discourse on the
relations of mechanic and mechanical in
ventions TO Christianity.
-Dea. A. Marble and wife of this village,
completed twenty years of connupial bliss
on Monday evening last, and the event
their friends thought entitled them TO the
celebration Of their linen wedding and on
that and the succeeding evening they as
sembled in his house in goodly numbers,
and generously manifested their interest
in the occasion.
"A park, a common, town hall, the
new Baptist church and its location, with
collateral subjects, still continue 10 agi-
tate the public here. a new petit
| ton (the old one found legally deficient)
has this week been circulated, asking a
gain that the lot on which the Baptsts pro-
pose to erect their church may be appro-
priated for a park or common. The petit
ton has again received the signatures of a
| majority of our voters. A crisis in the
matter seems at hand and apparently IA
vors the petitioners, but a few days will
make the result more plain. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22
THE FARMERS .gvD TIE R.sIL-
V:4YS.


The excitement among the Western farm
ers is increasing. Shut out from cheap
and free communication with the rest of
the country by the intolerable monopoly
that controls the avenues of trade, forced
to linger in comparative poverty while all
other material interests are fiourshing, de-
prived of the fruits of their labors by the
want of an accessible market, they have
Joined in an effort 10 redress their wrongs
And 1t is plain that so useful and deserv-
ing portion of the community will not
appeal to the rest of their fellow citizens in
vain. Thore is no one who is disinterested
that is not anxious to spread ease and con-
tentment through all that intelligent and
active population which has pressed on
ward into the upper valley of the Misslss-
ippi, and whose honorable toll gives plen-
ty and prosperity to the crowded cities of
the East. Tho single aim of the farmers is
to secure an adequate means of transporta-
ton for their productions. They offer the
first necessaries of life to all the people !;
they ask for cheap access to the Eastern
markets. Thus far they have contented
themselves with an effort to reduce the fares
and freghts on existing railways, and have
succeeded to limited extent in securing
some change in railway tariffs. But 1t Is
still doubtful whether the railway manag-
ers Will not be able to render these changes
altogether useless. The railways hold the
chief lines Of traffic. Within five years
their trade has more than doubled. The
three great lines are overburdened with
the amount of business offering. They
already carry the larger share of the
food of the nations and no legislative
action can enable the New York Central.
the Erie, or the Pennsylvania roads to sup
ply the wants of the West, or prevent them
from extorting from the farmer a tarff
sufficient to consume his profits and leave
him in perpetual Indulgence.
The Congressional committee who were
appointed to examine into this important
matter have, we believe, given 1t a careful
attention, and their report will ne doubt
contain much useful information as well as
some suggestions as to the best method OF
satisfying the wants of the farmers. But
the real difficulty is apparent to every one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

down to 10 degrees below Celsius on the
2lst, was milder again in November, being
degrees above on the Sth, and varied be-
tween 0 degrees above TO % seconds below,
until the 9th of January, when IL began 10
so down again. The lowest degree, 80 de-
grees below, sobserved on the 18th of Feb
ruary at A o'clock, a. IN. No mention Is
made of sickness or disease before the 9th
of December, when il is said: "One of the
crew sick since eight days." but from this
day the same complaint repeats itself with
sad monotony: mo improvement in the
state of tho sick" On the 10Th IL is said
"Two men constantly in bod nearly all
suffer of the disease" Though no indica-
ton is given what kind of Illness is meant,
there is no no doubt that 1t was scorbut.
The first death is recorded on the 10th of
January in the following words: "Tounes
Henderson, who was taken i'll the 9Th of
this month, was called TO the Lord this
morning at $3.50, after painful illness this
afternoon died also Hendrix Hendrksen.
who was taken i'll on the 10th December"
The Sd of February only three men were
in good health, and tho journal repeats ev-
cry day mo improvement" The Goth
of February We read "To-day we have
seen the sun for the first time in the year
1873" A new death is recorded the follow
ing day, "To-day the Lord again called 10
heaven one of our comrades, Niles Laeson,
after an illness Of 50 days" Two days lat
or the entries are by another hand, who
writes on the 25th, ~ have now only one man
in good health to look after in the whole
house. o Lord help US in our great dis
tress !" And on the 2Sth he continues I:
"Ths evening another of our men died I;
the Lord called him home from this place,
so rich in suffering" From this day the
| journal contains nothing but annotations of
deaths until the 10th of April, when the
last regular entry is made thus, "Martin
Hansen died the 10Th of April at 6 a. M"
Then begins another hand, who writes,
"Peter Andreas Nilsen of BatsGord, a red
| bonnet. Har. r. Mitterhuk." What these
words, which have apparently been writ
ten under the influence of dcirium, are
meant to express will never be known, and
the horrible fate of the poor sufferer who
| traced them can only be guessed. Did he
struggle hours, days, or weeks among the
sixteen corpses of his comrades, or did the
| deliverer come as he dropped his pen? No
body knows or ever will kuow.-London
| Standard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22
WATERFOWL UNION LIVE STOCK MARKET.

WATERFOWL, Aug. 10, 1873.
Prices Market Beef. A few choice-S10 00@ 90 90 I;
Extra 50 OO SO so; first quality So 00as 50 Second
quality, Sc O06 81 so; third quality, 81 00a$5 SO.
Stores-Working OIen-S10O, $3.50, 200@ s275 spsir
Mich Cows and Calves-s35 to 60; extra, se5 to 80.
Farrow Cows-S15@S35.
Yearlngs-s10 90 to 10. Two years old-s20 to s2s
Three years old-S3O to As.
So 25sss so each; Extra, 81 Oo9sS 90 per head, or
from 4Ca5 lac q ID.
Spring Lsmbs-66Tc y b.
Veal Calves-S4aS12.
Hides-Brighton DC y n Country, So 1-2c q ID.
Taow-Brighton, 5@5 Sac Sb. Country SOS 1-ic
per ID.
Peits 81 75as2 so each; Sheared Sheep Skins soc
each. Lamb Skins 5o975c each. Calf Skins 1691sc
Rb.
CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.
n. B.-Beef-Choice grade includes nothipg but
stal-fed 100 to 400 lbs. Bulocks. Extra and fret
quality includes the best large fat oxen. Second and
third quality includes Oxen andtwo and three year
oldsteers.
Sheep-Extra include Cossets, and when those of
inferior quality are thrown out.
Poultry-Chickens plenty, and Poultrymen have
pected. We quote Chickens zoe; Turkeys and Hens
1sc; ordinary grades Ice d ID.
Poultry-The Poultry market has been crowded with
all kinds Of Hens, Turkeys and Chickens. Some were
mixed lots, others select lot Of Canada all sorts at
10 1-2c u n. Hens and Turkeys from 15Slsc best
Chickens zoe. heavy stock in the city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

Mr.. Editor MIR. John b. Knight re-
ceived very dangerous injury last week
Thursday. lie was engaged in getting in
oats, and on coming down from the NOW
he let go TO slide down, when he struck
pitchfork which was standing beside the
NOW in such a manner as TO drive The ham
die into his body it penetrated about six
teen inches, crossing over from the side IL
entered to the opposite side of the body.
Mr.. Knight strange as 1t may seem, at the
time of writing this is doing well, with
fair hope for his recovery. He is under the
care of DIR. w. X. Dunham.
Runaway horses are very plenty lust
now. Two ladies were thrown from their
carriage near the common, oae day last
week, without receiving any very severe
injuries however. Two young men, while
returning home the other night, on coming
to where the road forked, experienced
some difficulty in making their horse and
wagon both take the same road, and they
too were thrown out. a horse attached to
meat cart attempted TO come over here
from the other side of the river, but chang
ed his mind and swan up to one of the old
piers which still remains in the river at this
place, where he was rescued and taken
back TO the Vermont side again.
Willard Bill, Jr., has sold the wood on
thirty acres of land for las reportedD s., 300
Who has got more money ION the stump"
than this?
The Two Congregational churches have
gone int partnership, with the intention
of having preaching half the time at each
place OF worship IL they can find minis
ter TO SUIT. ED WARD.
-Westmoreland presents her compli-
ments to Hinsdale, and begs leave to mem
| ton cornstalk raised by A. b. Cole of this
| town. which measures II feet | inch
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

"A very successful ,erm of school, in
District No. 3, in Townshend, closed Aug
ust sth, taught by Miss Addle Bennett, of
said district, who has proved herself to be
very excellent teacher. Whole number
of pupils enrolled, 2l average attendance,
H. Those not tardy or dismissed, IA, as
follows: Fannie Pomeroy, Katie Chaffee,
Mary Austin, Emma Johnson, Della Pom
eroy, Harry Chaffee, Charlie Austin, John
ME Greenwood, Ernest Holland, frankie
Wilkinson, Everett Powers, Madison Wat
son, Freddie Watson. Those tardy once,
3: George Winslow, Fannie Winslow,
Mary Gardner. Those who had no marks,
4 Willie Harris, Berthe sewall, Nellie
Twitchell, Annie Sewall.