Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-07

fred twice, the second shot killing Caleb
Smith, a brother OF the two women. The
report Of the revolver frightened the horse.
which ran away and threw the whole party
from the wagon Elliott escaped and sur.
rendered himself 10 the authorities.
CONNECTICUT.
A Portland man found a rattlesnake on
his doorstep, when he got up the other
morning.
A lady passenger on the noon express
from Springfield, Mass, to New Haven,
Thursday, had box containing S28 worth
Of jOwelry stolen from her travelling bag,
which she had laid Oh tho scat behind her,
by cheeky thief, who upon seeing that he
was suspected threw it away. The fellow
was arrested.
The Moodus savings bank has compromis-
ed with the robbers who recently stole So.
600 worth Of bonds from il, and they have
been paid back. The burglars facetiously
sent back two Air Line bonds without re-.
ceiving any consideration, not regarding
them worth anything.
John Hellinger, driver Of one of Besser-
mans beer wagons, was attack ed on New
Haven street, Saturday night, by two men,
who took his watch but while they were
attempting to get his money, he ran long
knife into one Of them, aud after he had
withdrawn it with difficulty, they scampered.
NEW YORK,
The New York German Cremation Socie.
ty are about to build hall sixty by forty.
four feet for the prosecution Of their bust.
ness, and soon will be prepared to attend to
all orders with neatness aud Dispatch" In
the center Of one Sidewalk is to be placed an
altar, at which the funeral ceremonies are to
be performed. In front of the altar will be
an opening in the floor, giving entrance TO an
underground passage. The corpse to be in-
cinerated is to be inclosed in an iron coffin,
which will be sent in a hearse belonging to
tho society to the house of the deceased. In
the ccuter of the coffin lid will be circular
plate Of soft metal, which when melted by
the furnace will leave an aperture through
which the gases from the body in course OF
combustion may escape. The coffin is to be
lowered through the opening in front Of the
altar on to an iron plate, supported by
screws, which in turn are attached to wheels
running on track. BY this means the cot.
flo is taken out from beneath the building
aud under furnace constructed outside the
hall and directly behind the altar. When
the coffin is moved along the required dis.
lance, it is worked up by means of the
screws on which it is supported into an empty
chamber, surrounded by solid fre.proof ma
sonry and covered over in the same manner
at a short distance above the corpse. On a
level with the head of the coffin and short
distance from it, is furnace capable of pro.
duciug heat up to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit,
the heated air from which will pass over the
coffin, melting the central plate of soft met.
al and charring the inclosed remains, the
gases from which mingle with the heated all
and pass to an arrangement containing coal
oil, where the gases are consumed. Friends
of the deceased remaining near the ALTA
will be utterly unable to see, hear or smell
anything that could shock their seusiblities
After about one hour and half the remains
will be reduced to handful OF ashes. Su.
periority is claimed for the new method
both on the score of cleanliness aud cost thu
latter not exceeding SO.