Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Weston tailed last week in his attempt
81 walk 800 miles in SIX days.
The Connecticut Legislature has voted
$4,000 in aid Of the sufferers by the food
in western Massachusetts.
The slad catch is the best thi, season in
the Connecticut river it la, been for fifteen
years. Tue results ut fish culture are be-
ginning TO be seen.
Seven criminals Of various grades and
both colors were publicly whipped at New
Castle, Del, on Monday, receiving from 20
TO 80 lashcs each.
Tie Roman Catholic pilgrims To the
shrine Of Paray-lc Monial sailed for Eu-
rope. las; Saturday, in the French steamer
Pericrc. Impressive services were held pre-
yous TO their departure.
a mutual divorce hls been granted be-
tween Edward :. stoke, the murderer Of
jim Fisk. aud hi, wife.
Mrs. James Martin OF Rockland, Me-,
threw pair OF shears at her husband last
week during - quarrel. They struck her
rout-J cav oil child on the knee, from the
effect OF which it died.
During the war Nh. Pallum of Mon
re, Mich, wa, confined aud beaten in Lib
by Prison by rebel officer named Cady.
lie has ever since unused the insult, and
last week, meeting Cady in Monroe. he
settled The lutte difference by pummeling
him grandiy.
-GJycruor Baxter Of Arkansas told
correspondent OF the New York Times the
other day that the State statutes declared
treason punishable with death that Brooks
and several Of bis principal followers had
been guilty Of treason, aud that should they
be convicted hc as Govcrno: would, under
the law, he unable TO pardon them. For
this reason the wisest course Brooks could
pursue would he 10 leave the Stale
Bismarck is reported to have said that
he over estimated the military strength
and moderated the financial resources of
France in the late war, and now regrets
that he did not oVcrIun all her territory
aud then make the idemnity large enough
say ten milliards-to have crippled her
for years.
-Workmen on the McCord estates, New
ton, L. l., in uproo,ing an old stump. dis.
covered II few silver coins. They dug fur
lhcg and found more on small tin ca g
and wooden chest were unearhed, in
which were silver plate Of antique pattern
and some English colts. The value of the
treasures thus far discovered is estimated
at $1,000, and the townsfok are racking their
brains 10 discover the problem of who put
the silver under the stump.
The estate Of Cakes Ames, which AT the
time Of bis death, last year, was estimated
as worth 100000, is now re resented as
insolvea,aud com miss!oners have been an
pointed for its settlement. A large portion
ofthc ass cts consisted of bonds of various
newly completed or unfinished western and
sout bern railroads, an, the heavy deprcci-
alton in that class Of securities caused by
the panic, last fall, explains the present
plea Of insolvency. The nominal assets
arc, however, so much in advance of the Ii
abilities that ii is probable that the debts
will he paid in full, if a little time is given
for realizing from the investments.
Three men and two boys lately noated
for hiny-two days in the Indian ocean, in
small boat, before they were rescued.
For the last eleven days they had neither
food nor water, except that the mate shot a
b rd that CHANGED to fly over them. They
chewcd lead to moi>!en their throats, tried
TO eat their boots and jelly fish, and in de.
lirum sought TO kill one another-invitinr
death. Blood from wounds in fiav was
eagerly drunk, but when the frenzy passed
the men would shake hands and kiss each
other. Lots were cast and boy in the
boat doomed TO he killed; but this, the
mate, no acted resoutely throughout,
prevented.