Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-26
NEWS ITEMS.

ume oil seven per cent on ~ ,OOO.OOus
The Missouri Legislature has passed a
M providing for high school at 81. Louis
or colored youth, and authorizing the
chool board TO train colored teachers.
Nearly 500, 900 in mRey ras been sent
Kansas from other slates in aid of the
niierers by the grasshoppers.
-The cold weather of this winter has
ansed great destruction of live stock in
lfegon. One man In Linn county has had
% sheep frozen TO death.
Three things are named 10y the st.
ouis Journal in which IL is unwise to re-
,ose confidence A democratic Legisla-
ore, nitro-glycerine, and a mules sense
81 honor.
The oflicc-seeking roll Of the last Con-
,ress comprises tity-une names up to the
attest date.
Fifty boys selected from the public
schools spelled down corresponding mum
Der of editors, reporters, proot-readers and
ypos at Music Hall, Boston, Tuesday
dsbt.
--'The Sioux Indians have made an offer
relinquish all claim to the "Black Hills
ountry for S2j, 900 cash aud an annuity for
my years.
-The ice bridge at Quebec broke loose,
nrday, while some 30 persons and sew
afal teams were on it, and hJated up the
liver with the ice. An were landed safely
some distance above the city, Monday
morning after having been on the ice 80
hoars.
John Mitchell the famous Irish revulu-
ionist and agitator, died at Tipperary, Sat
nrday morning, arler brief illness caused
BY The excitement attending the political
slfngglc in which he has recently been in
voived. He was SO years of age.
= gentleman in Europe writes: 81
zee in the American papers notices OF bank
bills altered from one denomination to
mother This is impossible in this part of
ihs world, through The very simple device
Orhaving bills of different values made of
dliierent sizes"
The couple who were recently married,
40 Economically, while confined in the
prison ut Columbus. o., ceel rated their
hone ymoon by going On prolonged drunk,
and were thrown intoa vile dungeon for
90 days.
"A tramp in the New Haven lookup
was recently overheard describing to
crowd of his brethren the best places for
lodgings aud food between New York AMI
Boslon, illustrating his remark, with a
rough chart which he had prepared a. the
result Of his experiences.
What changes a few years bring about,
don't they? The other day, the citizens of
Arbor Hill were aware of a woman madly
tearing along, potato mashcr in hand, Civ
Ing chase to her husband, who was flying
from her presence like a deer. Eight years
ago, the same female took a medal at an
castern seminary for graduating essay on
"Repose of Character
a shocking murder took place, last
week, in the criminal court t ST. Louis.
While a boy named Charles Woodson, was
on trial for the murder OF another boy nam
cd Boatright, brother of the latter, about
10 years old, stepped up to Woodson and
said: "You killed my brother; | will
XII you and plunged butcher knife to
The handle into his abdomen. Woodson
ELL 10 the floor MORALLY wounded, and
young BOatrght was Immediately seized
by the deputy marshal and placed in Jail.
koldiers OF the rebellion will be held at
Chicago, while the Grand Army of the Re-
pnblic will hold a national encampment.
"a t!ssa.caHalry troop, Of which Gen. Sher-
ldan is president, will have its annual
meeting The occasion, ii is thought, will
draw lOO,O people from outside the city,
a, OO0 Of whom Will be soldiers.
MIR. Carruth, editor Of the Independ-
ent newspaper at Vineland, n. j., was IA
ally shot in the head, last Friday, by
Charles X. Lands, the founder OF that
place. Carruth had published in his paper
ID article personally offensive to Lands
caricaturing his domestic affairs, and Ian
dis, greatly excited thereat, visited the
newspaper Office and with revolver sho
The offending editor. Lands was immedi
alely arrested and taken TO Jail. The citi
ems we've greatly excited. Carruth wa,
live at last accounts, but could not recov-
q.
Here's a niger for you. lie is bar
Der at Atlanta, Ga, and publishes the fol
Owing card: "My son, William Webster
allied ON Mr.. Shelbert on yesterday for
have, under the civil-Ii2hls bill, and h.
fpt refused. Thank God for ii l am still
rue TO my country. | keep a barber shoI
lDr white men-have shaved no negroes
md even under the civil-rights bill N
neSro can have his face scraped or his woo
olled in my shop. | am Il colored man
hnt still | am white man in principle
nd want my cuored friends to kno'
Dat, in their places, l am their FRIEND
~. "A, . 4, I -,
bend. l keep white mans barber-shoT
nd, SO help me God, will accommpdU
zone but white men,