Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01
NEWS ITEMS.

The value of the estate of the late ex-
President Johnson proves to be about sl75-
900.
There was slight fall Of snow at New
York, on Sunday afternoon. At Mt. WASH
ington, there was genuine snow storm,
the ground being covered to the depth of
IA inches, while the mercury marked 8 de-
grees below freezing.
"A Mormon in Provo, of whom Capt.
Goldman tells in the Galaxy, is % years old
and the father of GO children; the eldest OF
whom is 20 years old, and the youngest 81
years his brothers. junior.
Prof. Marsh has in his possession fos-
sill bird found in the West, which has
teeth, and he concludes that the creature
was an intermediate form between the bird
and the reptile, and that its discovery sup
plies one of the missing links in the OAR
winian theory.
MIR. Beecher announces that he is here
AFTER TO be the editor OF the Chistian Union
In more active sense than heretofo re !;
that he "shall consider II as parish paral-
lei with Plymouth church, and shall give
II the same earnest zeal that he gives TO
that"
AT the New Jersey state fair, the other
day, President Grant met Gen. Pemberton,
commander OF the confederate forces at
Wick sburg when they surrendered to
Grant. "Mr. President" said the general,
al believe we have met once before. 1t
was at Vicksburg one Fourth OF July"
ayes, remember it now" replied the
President, smiling, and the quondam OPP
posing chieflains of the war chattcd pleas
antly for n few minutes.
A Convocation of The priests OF the
Diocese OF New York was held the other
day, to devise means for erecting the high
altar in the new Cathedral in Fifth ave-
nue.. The altar will cost about S25O, 200.
When completed the altar will be one OF
the most magnificent in the world. lis
principal parts are being erected in Rome,
and others in st. Brienec, France.
"A sad accident occurred at West
Springfield, Mass, Wednesday afternoon
Of last week. Lester Sykes, professional
well-borer, was buried alive in well and
lived for twenty-four hours, wedged in by
earth and timbers, twenty-five feet from
the surface, while rescuing party of fiily
men or more worked day and night in the
vain attempt TO rescue him. He was 90
years old and bachelor.
"A man named Getting, in Piermont,
N. H., was awakened on Monday night in
his room by tramp who demanded his
money, at the same time presenting load
ed pistol and threatening 10 bl0w out his
brains. Getting directed the tramp to a
bureau where he said was 500. The tramp
went for the money, laying down his pis-
tol, which was picked up by Getting, who
shot at and killed the tramp. The name OF
the tramp is not known.
Superintendent Bentley of the New
London Northern railroad has Just made
the preliminary examination of a propos-
ed branch from the New London Northern
to Turner's Falls. The route leaves the
New London at South Montague, and pass
ing near Montague Centre and the "city,"
reaches the Falls so that a depot would
probably be located little distance south
of the present one. The distance is only
about six miles. There will not be a
bridge on the whole line, and the working
of 1t is so easy that the expense is eslimat-
ed at only Sl2, 900, at most, per mile.
"A man named Schell took his wife and
a girl Of 10 to ride in Bellefontaine, O., last
Thursday. After proceeding several miles
Schell and the girl started after wild plums,
leaving the wife In the carriage. Schell soon
after returned without his companion, say
ing that she had strayed away from him.
search resulted in finding the dead body
OF the girl, nearly nude, with the throat cut
from ear TO ear, and indications of a des-
peraIe struggle. Schell was arrested, and
his wife testified that he told her of his in
tention TO ravish the girl and then kill her,
and that amer his return he said he did not
succeed in his nefarlous purpose, but killed
her fearing she would tell. Schell was
lodged in jail, and during Friday night 800
people attacked the jail, took him out and
hung him to the nearest tree.