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

JET Davis Is reported dangerously Ill
at his residence in Tennessee.
In Mercer county, Kentucky, six men
were killed and one wounded during
quarrel over a dog,
~ young girl at keeno 10 years old,
who lately gave birth to IL pound baby,
gave birth To another well developed and
healthy child, two weeks after.
Hon. Alvah Crockcr member Of Con-
eress from tho Tenth Massachusetts Dis
trict, died at his residence in Fitchburg
Saturday night, aged 20.
-Ex-Gov. Yarmouth of Louisiana, kill
ed Mr.. Byery, managing editor Of the
New orleans Bulletin, on Saturday last, in
a street fight. The affair c4n,cd great ex-
element.
Dr. Holloway, the great London pill
man, is about 10 erect a university for wo-
mon, at an expense Of el5O,OOO. lie is old
and chiidless.
The notoriou, TON Gee" the Gram
willie, y. ", forger, has been found guilty
and sentenced to eight months imprison-
ment.
A son Of Professor Peck of Columbia
College, New York, on Sandy, while his
father was absent at church, assisted
two other scoundrcls in rohbing the house
of silver ware, money, etc., 10 the value
Of $4,000.
Thirty miners were killed by a colliery
explosion at Bignall lin, North STAFFORD
shire on the 9th ult. Eighteen dead boa
les have been removed in a terrible black
encd condition. The cxplo urc was caused
by an accumulation OF gases.
Josie Mansfield has obtained judgment
in the supreme Court of New York, against
the estate of James Fisk Ir., on two notes,
amounting with interest 10 over $4,000.
The firm of Walter \. Wood & Co., Of
iloosic manufacturer ofmow ing machines,
have Just received an order fo. 5000 ma
chimes worth 81, 0a00o0. 10 hc scnt to Eng
land.
Two girls, six and seven years old re.
spectivey, who bad never seen their father
since they were old enough Ia remcn4be
his face, recently made the journey from
san Francisco 10 Richmond, Va, over 1000
miles, without escort, and found him.
a serious disturbance between the
whites and blacks ut Versailles, Nv, Dee.
oath resulted in the death of two negroes.
while five whites were MORALLY wounded.
Thcaliair began by the sporive firing Of
fire crackers between the Two parties. All
the negroes concerned were arrested.
Samuel j. Anderson. who wa, acting
Secretary uf War for 4 short time during
President Tdyloi's administration, and
was, after the war, deputy shcrin under
John Kelly at New York, committed sui
eide at Atlanta, Ca, Monday. IIo wiied
his pistol TO Robert Toonbs. recommend
ing the eX- rebel 10 kill himself with it.
"A London cable dispatch dated Dec.
%, brings information o. sad disaster at
sea, involving The loss Of Maine vessel
and nearly all on board. The unfortunate
vessel was the barque Amity of Bath, in
command Of Captain Pdtten, which sailed
from Philadelphia on the i9h of Novcm-
Der for Antwerp. She foundered at sea af-
ter reaching lat. 81 Ion. 10, and the cap
tain and twenty Of The crew were drowned
hy the capsizing 9th boa.
-Tne detectives searching for Charley
Ross have expended more than $4,000
Commissioners have searched from ocean
TO ocean and across 100000 circulars have
been issued; printing and photogrophiug
have cost 5000; Il corps of clerks has been
employed in the correspondence about the
boy; 200 bands ri gypsie> have been
searched; one stray boy has been found
and taken home to his mourning parents
600 Charley Roses have been reported;
and at least 500 coo persons at one time or
another have been on the search.
An express train on the Great Western,
(Eng!and) railway, heavily laden with
passengers, while travelling nj the usual
high rate Of speed, ran oil the track near
oxford, Thursday, and nearly all the cars
went over deep emblukmcnt. The whole
train was completely wrecked. Thirty
four persons were instantly killed, five
were fatally injured aud died soon after the
accident, and more than fifty others were
wounded, some of them, prObabably fatal
ly. The train was running ut the rate Of
nearly fifty miles an hour when the acct
dent occurred. The disaster was cluscC by
! a broken rail.
Weston the pedestrian, so unSuccess.
lul in his great walking featY during the
past few years, accomplished the task OF
walking 800 miles in six days at the New
ark, n. j., rink, on Saturday evening of
last week, completing the last mile at ll;i0
O'Clock, having 20 minutes to spare. He
walked the last IS miles without taking a
single rest. 10000 people witnessed the
completion Of the great feat and tondered
| him grand ovation.