Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-17
NO. IL.
NEWS ITEMS. =

HIS melodies easily move one to tears,
Miss Bidwell, who married Mr.. Bod
well of Philadelphia, got her 1 knocked
out during the ceremony.
"A dredging steamer on The Columbia
River, Oregon, blew up March Ist. Three
men were Killed and twelve are missing.
The British steamer, Bothnia. from
New Orleans, Feb. 2, for LIVERPOOL. was
burned at sea on the 18th. The crew were
saved.
-Laeo-naking is now QUO of the regular
branches In the schools of Rome. and the
Italian children are said to produce lace
equal TO the best antique.
The steamer Mary Bell, burned last
week at Vicksburg, Miss, was the largest
on the Mississippi. Her length over all
was 325 feet, and her breadth SO feet.
New York city has obtained a verdict
for s2O4, $50, against the estate of Harry w.
Genet, for fraudulent overcharges on work
and material on the Harlem court house.
The works of Charles Dickens are
about to be translated into Portuguese and
published in Lisbon, with a view of 'im-
parting healthier tone TO the light litera-
ture OF Portugal"
| During the past year 6,S65 hol ses, asses,
or mules were delivered for consumption
In Paris, and yielded 1,24o, 100 kilogram.
mes, (2,74S,2ls pounds,) or oyer four hum
dred pounds each of meat.
1t is said that Mark Twain will drama.
tize his pink trip slip for an eight cent
fare." II lie does, he should be "puncbed
In the presence of the passenjare"-or auy
other man.
Two immense lemons, weighing TO-
gether four pounds and ten ounces. and
measuring respectfully eighteen and sew
enteen inches in circumfe ference, were ex.
hibited in shop in Jacksonville: Fla.
few days ago.
"A gentleman writing from Stockton.
california, Feb. "a, says: "Our winter is
now over and spring with all its loyeliuess
is here. The earth is carpeted with grass
and flowers. Prospects of an oyerwbelm-
ing crop were never better"
The Chicago Tribune claims that 1lli-
nois paid last year 81, 900, 900 revenue more
than any other Stale, coming, "mainly
from the manufacture OF high wines" ad-
ding that cheese, too-another farm prod
uct-is largely manufactured r.
John Dali, only son OF Capt. Dali Of
virginia, was recently lost at sea, on his
hrst voyage, while rounding Cape Horn.
de was independently wealthy, but had "A
passion for seafaring life, and was intend
Ing to learn the business and then buy a
vessel and sail it for himself
"A young American lady who has en-.
Joyed the rare privilege of taking stroll
with the poet Tennyson, incidentally mem
lions in letter 10 friend that ait serious.
~ affected the romance of the situation
when he paused during the walk TO scratch
his back against a gate post"
The Dubuque Qowa) Daily News
states that near Elkport, on Turkey river,
walnut tree has been recently cut down
for lumber which measured seven feet in
diameter at The cut and seventy-eight feet
TO the first limbs. The owner has refuse1
5000 for the tree as it lies in the woods.
The largest captive American snake is
supposed 10 be in the geological collection
OF DR.. Cunningham of Carthage, Mo. It
Is q feet inches in length and II inches in
circumference, and was captured in Hick-
ory county, Mo-, last July, jus. after it had
gorged itself by swallowing a large dog
belonging 10 some hunters.
A Mr.. Swinyear Of franklin, NY,
died last month, aged los years. His
widow is in her 1Olst year; his oldest child
Is woman Of so years, and the youngest
is about so, and is a grandfather. Mr..
Swinyear leaves ten children, Sc grand
children, Sc great-grand children, and IS
great-great grand children.
The total number of lives lost by the
burning of the home for the aged at Will
liamsburg, N. Y, is thought 10 be %.
Nineteen corpses have been found and
nine OF The inmates are missing. The ter
rible loss of life seems 10 have been partly
due to the fact that between the apartments
where the old men slept there were not
ample means of communication.
-Parlor skates, which it appears we're
first known in..England about thirty years
ago, have got into such general use there
that many accidents have been recorded
from overcrowding at the Kinks. Ladies'
have had legs broken, ankles dislocated,
shoulders sprained, and have suffered nu-
merous injuries, till at last a call is made
for strict regulations in the pursuit of this
new and otherwise hCalthful amusement.
The American consul at Amsterdam,
writes that people ON this side the
Atlantic who think TO get hold of immense
legacies left years ago in Holland, had bet
ter go into some more remunerative busi-
ness than dreaming of suddenly becoming
In 1857 all those old Dutch
claims, so much talked about in the United
States, passed forever into the hands OF the
Dutch government.
The discovery has just been made OF
most outrageous frauds in the last census
returns of voters in New York city, where
by the total number is swelled from I5O,-
700 TO $4,000, evidently with the purpose
% give the city an undue proportion OF
stale senators and. assemblymen. The
rauds are most glariDg and proven on
heir face. In some of the districts the
number of voters returned nearly equals
he entire population of the district, the
he women, children and even babies be-
ng returned as voters. The fellows who
made the returns were democrats.
Chicago, not to be outdone by the rest
# the country in these days of exposures,
nnounces the discovery, through affidav-
Is of numerous persons in that city. of an
with headquarters at Buffa-
D, N. Y, branch agencies in Boston, New
FORK, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago
nd other cities, and connections with GER
ain classes Of lawyers and detectives, got
an up for the express purpose of furnish
ng witnesses and professional jurymen
Iherever desired, 10 give whatever testi-
1onv and find Wbafavar vaFdiots mas, ka