Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-02-25
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NEWS ITEMS.

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structed fac-simile of the great clock at
Strasbourg, one third its size, with all the
automatic figures.
The number of innocent young girls
who marry men believing they can break
them of their bad habits and lug them off
10 church twice every Sunday, docs not d.
niinsh with our advancing civilization.
Paul Haupt of Denver went through
the war without wound, and when his
regiment was SEM TO Arizona, encountered
on one occasion five Apaches single hand
ed, killing three OF their number Last
week he was crushed to death between two
blocks Of ice in an Ice house.
The monument 10 dead confedcrales re.
Gently erected at Woodstock, Virginia, by
the Ladies' Memorial Association, has this
inscription: "Thcy died in defence of the
rights of the South, In the war between the
States, from 1861 to 1865. The soldier died
for his country. Success IL not patriotism,
defeat is not rebellion"
Carl Schurz is fine pianist, General
Banks once taught dancing school, Hen
ry Watterson is inc musician, and Thom-
as Jefferson, when young man, carried
ad for the dancing. Perhaps IL is going loo
far back to speak ofNero, who fildled while
Rome was burning. Many famous lead
er has been musical.
One Of the "Keely motors" blew up in
Philadelphia recently, when it had on only
5000 pounds pressure to the square inch.
The company who have control of tho
"wonderful' invention say they are not at
all discouraged, but the New York Sun
thinks the effect will be TO postpone tho
time when, by the use of a cup full of wa
ter, train of cars will be drawn from Phil
adelphia to New York.
The Swedish steamship Hemdahl, the
largest vessel ever built in Sweden and
sent here particularly as the best specimen
of the workmanship OF that country which
could be exhibited at the centennial exhi-
bition, ailer weathering successfully severe
gales the whole passage and two hurricanes,
one off Newfoundland and the other off
Nantucket, had the misfortune, Monday,
to run hard aground in tho Delaware, a few
miles below Philadelphia, but was floated
off, later, uninjured. She has on board the
full exhibit Of Sweden to the centennial.
secretary, is about 40 years of age, a native
of Vermont, and particularly quiet, mod
est and kindly engineer officer. He has a
rather pale complexion, and large darkish
eyes, which are not very penetrating in
their expression, and rowing about. He is
thick-set, road-shouldered, smooth faced,
afiable but brief OF speech, and noted in
Washington for his oblging gifts of flow
ers from the public grounds to sick people,
whom he often does not know. His con-
versation is pure and he keeps the Presi-
dents secrets well. He is married to a de-
lightful little lady, Miss Campbell, daugh-
ter of the United States marshal of Chica-
go, and niece of ]. Russell Jones, late min
lister to Belgium.
"A paragraph which is going the rounds
ssys that Winslow, the Boston forger,
comes OF a family of law breakers. His
brother, Thomas Winslow was repeatedly
arrested for feiting. His brother
Mark was one of the most noted counter
feiters in the Stale, and ended his life by
suicide rather than serve out a sentence of
twelve years. Edward, another brother,
followed the same trade, aud spent about
ha'i us iilO III .ldll' 1IuCTelld, u was
in the gang, and signed the bills. She be-
came the reputed wife of a man who was
presently hanged for murder, and had her.
self narrow escape from conviction as an
accomplice. Two other sisters married well
known counterfeiters.
The Hartford Times records two very
remarkable feats in ocean telegraphy which
came under its notice within day or two.
A Hartford firm sent by the Atlantic aud
Pacific Company aud through them by the
Direct cable message to a business estab-
lishment in London last Saturday. The
last word of the message had been sent
from the Hartford Office at go o'clock in
the forenoon, and at 1047 o'clock-or in
one hour and twenty-seven minutes-the
answering message was complete in the
same Office. On Monday another message
was sent at 400 P. NJ. and at $50 P. NJ. the
answer was delivered, the time being one
hour and eleven minutes. If we stop TO
consider the number of hands through
which the despatch passed, both in transit
between different offices and in delivery in
London and Hartford, the extraordinary
features of the exploit will be moro readily
appreciated.