Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-04-28
NE WIS ITEMS.

Iii Pc Tai, a Chinese physician, is the
richest Chnaman in California. He owns
| 900 worth of real estate.
| John Jacob As.or and William b. AS
tor have each recently given So, 900 to the
funds of st. Luke's Hospital in New York.
Ga good Friday some young rascal
put ink in the receptacles for holy wafer in
the cathedral at Montreal, with the most
startling effect, so far as the pious worship
| pers were concerned.
"A fact very creditable to the Presidents
sense of honor is the fact that he sold a con-
siderable amount of Big Bonanza silver
mining stock previous to signing the silver
| currency bill, the result of which was TO
increase the value of the stock.
Tho Governor of Massachusetts, has
signed the warrants for the execution of
Thomas w. Piper, the Boston belfry muir
derer, and Samuel ]. Frost. the murderer
oil Franklin ID. Towne OF Petersham, FRI
day, May 26th, being the date fixed.
Carl Schurz is reported as saying that
under no circumstances will he support
the Republican ticket in the coming presi-
dental campaign if Blame, Conkling or
Morton is nominated. but he will stump
the country vigorously against either of
the three namtd."
Tho first payment OF silver coin was
made on Tuesday, Of last week, by Treas
urer New to Representative Foster of the
Appropriation Committee. The regular
payment TO the public in place of fraction
al currency began on Thursday, regula-
lions 10 this effect having been prepared.
The Worcester, Mass, City Council has
decided 10 rebuild the Lynde Brook res
ervoir dam. The expense is estimated at
$4,000. and the new structure will lie built
in the most thorough manner, the work to
begin as soon as possible.
The Boston Post, whose business af-
fairs were so badly Winslowized, has been
purchased by the men who have been ac-
lively concerned in its management, and
who are backed by Democratic capitalists.
The Boston Pilot, Donahoe's paper has
been bought by Archbishop Williams and
its editor, John Royle o'Reilly, for S34, 500.
"A family of emigrants named Baker.
comprising father, mother and two chill
dren, hailing from Pennsylvania, were
mastered by the Indians, last Thursday.
about one hundred miles northeast of Gus
ter City in The Black hills. All were BRAIN
ed with hatchets or tomahawks and then
scalped.
President and Mrs. Grant visited the
centennial grounds at Philadelphia, Satur-
day, and were shown through the build
ings by Gen. Hawley, Mr.. Goshorn and
some members of the board of finance.
During the day, four carloads of exhibits
Of food for fish and fishery products, zoolo-
gical and chronological specimens, etc.,
from The Smithsonian institute arrived for
the government building.
Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher preached al
The North avenue church, Cambridge, last
sunday morning, and in the evening, at
the Warren avenue church, Boston, TO i'm
mense congregations. A half hour before
the opening of the church, Sunday evening,
Iuily 5000 people were waiting in the hope
of gaining admission.
The potato bug is turning up in deyas-
tatlng quantities OH Staten and Long is
lands, aud in Richmond county, the fields
where pot itoes were grown, last wear. arc
fairly crawling with the vermin, and the
farmers hesitate about putting In new
crop.
Though DUlan, the murderer of Noe.
who was hanged in New York on Friday.
persisted to the last in declaring his limo
cence, il has leaked out since the execution
that he made an inadvertent but conclusive
confession of his guilt, few days ago. He
had been reading in one of the newspapers
what purporIed 10 be true story of the
murder, and, in moment of abstraction,
said, In the hearing Of several of the keep
ers: That's not true. l did not strike
Noe before he camo down the steps,"
Then he shuddered, appealingly glanced
at tue prison officers, and said, "For Gods
sake, don't repeat what ] said,"-which
they did not do till he was dead.