Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-09-15
NEWS ITEM n.

The low water in The Hudson, as in the
Connecticut, has impeded navigation.
| A serious riot occurred at Charleston,
S. G., on Wednesday night Of last week.
yellow fever is prevailing in Savannah
to an alarming extent, and people who can
are fleeing from The city.
Reports from Egypt state that in Alb
yssinia 1900 Egyptian troops. with their
commander, Rahib Pashs, have been mas
sacred.
"A dispatch from Dubuque, Iowa, an
neunces the destruction of six railway
bridges by a five days rain storm in that
vicinity.
"A gang Of Tougbs broke up a Hayes
and Wheeler meeting at Baltimore, Friday
night, firing pistols into the crowd, and
w. NJ. Henry was shot in The hip, though
not dangerously wounded.
"A fatal disease has broken out among
the native cattle Of Hawley, Pa, and large
number have died. 1t is supposed TO be
the work Of ticks brought by western cat
tie.
The Texas Senate has appropriated
$1,000 for portrait Of Gen. Robert +. Lee,
TO be hung in the Senate chamber.
The notorious Emma mine has been
sold to I. w. Park by the United States
marshal TO satisfy judgment obtained by
the Now York Loan and Indemnity Com
pany aud I. w. Park.
They have an improvement on the
hand-car on the Kansas railways. 1t is rig
ged with sail and propelled by the wind,
which blows almost continually on the
plains, and The average speed is Is miles
per hour.
The state OF New York having made
an appropriation for monument to be
erected over the remains OF David Will
liams, one Of the caplors OF Maj. Andre, the
corner stone will be laid on the % inst.
-Ex-Gov. Wise OF Virginia, one of the
most noted Of American politicians of the
last forty years and man OF much ability
and Of equal eccentricity, died OH the llth
inst. at Richmond, Va, at the age Of 20.
| Maj. Augustus II. Seward, eldest son
Of the late secretary, who has just died,
grad uated at West Point, rose 10 the rank
jor in 1861, was for many years pay
master, and was quier, honorable man.
| Fifteen pounds Of dynamite, designed
TO be used in The excavations at He'll Gate,
New York harbor, exploded few days
since, through careless handling, and about
dozen people were either killed or dan.
| gerously wounded.
A dispatch from Coushatta, LA
town Of bloody memories-under date
Sept. 4, announces that q. T. Webster,
Clerk OF the District Court, parish Of Red
4 4.
ming about five o'clock. Webster was
wounded and his horse was killed.
The report OF the massacre OF Chris
| tians at Ming Kone-FOu in China by the
mob Of Infatuated Chinese is confirmed.
| The Roman Catholic church was destroyed,
and the officiating priest tortured aud kill
ed and his assistants torn TO pieces. Dead
bodies were taken from their graves and
detiled, and 100 OF the congregation were
| slain.
The emigration from England TO the
United States last year was almost precise
ly equaled by the numbers returning from
thence. More than $1,000 persons left for
the United States, aud more than $1,000 re-
turned 10 the British Isles.
&C. l.. Jennings, a noted Undertaking
spiritual!stic medium, publishes in the
Rochester Democrat a full confession, in
which he reveals the various methods by
which he has practiced on the credulity of
the public. The manifestations have at
tracted wide attention.
"A fire at jamestown, N. Y, Monday,
destroyed the large furniture establish
ments Of Wood & Comstock, Stillson &
Ellis, Schildmacher & Baner aud ]. c.
Wadleigh, and the tub aud pail factory of
Seymour & Sllllson.
Harper, the clown Of Barnum's circus,
was lately walking down Broadway, Sara
tOga, when a child fell out of a third story
window above him. lie saw it just in time
to brace himself, and catch II ION the Ay."
The child was not hurt at all, aud the
athlete but slightly.
Moses Y. Tilden, brother of Gov. Til
den of New York, who has been i'll for
some time at New Lebanon, N. Y, died,
Saturday morning. lie was not profess
sional man, but of late years had been en-
gagged in amateur farming and the breed
ing of fancy stock.
-Rudolphe Weizneek, pastor of the
Bloomingdale, N. Y, German Lutheran
church, has been arrested on charge of de-
irauding the pension agency, and two
forged certificates for pensions were found
on his person,
"A boiler of the Keokuk aud North
western line packet companys mill at
North Lacrosse, Wis, exploded, Monday,
with terrific report, totally demolishing
the mill and machinery, worth $4,000 to
$4,000, killing the engineer, and badly
wounding several pers ons, two fatally.
While crowd of people were raising
a staff $50 feet high for Hayes and Wheel.
or flag, at Lancaster, o., Saturday evening,
tho rope broke and the derrick fell killing
Charles Drinkle, prominent young law
yer, George Fink and Charles Hoffman,
and considerably injuring a number OF
other people. 1t Is alleged that the ropes
had been partially cut by political Oppo-
nents. and two men have been arrested.