Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13
NEWS ITEMS.

lately found at height Of 5000 feet in
the mountains Of Santa Barbara county,
Cal.
Twenty-Five hundred quarters and 400
tons Of fresh beef were among the ship
ments on the steamers for Europe Salur-
day.
John Prizes, II years old, Percy Briggs,
10, and Frank l.. Walters, r. were drown
ed at Buffalo, N. Y, Saturday while bathing
in the Niagara river.
Omaha, Neb., reports the weather last
week extremely dry and hot, the tbermom
eter averaging "a, and on Saturday reach
ing 102 in the shade. There were four sun
strokes.
Thieves broke into Mr.. Ira ID. Sankey's
cottage at Cohasset, Mass, on the 4th and
stole a gold watch some gold jewelry, a lit
tie money, and other'things, all valued at
300.
Charles o., son Of Orange Judd, who
was paralyzed by fall in the gymnasium
at Wesleyan University two weeks ago,
died on Monday.
"A Hazardville, CT, woman, who has
lost five husbands in powder-mill explo-
sions, is about to marry sixth, who is al
so powder mill operator.
The oldest living ex-cougfessman is
said to be ARENAS Hale of Bridgewater,
aged %, who was representative from this
state from 1915 TO 1sl9. In 1864 he was
presidential elector.
"A hitherto respected citizen OF Newport,
II. l., has been detected in milking regu-
larry neighbours cows, and the owner
says that he almost begins to lose faith in
human nature.
The Indianapolis journal says that
there is in that city general feeling of
hopefulness In business circles, and a be-
lief that the harvesting Of the wheat crop
will be the beginning of better times and
general revival Of trade.
The Lexington Gazette doubts IL in the
history of Kentucky the State has ever
been blessed with a more bountiful harvest
than is now making glad the hearts Of its
farmers.
Two couples were divorced in an Ohio
court the other day, and two hours after
ward the late husband in each case had
married the other ones late wife.
Two men in Chatauqua county, n. Y,
EbA lulp u lEut ItNtuAly, Mltu Oub VI lutll
struck the other with au axe in such a
manner as to completely clear the lower
jaw of teeth.
A Western newspaper has improved
on the original plan, and now says: mo
communication will he published in this
paper unless accompanied by the full name
of the writer and a five dollar bill these
are not requested for publication, but az a
| guaranty Of good faith"
Capt. Howgate has been successful in
| proc uring funds for another polar expedi-
! ton, and a vessel has been purchased
which will sail from New London on the
20lh Of this month. She is called the Flor
ence, and will be commanded by Capt. Ty-
son, formerly of the Polaris.
building is going on rapidly in the
burnt district at st. John, n. b. Two hum
dred horses have been disabled by having
their feet burned with lime in the streets of
the burned district.
A young man named Mills who killed
another young man named Smith near Lo-
Gust grove in Franklin county, Va, a few
weeks ago, killed three of five men who
were trying o capture him, and was him
self killed by the two survivors.
A Lond on paper prints the following
notice: THE attendance at the wedding Of
Mr.. Stuart and Miss Jones yesterday being
SO large, for tie benefit OF the many friends
unable 10 gain admission, the ceremony
will be repeated"
John Horn, Jr., Of Detroit, Mich. who
is credited with having saved from drown
ing no fewer than l3l persons in and about
that city, where he follows the vocation OF
a waterman, has been presented by the cit
liens with gold watch and chain valued
al S5ls.
-Temperance-Apostle Murphy has met
his matrimonial fate in Mrs. Rose Wood, a
Quak widow, who attracted the tenn
perance orators attention by her zeal in
the cause at a woman's meeting in Zanes-
Vile, o., some time since.
"A negro barber, arrested in Illinois and
tax en- back to Osceola, Ark, recently, for
the murder of two men a year ago, was
Immediately lynched by a crowd OF whites
and negroes, who tore him limb from limb
by hitching mules to ropes which had been
fastened about his neck and feet.
-723 recruits for Brigham Young arriv-
ed in New York from Liverpool on Satur-
day, and left in the evening on their way
10 Salt Lake City. The party was in charge
of a "bishop" who was sent out ten months
10 collect together the converts which
Brigham's presidents" or missionaries had
made in England, Wales, Switzerland,
and Denmark.
Mrs. Alice Hagler, of Centreville, Ohio
was attempting TO kiudle a fire with kero-
seue the other day, the while telling a
neighbor that she had dreamed that she
was burned to death by coal-oil while try.
ing TO kindle fire. She remarked further
that she had no faith in dreams, and Just as
she finished this sentence the oil-can ex-
ploded, and she was fatally burned.
"A man named Roberts living at Vance
burg, KY, has been arrested for the muir
der Of a white boy, whom he took sometime
ago to bring up. The boy has been miss.
ing since last September, and Roberts pre-
tended that he had run away, but his skel-
eton was recently found on Roberts prem
ises. Roberts is in Jail guarded by a larg
force of men, 10 prevent the citizens FROM
lynching him.
A man was arrested in London the 9TH
er day for receiving stolen property, his
method of operating being decidedly orig
inal and artful. He had assumed a clerical
garb TO avert suspicion, and always carried
hanging from his arm a partly open um.
brella, into which his confederate, careless
ly passing him, dropped the money or Jew
elry which they had acquired by pocket.
picking. In this way he avoided suspi.
cion for a long time.
That $500, 900 diamond necklace that
the Khedive of Egypt gave Minnie Sher.
man, now Mrs. Fitch, is in the vaults Of
the national treasury department, because