Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-20
NEW's ITEMS.
-Grasshoppers have begun TO make their
appearance in Nebraska.


ed that divorce cases must, hereafter, be
tried in open court.
Katie King, the naturalization hum
bug, has gone ON to the stage in a play
called "Katio King, or Spirituallsm Ex-
posed"
Some 800 emgrants sailed for New
South Wales Saturday, mostly young arti-
sans, who are promised good wages and
steady work.
-Missouris new dog law allows of one
untaxed animal TO family, but any more
than that must be paid for as luxury at
81 per head.
The newly-established convent of the
Sacred Heart at Sag Harbor, l.. l., was for
mally dedicated Sunday by Bishop Lough-
lin.
"A clue has been obtained to the muir.
derer OF Alfred Mahsn in Morris county,
N. j., five years ago. Information is said
to come from the murderer's wife, now In
Canada.
The developments of a suit in the Su-
preme Court show that the Nicholson pave
ment company made a clean profit out of
the city of New York of s775, 900 in total
receipt of 81 500, 900.
"A Philadelphia of 70 took his fiith
wife last MoHday, after mourning the de-
ceased fourth six weeks. Number Eve was
number fOur's sister, and has survived
three husbands.
"A New York coroner's jury finds that
Orville Jewett was the author of the eKplo-
sion in the Front street office a few days
ago, and that he committed suicide.
The Governor of Minnesota has APP
pointed April 26tb, as a day of fasting, hu-
initiation and prayer, in view of the threat
ened approach of the grasshopper scourge.
The Boston Traveller, aller saying that
Fast Day was generally observed in Fps
witch, Mass, in quiet manner, adds that
one of its citizens "held his annual clam
bake at his residence"
The Milwaukee Sentinel says that bo-
tel-keepers in Wisconsin, who fail to pro-
vide fire-escapes on the floors above the
second, cannot collect board bills from
their guests, when the latter demur to pay
ing them.
Mr.. Samuel Carver of Blakely, Penn,
has lost one child by diphtheria, and has
seven others all dangerously i'll with the
disease at the same time, aud lying in the
same room. The father Is honest, sober,
and industrious, but miserably poor.
The foundation of the Washington
monument is condemned as insecure by
the engineers recently appointed to exam
inc it, and Congress will be asked what
shall be done with the unfinished struc-
ture.
The women OF Minnesota who are 81
years OF age and citizens of the United
States now have the right to vote for all
nents OF residence, etc., which are made
for male voters at general elections.
All of the claims incident 10 the late
Ashtabula disaster, have been settled by
the railroad company, excepting the one
made for $4,000 by Frank Lobdell, of
Troy, N. Y, who is crippled for life.
Edward Booker, who abducted a child
from the neishborhood of Columbus, O.,
recently, has been sent to Jail in default OF
$500 bail to answer TO the charge OF child
stealing. Tho child was returned to his
parents Saturday.
There is said TO be terrible suffering
and starvation among miners in Schuyl-
kill county, Pa. 1t is stated that miners
go to work with empty dinner kettles, not
liking to expose their poverty. They seek
solitude during the dinuor hour for fear
their real condition should become known
10 their fellow-work
The Albany Evening Journal estimates
that since the panic of 1873, and during a
neriod vhan fhara "a &C N aad of aarninu aud
saving every dollar, there has been di-
rect loss Of $500, 900, 900 to the workingmen
of the United States by means Of strikes.
Gen. Sherman wishes to have some OF
our ablest young army officers permitted
TO 60 to Europe, If there is TO be a war
there, and serve as volunteers on the STATS
of the commanding generals.
Tho San Francisco pound keeper
showed diabolical ingenuity in Kidding
the city of its unregistered CANNES. Ad-
vertising for a dog wanted he secured the
attendance OF over 400. Of which all but 20
were found TO be unlicensed, and the rest
were ruthlessly seized and slaughtered ac-
cording TO law.
"A lunatic of the 18th ward of New
York has written a letter to the Almighty
asking for $1,000 post office, promising to
give $1,000 year to the poor, or if more
convenient the $1,000 may be deducted be-
fore tho money comes into his hands but
the letter got no higher than the postmas-
Ter general.
The Massachusetts House of Represen-
tatives has re-enacted the prohibitory law
by vote of 100 to SO. This was unexpect-
ed even by the extreme temperance men.
1t is supposed that the Senate will agree
with the House aud to veto or not TO veto
will be the question with Gov. Rice.
Tho White Star steamer Germania,
which arrived last Friday night, made the
quickest ocean passage on record, days,
IL hours and 30 minutes, this time being
over an hour less than that of the quickest
previous trip, which was made by her sis
ter ship, the Britannia. The course taken
by the Germania in crossing was also II
miles longer than that of the Britannia.
-EX-Gov. Chamberlain of South Caro-
lima will return to New York in a few days.
He will be from May /, a member of The
new law firm OF Cha mberlaIn, Carter &
Eaton, his partners being Walter S. Carter
aud Sherburne b. Eaton, both practiciDg
law there.
In West Rocky Hill, Ct, on Saturday
afternoon, Robert L. Espy, aged "a, killed
his wife, aged o.. He was drunk at the
time, and had been so for several days.
His wife had sought refuge at a neighbours,
but he persuaded her to go home. In the
morning her body was found naked on the
floor, beaten and trampled into an almost
shapeless mass. Espy was arrested, and is
in the county Jail.
Rev. DIR. VIM. A. Muhlenberg. the an-
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