Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
NEWS ITEMS.

The Philadelphia Ledger could not find
single American among the Philadelphia
rioters.
Tuition is TO be free in the University
OF Mississippi next year. The State sup
plies the funds.
There was terrific gale at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, Monday. A large building
was demolished, invol, ing loss Of SlO,-
600.
In Ohio there are hlty-six railroads,
exclusive of the narrow gauge roads-eight
of which did not pay their running ex-
penses during the year 1876. Thirteen paid
no interest on their bonded Indebtedness.
Seven are in the hands of receivers.
The death Of two of the giants of the
earth is announced: Ruth Benton of Wis
consin, age 81, helght7 feet 4 inches, weight
5S5 pounds; and Modesto Mahliot of Que
bee, Canada, age OS, height feet inches,
weight 61s pounds.
During the fiscal year just closed the
United States exported lO5, OOO, 900 yards of
cotton goods-ten times the amount ever
exported before in one year. The sale of
the products of our cotton mills is being
ANP'N'J SAeShuCb III al parts vi lDt WOTlu.
Two small boys recently accomplished
the feat of swimming across Niagara river,
below the falls, and back again. At one
time they were developed in the thick foam
on the surface and were completely lost sight
oil for few moments. The accomplish
ment of The feat was loudly applauded.
They belonged on the American side.
An entire family, consisting of Lewis
Spen Ger and his four children, two girls
and Two boys, living in Clark county, Mo-,
were murdered on the night of the ID. The
crime was no doubt committed for money,
as Spencer had in his possession 500 be-
longing to the township OF which he was
trustee. The weapons used were an AK and
a pitchfork.
Gen. Hill OF Georgia has inst buried
his war chal ger, and is preparing tomb
stone 10 place over his remains, bearing
Tho following ins cription: "Albert Sidney
Johnston, noble, gallant, faithful and
true horse, amer bearing his rider and mas
ter, Ii. j. Hill, through AZ battles, receiv-
ing three severe wounds, and surviving
them through many years of usefulness,
died July p, 1877, in The 24lh year of his
age"
About two months ago Miss Cofina
Hayes of Ashley county, AK, was as
saulted and outraged by a negro named
George Taylor. Being arrested, TAYLOR.
while in Jail at Hamburg, confessed the
crime, giving details with frightful minute
ness. Last Friday party of 60 or 20 men
removed Taylor from the Jail, and, taking |
him cut of town, burned him to death.
Seven men were engaged in lining a |
furnace at the Lucy furnace company's |
works In Pittsburg, last Friday, working
ON scafold supported by ropes, when the |
ropes took fire from the furnace, and the |
scaffold fell, precipitatiDg the men into the |
furnace. Julius Harding and Michael Cos
sack were taken out dead, and the five 9TH |
ers are not expected to recover.
George E. Gordon, who is serving a life |
sentence in Dannemora prison for murder, |
has secured patent for remarkable in. |
Vention, TO be used as a propelling power |
for boats and vessels of every description, |
for half interest in which he has been Of |
iered $4,000. 1t is said that several influ- |
entail parties are bringing considerable in
hnence on Gov. Robinson to have him par
doned.
John Cotton, a negro, killed a white |
man named Bush at Plckensyllle, Ala, on |
Friday, and Saturday two young friends of |
Bush awaited the negro on the road, to ar
rest him. Cotton was attended by several |
others, aud the crowd fired, killing one of |
Bush's friends named Storey. His COM
panlon, named Fitzpatrick, seeing Storey
down, tried to escape, but was pursued and |
murdered by negroes. There is great ex-
element and further trouble is apprehend-
ed.
Two large steamers, each having a
length of 22O feet over all, and carrying
capacity estimated at $500 persons, recently
built at Green Point, New York, have
been transported by railroad to San Fran |
cisco. Amer being completed they were
put up on freight trains in piecemeal shape.
and conveyed to the Pacific, where thew |
are to be re-articulated, re-dovetailed, re- |
riveted and re-bolted, and re-conslgned TO |
their "native element" In the dismem-
bered state the steamers each filled 100 cars.