Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-09-21
NEWS ITEMS.

The registry statistics in San Francisco
show that her voters comprise 25,0i2 for
eign born and only %, 6S3 native cit liens.
In recent canvass OF twelve towns in
York County, Maine, Mr.. L. b. Siilson Of
the American Bible Society found 242
Protestant families who had not a copy Of
the Scriptures in their homes.
DIR. Hans Won Bulow is reported to
have said, "If l stop practice for one day
rotice it in my playing; il 1 stop two days
my friends notice il; il stop three days
the public notice IT,"
The Oldest church in the Christian
world is said TO be at Orleausville, in the
diocese OF Algiers. 1t was erected A. ID.
1913, soon afler the conversion OF Conslan-
tine, as has been recently ascertained from
an Inscription on the pavement OF that
church.
President Hayes attended Trinity
Methodist church, in Cincinnati, last Sun
day morning, and, in the afternoon, called,
among others, upon an old lady who told
him when young man, that be would
reach his present exalted position.
Two British ships, the Avalanche FROM
A<OAopH Agl ~NSn L-dlhuu, Win tTGW OF
81 and SO passengers, and the Forest for
New York, with a crew OF 81, collided in
the English Channel on Tuesday night, llth
inst. Ninety-six persons were drowned,
and both ships were lost.
That portion OF the Boston and Albany
car and machine shops at Springfield, Mass,
fronting on Cypress street, and the black
smith shops to the west of them, with l6
freight cars, four locomotives undergoing
repairs and two in process Of construction,
with large quantity OF machinery, tools,
lumber, patterns, etc, were burned last
Thursday night. The loss Is estimated al
from 500, 900 TO $4,000. An old and faith
ful Waterman named Birmingham was
burned to death.
"A Cincinnati lady sent TO a New Or
leans founding hospital a description OF
such a child as she wonld like, and a few
days ago was surprised by the arrival of
an express messenger at her house, an
nouncing a package for Mrs. -, at the
same time handing in a little girl of tender
years, with an express label tied TO one
arm. The package was duly receipted and
gladly welcomed.
John +. Lewis, colored man living
near Elmira, n. ", stopped, at The immi-
nent eril of his own life, runaway team,
and so saved Mrs. C. J. Langdon, her child
and nurse, who were returning from a Wis.,
It TO mark Twain" The rescued lady's
husband gave him $1,000, the holder of
300 mortgage on his farm Cancelled il, an
other gentleman gave him SIS, aud mark
Twain" gave him $50 and a complete set of
his works.
The report on railways in India for the
year lS76-77, furnished to the Government
there, shows that there are now open 6937
miles, of which 479 miles were completed
In 1876. The revenue from the lines show
ed marked improvement over the previ-
Gus year, more liberal policy of manage
ment having stimulated the traffic on the
lines. On some OF them passengers are car
ried for farthing a mile, aud rates on
grain, coal, ETC., as low as n half penny per
ton have been tried with success.
The lynching Of Robert Scruggs near
LeavenwoTth, Ks, lately, was a remarka-
bly, cool and deliberate sffair on both sides,
As the fatal Tree was reached ScruCgs re-
AN "o9 wv ANhhl " n6tk luOS6
whom be had so hurridly sent to another
world" They asked him il he wanted to
prepare, and he said he would If be knew
how. So one man prayed for him before
the rope was adjusted. Then be len his
watch to the daughter of the man he had
murdered and gave other trfles in his pos
session to the hangman 10 be given 10 his
friends. When he was ordered 10 get on
top OF the stump, some looked for him TO
show signs Of weakness, but he stepped as
firmly as though 1t was the most credita-
BILE act of his life. Afler the moose was plac-
ed about his neck, number caught hold Of
the end of the rope and swung him into
eternity. Amer his death the lynchers were
loud IN their praise OF their victims pluck.