Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-16
NO. AS.
IN GENERAL.


been deserted by her husband, poisoned her
self and three young children and set fire to
the house Mt Sparta, ILL.,, Thursday night. All
were found dead.
Over two thousand persons have taken
the Murphy temperance pledge at Newburg,
N. j., within the last two weeks Daily meet
ings are held in the opera house and crowds
are unable to gain admittance.
Stanley, The African explorer, will find
himself covered with honois as soon as he
reaches Europe. The King Of Italy has
gold medal ready for him, and the Imperial
geographical society of Austria will formally
congratulate him through their president
Charlie Ross's father, in his vain search
for the stolen boy has spent $50, 600. his en-
tire fortune, and is now travelling salesman
for an eastern house He has made 800 Jour
neys for his lost child and says he shall per-
severe until he is found or he dies himself
Much Of the carved wood and wooden
utensile from Japan. often supposed to be
walnut is simply common wood stained with
the juice of unripe persimmons. Some Of the
most elegant wood carvings at the Centennial
Exhibition were of this nature.
A Liverpool man, after lighting his cigar
on the street, dropped the burning match
through sewer-grating. Instantly deafen-
ing explosion onsued the pavement was torn
to pieces and flames burst out He had ig-
nited quantity of sewer gas, which contin-
ued burning for a long time.
Government agents have discovered that
| 81, 10s, ,564 feet (board measure) of white pine
| logs have been cut and removed from public
lands in Minnesota, which, at an average of
81 per 1000 feet, would make total valua-
ton of S3O3, j43.S2. A large number of the
thieves have been indicted.
West Winfield. n. y was greatly excit-
ed last week over the supposed robbery of the
bank, as the combination lock one morning
refused to open. After five days labor, work
men succeeded in drilling into the safe, and
found the contents untouched, and that the
lock had been deranged by accident.
The receipts of grain at New York, dur
| ing the month of October, were II i,j0O, 900
bushels, which was an excess of the receipts
of the corresponding month last year of A.
49S, 600 bushels. There was also an excess in
the receipts OF flour, during the same period,
of 50, 600 barrels over the receipts in October,
1876.
During the month of October the mints
of the United States coined double eagles to
the amount of So, 454, 500 and trade dollars
to the amount of 81, ,O75, ,O5O Neither of these
| coins ever get into general circulation, and
the probabilities are that not one in 80 of the
present population of the United States have
ever had their eyes gladdened by the sight of
one of these mint drops"
A building association has been formed
at Mechancsburg, Pa, with a membership
of only five persons, n lumber dealer, brick
maker, a carpenter, mason and plasterer.
They are to build five houses, each contrib
uting all the labor and materials falling with
| in his department, and taking a house for
himself in payment for his services.
There is an opportunity for more to join
the Woodruff Scientific Expedition, and par
| ticinata in thp benefits N he derived from
such an enterprise. The date of the sailing
| of the expedition has been postponed to May,
1873, and new iron ship is to be built for
its special uses. 1t is expected that it will be
one of the finest specimens of American ship
building
The prospects in the famine visited dis
tricts of India are now SO good that the gov
enor of Madras has telegraphed the lord
| mayor of London that the Mansion house sub
scription for the relief of the sufferers may be
closed. This subscription now amounts to
81 $50, 600, and besides that $4,000 has
been raised at Manchester for the same pur-
| Osa.
What pity man won't LET well enough
| alone. John Habberton has made a clever
reputation and snug little bank account out
of the sale of ''Helen's Babies" besides insur-
ing good sale for anything else he might
write that was fairly good. But he wasn't
satisfied, and has taken TO lecturing in which
the Chicago papers report him most pitia-
ble failure.
The Boston Universalist minister's have
unanimously decided that the use of intoxi-
eating liquor as beverage is sufficient cause
for preferring formal charges against cler-
gyman," which is sequel to previous vote
that it is minister's duty to prefer formal
charges against any erring brother parson
who does not reform his ways after private
admonition.
Mr. Frodette n member of the Quebec
legislature, is professional diver and unable
| to read or write. When candidate he bold
ly avowed his ignorance on these points, but
said that while the House contained plenty of
lawyers and others who could tell about things
on the face of the earth, none of them, like
himself could describe the bottom of the sea.
That declaration elected him. He is rather a
clever man.
Two years ago the peak of Popocatepetl
in Mexico was ascended by Mrs. Terry and
Miss Sawyer of New York and Mrs. Richard
son of New Orleans, who We're the first ladies
| who ever reached the summit, which is H.
$50 feet above sea level and 2134 feet higher
than Mont Blanc. This feat has now been
again accomplished by Mrs. Skilton, wife of
the United States consul general, and Miss
Bertha Read of Missouri.
A chain gang of eight convicts came up
|
| 2jth ult. One of them was n mere boy, and
he has brother in the Albany penitentiary.
| Their mother died when they were quite
young and the father was killed by rum. The
| parents left the two boys and daughter SO
600. They spent it all quickly, and now the
two boys are in prison and the daughter is
the victim of drunken and brutal husband.
The funeral of Henry Meiggs, the great
contractor at Lima, was n great affair. The
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mains on their shoulders nearly half mile,
and 2O0 carriages and 20, 600 persons on foot
| followed the body to the cemetery No state
ment of his property is made in his will, but
he directs that, after the payment of all debts,
the remainder shall go to his children, who
are enjoned to carry ON the works he has ini-
tiated.
The wife of Stephen Way of Mechanics
vile, N. Y, stole out of the house in a fit of
insanity, recently, while her husband was
sleeping, with four children, aged ., q, 1, and
u years, respectively, and threw them into the
deep and swift running creek in the rear of
| their premises and then jumped i'll herself.
The eldest child reached the shore and gave
the alarm, and the mother and one child were
rescued alive, The other two children were
drowned and their bodies have not been re-
| covered.
of Brigham Young's wives, Aimee, q
beautiful girl from Peoria, ILL.,, was his fav-
| oritu and most feared. When she removed
to SAT- Lake she was engaged to prosperous
young merchant in Peoria, but yielded TO the
| Prophets importunities upon the condition
| that she should have handsomely furnished
home, carriage and horses, and full liberty to
provide such home comforts as she might de-
sire. This wife absolutely ruled Brigham,
and was the only wife whose unauthorized
orders on storekeepers were fully honored.
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