Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-01
NEWS ITEM y.

Nine inches of snow fell in the north
western part of the Province of Ontario Sun
day night, and six inches fell at St Paul,
MINI.
A man named Hill shot his own son and
wounded son of Mr.. Schumacher near Wheel
ing, w. Va, Sunday, by firing into the
bushes where lie heard what he supposed to
be wild turkeys.
Rev. w. II. II. Murray sustained bad
injury of the hand, losing a part of two or
three fingers by the accidental discharge of
his gun, while ont duck hunting near his
Connecticut farm last Friday.
R A. Pedrick, customs clerk for Ben
kard a. Hutton, New York dry-goOds mcr-
chants, has been missing for fortnight. and
he is found to have perpetrated frauds of
Sos, 900 ON the concern in connection with
the importation Of goods.
--Bayard Taylor, United States minister to
Germany, submitted last week, to a danger
GUS surgical operation for dropsy, resulting
in the extraction of II litres of water. He is
improving, though he has been seriously ILL.,.
The Philadelphia steamer Everman was
caught in last weeks cyclone while anchored
at Norfolk Va, and carried out A tremend-
Gus wave washed the second mate and two of
the crew overheard. The succeeding wave
brought the mate and one of the men back
upon the deck, but the other man was lost.
AT Benwood w. Va. Friday, Aerel Pat
terson had the top of his head blown off by
the accidental discharge of a gun on the
shoulder of Thomas Sprout, who was walking
ahead of Patterson. Both were aged -.
By the death of st. John Smith of Port
land, Maine his two sons get $500, 600 each,
his wife 100000 and the homestead his
adopted daughter 81, 900 and the interest of
$50, 900, aud the remainder of the million
and half of property is given to relatives in
small sums.
-Hartwel the freight conductor on whom
the blame fell for causing the recent Old Col
ony disaster near Boston, in which 20 lives
were lost has been adiudged guilty of man
slaughter, by the coroner's jury, and is held
in $1,000 for trial in December.
The President received letter the other
day from two children in Cleveland, O.. in
which they say; 1--WE have heard that 800
will be paid to children who collect and send
on one million old postage stamps. Is it true ?
We are anxious to make 800 TO buy pony"
Mr.. Hayes had to reply that there wasn't any
law to cover their case.
Jefferson Davis has been singularly af-
hicted iu the death of his sons. Joseph II.
Davis fell from the piazza of the executive
mansion in Richmond during the war and
was killed; William Davis died OF dphther.a
at Memphis in 1873, and jefferson, the only
surviving son, has, as already announced,
Just died in Memphis of the yellow fever.
There were five deaths from yellow fever
and no new cases at Memphis ON Monday.
Sunday night was the coolest of the season at
that point. heavy frost fell and ice lined
the cutters throughout the city. The board
of health on Tuesday officially announced
safety to refugees returning to the city, but
recommending that all dwellings be thorough
" ventilated before occupation. The deaths
at New Orleans last week were 80 of which
III were from yellow fever and 10 from 9TH
or fevers.
A shocking accident happened to William
Smith, Jr., at Cornings Mills, in Troy, NY,
last week. He was passing a red hot iron
rod through the guiding machine, when it
caught and he stumbled forward, one end of
the rod striking him in the stomach and burn
ing deeply into his flesh. The end then coiled,
and Smith stumbling second time, the hot
point entered his mouth and ran through his
cheek, then winding about his head. His
agony was intense while being disentangled
FROM the burning coil.