Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
NEWS ITEMS.

NOnCO1u, N H., WIS btIuGK DN HRntnlnH sun
day afternoon and burned. The loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000
The first bale of this years crop of cot
ton has been sent from Texas to st. Louis and
sold for 81 cents per pound.
The first white man to suffer from the
new Virginia law providing whipping as
punishment for certain offenses was publicly
logged at Hampton last week by a negro con-
stable. He was sailor and his crime was
the theft of an anchor.
The managers of the New Hampshire
Agricultural Society propose to introduce
novel feature in their next fair, viz. n row.
ing regatta on the Merrimack.
There is a prospect that the three cent
pieces will disappear from public view with
in short time. Postmasters have been or
dered to send all money of that description
which they may receive at their offices to
Washington in order that its circulation may
be stopped.
The large building containing the new
State Prison workshops at Concord, Mass,
was nearly destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning, involving n loss of about $4,000.
The mining region that is attracting most
attention this season is in the Bear Paw noun
tains, north of the Missouri river near Fort
Benton. Miners are crowding there, and
some of them are reported to be panning out
$50 day.
A burglar was captured on a house-top in
Winchester street, Boston, Thursday night,
by plucky policeman, who at the risk of his
own neck dragged his prisoner from his hid
ing place behind chimney near the ridge
pole.
A distressing accident occurred at Mount
Jackson Va, last week, the team which the
wife of Gen. John G.. Meem was driving run
L.
Meem threw them from the carriage, killing
one and breaking the leg of the other, though
their mother was safe in the carriage when
the horses were stopped.
The old watch dog Fidelity" the only
living being that passed through the great
Chicago fire alive, recently died of old age.
The faithful fellow was at his post in the FL
deity safe depository that terrible night, and
was afterward safely rescued from the unoc-
cupied vault in the basement where he took
refuge.
They have had hot weather in England,
and on the continent as well as on this side the
Atlantic. At Paris and in some parts of the
exposition building the temperature last week
was reported uncomfortable.
The National Christian Temperance Union
have arranged for Camp Meeting to be held
at Round Lake, II miles south of Saratoga,
n. Y, beginning Aug. &, and continuing eight
| days. 1t is intended to have Il gathering of
all the workers in the Murphy movement in
the country, and every State in the Union in
which the work has been inaugurated will be
represented.
A balloonist named l.. ID. Atkinson
while making an ascent at Elmswooa, ILL.,,
Sunday evening, was killed by falling POO
feet
A singular freak of lightning was that
| which made brunette of little Chicago
blonde. The bolt crushed through II. l..
Guilds house at night, turning every one out
| of bed and changing the golden hair of lit
tie girl of four and her scalp to an inky black,
which will not wash out though the little one
is as bright rs ever.
The path of the moons shadow on the
Goth will be a belt 116 miles wide.
The Western people say that lightning
has never been known to strike a slated roof.
-Hoedel, the would-be assassin of the
German Emperor, was tried, convicted, and
sentenced to be beheaded inside of six hours
on the 10th inst. A bad character was given
him by some of the witnesses most familiar
with his life.
Great damage was done at Ottawa and
Thunderstorm Ont, Monday afternoon by
storms of wind, rain, hail and thunder. Crop,
were destroyed, trees uprooted and buildingS
struck by lightning, but there were no casual
ties.
There We're 139 deaths from sunstroke
during the heated term in New York, Brook
Ign and Jersey City. The great majority
of the fatal cases occurred among people o.
Incorporate habits
An average of 400 tourists a week hav,
left New York for Europe during the las
three months or, in round numbers, abou
1000 since the end of April.
Minnie Warren, one of the little people
who have been exhibited throughout til,
country, died at Middleboro, Mass, Tuesda.
afternoon after giving birth to a child weigh
ing six pounds. The mother weighed onl!
forty-ive pounds
COL Bee, attorney in San Francisco, 70
the Chinese Six Companies, is preparinga let
ter for submission to President Hayes, il
which he says that the emigration and deatl
rate of the Chinese exceeded immigration
the past two years by about 800. Their
are on the Pacific Coast about $1,000 Celes
tials
Michigan is going to pay late honor t.
Father Marquette, the discoverer of the Miss
issippi, by holding glorifcation meeting a
Alackinac. August s. An association Wi
then be formed, having Senator Ferry for it
president to build the ancient explorer
monument.
About year ago the city of ST. John
New Brunswick. was almost destroyed b,
fire. The city is now nearly restored and tn
new st. John is II much finer town than tn
old. The general characteristics of the ne,
, buildings are greater uniformity, create
height, and more ornamentation than the oil
city presented. In addition to the rebuilding
, new edifces to considerable extent hay
been erected outside of the burned district
Many streets have been widened, and in var
a GUS ways the whole appearance of the tow
has been improved.