Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-08

dows, hammerng and banging at the ponder
Gus doors Of the safe bag nearly $4,000, 600
in cash and securities, and then disappear
with their booty as completely as if they had
vanished into vapor, is certainly as incredi-
bic story as ever was spun in the brain Of a
romnncist.
Fortunately for the bank the lnrgest part Of
the stolen property was either in registered
bonds which are Of no value to the thieves or
| belong toprvato parties who kept their strong
boxes in the banks vault at their own risk
| II il claimed by the officers that the institu-
! ton remains perfectly solvent with large
surplus over any possible loss. Still, notice
that they have taken advantage Of the sixty
day law requiring that much notice before
! paying deposits 1t is hoped that the streuu-
Gus efforts Of the detectives will this week be
rewarded with success especially MS they
claim to have some slight clues. which follow
ed up must run some Of the bold culprits to
! the ground.
Fired, probably, Ivy tn recent example Of
the would be assas,ins Of Emperor William
and King Alfonso. one Of our city ruilians at
tempted, Tho other night, to slay an American
potentate, one Of tho most llustr.ous and most
majestic Of despots-n short o New York
alderman. They say that "the hour that is
darkest is the one that comes Just ba fore day &"
and suppose that is the reason why the gas
companies. who contract TO light Tie city
streets from dark 10 dawn. always turn ont
the street lamps just at the commencement Of
that hour. AZ all events. that Is whl, they do.
and in consequence moro deeds Of violence
arc porp.trated a; tl.at hons Than at any other
Of the tweuty-four. II was at that time that
the unfortunate dgnitary IN question was
walking along an uptown avenue when
man sprang upon him from q doorway, stab
bed linn several times with % long knife and
made good hi, escape m tlIc darkness Tho
motive for the assault is mystery, for the
victim is not known to have any enemies. but
is one Of tn most popular men on the Board
BY what the doctors consider almost miracle
the vicious kuifc-thrusts failed to reach vi
tai spot. In view Of which I may be pardon
"a for regarding the occurrence as not wholly
lameutahlc; Tor now thnt one Of the City
Fathers has experienced III his own sacred
person tie consequence OF having the public
streets ia such O. condition Of obscurity as 10
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for reform which Il. mere butcheriug Of
two or three Of "a, common folk would have
had little influence IN bringing about
Ono OF tAt questions now before orr h.syi-
| ly-taxod City Court, D. DE- to whether the ele-
waited railroad ha, any rights which bill
| poster is bound to respect. Tho lattlr mem
| her OF society seems to have his bump Of rev
erence but slightly developed Nature and
art have no intrinsic beauties to his eye. Tho
only points in the works OF either which ap-
| peal to his profess perc. ption are promi-
hence and superficial area. The ash barrel
the fence, the curb stone, and even the dead
wall Of the uuoccupicd house fall easy victims
| to his ylui.l emissarios But such achieve
meuts fall lar short Of satisfying his vaultiug
ambition. H. yearlIs to paper all architecture,
and is ouly restrained by the strong arm of
the law from covering the brown stone fronts
Of Fifth Avenue, and the marble palaces Of
trade with the flaming boasts Of the circus
proprietor and mutely eloquent celebrations
O. vote for Pat Flnnegau."
Carried away by his consuming passion, the
character Of which ! have thus briefly por-
trayed, tin bill poster hailed with fendish de
light the erection of the iron columns which
| support the elevated road. lie rubbed his
hands with glee as his hungry eye peered
down their apparently endless vista. He
manned his myrmidons with pals, brushes
and dodgers and sent them forth under COW
or o. night. The morning broke. The deed
was done. The railroad officials were q; first
dlmbfounded but soon found voice enough to
10 ,.Ft hot
would have redress SO they rushed into
court, IN the person of their attorney Mr..
David Dudley Field and are now pouring
forth their tale of indignation and of woe.
The case win probably be tried next week
Edison il sick The young genius who
seem, TO have been taken up 10y the country.
and TO be used by common consent AS the
type PR rr-s1Jyic of modern inventive nge-
uu.ty, is. if common report il to be believed,
! So devoted to scientific research as 10 be IN
mindful VI sanitary laws. Mos; Of his late
eirc;ricsl experiments have had to be conduct
ed at night thus depriving him Of sleep, and
be Ia furthermore been ipdulsiug III his pro-
peusity TO work in lis laboratory. sometimes
! throughout tAe night coatitss and hGless
utterly oblyioU- OF falling thermometer and
barometer. As "a natural consequence. '-the
Professor. as tho papers idio;ically persist in
calling him. has been lying abed for some
days with a commonplace face ache and uu-
! romantic aweled head which have compelled
him, Tor the time being TO take more intcrss,
ID hops and vinegar than in tn. a, ctric light.
aal to employ the pbouogvaph 30 grind ont
1T his bedside those vigorous expressions
which are necessary to relieve his mind. but
to which his temporary excess Of ''cheak"
prevents him from giving vocal uttsrauce.
The inventor troubles ar,, however not re-
garded rs serious, and he is rypect,d soon TO
return to that sorcerers den of lis. from
whence come his astounding oontriyanoes-
speaking Of which reminds Inc 10 add that
the progress mad. within few months past
in rendering practical the use Of electricity as
the genera. illumination j. very great, and that
may have something 10 say about it before
long.
Many thousands OF readers have beea made
happy 10y the temperance of the Daily Wit
ness which has for some little time past been
issued only as II weekly Tie daily will be
under the management Of Mr.. John Dougal
who has done such wonders with the circula-
ton of the Weekly. The Witness is u clean,
pure and enterprising journal, and deserves its
success. RADIx.
WoMAS's BoARD or MISSIONS The sixth
annual meeting Of the Vermont branch of