Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO

night and day aud. 10 make our condition
more piualle. the air, even with The fuercu-
~ humping its head against the top Of the
glass seems so saturated with moisture as to
hay, lost nll power Of absorbing the perspira-
ton.
Will, our location so near the ocean rem
dcrs our plight more tolerable than that Of
the western cities from which We have such
terrible reports Of suffering and death. the
heat has still pressed very heavily upon New
York City Many cases Of sun-stroke are re-
ported lon, they represent only small part
Of the casualties The majority Of fatal cases
are not sudden enough TO be classed under
that head They occur in the packed tene-
ments. where there is bad ventilation and
worse sewerage. and where women and chill
dreu and the sick Of all ages and both sexes
have died by the hundred, actually smother
cd to death. business is neglected as far as
possible and not even the yeriesi Gradgrinds
Of the counting house find il in their hearts
to complain that our humane Postmaster
James has temporarily intermitted the mid
day delivery Of mail matter by the overwork-
el and undergrad army Of Litter carriers
something which has not occurred before
since the fierce spell Of the centennial sum
iner.
Jui, whew! ! aud j; don't make me any
cooler to write about our burning miseries. SO
Jet uS change the subject
On "Wednesday morning that ever youthful
Aladdin Of Journalism. Mr. James Gordon
bennett having graciously decided some days
previous 20 honor his native lanl with d call.
stepped ashore from the French steamer st.
Laurent. and stood upon the dock in gloomy
rnagnifceuce during the unloading and GUS
tom-hous. inspection Of his baggage which.
judging from accounts, must have formed the
larger part Of the ships cargo. 1t consisted
Of no less than rs pieces. consisting Of
trunks, package, Of guns, umbrellas canes,
and sporting implements. His horses, car.
riagrs and Polo ponies and various other cat
tie had preceded their lord and master. and
were already ensconced in their quarters at
Newport whittier Mr. Bennett and his sister.
who has accompanied him everywhere in
Europe and who now returns with him i'm.
mediately hurried
Miss Bennett it j. said is TO be married il
this city. It seems great mistake tina; Ben.
nett was not born an English lord 10 closely
doe, he initiate the appearance and hnbt- Of
that ''eHete aris;ocracy." He owns four OF
five estates in different paris Of the world. ILL.,
GLIDING d shooting box in England and the
regulation hotel in Paris. and evidently
feels more at home in either Of the Atter than
in any part Of this country. His stay here
viii be short. He cannot stand this '.blarsted
| country" more than few months at a time.
and before winter sets in will be ret established
with al his retinue Of men and beasts in one
Of lii foreign residences.
Two once noted fugitives from justice have
been brought into court to answer for Their
crimes within ten days The first to be ap.
pretended was William Z. Gray. the prince OF
forgers and confidence men. who in sG9 fed
from anxious creditors in Wall street. who
wanted some half Isiilion from him. and
whose subsequent history, in England and Oh
the Continent. reads ike the most wildly i'm.
probable dime novel He eluded the law FOL
nine years, but was at last appreheuded and
brought back to New York. where he nov
awaits trial Very shortly after the fight Of
Gray. Edward Oakley. bank cashier. was
found to have embezzled $500, 900. He wa.
indicted in January. 1870. but jumped hi,
bail and ran away TO Canada. Lately he ven
tGred back 10 his old hauuts aud on Thurs
day was arrested, and placed like Gray. il
durance vile. Chickens curses and criminals
always come home to roost.
The Home Insurance Company are Just out
with their fitch semi annual statement 4
document which. as this company has never
been so much as suspected of taking such lib
critics with figures as corporations of the kind
are apt to do. shows the thoroughly sound
and prosperous condition of one Of our oldest
and best fire companies. The statement
shows a net surplus Of considerably over
million Of dollars. a reserve Of two millions
and cash capital of three millions. giving
for the protection Of it, policy holders asset,
! aggregating between six and seven million,
| Of money.
We are now experiencing the regulation
[ scare, which comes around every summer il
| about the same shape, over the breaking put
/ Of terrible epidemics. It is only about
week ago that We were startled with the re
/ port Of two deaths, near by. in Connecticut
/ from Asiatic cholera. and now we have the
/ cheering intelligence Of six cases Of yellow
fever in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Of which
/ three have already terminated fatally. Thes,
/ occurrences viii furnish Us with pleasant foot
1 for thought until the settiug-in Of the hydro
/ phobia season. which cannot be much Longer
delayed. RADI1.