Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08
IN GENERAL.

Somebody who has been studying up the
record reports that every tenth winter since
1898 has been unusually mild.
A Paris letter says the French Exposition
buildings upon the Champs de Mars are
rising with astonishing rapidity, and great
changes are wrought in a single day
Dom Pedro, on his return to Brazil,
writes to n friend in this country cone thing
| can truly say is that / return with earnest
longings and with passion stronger than
ever for progress
At the Paris Exhibition there win be dis
tributed 1000 gold 1000 silver, and 5000
bronze medals it is also intended to award
5000 honorable mentions, besides 100 grand
prizes and exceptional silver prizes.
Only one of the Russian generals who
have earned distinction during the war-Sko-
beliefs n Russian All three of the com
manders in Asia are Armonians, while Gourko
is Lithuanian, and Radetsky Galcian
The Paris Rothschilds, who are all bank
ers, are said TO work rs hard as if they We're
beginning their fortune They observe their
office hours as punctually as docs the poorest
clerk. There is popular belief that they
hope to execute the dream of the rebuilding
of the temple and the city of Jerusalem.
Tho work Of rebuilding the burned dis
trict at st. John, n b., is progressing rapid
ly, and some of the streets devastated are
nearly restored, including the greater portion
of the business structures, which are built of
brick and galvanized iron. Most of the
dwelling houses are being replaced chonpy
with wood.
Mrs. ID. c. Williams, who owns consider
able property in Weedsport, Cayuga county
n. Y, went to the polling place III franklin
hall ON town meeting day and offered her bal
lot to the inspectors, which was received, not
,,o1l.,,r,.J h.r r.apr1a1 opI hap ballot
duly deposited.
-Camauche, Calaveras county, Cal, was
visited 10y deluge on the 9TH ult, caused by
n c,oud-bur-t The rain fell SO furiously that
| in few minutes Camunche creek had over
| flowed its banks the reservoir dam gave way
and n portion OF the Chinese village was
washed away. The Chinese report six men,
two women und two children drowned, and
the loss of property is estimated Mt S2j,uO0.
A most shocking tragedy is reported from
Monroe county, Ill. Moritz Kaiser, Swiss
farmer near Fisk Landing, aged 30, who has
| had difficulty in supporting his family and
| was TO be soon turned ont of home because he
couldn't pay the rent, murdered his wife-an
! American woman, age 2j-and his six chill
| dren, ranging from a two-mOnths-old girl to
| a lO.years-old boy, last Thursday night, and
then burned his house over his head, himself
| perishing in the flames.
Shooting deer from railroad train is not
an ordinary experience, but party on board
Virginia and Truckee train in Nevada, the
I other day. enjoyed this excitement. A large
! buck was overtaken and immediately turned
tail and ran down the track. The engineer
clapped on all steam, and after a long and ex-
citing race the animal was run down and
killed with II charge Of buckshot from the
shot-guns of the baggage master and engin-
| Ger.
A bill to prevent pool selling, which has
passed the lower House Of the Massachusetts,
legislature, provides "one years imprison-
| ment or less, or II fine not exceeding $1,000.
for people who sell or register bets or wagers,
or sell or buy pools upon the result of any
trial or contest Of skill, speed or endurance of
any man or beast, or upon any political nom
nation, appointment or election, and the
same fine for persons leasing their buildings
for any of these prohibited purposes
Everybody who went to the Centcn-
NAL will remember the monstrosity Of Signor
Guarnerio, consisting of half-length statue
of Washington soaring up to heaven on the
back of an American eagle. This work stood
at the entrance of the art gallery, and the
sculptor expected not only that he would
make his everlasting fortune by selling it to
the government but that his fame would also
be secured for all time. Upon the opening OF
the Permanent Exhibition it was removed to
the Main Building and at the auction last
Saturday it was sold for the non-payment of
custom duties, and only one dollar was bid
for it.
Samuel Valentine, n handsome, bright
mulatto, aged nineteen, laid down on the tracl
Of the Richmond and Petersburg railroad
near Phillips's Crossing, Monday evening. a,
the passenger train came along. The engin
Ger saw him lying on the track and blew the
whistle. but it was too late to stop. When
the whistle blew Valentine simply raised his
head and put it on the iron rail and folded hi
hands The entire train passed over him
mangling his body and killing him instantly
A letter was found on his person from hi,
sweetheart discarding him. and his friend
state that he was tired of life. This is tn,
first instance Of a negro committing suicid,
for love, and one of the few instances Of 4
negro's committing suicide at ALL
Texas must be nice State to live in
Among its public documents issued this yea
is one entitled "a list of fugityes from jus
tice." 1t contains 221 pages, and puts tn
number of fugtiyes at 4iO2, with forty com
ties yet TO hear from, which cover some 0
the most populous portions Of the State. o
l these gentlemen and ladies who have wander
3 ed away from home and given the cold shoul
g der to the guardians of the peace wheneve
= the latter made advances, 80 are Charge
q with murder. Rewards ranging from $50 T.
S10OO-the aggregate being 500, O0O-are OF
e fered for 800 Of the fugitiyes, and detective
4 ont of job, as well as agriculurists Nigh
r find this State n good one to emigrate TO.
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