Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-15
NEWS ITEMS.

One hundred and thirty Sheffield cutters.
engaged for work at bridgeport, Conn, have
arrived from England. and 900 more are ex-
pected in the fall.
A terrific gale swept over u portion OF
New brunswick Wednesday night of last
week, killing several persons and destroying
500, 900 worth of property.
Rev. Newman Hail. the well-known Con
gregational pulpit orator at London has OBJ
tanned decree of divorce from his wife on
account of her adultery with one Richardson
a stable keeper. The case mas been on trial
week, and has created great sensation.
Maj. William W. Leland, formerly one
OF the propretors Of the Grand Union Hotel
New York, died at Saratoga on Saturday Of
Inflammation Of the bowels. He wRs com
missary on General Grants stat early in the
war He WAS II native OF Landgroye. VI
A SEA serpent or rather river serpent.
100 feet long with a head like a whale. a fiat
tau-iai., crusty fms and dark brown color. is
vpuch'd for 10y above 100 people ns having
been seen repeatedly within a week of the
mouth OF "A big st. Louis sewer.
-oomoh, a nihilist imprisoned at Odessa.
has found terrible release by burning him
self To death in his cell over an oil lamp. The
flesh ON his hands and back was almost con
summed when he was found. and ne died in
the hospital without a iuurIuur.
The Arctic ice company Of Boston is now
turning out more than 10 600 tons OF artificial
ice per day, which 1t Is under contract 10 de
liver at half cent pound. The cost of
manufacturing Is only 50 cents a ton.
Major Serpo Pintos account Of his rr-
cent extraordinary journey across Africa is
now being rapidly prepared for the press.
Arrangements are being made for simuitane-
Gus publications III English. Portuguese,
French, and German.
Notwithstanding the telephone has only
been N use about two years, already capital
TO tine amount of upwards of - 900. 600 has
been Investedin telephone companies through
out the United States.
by recent thunder storm in Denmark
over 100 farm houses were destroyed and 80
persons killed.
The British steamer, SemiTamide which
sailed from Boston for Liverpool on July -
has been lost by collision at sea- with her
cargo, valued at S92, 229, including 299 cat
tie and - horses. She carried no passen-
gers and the crew were saved
Fall Rivers long list of defalCatious is
still further heightened by Walter Paine,
treasurer OF the American Linen Company,
who has lost slOU,0uJ by the expensive fun
of dealing in ''futurps.' He is n brother-in-
tons ar modelled after those of his relative
M. DE Lessepss Canal company has
opened its subscription books in New York
but there has been no general demand for the
stock and the amount subscribed, 500 shares
appear to have been taken by NJ. De Lesseps's
friends out OF compliment 10 the distinguish
ed Freuchman.
An explosion which occurred last week
Friday IN the candy factory at l39 and l4l
Elm street, New York, recalls. and doubtless
explains the explosion at Greenfield u Sons
candy factory at Barclay street and College
place IN December, 1877, when Is were killed
or manned for life. The explosion IN the
Elm street building occurred on the second
floor which was used as d drying-room by
manufacturers of French candies, and is kept
at a heat OF from 40 10 $50 degrees. Some
superheated starch fell against the red-hot
stove and exploded, severely burning four
workmen. The drying-room was filed with
flames, but they We're extinguished with little
damage, though the men in the room were
barely able TO escape with their lives.