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

NJ puakertown, Pa. Monday night
=. lhere were thirteen sunstrokes in New
YORK last Saturday, five of which proved fatal
1t Is expected that another Arctic explor-
ing expedition will sail from England next
spring. --''N'
The town of Volcano, West Virginia, was
destroyed by an incendiary fire Monday morn
ing; loss about S75, 200.
James Taylor, a switchman, while at
tempting to board passenger train at Buffalo
last saturday, was cut in two.
81, The cholera is making sad havoc among
inc British troops returning from Afghanistan
one regiment lost 40 men and another 1916 in
one day i'' -"
There was loss of SIS, 900, 900 in the
CITY OF Boston's valuation the past year. The
rate per thousand for the ensuing year will be
$12.5O ''''' WIN ~
"A Jealous monster named Zibe Studley of
hiiiii,lhgly, Conn, beat his wife nearly to death
sleeping.
Solomon Semm, partner in a Chicago iron
foundry quarreled with the foreman in the
shop tuesday afternoon, shot him dead, and
then took his own life
One of the rotary boilers in the Montague
rnper Companys mill at Turner's Falls, Mass,
ana wounding two other employees.
Mr.. George Rope of San Francisco got
drunk and proceeded to battle in the public
fountain. They arrested him. not wanting
any ught-Rope exhibitions in the street
The head waiter at one of the hotels in
the White Mountains is a Harvard graduate of
the class of 1876. While experimenting the
uihlng-room, he has prepared for the ministry
Three French Canadians-a man and two
women-while driving across the railway
track Monday evening mt Lisbon Me. were
killed
"A family of four, f. p. Desrew. his wife
and two children, were struck by lightning
at Rochester, Mimi, Sunday night, and the
mother and children were killed. The father
will recover.
. There is rejoicing at Reading, Pa, over
the arrest of ID members of desperate band
oil robbers who are charged with burglary,
outrages upon old people, and other crimes.
lhe gang are all young German tramps
A fire which started in stable at Houl-
ton, Me-, Sunday morning, burned II build
lngs III three hours spreading up and down
Nam street on both sides, and inticting a loss
of $4,000.
- Hamilton, Ontario, was visited last Fri
day by fire, the loss from which will be Sc
riously felt. Several of the most valuable
business blocks were burned, involving A loss
estimated at about 81 200, 900.
A pleasure party started last Thursday
from Clayton, n. Y, for an excursion on the
St Lawrence, in two steam yachts dashed to-
gether. When twenty rods from the wharf
the lashngs broke, one of the boats capsized,
and five ladies were drowned.
An insane female inmate Of the aims
house at Portsmouth, N. H.. set her bed clothes
on fire last Thursday night, and nearly burned
herself to death. The fire was discovered in
season to save the building and the lives of
its occupants.
"A pleasure steamer, near Battle Creek,
Mich, caught fire early last Friday morning.
and set fire to dwelling and three boat
houses. woman and her infant were burn
ed to death, and two children were fatally in
jured.
John Kranz of East Pennington, Wis.
drove into II lake last week Wednesday, to
water his horses. In the wagon were six
children the horses got frightened ran into
deep water, and drowned Kranz and five of
the children, one of the boys swimming
ashore.
A Port Wan, P. O., family named Mo-
nette, consisting of seven persons, have been
poisoned from eating bread which had been
standing i'll the same place with Paris green
Three are dead, and there is no hope of saw
ing the others.
The discovery of new waterfall among
the White Mountains is announced. 1t is
said to be the finest yet discovered, being
many feet higher than the celebrated Glen
fall. 1t is situated on Copper Mine brook,
four miles into the depths of the forest
j C. and j. j. Colburn, owners of the
steamboat which tipped over on Lake Quin-
sigamond, Worcester, on the eth of July,
with disastrous consequences, have been held
for trial on the charge of manslaughter.
Carclessness in this case counts for criminali-
ty.
A Virginia negro deserted his wife many
months ago, and took to his home near Pc
tersburg another woman. Last Friday the
deserted wife, accompanied by a negro, made
her appearance at the house OF her unfaithful
spouse, during his absence, and murdered his
mistress and her infant.
Frank Walker appeared last Saturday at
the district attorneys office at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, and stated that he had killed man at
Jeddo, by striking him on the side of the face
with the edge of his open hand. An investi-
cation corrobornted this statement, and it was
learned that the name of the victim was
Thomas levers. Walker says that he travel
ed sixty miles in order to arrive at the district
attorneys Office before an arrest could be
made He is now in jail
Gen. Miles, who is looking after the In
dams in the Northwest, has sent dispatch to
Gen. Terry, dated at camp on Rock creek
Is miles south OF the boundary, saying that
Sitting Bulls band had fed northward to
Wood mountain, leaving their property scat
tered along their route for 30 miles. The
Sioux were estimated to number 5000, with
1000 fighting men, and Gen. Miles believes
that he has force enough TO deal with all the
Indians Sitting Bull can muster.
Great excitement has been caused in
Montreal by the failure of the Consolidated
Bank of that city. The officers of the inst-
tuition are charged with being directly respon-
sible for the trouble. The effects of the fail
ure are disastrous and widespread Among
the unfortunate shareholders are 37G women
who are either widows or unmarried Al cler-
gymen hold shares to the extent of $153, 700
and several charitable organizations, churches
and executors of estates hold large amounts.