Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-18
NEWS ITEMS.


There was powder-mill explosion near
Laurel Run Station, Pa, last Friday, which
injured three men fatally, and seriously hurt
two others.
Tho boiler in n planning mill aud box fac
tory at Baltimore exploded last Friday fore
noon, killing two men, injuring many others,
and destroying about $40, 600 worth Of prop
erty.
A plot on the part of several convicts in
the Massachusetts State to release all the
prisoners was discovered by Warden Cham
berlain one day last week, and frustrated.
Mrs. Isaac Bell, the sister of james Cor
don Bennett, has Just given birth at Paris TO
a son. The day after his birth his uncle came
TO see him, and laid on his cradle 100 United
States bonds of $1,000 each as a christening
gift.
The annual grand review Of the troops at
Paris by the president of the French republic
was made on Sunday These troops included
10, 900 infantry 1000 cavalry, and 10 batteries
of artillery.
A man who says that he has been chosen
by lot to assassinate the King of Belgium has
been arrested at Brussels. Pacards threaten
ing the king with assassination have recently
been posted at various places in Brussels, but
whether they are due TO the freaks OF crazy
persons, or to n real purpose of assassination,
does not yet appear
Gov. Robinson's veto of the stringent
tramp law passed by the last New York legis
laturc is appreciated by the tramps, if by no
one else. Now that so many States have so
legislated that tramps within their borders
find their occupation gone, they rejoice in the
liberty they can have in New York, and nre
making life "A burden to the peaceful and Ia
borious population of the rural districts
A duel took place in the woods near Bal
timore last week Thursday, between james
Sampson and Wilson Myers, colorcd The
difficulty originated in n love affair, both be-
ing onamored Of the same young lady. One
of them was slightly injured in the face, and
both were arrested and taken before II nagis-
trate, who sent them TO Jail.
Last Fridays hangings were rs follows
Antonio Garcia at Corpus Christi, Tex, for
the murder Of Augustin Amallo, September :,
| 1878; John Davis (colored) at Smithville, n.
| c.. for the murder of Henry McDufie color
| ed in December last; John Williams and
| Winter Payne at the Fauquier county, Va.
| Jail. the former for killing Howard IIotzcau
and the latter for killing James Adams.
--"Pinafore" was brought out at the Park
Garden, Providence, Il. l., Monday evening,
! in Il novel manner A large ship had been
constructed on the lake, and the entertaining
! opera was presented on deck in the open air
in II very realistic way. Admiral Porter and
| his crowd of admiring relatives Were rowed
| in u boat to the ship, and there were other
unique features which have never been at
tempted before in "Pinafore" performances
IN TINS country
Thomas Crandall Hollis lIll boy de
| serves mention for real heroism and presence
of mind. His step-father a miner named
| Harland, lighted a slow match leading to a
blast, and then sgnalled to be drawn up the
shaft, 20 feet deep. When Harlaud had been
raised 4 feet, he struck projection. and was
thrown back to the bottom of the shaft, where
he lay bruised and with rib broken. Real
izing his fathers peril Candall promptly slid
down the 20 feet of rope. lacerating his hands
terribly. but reaching the bottom of the shaft
Just in time to tear the match from the fuse
and prevent the explosion that would proba-
bly, have killed Harland
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