Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-13

this the Queen of England and Empress
of India is his sons mother-in-law, and his
wealth is enormous. One would hardly sus-
pect so much greatness to Turk in the small
framed man with gray-red hair and whiskers
high-cheek bones and thoroughly Scotch as
pect who was met by a crowd of the curious
as he disembarked from the Scythia last week
His stay in New York was limited to one day
and he is now enjoying the hospitality of the
Governor General of Canada and his royal
wife.
1t will be remembered that devoted let
ter, couple of months ago, to the great
Woodruff scientific expedition which was to
have started from this port last month. The
failure to secure sufficient members to cover
the vast expenses Of the undertaking prevent
ed its execution as proposed, and this week
its energetic protector and head, Me-. James
o. Woodruff, died in this city from acute
brain disease, induced by overwork in con-
nection with his favorite scheme. Mr.. Wood
ruff was a remarkable embodiment of courage
and persistence. He seemed to know no
such word as encouragement, and after the
failure of this attempt, in which he had put a
great deal of money, he Mt once set about or
ganizing new expedition, similar in princi-
pie, but better guarded to insure against con-
tingencies. There is good prospect of sue
cess for this later scheme under the manage
mcnt of Mr.. Arthur b. Proal, who was Mr.
Woodruii's able associate in the former en-
terprise, and who survives to carry into effect
the useful and magnificent plan TO which Mr.
Woodruff gave his life.
Coaching as IL pastime is an exotic in Amer
lea. but it seems to have taken pretty firm
hold and bids fair to become something of n
national institution. 1t was generally sup
posed that the fever would be Il short one
and that last year would witness its peaceful
deceasc but the Coaching Clubs first pa-
rade of the present season, which took place
on Thursday last, gave proof that quite the
contrary is the case On that day eleven Gle
giant drags formed in line at Madison square.
and with four impatient blooded horses in
front of each, and the tops filled with gaily
dressed members of the club, and daintily at
tired ladies, the parade presented a brilliant
picture, Probably $50, 900 would be low
valuation of the participating teams
Any attempt to chronicle even the more Sc
rious of the ordinary crimes in New York
would exclude every other topic from my let.
ter and would become pretty tedious reading
| must mention, however two cases that have
been disposed of this week. which are note
worthy, both from their similarity, and their
terrible nature. woman disappointed in
love WAS the criminal in each case and the
instrument of revenge in either was n bowl
full of vitriol thrown by the woman scorned"
into the face of the unsuspectng victim Both
men were terribly burned and disfgured for
life, and each lost the sight Of an eye Both
women were promptly tried and convicted
One was sentenced for five years and the 9th
er to one year in the penitentiary, which re-
suit will, it is hoped, prevent the recurrence
Of this hideous offence.
After eight months of unusually assiduous,
skillful and costly detective work, the perpe-
traitors of the great Manhattan Bank burglary.
in which nearly three millions of dollars in
cash and bonds were taken have been discov-
cred, and part of them taken into custody.
1t turns out that Waterman in the employ
of the bank was induced to cooperate with
three or four of the most noted bank robbers
in the country to make the haul, and that
they had to wait nearly two years for the IA
vorable opportunity which they embraced
The action of the government in issuing du-
plicates of the stolen bonds rendered the
booty of little value, the amount of cash
found being very small. RADIx