Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-22
NEWS ITEMS.

Some English missionaries have arrived
on the Lake Victoria Nyanza in equatorial
Africa, and according TO the dispatch have
met with the kindest reception from King
Mtesa.
The managers of the international dairy
fair have passed resolutions inviting all Euro
pean dairy and agricultural societies to send
exhibits to fair which will open at New
York in December
The Texas Pacific directors and stock
holders, at their annual meeting at Philadel-
phia last week. authorized an issue of bonds,
not exceeding $50, 600 per mile, to complete
the road from Fort Worth west to the Pacific
coast, over 1900 miles.
Another indication that business is re-
viving is afforded by the report from north
ern New Jesrey, where iron mines that have
been closed since 1872 are being reopened
and work pushed night and day, while new
mines are being opened and furnaces built.
james McHenry, well-known fnan-
cial agent of London, has failed with linbili-
ties estimated at $5,OOO,OOO.
The New England fair is to be held at
Worcester, Mass, the first week in Septem-
Der. Attorney General Deyens is to deliver
the address.
The Philadelphia Permanent Exhib-
ton is doomed, the park commissioners hav-
ing ordered the removal of the building and
its contents within two years.
The Citizens national bank OF Washing
ton has lost 500, 600 by speculations with its
funds by the cashier, VIM. NJ. Roach.
The fastest mile trotting on record was
lately made by one of Bonner's HORSES III
The exports from the port of New York
in July were the largest ever known for that
month, footing up S20, jS7, 900.
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week partially destroyed fremont Temple,
involving loss of over $50, 900. The Parker
House was also somewhat damaged by water
and had a narrow escape.
by a collision on the Philadelphia aud
Atlantic City railroad last week Thursday,
between freight train and another loaded
with excursionists, FIVE persons were killed
and number of others more or less injured
Lightning struck an oil tank near Parker,
Pa. on the 14th inst, knocking it to pieces
and sending Is, 600 barrels of burning oil
down the hillside. Five oil wells, five dwell
ings and 5000 bal fels of oil belonging to 9th.
er parties were destroyed. Loss $40 600.
A fearful fight occurred at Quebec last
Friday, between ship laborers OF different
nationalities, the Irish figuring on one side
and the French Canadians on the other.
Several thousand men were engaged in the
ARRAY guns, pistols, and clubs were freely
used. and two men were killed and dozen
others ba6'y wounded.
A tel lible murder was committed ut Bos-
ton Thursday night of last week, the victim
being Joseph +. Frye n leather dealer, of
| ~ South street, who was found dead in his
house at No Is Joy street on Friday morn
ing, with eight stabs and bullet hole in his
body, the latter being through his heart,
causing instant death.
1t is said that n contract has been signed
between French and American parties for the
construction of an underground railway in
| New York. II is to be of four tracks and
run from the Battery TO the Grand Central
depot. The "Banque Parisenne' is TO fur
nish p, 600, 900 francs, and the American
| company must spend at least half mil ion
on construction and in establishing its legal
rights.
Two children lost at Montague, N. Y,
| came out of the woods six miles from where
they entered, having been lost two days and
one night The youngest is 3 and the oldest
IL years Of age. They subsiStcd on berries.
-lndiana's oldest citizen d'od on the lth
inst. His name was Kinder Ferguson. He
was born in Montgomery county, Va, Aug.
49, I'LL and was therefore nearly lOs years
of age. He served in the war of 1912 and re-
ceiyed a pension therefor up to the time of
his death
indiana this year is the ing wheat
State of the Union, the crop being estimated
at -. 900, 900 bushels, only $1,000 of which
| viii be needed for home consumption, so
that about one fourth of the supply available
for export in this country will come from this
State alone.
A lad named I'll son Jewell, 10 years old,
was stung to death by hornets at Hyde Park,
N. Y, last week. lie climbed into tree to
| pick some apples. when lac was attacked by
! the fierce insects and stung so badly about the
head that he 1 ed in hale an hour
-Sojourner Truth. the famous colored
woman, who is now 1913 years old has gone
to Kansas, to make study of the colored ex-
odus. Her eyesight is "a much improved
that she now does without glasses. Her hair
| likewise is turning black. aud her step is as
agile and her convcrsng powers as good as in
her youth.
The Canadians are to have an industrial
exhibition at Toronto In September which
which will surpass anything of the kind hith-
erto attempted by them. The Governor Gen
eral is patron of the association, and His Ex-
ce"ency, with the Princess Louise, VII open
the exhibition. Large additions are being
m6de to the already commodious builC ngs
on the exhibition grounds. The exhibition
will be opened September /, and will contin-
ne until September 20, and the prizes offered
aggregate 100000.
The large machine, hall of the Phila-
| delphia exhibition has been to.l away. 1t
was bought by n speculative firm for $24. 600,
and they wi multiply their money. The
stone was used to build Intensive oil works
at Point Breeze. The rougher lumber was
worked into oil sheds at Communipaw, and
the immense quantity of yellow pine aud 9TH
er valuable woods were sold to a railroad car
company. Sixteen thousand pounds of cast
and wrought iron were sold to foundery,
and 20, 900 panes of glass were as good as
new for the market. The tin roofing realized
nearly the entire purchase money.