Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31
NEWS ITEMS.

Richard Proctor, the eminent English as
| tronomer, arrived at New York Monday, per
steamer Arizona.
Russell p. Eaton of Boston, publisher
and editor of the New England Farmer for
over 20 years, has retired.
Since the outbreak of cholera in Japan
there have been 100, 600 cases reported, SO, -
600 of which proved fatal The epidemic is
subsiding through the vigorous sanitary
measures adopted by the government
1t is believed that the total loss of life in
Spain by the late floods will exceed 5000, and
1900 people are homeless
Frank +. Boynton, who embezzled over
S23, 900 belonging to the North National
Bank, Boston, was sentenced on Saturday to
Dedham Jail for five years.
In the second trial OF the persons accus-
ed of the murder of Jennie p Clark, the vic
tim of the Lynn trunk tragedy, Caroline q.
Goodrich and Or" Kimball were found
guilty.
Forest fires are creating sad havoc in st.
Lawrence county, N. Y, and an area cover
ing thousands of acres is in a blaze Large
quantities of hay in stacks and much valuable
timber is being destroyed, and no green tim
Der will be left. No rain has fallen for 30
days, and the ground is very dry. Men are
engaged day and night saving farm property
and buildings.
Will Brayton, an acrobatic aeronaut,
made an ascension with balloon at ST.
Charles, Mo, Saturday, intending only n
short trip to display acrobatic feats, but
high wind carried him out of sight, and he
has probably joined Wise, Donaldson and
other missing aeronauts. A later despatch
says that Brayton came down safely go miles
away, but was nearly frozen, having Travelled
the distance in one hour
An engine with five persons on board
jumped the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
railroad at Atchison, Kan, Sunday and rolled
into the ditch, killing ID. A. Adams, a tele-
graphic operator, and dreadfully scading n
N. Holmes, superintendent of bridges, and j.
c. Null, a brakeman.
The Widow Oliver, whose suit for dam
ages against Simon Cameron for alleged
breach of promise of marriage recently made
such q sensation, is described as being in
most reduced circumstances and living literal
ly on dry bread aud water and wearing cast
off clothing. 1t is admitted that she is de-
mented, and her condition admits of but one
more step-that into the poorhouso or the
gutter
The remains of W. S. Bodie the original
discoyerer of the Bodie mining district, and
who persisted in the snow storm of Novem.
Der 4, 1859, were discovered Sunday about
one mile southwest of the town of Bodie The
deceased is believed to have been a native of
either Rochester or Poughkeepse, N. Y,
where he left a family.
The remains of George Burr of St Louis
who was Prof. Wises companion in his re-
cent disastrous ascension from that city, were
found last week on the Michigan lake shore
near Tollstone, Ind. The body was badly
bruised and partially decomposed. balloon
supposed to be Prof Wiso's passed back and
forth over Rockford ILL.,, on Tuesday.
The Brooklyn presbytery are investgat-
ing Talmage's wine-drinking in England
Rev. DIR. Parker of London says he declared
himself a teetotaler ut the Good Tempars
jubilee in the Crystal palace. and the same
day drank champagne at dinner. Talmage
says he didn't, but Dr. Parker AYERS that lac
was seen to drink wine repeatedly in England,
and takes back everything good that he has
said about him
Mr.. j. q. A. Wards much talked-of
equestrian statue of General Geo. II. Thomas,
which is to be set up in Washington at the
junction of Fourteenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue, has been cast In bronze at Phil
adelphia and will be unveiled during the an
nual reunion of the Army of the Cumberland,
November 10 and 20. The statue represents
the General as hating his horse at the top of
slight ACTIVITY, where he sits with loosened
rein and with his hat off surveying the field.