Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29
NEWS ITEMS.

Fall River has another mild sensation in
the resignation of George II. Eddy, treasurer
of the Flint mill who 10y dealing in futures, "
has lost ! 900 of the mills money
A man named Dennis Talbert lately met
a terrible death at the Burden iron works
Troy, N. Y. He was inside boiler, when
hot water was turned on, scalding him to
death.
1t is announced at Paris that NJ de Les
seps has sent to Central America several ex-
pert engineers, among them NJ, DoudreauX,
whose works on the Danube and at Antwerp
are well known, to examine the plans of the
Panama canal and ascertain the probable ex-
pense of building it,
Paul Boyton swan % miles in match
off Newport with Webb last Saturday, having
been in the water 20 hours and - minutes,
and winning $1,000 put up by James Gordon
Bennett. Webb had to leave the water on
account of severe cramps.
Serious damage was done at Orange, Tex
as, last Friday evening by Il cyclone, The
crops were destroyed, several million feet of
lumber were blown away, or tioated off from
the sawmills, and many buildings were un-
rooted.
The monument to the memory of Gen.
Custer will be unveiled at West Point Aug.
30, in the presence of the surviving officers
of his command, and Gen. Mcclellan, Gen.
Sherman. and Gen. Sheridan.
Near Salamanca, n. Y, early Tuesday
morning. an oil train was wrecked by collision
with another train. Henry Thurston, n brake
man of Rochester. was thrown under the ca
boose and literally roasted alive. His COM
paniOns heard his cries for 20 minutes, but
could not help him.
Lieut. Commander Gorringe of the Uni
tod aN 40 70.
intend the taking down, shipment and trans
portation to New York city of the famous
Cleopatra's needle.
james Dobbins and Michael Burns, old
farmers living in the vicinity of Kansas City,
Mo, shot each other at short range Friday
evening of last week, and both were killed
The trouble grew out of a family feud Of 10
years standing. The wives and families of
both We're spectators of the affay, and Dob
bins's wife tried TO assist her husband.
Rev /. S. Kallock, who twenty years ago
was implicated in a famous Boston scandal
was shot in San Francisco, Saturday, by
Charles De Young. Kallock was the work
ingman's candidate for mayor of the city
and the Chronicle having preferred charges
Of immortality against him, he accused De
Young of reviving the scandal. The latter
called him out of his study and shot him in
cold blood. The mob would have hung the
assassin on the spot but for the interference
of the p olice. The authorities were obliged
to call ut the militia to quell the riot 1t is
thought that Kallook will live.
Nearly 1000 people werl present at a
reunion of war vet Grams at Aurora, Ill, last
week. Artillery and bands of music render
ed the city complete camp, aud decorations
were layishly displayed. Among those pres
ent was Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, whose coming
created great enthusiasm, aud who was es-
corted TO head quarters 10y 600 men with mar
tial music and flying colors and welcomed at
Camp Dick Yates with ringing cheers aud
salute of 80 guns. The grand event of the
meeting was the storming OF the sO-ealled
rebel Fort Wade" over which the confeder-
ate emblem waved.