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

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starved to death owing to the wanton destruc-
ton of the walrus by whalers.
Moody and Sankey began series of
meetings in the Tabernacle at Cleveland, o.,
Sunday, and Rev Joseph Cook addressed
very large congregation Monday in one of
the Cleveland churches.
Amanda Violin of Pittsfeld, Mass n
girl of 20, drowned herself Monday evening
on account of quarrel with her lover
Although Mt. Washington Summit house
closed October |, more tourists than for any
corresponding time in the history of the
White Mountain railway visited the summit
last week The highest temperature was 527
August Thorndike, aged Ga, was SEN
fenced at Laconia, N. H., on Monday to six
years in the state-prison for DEMONSTRATING.
He has already served five terms of five years
each.
The Canadian government has prohibit
ed the importation of cattle from the United
States on account of the prevalence of pleuro-
pneumonia in certain States.
There is much excitement at Hull, Ont,
over the announcement that there are 200
cases of small pox in the city, and the schools
are closed.
Another six days walking match known
as the OLeary belt contest, begun in New
York at l O'Clock Monday morning. Thirty
five pedestrians started, the incentive being
purse of 5000 to be divided among the
first four
Gen. Grant and his party reached Yo-
semitic last Thursday evening, where they
were received with salutes and music. The
population and the tourists in the valley
turned out to meet them, and they were Civ
EN- a reception.
The receiving teller Of the North Nation
al bank of Boston, has come to grief through
speculatiOns in California stocks. He embeZ-
zied S24, Of the funds of the bank, and
confessed his misdeeds when confronted with
the evidence of his folly and sin. He was ar
rested, and is now in Jail awaiting examiua-
ton.
A great aquatic contest win take place at
Lake Chatauqua on Friday, the 10th, the
greatest oarsmen living, Hanlan and Court
ney, contesting for purse of $4,000, to he
known as the Hop Bitters prize" which is
given by the Hop Bitters company of Roch-
ester, \. y, company that has displayed
great liberality in encouraging athletic sports
Of the best class
The Fall River, Mass, strike has at last
collapsed, the spinners having voted to re-
sumo work at old prices.
A fatal accident occurred in the Tioga
mine at Bodie, Col, last week. The engine
lost control over car in which nine men
were being lowered and it dashed down to
the jOo-feet level, killing one miner and
probably fatally iujuring the others.
The Oneida ~ Y community made
SO, net profit last year.
Geo. A. Gardiner, nephew Of Prescott,
the historian, aged 10 years, died in Brook
Ign september p, in great agony. 1t mp
pears that his death was caused by arsonical
poison placed in n tooth to kill un aching
nerve. The case is being investigated. His
head is reported to have been nearly severed
from his body by decay, caused by the action
of the arsenic
Thirteen tramps, ARMED with rocks and
other missiles, boarded train on the Maine
Central railroad near Lewiston last Saturday
and defed the conductor to Gust them After
running some distance the train halted on the
iron bridge, and help was called for, when
the tramps left the cars. Several arrests
were made
Sixteen tons Of European gold were land
ed at New York last week. This is to be con
verted as fast possible into American half
eagles.
The pension bureau has more than 50, =
900 unsettled claims on hand They have
been coming in at the rate of 300 and more
week, since the passage of the arrears OF
pensions act, and the provisions for the vet.
Grams Of 1872 has added 49, 900 names to the
rolls.
AT the county fair grounds at Adrian
Mich, last Thursday afternoon, about two
thousand people had assembled on a nt WY
erected grand stand to witness the races,
when the centre of the stand gave way with
a crash, the front part falling outward and
the back part falling into the river precipi-
tattnp the Of fAnY,la int tho
teen persons were fatally injured and - 9th
ers were seriously hurt. The architect of the
grand stand is blamed for the disaster
A cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain,
passed over the county fair grounds at Ma
| trousyillc Tuscola county, Mich, last Thurs
day. doing great damage. Cloth tents were
to- to shreds, and fences were blown down
One tent, where tables were set for 100 per-
SONS, was demolished, overturning the stove
and large reservoir Of boiling water, severe
~ scalding six women.
A powder mill exploded last Friday af-
tcrnoou at South Lebanon, Ohio, killing three
men instantly.
A new railroad company has been orga-
nized at Boston under the state laws for the
extension Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fr railroad through the valley of Sonora, and
over 300 or 400 miles of Mexican territory to
the port of Guaymas on the Gulf of Caliiorn-
in, thus furnishing another line to the Pacific.
The company is composed mostly of Boston
capitalists, and ample grants and concessions
have been obtained from the Mexican govern
ment Benjamin p. Cheney is president, and
Levi p. Wade, vice president
News of a strange and horrible suicide
comes from Russia. A young man of that
country, being disappointed in love, actually
stretched his naked body on a bare bedstead
under which be had placed some lighted can
dies, and so slowly burned himself to death
the spine being completely carbonized. De
spite his agony the man actually left behind
him a record of his motives and his suffer
| ings.
A fatal balloon accident, in which two
men were killed, occurred at San Francisco
Sunday afternoon. Prof Colgrove, an AERO
naut and c. II. Williams, manager of the
Woodward gardens, attempted an ascension
from the gardens, though they were begged
not to do so, as the wind was blowing almost
gale and the balloon seemed nsufficiently
inflated. They started, however, but the bag
soon burst and the two men were thrown out
of the basket aud fell about POO feet. Viii
| lians was fearfully crushed about the head and
shoulders, and died in a few moments, while
| ColgrOve's injuries were mostly internal and
he fingered a while longer.
WIN. b. Riddle, wealthy yarn manufac-
turer of Norwich, Conn, was arrested on
| Thursday last, on charge of giving his wife
! poison, from which she died, in May, 1873.
Riddle, who is IS years old and a fine looking
'lady's man, showed much grief at his wife 5
death, and erected a beautiful monument
over her grave. Subsequently he married a
dashing woman, His negro servant had a
falling ont with him and gave the informa-
! ton that led to his arrest.
Serious prairie fires occurred near Man
kato and Worthington, Mimi, last week
| Wednesday. At the former place the fire
passed over two farms, destroying grain
stacks and compelling men working in the
fields to fly for their lives, Near Worthing-
ton fire burned through Is miles of settled
country, destroying hay-stacks and buildings,
and driving the farmers to the village for
protection. Fires are raging terribly be-
! tween Lower CITY and Valley City Oak and