Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-18
NEWS ITEMS.

An accident to a mail train near Moscow,
Russia, recently, resulted in nine persons be-
ing killed and p injured.
The l3Gth anniversary Of the birth of
Thomas jefferson was celebrated at Char
lottesyile, Va, Monday, by a large process
ion escorted by band Of music and military
companies.
Paul Boyton. the swimmer, arrived at
Memphis. Tenn, Friday. having made the
distance from Cairo in q days. He was
greeted by crowd Of people, aud resumed
his journey to New Orleans Monday.
The New York chamber of commerce
has invited Secretary Sherman to have his
portrait painted for them. Mr. Sherman Is
the only Secretary Of the Treasury since
Alexander Hamilton who has been thus hon
ored
Applications for Chinese laborers for the
Southern States to take the places Of the flee
ing negroes are made daily 10 the Chinese Six
Companies Mt San Francisco, but the latter
insist that they can make no contracts and do
not control the labor Of their people.
A young man named Folger was caught
in the machinery OF wire rope mill at Tren-
ton. y. j.. last Friday evening, and terribly
and fatally mangled. The machine had to
be taken to pieces to e1tricate him.
Rains have fallen in the heaviest wheat
producing counties in Kansas within few
days, aud the wheat crop. both spring and
fall are fully assured. Corn is being planted
rapidly, and the acreage will be large.
The sloop- of-war Plymouth. upon which
yellow jack made his appearance lately, was
thoroughly cleaned at Boston last January,
and for over a month the bilge water froze
solid. besides which she was twice sealed up
and thoroughly fumigated with sulphur, q
fact which goes 10 show that freezing does
not prevent the recurrence Of yellow fever.
Gen. Dick Taylor. the only son Of the
late President Zachary Taylor, and major
general in the rebel army. who surrendered
the last Of the confederate forces to Gen
Candy. May I, 1868, died at New York last
Saturday. He had recently completed a book
Of war "reminiscences His funeral, which
was held At New York on Sunday. was at
tended by many prominent persons.
A terrible accident occurred at a rolling
mill at Cleveland, Ohio last Thursday. VIII
liam Raleigh. water boy, was standing in
front Of one Of the rolls through which bar
Of rel-hot iron was being run When the
iron is at the right temperature the bar is very
piiable, but 10y becoming chilled takes all sorts
Of fantastic forms. and flies and twists about
in every direction. The bar wrapped itself
about the boy and encircled him in its folds,
literally burning his body in twain. 1t was
several minutes before he could be e1tricated.
In few moments after he had been released
he died In terrible agony.
A terrible cyclone from the northwest
struck Collinsville, Mo, II miles from ST.
Louis. Monday afternoon, and. taking zig
gag course with general direction almost due
east, tore through the place demolishing 10
buildings. running 30 others and damaging
more or less - residences and business
houses. A slight rain preceded the storm.
aud nearly everybody was indoors, but only
one person was killed, a little girl named An
ME Reynolds, and one or two Others badly
injured. The storm lasted only two or three
minutes, but was frightfully severe.
The skeleton of man was found Mon
day buried in a refrigerator near the agricul-
tural fair grounds. a mile and half east of
the village Of Northampton. Mass. a little
way below the surface 0f the highway. by
two colored citizens Of the town. who came
on it by chance. 1t had evidently lain there
for years nothing being left to indicate the
appearance Of the deceased except a little
hair, which evidently belonged to a sandy
compleIioned person. The skeleton is be
leyed by many 70 be all that is left Of the
body Of Emerson Stet-ou, a Chesterfield young
married man who disappeared at Northamp-
ton some nine years ago very uuaccountably,
and has never since been heard from, but d
medical examiner thinks it more probable
that it is subject thus disposed Of by
medical students.