Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-21
PHOENIX,
NEWS ITEMS.

-Georgias gold mines now yield over a
million dollars year, and the Georgia papers
look forward to the time when the State will
rival Colorado as gold producer.
Track laying has been commenced on the
Southern Pacific Railway, and it is expected
the line will be laid to Shakespeare, New
Mexico, by next March, and Messila, on the
Rio Grande, SAG miles east of the present
terminus, by the end of 1880.
President Grevy Of France is averse to
capital punishment, and has recently COM
muted the sentences of five culprits condemn
ed to death, including the notorious assassins
Abode and GILES.
Thomas j. jackson, who was an Albany
IN. " stone-cutter at the time of the Ashta-
bula Co. accident, has Just recovered $50
600 for injuries received there.
"A wedding which took place at States
vile, N. c., the other day, excited much in
terest on account of the peculiar names of the
interested parties. Col. John Buzzard was
married to Miss Eleanor Grow, and Rev. DIR.
Robin tied the silken knot
"A young lady of New York was married
the other day in the wedding dress of her
grandmother, made seventy years ago, with
out any alteration, and so similar were the
styles no one knew but it was new one,
"made for the OCCASION"
Arrangements are being made for a NAM
moth national Methodist camp meeting at
Old Orchard beach, in July of next year. 1t
will be gathering of Methodsts from every
section of the country, and all the bishops are
invited to participate.
-Cetewayos demeanor at the time Of his
capture is said to have been very quiet. More
than once he was moved to tears. His only
entreaty was that he might remain in Zulu
land sAIlp with f,a oe WI, ,,loopa ha
claimed; treat me as you like, place me in
the humblest capacity, but let me live and
die in my own land"
Lady Hardy and her daughter, the form
er well known in literary circles in England,
visited the public schools of New York, re-
Gently, and in a little address to the pupils
said 'Briton rs / am, have no hesitation
in saying that your schools far surpass those
of the Old World"
Another case of arsonical poisoning from
tooth is reported sDOm Lexington, KY
William Hale had tooth treated to destroy
its nerve but the arsenic used caused such
pain and swelling that the tooth had to be
drawn. The suppuration which had already
set in, however, did not cease, but went on
spreading and devourng bone and muscle in
its progress until at last the whole head and
face became involved, presenting Il frightful
spectacle, and causing death.
The wonderful Mrs Smith of Westmore-
land county, Va, is dead She measured "a
inches across the shoulders, and weighed
within fraction of Go pounds The coffin
was of immense size and before it was dcliv-
cred two ordinary men lay in it side by side
on their backs without crowding each other
in the least. When brought to the house it
could not be got through the door, and it was
necessary to leave it outside until the time set
for the funeral, when the corpse was carried
out to the coffin
-Diphtheria is committing terrible ravages
in Russia. The death rate among children in
some districts is terrible. In Odessa, since
May last, the disease has taken 10 per cent.
of the children, and in Stovropo in four
months, one half of the infant population fell
victims In some regions the epidemic has
prevailed without interruption for two years.
SO frightful is the mortality over a wide terri
tory that the government has taken measures
for the arrest and extinction of the scourge.
--Talnage agreed to deliver lecture in
Bristol, Eng, for GO, and the gentleman
with whom he agreed put six penny stamp
on the letter containing the agreement. Soon
afterwards Talmage notified him that he must
have ESQ. The gentleman telegraphed back
simply Come" Again the reverend lectur-
er wrote back that his services were in such
demand that he must have eco, and Come,
come, come" was the answer he got He
went and delivered his lecture and made all
Bristol laugh, and when he came up smiling
for his pay. received only Go. and couldn't
be convinced that II was enough till he was
shown the stamped agreement by which he
was outwitted