Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-21

where tne magazine once stood was yawn-
ing chasm OF earth The company dispatch
ca assistance to the scene, and by the aid of
lanterns small pieces of flesh and shreds of
garments were picked up. Further than
this nothing has been found. The indica.
lions are that tho magazine was being robbed
by 'moon-ighters," who in some way un-
known caused the dynamite to explode. Il il
certain that at least two men were blown TO
atoms.
The fund for the benefit of the widow
and children of President Garfield, which was
closed on Saturday. amounts to $3.50, 345.14.
The Mormon church is not likely 70 die
out just yet Twenty-four missionaries of
the latter-day religion arrived in New York on
Monday, en- route to Europe. The church
has appointed 100 emissaries in all, 60 of
whom will labor in Europe and 10 in the
south.
"A small boy in Boston was instantly kill
ed on Tuesday evening by toy pistol in the
hands OF his 10.years-old brother.
Mrs. Garfield has rented a handsome and
comfortable house on Euclid ave-, Cleveland
and will spend the winter there with her
daughter and younger sons.
The expenditure Of the American Board
OF Foreign Missions the past year amount to
$60l, PAS the receipts were $2O59 less
Wellesley college for women becomes by
the will Of Henry f. Durant, its founder. pro.
spectvely one of the rich educational institu-
tons of the land Nearly all his great prop
erty goes to the college on the death of his
widow
The testimony in the Malley case at West
Haven, Ct, was finished on Wednesday. The
general impression in New Haven is that both
the Malley boys will be bound over 10 the SUI
perior court. The arguments will be made
to-day.
A Bangor bicyclist, Geo. N. Rogers by
name, rode home from Boston in four DAYS
last week. Tuesday he went from Boston TO
Portsmouth, SO miles; Wednesday TO Port
land, so miles Thursday to Augusta, 50
miles, Friday to Bangor "a miles Total,
237 miles.
Gen. John @. Fremont has resigned as
Governor of Arizona.
Eight inches of snow fell at Quebec,
Monday night, and six inches early Tuesday
morning, while the northern part of New
Brunswick was covered 10 inches deep
-Ex-Senator Conkling has gone home to
Utica from Washington, suffering from an
attack Of malaria.
Levi Robbins, who died at Copenhagen,
N, Y, on Wednesday, at the remarkable age
of l01 years, was member of the New
York Legislature when Dewitt Clinton occu-
pied the executive chair.
1t is estimated that 43, 600 tons of pro-
duce and 20, AGA tons of coal were lost during
the recent gale on the British coast
The fears of water famine in New
York city have caused the fire department to
secure 5000 pounds of dynamite to blow up
buildings in case large fire could not be
drowned out
Joseph Harvey, owner of the Randolph
Mills, recently burned in Philadelphia. is
held criminally responsible by the coroner's
jury for the loss of life in neglecting to furn-
ish proper means of escape.
Sunday night house owned by Edward
Riley AMI occupied by J. Mccarthy, at Cook s
Corners, N. Y, was burned, and four of the
children of Mr.. Mccarthy persisted
kilograms received from various portions
of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa give account
of the bad effects of the recent heavy rains.
The first nine months of 1881 show an
immigration at the port of New York of 3Gs,
900, being an increase over the same period
last year of 5000. More than a third of the
whole number were Germans and about one
seventh Irish.
President Arthur weighs 215, and Vice
President pro TEN Davis 1926.
Since October, 1875 Edison has taken
out la patents on the electric light alone-an
average of nearly one week.
1t is estimated that over 1000 buildings
have been put up in Salt Lake City this sea-
son, but still rents are very scarce and house
hunters numerous.