Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-18
IN GENERAL.

no matter how much he loves them
Leeds, England, claims to have solved
the difficulty of disposing Of sewage by burn
ing Il in furnace constructed for the pur-
pose.
Miss Jennie Robertson, who recently
died at Nashville, Tenn, was known as 'Sol-
der Charlie" She served for several years
in the Union army, in male attire.
The number of immigrants who landed
at Castle Garden during the month of Janua-
ry was 80S2, which is the largest number for
that month ever known.
The Hawaiian government has appro-
prated $4,000 to secure immigration, and
the planters there want to get 20, 600 negroes
from the United States to Offset the Chinese
who are flooding the islands.
"A narrow-gauge railroad is TO be built in
the White Mountains from Bethlehem station
on the Boston, Concord & Montreal railroad
to the Maplewood House. Several deep cuts
will have to be made, and the grade will have
to be some 225 feet to the mile.
Three men were carried over Niagara
Falls on Sunday last, they having been hunt
ing ducks near Navy Island and their boat
being caught between two large cakes of ice,
from which they were unable to extricate it
until too late.
The village of Franktown, New, was al
most completely washed away last week by
the bursting of large reservoir. The peo-
pie had expected the catastrophe however,
and left their homes with their household eff
fects.
Superintendent OF the Census Walker
says that it was more difficult enumerating
the population at the South, because they
build near the springs or running streams
from which they get their water supply and
not upon the highways, as at the North, where
wells are generally relied on.
"A chart giving the names of the State
Government of Nevada for the current year,
shows that not one member of the executive,
judicial or legislative departments is a native
of the State. OF the whole number, %, in
cluding both the United States Senators, are
foreign born.
"A few days ago Mr.. William Ferguson,
Of Lancaster County, Penn, welded Mrs.
Margaret B. Wilson in Wilmington, Del.
The groom is nearly 80 years old, and his
bride about 20. 1t is related that they we're
engaged half a century ago, but quarreled
and parted. Both married, and in their old
age, both widowed have pledged the troth
anew that was broken so long ago.
The richest man in the United States
Senate is said to be Mr.. Fair of Nevada. OF
the others, Mr. Hale, as the inheritor of Mr..
Chandler's fortune, is one of the wealthiest
Messrs. Miller, of California Malone, of Vir-
ginia, and Sawyer, of Wisconsin, are more
than millionaires. There are many other
rich men in that body.
Colonel Jerome Bonaparte and his wife
are now living in Washington, and entertain
ing great deal Mrs. Bonaparte-a grand
daughter of Daniel Webster-is a clever and
charming woman. She dresses magnificent
ly, and often wears beautiful jewels, a large
share Of which descended to her from the late
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte.
William H. Vanderbilt only undertook at
the outset to pay for bringing the obelisk it.
self to this country and putting it up in Gen.
tral Park, but Lieut.. Gorringe brought along
so tons OF pedestal and steps at an additional
expense of $50, 900, and Mr.. Vanderbilt paid
the entire bill.
The black small pox has been raging for
several weeks in jefferson, Union county,
Dakota, a settlement consisting mostly of
French Canadians, about II miles from Sioux
City, Ia. There have been over 80 cases and
32 persons have died. Whole families have
been swept away, and in many cases the dead
were left unburied for days
Extensive observations of the aurora
borealis have been made in Europe from
which Herr Trembolt infers that the aurora
is a local phenomenon, circumscribed by mar
row limits, and manifested at inconsderable
distances from the earth's surface. The light
is usually white, less often red or green. That
sound often accompanies the manifestations
Herr Trembolt believes to be a fact
1t is interesting to learn that last years
performance of the passion Play" in the
village of Ober-Ammergau cost 60, 900 in its
production and gained for the village a net
pvoft of e24 900, or say $l20, 900. poE-
ton of this will be reserved to pay for new
theatre, but this sum is immense for small
village in the mountains of Bavaria, and the
profits of the villagers in entertaining stran-
gers is to be added besides in the general
gain.
Mrs Polk, the widow of the late ex-Pres-
ident, is nearly so years DID, and still retains
something of her early charms. She is fond
of literature, and greatly interested in the
history OF the day. She lives quietly at Nash
vile with a favorite niece for companion.
She is so highly esteemed in Tennessee that
through all the financial vicissitudes Of the
State the interest on her $4,000 worth of
bonds has always been promptly paid with
no demur.
The New Yorkers have been experiment
ing in the cost of getting clear Of the snow in
some of their principal streets. From five
and quarter miles of streets Al 800 carloads
of snow and ice had been removed. Ina
mile of Broadway after a six-inch snowfall,
there were 5000 carloads of snow costing 81
cents a load to shovel and cart off. The ap-
proximate cost of removing the snow and ice
now in the city streets is $3.50 per mile. At
these rates, to clean the snow from 600 miles
Of city streets would cost 81, ,09S, 600.
The graceful Queen of Italy is much ad-
mired and beloved by her subjects. She din
ed alone at a small table on the deck of the
Roma" the other day, on her way to Paler-
mo. The electric lights from the cabin shOne
on her pretty face and figure, and the rose
colored veil wrapped around her head. II
was an agreeable picture, and the officers of
the ship Of war, gathered on the bridge, evi-
IDENTIFY thought so. One young lieutenant
brought his hand down ON the rail with, 81
only wish had fifty lives that might sacri-
fee them one after the other in defending
her."
"A most singular accident occurred in
Liege railway station fortnight ago. As the
Brussels train was about to start, q porter
hurriedly closed the door of one of the car
riages, when piece Of a glove was seen to
fall to the ground. 1t was found to contain
mans thumb. One of the passengers was ar
ranging his baggage in the net with one hand,
while the other was 80 placed that the thumb
was literally cut of by the act of shutting the
door. The sufferer Is an aVooat at Courtrai,
who after receiving surgical attention in the
station masters office, was able to continue
his journey by the following train.
"A German naturalist, now in Batavia, has
discovered in the waters of an island 200
miles from there fresh water fish which pro-
duoes its young living from its mouth. This,
il true, is something new under the sun, and
the naturalist evidently believes it, for he
says 81 conducted my observations with
living fish and closed doors, and what as
sert is undeniable. The eggs are Matched In
the lower portion of the head Of the fish and
are projected out OF the mouth and nowhere
else" He proposes TO send specimens to
Europe and have the matter placed beyond
dispute.
Some idea OF the extent of the lumber
ing business of the Mississippi valley above
st. Louis, can be formed from the fact that
in 1880 the entire product was 1853, 116, 465
feet an increase Of about 426, 600 900 feet
n,.nr 1920 nun Ahiran % lIin INN, or,nn In,