Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-09-01
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

"A steady, soaking rain fell in New York
city throughout the entire day last Sunday.
Thousands Of people who had planned excur-
sons for the day were obliged TO remain at
home, the excursion steamers did not make
their trips, and the proprietors Of beach no.
tells were in state Of hopeless depression. In
Philadelphia for the "a hours covering the
same day there was the heaviest rainfall for
years, the amount being nearly four inches
1t is believed that the cashier Of the Ke-
vance. ILL.,, bank was in completely with the
men who recently robbed the bank, and be
has been arrested. Since his arrest Pratt,
the cashier has confessed his crime and told
where $4,000 Of the stol-u funds is secroted.
He said he was led away by gamblers.
Western Texas has been visited by heavy
rains during the past ten days, which destroy
ed nearly 100 human lives, thousands Of head
of stock, and vast amounts of property gen.
orally. The worst inundated region is the
sparsely settled frontier, without railroad IA
cilities and penetrated only by the govern
ment military telegraph line. The towns of
San Angela and Ben Ficklin are almost en-
tirely swept away, and the settlements sur
rounding them have suffered proportionally.
-"Belle Boyd" the notorious Confederate
spy Of the Shenandoah Valley, is under arrest
at Philadelphia for alleged swindling. Her
offences cover the passing Of forged checks,
the obtaining of goods under false protences,
etc.
Oklahoma Payne is encamped on Deep
Fork, Canadian river, in Indian territory,
with a colony embracing p fighting men,
well armed and we'll mounted They have
not yet been interfered with by either federal
troops or Indians.
Mrs. Charles Hovey Of ThetfoHd, Mich,
| supposed to be temporarily insane, bound her
Gya oil obflI ~, h.uaaIf MopAor, nj ho1I
her own and the child's head in tub Of water
until both were drowned.
Thomas Smith, a New Orleans mulatto
was buried at New Orleans Monday, leaving
nine dsconsolate widows, seven Of whom fol-
| lowed his body to the grave. After the burial
they INDUCED in free fight over his proper
ty at his house, in which the furniture was
smashed and several of the widows burt.
Liquor men at Topeka, Kan, have de-
stroyed a buggy belonging 10 E. b. WEIGH,
assistant prosecuting attorney there, disfgure d
his horse and threatened his life because Of
his activity against them. WEIGH has had to
call on the citizens to prevent being mobbed
Five or six desperadoes boarded an ex-
cursion train returning from Grand Rapids to
| Toledo, Monday 80 miles from Toledo, o.,
in Michigan, beat the conductor and with
drawn reviewers robbed the passengers One
man lost $50 aud was thrown from the cars
| All the desperadoes escaped except Larry
Kinga notorious character, who was arrested
at Toledo.
A Hong Kong despatch says 1000 natives
| have died of Asiatic cholera in a single Philip
pine province, but the epidemic is now de-
creasing. There have been only six fatal
cases among Europeans.
Joseph b. Shirk, postal clerk on the
Vandalia railroad, was instantly killed last
week at the bridge over Eagle creek, three
miles west Of Indianapolis Ind. The train
was belated and running at the rate Of sixty
miles an hour. As it approached the creek
Shirk stopped by the side door of the car 10
tie a mail bag, and as he did so a sudden
| lurch of the train threw him out his head be-
ing literally torn from the body. He leaves
a wife and four children.
There will be shipped from New York to-
morrow eleven Theoretically sealed metallic cof-
fins which are to be used to bring home the bod
les of Lieut.. De Longand his companions of the
Jeanette who persisted in the arctic regions
They will be forwarded TO Hull, England,
and will be transported thence to the United
States minister at st. Petersburg. The caskets
were constructed especially for this purpose,
and it is expected that the bodies will arrive
in this country in a well preserved condition.
The Hotel Brunswick, the Pleasant House
adjoining and one dwelling house were burn
ed at Old Orchard Beach Thursday morning.
The latest news from Texas represents
the suffering and loss of property from the
recent floods as very great.
Geo. w. Rodgers n Haverhill Mass,
shoemaker, went to Hoyt q Sons box factory
| on Wednesday, and after q short conversation
with his wife, who was employed there, placed
a revolver against her head and fred. He
then sent bullet through his own head and
died instantly. Mrs. Rodgers will probably
recover. They had not lived together for
some time, owing to his excessive drinking.
yellow fever continues its ravages at
Brownsville, Tex, and Matamoras, Mexico.
The Mexican and United States authorities
have joined in carefully guarding the infected
country.
-Ex.Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island pre-
vented the purchaser of "Canonchet," his
mansion, from taking possession, Friday, by
having forces of armed men posted at all the
entrances to the grounds The supreme court
will be appealed to to give Mr.. Moulton pos
session.
An advenA congregation at Phillipsburg,
| Tenn, has voted unanimously that the world
will come TO AN end October 4, next.
Augusta, Me-, had something very like a
liquor riot on a small scale last Saturday. A
total abstinence worker in that city procured
a warrant under the provisions of the state
law, against an express company for bringing
malt liquors to the city, supposed to DO for
illegal sale. Sixty-two cases Of beer address
ed to different persons were seized by the
deputy sheriff who proceeded to take them to
the jail. An immense crowd gathered, some
of them pulled the men from the teams, threw
stones and bricks at them, seized tho beer and
made away with it. Several men were in.
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