Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-09-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE NEW LONDON STE
BOAT TRAIN.

ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE NEW LONDON STEAM
BOAT TRAIN.
"A press despatch Of the Sth inst, from
Norwich, Conn, says: Every morning for
the past week several large stones had been
found on the track of the New London
Northern railroad opposite the almshouse in
this city, and yesterday morning the steam
boat train north was only saved from being
wrecked by slow rate of speed, caused by
the steep grade at this point. Station Agent
Allen stood guard at the spot last night to
discover the miscreant, and before light this
morning saw George Mallary, a half-witted
inmate Of the almshouse, placing the stones
on the track. He was arrested, and to-day,
in the city court, placed under $500 bonds
and sent to Jail.
WAR OF RACES ON THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Great excitement prevails at East st.
Louis, Mo, over the question whether color
ed children shall be sent TO the public schools
where white children are taught. During va
cation the school board selected site for a
colored school between the railroad tracks.
The colored people objected to the location
and threatened to send their children to the
white schools. At the opening last Monday,
the colorei children applied for admission al
the white schools. The principal refused to
admit them, and the board ordered the schools
closed for the day. Monday night several
street fights occurred, and Tuesday Mondays
action was repeated, some of the teachers leav-
ing the schools. The board in the meantime
haverenteda building for the colored children,
but the negroes will not send their children
there. Fights have occurred between the
white aud colored children and the excite
ment is intense.
Ldter.-The latest dispatches state that the
excitement has subsidized, the negroes agree
ing to send their children to the schools pro-
vided for them.
There was a severe gale on Long Island
sound and on the Massachusetts, coast last
Monday night. Several steamers Of the regu-
lar lines were unable to make their usual trips,
but no serious disasters took place.
Henry S. Scribner, brother of the late
Charles Scribner founder of the New York
publishing house, Gsassaulted at Des Moines,
Iowa, by roughs, who attempted robbery,
last Friday night. He died of his INJURIES re-
ceived by blows from a slung shot, Sunday.
The manner of his taking off has raised a
storm in DeS Moines, and projects are on foot
for the organization of a vigilance committee
for the protection of human life.
Judging from the latest dispatches from
Pittsburg the strike among the iron workers
there has about collapsed by the men break
ing away from the amalgamated association,
and returning to work at the old wages.
Mrs. Burns, one of the women injured
by Barnum's elephant which ran away in the
streets of Troy, N. Y, Aug. =, died Friday.
Patrick Burns, her husband, who was also
struck by the elephant, and Mrs. Langley,
another victim, are not expected to recover.
Patrick Conlon, whom the elephant threw
across the street, has begun suit against Bar
mum to recover $4,000 damages.
A desperate attempt to rob an express
train on the Missouri Pacific railroad was foil
ed last Monday night. The plan was for two
of the robbers to board the train, capture the
| conductor, and then side-track the train at
point where the rest of the gang would come
aboard and go through the express, mails anC
passengers. The express agent learned of the
plan aud two detectives captured the two rob
bers on the train after they had attacked the
conductor and shot him in the face.
The Crescent grain mills and elevator al
Denver, Col, the largest in the state, were
burned Tuesday at a loss of 1925, 900.
Frank Shanly, one of the contractor
who completed the Hoosic Tunnel, died sud
denly in Canada on Wednesday.
Engineer Melville and other survivors o
the Jeanette expedition arrived at New Yorl
Wednesday.
-vanderbit's double team, Aldne ant
Early Rose, trotted a mile at Hartford, Conn.
Wednesday in 2.1G4, the quickest on record
| -Winsted, Conn, was visited Thursda,
evening by a severe hurricane, which demol
ished nine houses and five barns. No one wa
killed, but several we're injured.
1t is believed that sailing party of
were capsized and drowned on Lake Winni
| pesaukee last evening.