Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-07-14
IN GENERAL.

"A factory for the production of glass
shingles is to be built at Pittsburg, Penn.
Rev. George Bachelor, pastor of the
Barton Square church at Salem, has been
called to the pastorate of Unity church, Chi
cago (Robert Collyer's).
Twenty head of cattle were killed by
storm near Van Buren, Ark, recently, and
of three men who were sheltering them one
was killed and two fatally hurt.
"A jury in Fsyette Co., Texas convicted
a man of murder, and then drew lots to de-
termine whether he should be hung or i'm
prisoned for life. The gallows got him.
"A son of one of the Siamese Twins, who
is both deaf and dumb, was graduated re-
Gently from North Carolina school for mutes,
and is said to be good-looking, bright and
well-educated.
-Englshmen returning home from Pana-
ma report that the work on De Lesseps's CO.
nal is being performed by negroes from the
West India Islands, and especially from Ja-
maica.
"A woman aud two children were found
starved to death in a lonely section of Van
Buren, county, Ark, recently and third
child had gnawed piece of flesh from the
arm of one of her dead sisters and was dying.
"A scuppernong vine in the Tokay vine
yard, near Fayetteville, North Carolina bears
100 bushels of grapes a year. There are
other vines in the same vineyard which pro-
duce from 25 to 40 bushels. The vines were
planted 25 years ago.
Washington Territory boasts the widest
gauge railway yet reported 1t is an eight
foot gauge logging road running back from
Skagit river The rails are wood 8xS inches.
The cars are large and are carried on twelve
wheels, of inch face, with double fanges.
Without doubt tho riohaak ~,
the country is Mike Mykens, of Denver, Col
He is supposed to be worth at least $50, 600,
which he has invested in Denver real estate.
He is not yet ready, however, to retire from
business.
An Ohio farmer dug up last week hu-
man skeleton with thigh bones as large as
those of a good-sized OK. The customary
tomahawk and spear-heads were found near
by, and two bushels of clam shells surround
ed the bones.
I'm one OF the Philadelphia grammar
schools fire drill" is practiced. Upon an
alarm being given the $50 pupils march out
with good order and nobody hurt in just one
minute and three quarters-when there is no
fire.
"A line of wire fence two hundred miles
long is being constructed from the Indian
Territory west across the Texas panhandle
and tnirty-fve miles into New Mexico. Its
course will be in the line of the Canadian
river, and its purpose is to stop the drift of
the Northern cattle.
Late investigations show that the coal
fields of Dakota are of immense extent,
reaching from the Missouri river on the east
| TO its western boundary, and from the Black
Hills on the South to the British possessions
on the north, making an area of 1000
| square miles of coal-bearing territory.
The doctors say that for some unexplain-
ed reason large majority of natural deaths,
| especially when the patients are children, oc-
cur on 'the turn of the day" as country peo-
pie say; that is, from ~ to 3, either at noon
| or midnight 1t is one of the mysteries that
envelop death. OF 100 persons dying by
natural process 80 will die within three hours.
According to recently published statistics,
it appears that Europe now only produces
food sufficient for feeding its inhabitants
eleven months out of the twelve, the yearly
deficit being 1893, 600 tons Of meat and 8, 800,
900 tons of grain; and every year there is q
steady decrease in the proportion of cattle tc
inhabitants, and of wheat production to the
constantly increasing demand.
People who visit London need not ex'
press surprise hereafter at the offensivenest
of the dark, turbid waters of the Thames
According to Parliamentary return just is
|
en- out of the muddy stream last year, and il
less than five years no fewer than 500 bodice
have been fshed up from the river withou
any one being able to say how they got there
Ten years ago the India tea crop amount
ed to only II, 800, 900 pounds. This year tn
crop Is accurately estimated at 1873, 0O
pounds OF this amount only about 1000,
600 pounds are consumed in India, leaving
about 80, 900, 900 pounds for export. Thi
tea is very popular in England; but less thai
5000, 600 pounds come TO this country. Il
India, Assam tea is regarded as superior Il
oil others.
Thus far during the current year tn
work of railway construction has greatly sur
passed that of last year, when the increase o
mileRge-between 5000 and 10, 900 miles, OK
ceeded that of any previous year. Indeed
during the first five months of the presen
year the increase was more than double tina
of the corresponding months of 1881. AC
cording to statistics compiled by the Railwa,
Age, in thirty-siX states and territories, oi
100 roads, no less than 1880 miles of neV
railway were laid down during the time men
toned.
Years ago, when the Rev. Henry War
Beecher was pastor of little church in In
dianapolis, he was disturbed one Sunday eve
ming in the midst of long prayer by sud
J den commotion in the congregation, followe'
by an almost preternRtural stiffness. O
course his eyes were closed, but the silenc
, soon seemed 80 sepulchral in its intensity tina
he could endure II no longer, so he opene
J them. Not living being beside himself we
in the church. An alarm Of fire had sounde
down the street. an engine had come truI
ding by and every man, woman and chill
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