Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-22
THE NEWS Nv BRIEF.


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The City bank Of Rochester, n. Y, n
state bank with q capital of 5000, 900 and re-
ported surplus of 500, 900 one of the strongest
of the place, closed its doors Wednesday aud
il is charged that its president, G. L. Upton,
has misappropriated and lost in oil specula-
tions S35O, 900 of its funds. Many savings
banks of Rochester and the county Of Monroe
are among the principal creditors. Upton was
treasurer of tho western New York Episcopal
diocese, and its funds were deposited with the
bank. The William c. Moore banking house
of Victor, n. Y, suspended payment on the
same day in consequence of the failure of tue
City bank The Second national bank of
jefferson, Ohio, has suspended and
it is charged that Cashier S. j. Full
Ter. and Assistant Cashier II. l.. St.
John have lost from $50, 600 to SIS, 600 of the
banks funds in speculation. When the crime
was discovered Fuller fed and st. John was
stricken with paralysis.
New Workers find them in trouble, not
only with their elevated railroads, but with
their so-called steam heating and power COM
panies, which have special franchises and
privileges Last Monday an explosion of one
of the pipes of this company occurred at the
crossing of Nassau and John streets, lifting
an express wagon into the air, tossing the
heavy stones of the Belgian pavement all
about the place, and sprinkling buildings and
pedestrians for a considerable distance with a
quantity of dirty mud. II is alleged that,
while this is the worst explosion which has &C.
Cured, explosions of the steam-heating COM
pany's pipes are by no means uncommon.
The Cincinnati Enquirer tells story of
fatal fight between a young schoolmaster
and pack of unruly boys in district school
in the hamlet of Cumberland, Ohio. The
school was one which no teacher had been
able to govern, and after a week under the
new master the big boys proceeded with their
usual programme of clicking the teacher"
The master did not take kindly to the par
Torrance, and after he had been knocked
down and terribly beaten, he drew a knife
and wounded two of the boys SO that they
died. The master, badly hurt, surrendered to
the authorities but was released on bail.
His Royal Highness Prince Arisugawa
general great commander of the left, and un-
Gle to the present emperor of Japan, is now
in New York He has made a six months
tour of Europe and is now on his way to
Japan via San Francisco.
Congressman Godlove S. Orth died at
Lafayette, Ind, Sunday night of blood-pois-
oniDg from cancer at the age of &C.
"A call is out for a convention of New
England tobacco growers to be held at Hart
ford Conn, next Tuesday, II is proposed 10
| FORM permanent organization, tnOuBn the
immediate purpose of the meeting is to infiu-
ence Congress to put duty on Sumatra to-
| bacco.
"A smart shock of earthquake was felt in
central and southeastern New Hampshire
| Tuesday afternoon.
Nine prisoners recently escaped from tho
Pleasonton, (Tex. Jail, have begun a reign of
terror in that neighborhood by stealing hors-
es and shooting people at night Monday
night man was taken to the woods and rid
| died with bullets.
Forty thieves attacked the town of Alma
cattan, Pueblo, Tuesday night, captured the
mayor justice and aldermen and carried them
of to their rendezvous where they hold them
| for a ransom.
The search for the missing members of
the Jeanette expedition has been aban-
| doned.