Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-10-06
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
A wELL-KNowN MISSISSIPPI RIVER sTEAME
BURNED

A wELL-KNowN MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAMER
BURNED.
The steamer Il. L. Lee on its way to
Vicksburg, Miss, was burned early last Sat
urday morning, and 2l persons are believed
to have persisted, though as the books were lost
the exact number will never be known. The
% persons saved owe their lives to the brave
hearted pilot, Johu Stout, who stood at the
wheel, and gave courage to all by a. frmness
never before excelled. until he gave word to
the engineer that the boat had made shore.
He then escaped to the hurricane roof, from
there down the log-chain to the lower deck,
and from there ashore. The Lee was the fast
est and finest boat on the river, and was well
known TO everyone who has been on the Low
er Mississippi during the past four years.
-Maquoketa, Ia, had $50, 600 fire last
Sunday morning.
David Evans died at Wakefield, N. H.,
Friday night, aged l04 years and months.
Two quarrymen were burned up in a
boarding house at Lemont, ILL.,, last Saturday.
"A masked robber entered Frank Tanners
house near Pennington, N. H, last Saturday,
drove Mrs. Tanner OF by threatening to shoot
her, stole S2lo, and escaped
A G-years-old daughter of VIM. Boutwell,
was killed and partially eaten by cougar near
Muddy Crock Tex, last Saturday. The ami
NAL was pursued and killed.
Jerry Cox, notorious negro murderer
who was under sentence of DEATH set fire to
the Jail in which he was confined at Nashville,
N. c., Tuesday, and was burned alive.
A severe hurricane visited Ireland last
week 1t was the worst hurricane experience
ed in Cork for 20 years. Buildings were de-
moshed, vessels driven ashore, and other
damage done.
Rev. Geo. b. Simons, Baptist minister at
Greenbush, N. Y, charged with writing love
letters to a young woman of his congregation,
resigned Sunday, and his resignation was &C
cepted.
Dexter Clapper of No. Parma, N. Y, aged
H. was impaled on a blackberry stake while
picking berries last Sunday. He pulled the
stake out unaided, and walked to house about
60 rods away, where he died.
"A week ago last Sunday two men quarrel
ed during morning service in a Baptist church
at Hampton Cross Roads, Va, and, drawing
pistols, began firing. The death of both the
principals was the result of this extraordinary
duel.
"A gang of robbers boarded a train on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad lat
Saturday night, robbed the express car of
$500 in cash. and escaped. safe in an ex
press car at the rear of the train was left un-
touched
Mrs. BENZ. Williams shot dead at What
Cheer, Ia, Monday, man named Allison,
whose attentions to her had driven away her
husband, and then shot herself dead. She
left children, whom she commended to the
care of relatives.
The lightning passenger train from Hutch
inson, Kau. running at 40 miles an hour, was
turned on to a side track at the Salem switch
station near Topeka, Tuesday, and ran into a
passenger train which was waiting on the side
track for il to pass. Both engineers and fire
men were buried in the wreck and burned to
a crisp, six passengers were killed, and num-
Der injured.
-Oregon's wool clip this year will exceed
l0000,OOO pounds.
The exhibition building at Sydney, New
South Wales, has been burned, with all it,
contents Loss So, 800, 900.
A pet spider in a Florida newspaper of
fee is one inch and five-eighths long, hat
eight legs, and they span the enormous length
of six inches
"A wide-awake young lady at Elizabeth
town, KY, had her fathers wheat field CLEAN
ed after it had been harvested, securing nifty
bushels of grain, which will afford hand
some contribution to her pin money for thu
winter.
"A fellow who is going to get married re-
Gently wrote to Gov Long of Massachusetts
asking when Thanksgiving is coming off, a
he wants to make wedding arrangements TO
that day. The governor replied that the las
Thursday of November would undoubtedly b.
the day.