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

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STEAMBOAT DISASTER, WITH LOSS OF LIFE, ON
THE OHIO RIVER.
The steamer Scioto with 500 to 700 ex.
cursionists aboard was sunh in collision with
the John Tomas near Mingo Junction, o., on
the Ohio river Tuesday night aud several lives
we're lost, the first estimates being all the way
from 20 TO 100. One of the survivors says
the Scioto was coming up the river under a
full head Of steam, and when about half a
mile from Mingo Junction the John Tomas
was sighted coming down. The pilot Of the
Scioto whistled for the channel, but owing to
a Misunderstanding, both boats took the same
side. The Tomas struck the Scioto and she
sank in 10 feet of water in three minutes from
the time of collision. The scenes on the
Scioto we're heart rending and the life-strug-
giles frightful The Tomas was only slightly
disabled and went TO work at once to save
those on board the unfortunate Scioto. This
was rendered easier by the bright moonlight
Up to Wednesday night 10 dead bodies had
been found and 40 persons we're missing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Trcadwell Weston, who
died in Greenfield, N. H., Wednesday, was the
oldest person in New Hampshire, and probR-
bly, in New England, her age being 1O4 years.
-Coolville, in Butler Co., Penn, was visit
ed by q terrible cyclone last Friday evening.
The track of the storm was only about n
quarter Of a mile wide and 10 miles long, but
in this territory 10 houses were wrecked and
from 20 10 80 persons killed and injured In
the track of the storm there is scarcely tree
left standing, giant trunks being twisted of
like pipe stems, and in some instances car
ried hundreds of yards The loss will prob
ably exceed $4,000.
The Delaware peach crop this year will
be immense reaching not less than 8, 900, 900
baskets.
The prisoners in the Concord, Mass. state
prison were mutinous over the Fourth, and
were not allowed their usual holiday privi-
leges. They shouted, pounded, destroyed all
movable property in their cells, and turned
the prison into pandemonium.
Frank Dagan, a drunken Irshman, killed
his old father at Harwinton o., Tuesday,
because he would not let him have his horse.
The murderer escaped.
Annie Richmond of Dover, N. H., was
killed Thursday afternoon by ball from a
pistol in the hand of lad named Ed. Frost.
Frost was shooting at a mark on the stable
door in the rear of the lady 70 residence, when
she suddenly opened the door and received
the ball in the side of the neck, seyering the
jugular vein and causing death in ten min.
utes. Frost was not arrested.
The western New York farmers find their
bean crop has been destroyed by grub OF
weovil in the seed bean which destroys the
germ as soon as it bursts the bean. Some
are replanting, but the lateness Of the season
and the uncertainty of the seed throw con.
siderable doubt over this important crop.
Smallpox is making fearful havoc in In
dian territory. In Muskegee alone there have
been over POO cases, nearly all fatal.
"A 13-years old son Of John Conway Of
West Brookfeld, Mass, died Sunday from
lock jaw induced by wound in one of his
hands made by cap while playing with toy
| pistol few days before.
Mayor L. w. r. Blair Of Charleston, s.
O., and Captain j. l.. Halle met in Camden,
S. c., on Tuesday, and Blair called Halle q
liar, whereupon Halle armed himself. Blair
refused to retract and made a motion TO draw
a pistol Halle fred three times, killing
Blair instantly. Halle gave bail in $1,000.
The New York railroads have mostly So
cured new men to take the place of the strik
ing freight-handlers and the strikers mus
look elsewhere for work. In Boston the
freght-handlers struck in several cases, but
their demands were complied with and nc
trouble ensued.