Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-05


several recent disasters. resulted IN the death
and horrible mangling Of 40 Cinnamon, out
of a working force Of A..
The Western Union has lost the tax suit
brought by the New York state authorities
and must pay over SG2G, 600
The coroners jury in the Rose Clark
Amber case at Bridgeport, Ct, rendered
their verdict Saturday. They find that Rose
Clark Amber came to her death by being
choked to death by some person or persons
to the jury unknown; but from William
Lews's relations with her in the past, and
from his testimony and conduct since her
death, and other evidence, the jury thinks
suspicion points toward him
"A steamboat exploded last Friday after
noon at Albany, killing two men inJuring
several others and damaging considerable
property.
AT Blue Lick Springs, Ky, last week,
bank president shot and fatally wounded two
Of his brothers, owing to disagreement over
their fathers will.
The boiler Of the lake steamer Colorado,
running from Buffalo to Chicago, exploded
Saturday night when the steamer was five
miles distant from Buffalo. -Four men were
killed and seven others were wounded.
Jay Eye Sec and St. Julien trotted a
match race for $1,000 q side at the gentle
mems driving park in New York, Saturday
afternoon Jay Eye See won in three straight
heats time 1928, 2.1S5, 2:19. Jay Eye
See trotted without a skip, and was com
paratively easy winner The track was heavy,
thus accounting for the slow time made The
race was an even and most exciting one. A
larger crowd was present than has been seen
on any race course in 20 years-the suddenly
famous Jay Eye See being the attraction
Oh at Inn
herst, n H., Sunday night lightning struck
the residence Of Henry S. Wheeler. The
bolt passed into the bedroom where Mr.. and
Mrs. Wheeler were sleeping and struck the
bed killing the woman instantly, setting fire
to the bed and wrecking the house. Mr.
Wheeler, unable to find water handy, put out
the burning bed with milk
Three inches Of snow fell at Greenwich,
Me, at the foot OF Moosehoad lake. last Sun
day, enough to make sleghing Snow also
fell to a depth OF two or three inches along
the line Of the katahdin Iron Works railroad.
Last Friday Minneapolis MINI, had little
touch Of snow.
The Cunard steamer SerUid arrived in
Liverpool at g =. NJ. on Wednesday Oct. g..
Time days and u hours-the quickest time
on record
John T. Bowley. one Of the brightest
/ utmDtIh VI lLt MAJ lhllA hAl hLAA % yum y
man possessing large means, was found dead
in bed at the Yashell house, Chestertown,
Md. last week Thursday morning. Bowley
was q graduate OF Princeton, having carried
of the highest honors OF the institution d
few years ago. He then began practicing
law in Baltimore with II. W. Yickers They
dissolved partnership about three months ago
and Bowley removed to Chestertown and en-.
gagged in his profession alone. He soon after
began paying his attentions to O Unknown
young lady Of that place, to whom be offered
himself But his habits were dissipated and
she rejected him While paying his addresses
to her he avoided drinking, with the hope
of winning her favor, but her family opposed
his attentions. Finding there was no hope OF
making her his wife, Bowley again took to
drink At al early hour Thursday morning
he was found partially hanging out Of bed
and dead On the mRutel was found a note
in Bowley's handwriting addressed as follows
. To the coroner-What caused the death OF
Bowley, whiskey laudanum or love give
it up and leave the conundrum to the coro
ner
A straight Republican negro named
Prescott was shot dead by Sam Gregory, q
Mahonite, while making q political speech al
Franklin, Va. Tuesday night.
Mrs Michael Marshalrs house was blown
Gently. and herself hurt seriously, and Charles
Pixies house was also blown down and bis
three years old son killed At Arlington
Springs Beckett a Sons store was blown
down. and both father and son were injured
the latter fatally.
The auditors IN the case Of the Dexter
/ Me, savings bank against the estate Of Barron
the former cashier of the bank, have made
their report. Barron was found in the vaul
Of the bank shot dead The officers Of the
bank claimed that he committed suicide tC
cover up his peculations, while his friend.
believed he was murdered by robbers The
auditors state the balance due from the estate
tojtne bank is SPOIL, including interest They
say there was substantially no money in the
bank at the time OF BArrons death. They
express no opinion upon the question Of muir
der OF suicide.
Moody and Sankey sailed for Liverpool
on Tuesday
Three or four thousand men. women anC
children lost employment Monday in New
FORK city from the going into effect Of til,
law prohibiting the manufacture Of cigars il
tenement houses.
Mrs Bailey, -, wife of Monmouth
/ [Ill drummer, cut her lG-years. old daugh
ter's and her own throat with razor in
cornfeld Monday night The daughter hat
been demented from her birth and the mother
had OF late given herself up to broodng owe,
her daughter condition.
-Pittsburg, Pa, is excited over the tragi,
suicide Of q woman who passed as the wifi,
of the late Dr. Grin Newton He was an ole
man, left wife in Ohio and came to Pitts
burg with young woman Of less than 80
She was devoted to the venerable doctor, and
when he died she carried out an agreement
with him by cutting her throat The pail
leave a child 1t now turns out that the
woman was related TO William Cullen Bry
ant and Alexander Campbell, the founder Of
the CRmpbellites. She used to be a respect
ed teacher at Bloomington, Ill. 1t is salt
that Newton had a wife living.
The Pittsburg PA. exposition buildings
situated on the north bank of the Allegheny
river, in which the annual industrial exhibit
ton was opened September 6, were burned
to the ground early Wednesday morning
with all the articles on exhibition in them
The total loss is put at about 81, 900, 900, OF
which $50, 900 is on buildings. Many ex.
hibtors lost all the way from 81, 900 down
The origin of the fire is uncertain. 1t was
witnessed by $1,000 to 100000 people
The reflection Of the flames illuminated the
ooultry for miles around In one hour from
the discovery of the fire the buildings were
in ashes The main building was 800 feet
long and 100 feet wide. Machinery hall was 4Ol
feet long and so feet wide. The other buildingi
were small. In the department of relics,
which is a total loss was the famous Balti.
more and Ohio engine the Arabian the first
locomotive built in this country.
New cases of cheese poisoning are re
ported in the vicinity OF Boston, but no fatA
cases have yet occurred The poisonous
cheese comes from Vermont mostly, and sew
eral cases have been traced 10 the same fac
tory.
The Virginia peanut crop, according t
latest reports, is a great failure 1t is beliey
ed that, owing TO drought there will not b.
much over quarter Of crop.
Another item has been added to Alabama
rich and boundless resources. Prof. Smith
state geologist while prospecting recently
found fine flow of petroleum on the Tom
bigbee.
Very few Virginia planters have yet Gu
their tobacco. The late heavy rains have
been damaging to the growing crops, having
the effect TO keep the unripe tobacco plant
green or black, and also to prevent the cut
ting Of those plants which are ripe. Thil
will make the crop, which is already late, still
later, and necessarily affect its quality.