Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-02
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
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opened the door an old screw on the floor at
tractcd his attention and at the same time he
noticed bit OF paper on the glass door as il
a large piece had been pasted on and after
ward torn of. Walking to the middle Of the
store, the gas was seen to be turned down IN.
usually low and the next moment a complete
kit Of burglars tools was discovered in front
of the safe. The police were promptly mott.
fed Of the robbery and Mr. Stowe hastily
summoned from church TO examine the ex.
tent Of his loss. The entrance to the build.
ing YVES effected through a rear cellar win
dow, whence a stairway led to the main store
above. 1t only required to crack one door Of
the safe and their work was done. This was
easily accomplished by means of as nice
kit of burglars tools as the most exacting
professional could wish, including a separa-
BILE jimmy Of the most approved pattern,
new sledge hammer, stock, bit, two augurs,
screw. driver, two cold-chisels, adozen wedges
dark lantern, small pocket knife with one
blade broken, four-inch monkey wrench, a
bottle Of olive oil and lemon slightly
squeezed. Scattered about these implements
were the evidences Of the booty taken
empty velvet cases. empty drawers, empty
lewelry cases and empty diamond trays. The
party was very discriminating in its selections
No silvef-ware was touched, but each pack.
age was carefully examined and only the
most valuable articles taken. Fortunately
tray of unset diamonds valued at $1,000 was
overlooked by the thieves, and all the watches
and other articles left to be repaired were I'M
touched The robbers chose an hour in the
morning when the officers were all off their
beats and no one was at the trains, so that I'M
less they were Immediately discovered they
could easily make their escape from the city.
A ST. LOUIS ABDUCTION CAsE-SEws OF MISS.
ING GIRL.
Since the Charley Ross disappearance no
case has attracted more widespread attention
than that of the young girl, Mary Churchill,
who left her fathers home in ST. Louis
August / 7. On the evening Of that day, Just
before dusk, her parents reached home from
a drive to find that their daughter had disap-
peared. She had taken no clothing except
what she wore. The following Monday night,
when her absence had begun to cause the
darkest forebodings, Colonel Churchill, the
father, invoked the aid Of the police A
complies description Of the missing girl was
given and the attire in which she was last
seen was described accurately. The only
thing known was that she had left the house
through the rear entrance The detectives
took up and worked out a hundred clews
which came to nothing Finally she was
given up for dead by all except her father and
mother. Last Monday came the irst news
d
was received from her, saying that she was
we'll, WAS earning an honest living, was not
on the stage and had not eloped The letter
was written on one side Of a sheet of COM
mon note paper, and is. beyond question,
her father says in the handwriting of his
daughter There was nothing inclosed in the
letter, and its only mission seems to be 10 let
her father know that she is living. 1t was
mailed at Indianapolis two days later than it
was dated, so that it is hard to tell where the
/ girl was at the moment she wrote the letter.
Some think that she is being held until a
more liberal reward than the $500 al
ready offered is made. and that, while the girl
wrote the letter, the words were dictated to
/ her, and the writing of it was compulsory
The United States Central railroad com.
pany, which represents a consolidation Of
several companies, has been incorporated at
! Denver, Col, with a capital OF SIS, 600 600.
/ The road will run from San Francisco to Den.
yer. From Crystal Springs New. branch
will be built south to the Atlantic and Pacific
in Arizona From Iron Springs, Utah, a sec
ond branch will be built to Milford, the
southern terminus Of the Utah Central. max
/ ing a connection with the Union Pacific
/ Should no difficulty be encountered in obtain
ing an entrance to San Francisco, the road
will prove formidable competitor to the Cen.
trail Pacific. The construction of the road
will be begun Immediately.
In q collision Of coal trains at Oil City
Pa, last Monday, one empty car was hurled
bodily into the second story Of house ad-
joining the track.
At a childrens party in Meadylle, Pa
on Monday, a rife was played with, the usual
result followed, and the funeral took place on
Tuesday.
Col. Bob" Ingersoll has moved into his
new house il Washington, next door to Sen.
ator ShermAn's
Dan Murchison was killed on Sunday
night near Auburn Miss, by Will Skater
They had dispute as to the proper method
Of shaking hands, and Skater drew dirk
and plunged it into Murohison's heart The
murderer fed.
Clifford Loon convicted of rape in the
LenRir county court, has been sentenced 10
be hanged on December 20 at Kingston,
n. G.
Miss Emily Thompson q reigninC belle
of Roanoke county, Va, was married the
other day to Napoleon b. Ainsworth, he be-
| ing full. blooded Choctow Indian, a college
| graduate and a successful lawyer The
strangely mated pair have gone to Indian ter
ritory to live.
A couple were TO have been married in
church in New Haven Tuesday in great pomp,
but the young man who was 10 have assume ed
the leading role failed to put in an appear
ance, and the eXpectant bride and the guests
were disappointed. 1t is thought that the
bridegroom-to-be had misre presented his
financial prospects and thought it not wise to
undertake greater responsibilities
The first bale of cotton ever picked from
the field by machinery was exhibited at the
Charleston S, c. cotton exchange Tuesday.
The cotton was pronounced by cotton men
to be in as good condition as hand picked
. cotton. The machine used will harvest q TO
to full bales day
"A freezing temperature and heavy snow
falls have practically closed the National Vel
lowstone park for the winter 1t has been
showing there for fortnight and there are
10 inches of snow on the ground. 1t is est.
hlated that II, 900 guests visited the park dur
ing the summer.
Last Sunday New Jersey man and his
wife had quarrel over a game OF croquet.
The man settled it by giving his wife kick
in the side from which she soon died.
The Chili-Peru war has ended by the
surrender of Arequipa before the Chilian
forces and the acknowledgment of Iglesias as
President throughout Peru
Ex-senator Dorsey of star route fame,
now living on his ranch, in Colfax county,
n. NJ, has given $1,000 to the University OF
New Mexico
The suit of HAllett Kilbourn against John
G. Thompson, ex-Sergesnt' at Arms of the Z.
S. House of Representatives, was begun last
Monday in the circuit court at Washington
before Judge Cox. Kilbourn was imprisoned
40 days by order of the House of Represent
atiyes, in 1876, for refusing to give certain
testimony before an investigation committee
After the House adjourned he was released by
writ of hRbess corpus. He then brought
suit against Sergeant-s Arms Thompson, by
whom be was arrested, and was in April 1882,
awarded 500, 900 damages by a jury. The
verdict was set aside by Judge Macarthur,
and the case now comes to trial under an
amended bill claiming $3.50, 900 damages.
FOREIGN
A Saigon letter to Paris paper confirms
the reports of the Hue massacre. Il says
Admiral Courbet directed that there should
be no quarter given TO men, women OF chill
dren. Three hundred Anamites who had
taken refuge in the mouth of the bay of
Thuan were all shot. One hundred and fifty