Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-01-18

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and rolled into the revine, striking his head
~ he did so upon the jutting rocks. tor
rent from last weeks rain had evidently
swept over Mr. Delmonco's body. The force
OF the water was 30 great that u turned his
waistcoat partly inside out. When the water
subsidized the leaves twigs aud mud left by
the stream covered the body. The spot was
near Gen. McOlellan's summer residence.
Mr.. Demonico had been broken down, aud
finally made insane, by tho great burden of
care involved in looking after bis business as
a caterer which comprised three or moro
large concerns.
A bill has been presented to the New
York legislature establishing public park in
the Adirondack regions, which will eventual
ly comprise 1, ZOO, 600 acres Of forest land.
Mrs. Charles p. Stickney Of Fall River,
Mass, wife of the defaulting manufacturer
who recently flushed term in the Concord
prison, was burned to death in her house
Wednesday evening" aud her husband was
probably fatally burned while trying to save
her Mrs. Stiokney had been killing carpet
moths in an upper chamber with benzne or
naphtha, and probably set her clothes on fire
by accident. Her body, face and limbs were
horribly burned, and she was dead when a
neighbor passing by was attracted into the
house by the blaze One of Mr. Stickney's
hands was almost burned of. The house
was slightly damaged.
The Boston d Albany railroad company
has Just begun running train OF palace
stock cars between Chicago and Boston. The
cars are described a. handsome models Of
convenience and comfort for cattle Transport
tation. They are 80 arranged that the cattle
are fed, watered and comfortably Slated in
each car. The automatic appliances for this
much needed and humane work are simple
| nd Ily with tba Rav
York Central and Lake Shore roads, express.
time, or about thirty miles an hour, is secur-
ed in transit, thereby saving shrinkage in cat.
tie, and closely meeting tho time Of ocean
shipment. The transfer Of terminal roads is
made in a few minutes. Another train of 80
cars is soon to be brought out by the Boston
and Albany company.
There was lively scene in the winter
| quarters Of circus in Chicago the other day.
! The lion tanner entered the apartment OF the
! lion, in company with two other men, and
the wife Of the proprietor Of the show En-
| tering the cage Of Prince the large African
| lion, he told the men to close the door after
him. This, however, was forgotten and
the ferocious beast sprang through the open
! ing with deafening roar, which created a
panic among the little audience. The peo.
/ Pile escaped by climbing upon the hyena
cages and thence to the loft. The lion sprang
! upon Shetland pony, valued at 81 900, aud
soon drank its blood. Outside people con-
trived to chloroform the lion by means of
sponge on long poles, and he was finally got
back into his cage.
Otto Philo, said to be- an e1-ofIicer of the
Prussian army, a brother of German count
dramatically drowned himself in the lake at
Chicago on Monday. Philo came to the city
some months ago. after squandering his for
tune Of 500 OOO and went to work in liq
uor store. Falling in love with young wom-
an he received 500 from his mother with
which to marry. His afianced bride soon
after Tilted him, whereupon he took to gam
bling and spent his last penny in n faro bank.
Monday, at daylight after playing all night,
he walked directly to the lake, found a hole a
short distance out and waving all adeu in a
dramatic manner to two ladies and a boy on
shore, plunged into the water, aud his body
lodged under the ice.
A west-bouud Texas Pacific passenger
train was wrecked by broken rail near
Weatherford Tex, Tuesday, and 80 persons
we're hurt, several of them seriously.
The body Of a man frozen stiff was found
in carload OF wheat at tho Niagara elevator
at Buffalo, N. Y. Wednesday. The car left
St. Louis on Nov. 10. letter was found in
his pocket such as sensitive aud affection.
ate wife would write to a husband who had
neglected her. A bottle half filled with whis.
key was found in the clothing OF the dead
man.
Foreign.
LOVERS TRAGEDY AT cAMBBAI, FRANCE
Last Sunday Cambria, France, was the
scene of tragic lovers episode Two young
people, both Of excellent family and devoted
ly attached to each other, met by appoint
ment in the public garden near the ramparts.
Entirely absorbed in conversation, they did
not observe that they were being followed by
the father Of the young lady, who, rightly or
wrongly, disapproVed of the connection.
The lovers, hearing a suspicious noise, mount
ed the top OF the rampant to ascertain the
cause. Al the same moment the father, who
had provided himself with revolver took
aim at the young man and fired. But the
young lady, seeing the movement, suddenly
sprang before her lover, receiving the bullet
in the face. She fell dead at his feet On
realizing the terrible truth the young man
resolved to die also, and precipitated himself
from the top OF tho rampant into the dry
ditch. He dropped on the stones, dashing
himself to pieces and dying instantly The
father, seeing the consequences OF the act,
became insane through grief The young la
dy was OF extraordinary beauty and accom-
plishments. The terrible drama has caused
the greatest emotion everywhere
The annual requiem for the soul of Ma
poleon Ill was celebrated Monday in the
church of st. Augustine at Paris
The boring OF the tunnel under the Mer
sey river, England, connecting the Cheshire
and Lancashire shores, was accomplished
Tuesday, the workmen from both sides OF
the river meeting and conversing.
The steamer from Siam with Barnum's
white elephant on board arrived at Liver
pool Monday. He will be taken to the Lon,
don Geological gardens, aud, after being eK
hibited there foy few weeks, will be taken
to Paris. He will be brought to America in
May.
"A letter has been found in cipher in the
lodgings of a nihilist in London which ad
vises simultaneous attacks on the Emperor
William of Germany and the czsr of Russia
On Tuesday the second procession of pill.
grims from all parts Of Italy visited the tomt
of King Victor Emanuel in the chapel in tn G
Pantheon and placed wreaths OF flowers up
on it.
Germany has an unhappy marriage scan.
DIAL in high life. The wife Of Prince Freder.
lex Charles has left him and refused TO re-
turn. The cause is his cruel and inhumau
treatment For some time the prince had
got drunk nightly and beaten his wife brutal
ly. The princess demonstrated with him and
threatened frequently to leave him unless be
! AhNhhtu hln why's OuN " no purpose. out
called to her aid the Empress Augusta, who
got the man several times to promise amend
ment but these promises would last only q
few days when he would break out anew and
il anything treat his wife more harshly than
before. Tho princess will insist on divorce
Sixty buildings were wrecked at Camp.
ton, Que, last week by the gale.
Thomas Holloway the famous pills ant
ointment man, is dead in England, at the age
Of 81.
The steamer Huai.Yuen, from Shanga
for Hong Kong with 203 natives and Euro
peans on board, has been wrecked on the
HE Shan island. Five natives were saved
all the Others are missing and have undoubt
eddy been lost,
The overdue steamship Celtic, abou
which much uneasiness had been felt, reached
Queenstown Monday in tow of another
steamship of the same line. She had beer
81 days out from New York. On the seeonC
day out she broke her shaft and then pro-
ceeded under sail until taken in tow by the
ship Brittanic last Saturday. Barring tn,
delay the voyage was a comfortable one fol
all on board.