Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-17

The people of Wyoming territory are to
vote, Nov. 4th, on the question of taxing
church property.
The Continent, Albion W. Tourgees mag.
azine, has been sold to the Christian at Work,
a New York paper. 1t is understood that the
Continent has been failure financially, and
that Judge Tourgee has sunk in it all that
he made from his Fools Errand," Bricks
without Straw" ," and other books.
When Mrs Adam Schell of Michigan
seized her two year-old boy and jumped from
train running over treste near CattaTau.
gus, N. Y, the other day, it was very lucky
for the two that farmer was passing under
meath with load Of hay. She went down
40 feet, struck squaroly on the load. and
came out unhurt with mere scared baby in
her arms. Unaccountable sudden impulse led
her to make the leap.
A writer in the Boston Watchman quotes a
remark made to him by President Jared
Sparks of Harvard, concerning Washington,
soon after he had completed his Life of
Washington" II find nothing" said Mr..
Sparks, absolutely nothing, in all his private
and public correspondence that might not,
without detriment to his good name, be pub
lshed to the world Under all the circum-
stances regard his public and private exam
Pile and virtues of the most remarkable in his
tory, for their uniform and symmetrical ex-
cellence."
At the funeral Of a wealthy Chinaman in
Carson, Nevada, the other day, the chief
mourners threw small parcels done up in rice
paper from the carriages as they were going
to the cemetery A small boy opened one of
| the parcels and found that it contained a
dime. In moment the street was alive with
boys of all ages, who fought with each other
like Bashi. bazouks to get the little parcels as
| they fell to the ground. Altogether nearly
500 dimes were distributed in this way at the
| funeral, and the people are more than ever
convinced that the Chinese must go.
When the late Frank Ohanfrau returned
| from California and was the possessor of a
| snug fortune, he bought q handsome house
| at Yonkers and then went to the warehouse
in Peck Slip, where his father was employed
as porter, and said, 'Td like you to step
| out with me for a while" II can't, replied
the elder man it isn't dinner hour yet and
my employers wouldn't like it," Eyes, they
would they are perfectly willing" said the
actor, and then took his father TO Yonkers,
showed MIN through the house, and asked
him what he thought of it. "It is a very
beautiful place" was the reply. "Well, it is
yours" said Chanfrau.
For some time past the Capitol at Wash
ington has been lighted with electric lights.
It is now found that the building presents a
a most untidy appearance owing to the fac
that myriAds of all kinds of insects have
been attracted by the lights and have killed
themselves by striking against the dome
Bushels of May flies, beetles, orickets, ear
wigs, dragon flies, grasshoppers, caddis flies
bees, wasps, ants, hornets, butterflies, moths
oicadas, froghoppers, plant lice, water bee
ties, whirligigs skippers, horned midgets
gnsts, mosquitoes and every species of in
sect known to the surrounding swAmps anC
woods of the District have met their death il
this way.