Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Bay View house on Fishers island
in Long Island sound was burned Sunday.
Twenty cheap tenement houses at Shen.
andoah. Pa, were burned Monday, render
ing 300 people homeless
Gen. Grant will occupy his Long Branch
cottage this summer, with his son Fred and
family as guests.
j. W. BurnhAm OF the firm OF Hotch-
kiss d Burnham, New York, bankers and
brokers, which failed during the receut panic,
committed suicide at Yonkers Tuesday morn.
ing, on account Of depression caused by the
failure.
Alice N. Wells of Boston, while viewing
the machinery Of large grain elevator at
Chicago on Friday was caught in the machin-
cry and crushed to death.
Louis Wampler. man who had recently
killed his uncle and aunt aud their four cous-
ms at Pleassnton, Kan, was on Monday
brought into that town a corpse from Arkan
sas, where he had killed himself to escape his
pursuers, and the whole town went wild with
joy and fred cannon and anvis to express
their delight.
"A negro row occurred in the usually quiet
neighborhood of Hinsdale, Mass, early Sun.
uhy nOIuluB, anu tebulteu IN the fAtal shoot
ing Of one negro and the burning Of a house
and two barns. The negroes had been drink.
ing, and the trouble began while the party
were on their way home Chas. Anderson,
leader Of the gang, shot Leslie Perslip in the
head, and then with an accomplish named
Jones, attempted TO break into Jas. Dowline's
house. On being driven away by Bowling,
who had armed himself with an axe, they sci
hre to his two barns, which with the dwelling
house and its contents were burned before the
neighbors arrived. Anderson and Jones have
been captured. There is great excitement in
the vicinity.
Probably the Oldest minister in the coun-
try diedat Norwich, CT. Tuesday, in Rev. David
Niles Bentley, Methodist, % years old. He
was one OF Lorenzo Dow's converts, began
preachingat 49, and five years later set up as
a brass founder and plumber at Norwich. He
supported himself and his family in this way
and preached tho gospel without pay OF Sun.
day. For G3 years he preached regularly at
the Norwich almshouse, and at other places
and during that time never took a cent except
his travelling expenses, calling himself the
poor mans minister. He was the father of
G.. W. Bentley formerly superintendent of
the New London Northern railroad
The Central Pacific railroad company is
hard up for funds on account OF falling of
in traffic caused by recent disasters, and has
postponed the monthly payment of tho EN-.
ployes in order to meet more pressing neces-
stiles, e.
Heavy thunder storms ragged in the West
and Pennsylvania Tuesday and Tuesday night
and numerous casualties from lightning are
reported; At Curry, Pa, Henry Case had
several head of blooded stock killed under
tree at Sardis, Pa, Joseph Wallis barn was
"a AZ nV,lk Il i A.
were killed at Salem, o., girl was killed in
the doorway of her home at Greenford, O.,
a house was struck, and girl killed at Grant,
Wis, George Brooks's house was struck and
his Oldest daughter was killed and another
daughter partly paralyzed. The house was
burned with its contents at Murrayville Pa. ,
boy and four horses were killed At New
Comerstown, O., the storm was accompanied
by tornado which uprooted trees, blew fen
ces down and did great damage to grain. A
terrific hurricane visited Council Bluffs Tues.
day, leveling to the ground an exhibition
building which cost Gil 900 and circus tent
A thunder storm Of unusual severity burst
upon Woonsocket, II. l., Wednesday after
noon, washing the streets and inticting dam
age the extent of $4,000.
An examination of the railroad track at
the bridge near Hubbel, Kansas, where
hAhih NhN NASChSu anu on poTbOub lhbt
week, shows that wreokers drew out the
spikes, removed the Ash plates and fastened
barbed wire in the holes and pulled the rails
apart when the train approached
AT midnight Tuesday night mob of 30
men went to the jail at Yinconnes, Ind, and
battered down the door with a vail taken from
the track. They took out Oliver Garfield
who murdered Miss Molle G. Herkin, some
time ago, and hanged him to telegraph
pole. The body was left hanging until day
light when it was cut down by friends.
BY cloud burst in Montana on Tues
day three Chinese miners were drowned and
several houses washed away.
"A derrick. 60 feet in length, which was
fixed on top Of the new steeple which is be-
ing built on Grace church, New York, gave
way on Tuesday. Two workmen were crush
ed by the wire and hemp cables connected
with the poles One of them extricated him
self with little trouble, but the other remain
ed for fifteen minutes in mortal agony, with
the wires cutting into his flesh like knives
until they were cut away with cold ehisels
Both men were conveyed TO the New York
hospital. Stones fell into the church and
smashed several pews, and one or two crash
ed through into the vault.
Foreign.
Mr., Moody closed his mission at London
Monday night with a large reunion for con,
verts and disciples at Temple hall Mr.
Moody made long farewell address, in which
he urged his hearers 10 become systematic and
thorough students of the Bible. He closed
with words of blessing, showing deep emo
ton, and moving his audience to tears. His
converts are estimated to number 1000.
"A Methodist church at Anglssea, Eng,
was crowded Monday during a revival service.
Suddenly the gallery began TO break and at
once a panic occurred. Scores of persons
jumped from the high windows to the ground
and rushed for the doors Many were tramp
pied under foot and severely injured.
The powder mills at Pontremole, Italy,
exploded Monday. Thirty persons were kill
ed aud II wounded
Cholera has made its appearance at Tou-
Ion, France. Twenty deaths occurred Sun
day, the city is in a state of panic, and the
inhabitants are fleeing by thousands The
news has caused profound sensation at Paris.
The minister of commerce prOnounoes the
cholera sporadic and not Asiatio. A cholera
panic also prevails at MaTseilles.
kater.-Fires are burning in the streets of
Foplop FOR purifying purposes. Symptoms
Of Asiatie cholera have appeared. business
il 6uaDended at Marseilleg