Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-21

Ono hundred and twenty -four persons
disappeared in London last year of whom no
trace has ever been found.
The island or San Domingo has a noun
tain Of salt nearly four miles long, supposed
to VI eigh 80, 337, 900 tons. The salt is pure,
and so clear that print may be read through
block Of it foot thick.
The Prince Of Wales, it is said, is now
managing by strict economy to live within
his means. He has an annuity of $500, 600,
and his annual income from the Duchy OF
Cornwall is $500, 900. The Princess OF
Wales has an annuity of $50, 900.
The emigration from Ireland last year,
as stated by the official return, numbered
los, 724 persons which was an increase OF
10, $50 on the preceding year. In view of the
efforts of the British government to relieve
the condition of the people, an increase OF
emigration was not expected.
A very interesting tribute to Longfellow
is a considerable subscription to the Cam
bridge monument received from Brazil Dom
Pedro, who visited the poet when he was in
this country in 1876 and who Is not only
reader and admirer but translator of his
poems, headed the subscription with $3.50.
The great st. Louis revival meetings
have experienced q color-line breeze. A
black took a place among the whites on the
anxious seat, and strsightway the latter rose
in wrath and declared that there was no sal
walton for them in Ethiopian company. The
managers decided that the white sinners
should be upheld, the negro was turned out,
and all color disappeared from the oongrega-
tions.
Edison indulges in the following predic-
! ton "As to the changes which will be eff
| fected by electricity within fifty years in the
| city of New York, would say that believe
electricity will propel the cars of the street
and elevated railroads, light the city within
and without its buildings, furnish power for
all purposes, work telephones and burglar
alarms, deliver the opera, convey parcels, de-
teot and signal fires, operate fire engines and
possibly displace animal locomotion for vehi-
| cles."
The Pennsylvania Central railroad compa-
ny now controls 2,O36 miles OF railroad and
&C miles of canal, and owng most OF this
property. Its gross revenues are about one
third of those of the general government.
The company is the main revenue depend
| ence of the Pennsylvania state government,
which collected 1876, 532. 40 as tax on its
dividends during 1888. Yet the company
was able TO pay It's fixed charges, TO declare q
dividend of 81 per cent, and 10 transfer ST.
418.544. .G2 to It's standing credit account,
swelling that balance to the surprising figure
of $13,G13, 1s4.03.
The slowest lovers quarreling on record
is that OF John Groes and Mary Paythes oi
Sylvania, Ga. Mary was a belle in lS4S
John was a nice young man, and the two
then became engaged. Pretty soon Groesl
got Jealous, went away, and was not heard
from till 1858, when he re-appeared, found
the girl waiting and the old arrangement was
renewed. Thon they quarreled again, ant
for years would not speak TO each other, al
though they continually met but few week
ago, when Mary was preparing to celebrat'
her Goth birthday, John tried it once more
and the 40 years Of courting and showing
! spunk ended in matrimony.