Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08


Friday morning. and terrific explosion fol-
lowed, which tore tho building to pisces and
caused the ruin Of tho two adjoining build
ings Six persons persisted, either crushed
to death or burned in the fire which follow
ed. Only one person escaped from the build
ing. A large number Of people wore injured
by flying bricks and many windows wero
broken.
--Thomns Coyer OF Laurel Hill, L. |, was
taken suddenly sick on Wednesday Of last
week, and narrowly escaped death by arsenic
poison. Friday his wife was taken sick and
died and au autopsy showed arsenic in her
stomach. Her father died over week ago
very suddenly and q coroner's jury gave ap-
oplexy as the cause. His body will DO ex-
hnmed for an autopsy. The town il greatly
excited over the poisoning.
Louisiana defaulted last week in paying
the SIS, 900 interest on three per cent bonds
known as the baby" bonds. Most Of the
bonds are held at New Orleans.
The largest dog in tho world is supposed
to DO Rector" rough coated imported st.
Bernard just bought by j. X. Emmett the
actor for $4,000 The dog is 30 inches high
at the shoulders, and weighs 1876 pounds.
1t il understood that Mr.. Abbey has en-
gagged Sarah Bernhard for tour of the pru-
cipal cities Of this country Mt $1,000 n night
she to furnish her own company and pay ali
costs Of transportation.
The wife and little daughter Of Morgan
Martin, farmer, living four miles from Gal
lipolis, o., were burned to death in their
dwelling on Saturday.
| 1T is stated that further discrepancies
| have been discovered which will make the
total amount stolen by Cashier Abbott from
the Watertown (Mass.) bank about $50, 600
"A Denver and Rio Grande train was
wrecked by wash-out Sunday near Ogden
Utah, and the mail agent was fatally hurt.
Peter Clifford of Rendville, O., young
man employed as a brakeman on tho Ohio
! Central railroad, wasawakened late on Satur-
day night by two men, who called him to the
door. As soon as he opened it one of the
men put pistol TO his breast and fired. Cliff
ford fell into the arms Of his wife saying,
THE Hickeys have killed me, " and died in
few minutes. He was much esteemed and
had but recently been married. The Hick-
eys four in number, and Joe Reddy, broth.
er-in-law of Richard Hickey, all Of whom
bear bad name, were arrested. Sunday
night mob Of several hundred men sur
rounded tho jail and took Richard Hickey
and Reddy to grove near by, where Hickey
was hanged. Reddy was also strung up but
the rope broke and he protested his limo
conce and begged so piteously that the crowd
! spared him for trial.
Mrs. Maria Knowlton, 20 years old, fell
down the cellar stairs at Livermore Falls,
Conn, Monday night and was killed.
The Queen of Tahiti is travelling incog
! nita through the United States az Nine Ee.
pau Salmon. She has visited the principal
cities of the west, is now in New York, and
will soon sail for Europe.
Miss Leslie Josephine Aver, only daugh-
ter of the late DIR. J. @. Aver of Lowell
Mass. was married in New York Tuesday
afternoon to Commander Pearson. U. s. n
| The wedding took place at the brides moth
er's and was an elegant affair
/ William Morrson's house in Pocohontas
county, w. Va, was burned Monday night
and two little girls were burned TO death.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
| paid S25, 800 to Charles W. Palmer, an tx
baggage-master, who was crippled for life in
a collision.
William Longbridge OF Maryland has
| sued tho Westinghouse air-brake company in
the federal courts at Pittsburg, Pa, to restrain
it from infringing patents. The suit involves
millions.
A cyclone Mt Idaho Springs. Col, demo-
ished several houses and damaged hotels and
mills Tuesday.
Judge Henry Cooper, ex-United States
! senator from Tennessee, was killed by rob
| bcIH near Cullhchu, NICK. MONDAY. lie was
manager of the famous Polk silver mine and
was on his way to Culican to buy supplies.
| The mine il situated high up in the Sierra
Madre mountains and the country between
| 1t and CuliAcan is infested with robbers.
President Arthur gave his first public re-
ceptlon at the White House Tuesday evening.
and it was attended 10y great throng.
Promptly at < O'Clock the band struck up.
Very soon after the crowd began TO pass, a
| delegation OF Flathead Indians we're conduct
cd to tho Blue room. After shaking hands
with the Great Father" they formed in line
opposite the President and for half an hour
divided with the President the interest Of the
visitors
The Massachusetts, humane society has
awarded to the crew of the revenue cutter
Dexter, which went to the rescue of the City
Of Columbus, 5000 TO be divided among them
by Captain Gabrielson, according to their de-
serts. The society also awarded to Lieut..
John w. Rhodes, OF the Dexter, the socioty's
gold medal for his heroic e1ertions in saving
life at the wreck to Captain Eric Gabriel-
son, of the same vessel the society silver
medal to such of his officers as he may des-
ignate the society's certificate for humane eff
forts at the same wreck. The society has al
80 awarded TO each Of the Gay Head Indians
who went in boat TO rescue the survivors a
silver medal and S25 to the members OF an
other crew, each a bronze medal and SIS
The certificate of the society and cash
award are given to Lighthouse, keeper Pease
Rev, A. p. Shields and several women OF
Gay Head for their heroic efforts TO save life
There are reports OF serious floods on
the streams in all parts Of Ohio, which near
ly equal, in point of damage, those OF last
year, when property valued at millions Of
dollars was destroyed or damaged.
An ;,to a.. ..-z... A.
CITY of Columbus" disaster began at Boston
on Tuesday. Capt Wright was questioned
and told his story, saying that the second
mate must have changed the course OF the
ship. Very little that was rev was ELECTED.
A can of powder exploded in Mrs. Will
liam Woolom's lap near Howard Furnace, O.,
Wednesday, killing her aud ona child and
hurting two other children.
The funeral of Wendell Phillips was
held Wednesday in the old church on Hollis
street. Crowds of people surrounded the
church and larger gathering waited at Fan
euil hall, where the body was borne from the
church TO lie in state during the afternoon.
The services were conducted by Rev. Samuel
LongfelloW, Rev. Samuel May made the clos
ing prayer, and choir sang CANCELS Of Con
ISOLATION" Admission was by invitation. The
casket was of mahogany, covered with broad
cloth, without ornamentalion Of any kind.
The only floral decoration was a'sheaf of
wheat entwined with ivy leaves Prominent
in the procession which bore the remains
from the church to Faneul hall were the
Shaw veteran corps of black soldiers and the
negro militia of that city. Four negro SOL
diers were the only escort into the hall. After
the public had withdrawn, plaster cast of
the head was taken at request of the family.
The remains were then borne to the old
Granary burying-ground on fremont street
and placed in the family tomb where rest
Mr.. Phillips's father, mother and brother.
Near by are the graves of John Hancock,
samuel Adams and Orispus Attacks, a negro
and the first man shot in the Boston massa-
ere before the Revolution. 1t is understood
that the body will eventually be transferred
to the burial place of Mrs. Phillips's family
at Milton. Eulogies on Mr.. Phillips we're de-
livered in the Massachusetts, legislature and
resolutions of respect were passed
Three Irish laborers were struck by the
night express train near Baden, Beaver ooun.
ty, Pa, Tuesday night, and instantly killed.
They stepped off one track to avoid freight
train, when they were struck by the express
coming in an opposite direction
-Ramsdells bucket shop and mill at East
Swanzey, N. H., were burned Tuesday night.
Loss $1,000 insurance $17O0.