Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF,


be first learned of the frauds. and Of his con.
sultation with President Garfield about what
should be done. Gen. Garfield said to him
"Put the plough in up to the beam, and sub
soil aiterward.' His first information came
from ex-senator Spencer, aud this he sub
mitted to Gen. Garfield. He next gave an
account OF the information brought to him
by Rerdell who showed him transcripts from
the books Of Dorsey which revealed the facts
about the frauds. Rerdell went with him on
the train to Nos York, and on the way re-.
oeived telegram from Dorsey who made
piteous appeal to him, on account Of Dorsey's
wife and children, not to 90 back on him.
and that they must not quarrel Rerdell hf-
terward made a statement recanting his con-
fessions. Mr.. James next described his en-
ploymont Of special counsel, and the steps
which be took to ferret out the thieves and
and bring thom to punishment The most
important point Of the whole statement was
his account Of an interview ut the White
House on the 25th OF June, 1881, at which
Special Inspector Woodward and Lawyer
Cook were present They found Stephen A.
Dorsey aud Mr.. Ingersol in the White House
when they went to see the President. Gen.
Garfield told them to 20 ahead and push the
prosecutions. At the close OF the interview
Mr.. Cook said to the President "MIr Prcsi-
dent you know | am criminal lawyer, aud
that my associations are not always with an.
gels, aud hear good deal about what is 90
ing on, and / feel that it is my duty to say to
you, from knowledge which has come into
my possession, that something dreadful is
about to happen Mr.. James said Bliss was
engaged H. counsel at his suggestion, and he
desired to say that be believed that the wis
dom OF tue selection had been INDICATED
He praised Nj Woodward very highly. and
also Mr.. T. NJ. Gibson, declaring that the
prose cutions would have been put on three
months but for the information furnished by
Mr. Gibson. He said that Gen Garfield
conduct was courageous in high degree
Mr. James added that the attorney general
had suggested that it might be better to in
stitute civil suits for the recovery Of the mon
ey stolen giving the reason, among others
that criminal proceedings might strike politi
cal friends, especially one who claimed that
without his efforts. Garfield could not have
been elected But the President insisted on
criminal prosecution, saying, "NO, l have
sworn to execute the laws. Goahead regard
less Of where or whom you hit | direct you
both not only to probe this ulcer to tho bot
tom, but to cut it out" Gen. James solemn
ly declared, IN conclusion, that, il the Presi-
dent had taken lower view Of his duties it
If his firm belief that he would not have fall
en- n victim to the assassiu's bullet Gov
Stewart member of the committee. said .
Your belief, Mr.. James, is that the assassin
alton OF Garfield was in consequence of star
route matters p Il don't say that replied
the witness. 81 mean that judging from the
clamor Of the people and the clippings found
in the assassin's pocket that Guiteaus head
WAS turned 10y these things" Mr. James was
followed by e1-Attorney General MacVeagh
who corroborated his testimony.
Mrs Mary Brown, widow Of John
Brown, OF Harpers Ferry fame, died at San
Francisco last Friday.
There was the lowest tide for 40 years n,
/ New York on Tuesday. The ferry boats in
some cases found it difficult to make their
landings.
dangerously high water Is reported on
the lower Mississippi, aud fears are expressed
that the floods Of 1852 will be repeated
The most disastrous fire that over visited
/ Utica, n. Y, destroyed about $500 900 worth
of property there early sunday morning
Insurance $3.50, 600.
Within thirty days, it is announced, there
will be through rail connection between New
York and the city Of Mexico.
The Fitchburg railroad company has r..
Gently discharged nearly 100 o. its freight
and about % Of its passenger train men, with
view to bringing expenses down to a mini.
mum
Five fires occurred during last FRIDAY
night in Philadelphia. The wind blew al
most gale, and owing to this cause and the
great distance between the various alarms
the firemen had great trouble in keeping the
flames under control The most destructive
/ fire was that at the chemical works Of Power
/ u Weightman, the largest Of the kind il the
country, which were totally destroyed The
loss was over a million dollars The stor3 of
Coon Bros. a Co., produce commission mer
chants, No. % South Water street was dam.
aged to the extent Of $4,000, the Echo car
pet mill and three or four dwellings adjoiu
ing were destroyed, involving a loss Of S25,
600. The other fires were not so serious.
Every FIRE company IN the city was in service
at one time with single exception.
During quarrel between two workmer
at Maiden, Mass, on Monday. one was thrown
into grinding machine, where he received
fatal injuries.
Three men were killed by the explosion
Of boiler at Bear Greek, Pa, on Monday
and two are supposed to have been buried by
an explosion IN Il cotton press at Norfolk, Va.
the same day,
The New York Assembly has passed q
bill which provides for the instruction OF al
public school children in physiology and ny
giene, with special reference to the effects OF
on the human system.
Last weeks snow storm extended
throughout the Canadas, New England anC
New York and seriously blocked railroad ira
vel in some sections Five heavy trains OF
the New FORK Central railroad, which stopp.
ed in the snow at Buffalo. were frozen in
| Travel over the Delaware a Hudson railroad
was suspended, the drifts were 20 feet deer
and men had their feet frozen while shovel
ing through them. The storm at Augusta.
Ne, was the heaviest for years In Montre
al the snow was seven or eight feet deep il
the streets. Private residences on the st.
Lawrence are nearly buried. Trains were
blocked in some cases for three or four days
and 1t was impossible for the passengers to
leave them. There were six hundred men OF
work digging out the Canada Pacific trair
snowbound at Bells Corners, Ont
Unknown persons are said to be persocu.
ting Mrs. Parnell at Bordentown, n. j. moth.
er of the Irish patriot, by stealing her prop
erty, killing her hens and poisoning her do.
nestle animals
AT Corning, Ohio, druggist named Nc
Dewitt had Father O'Boylan arrested couple
Of weeks ago for permitting wheel of for
tune at the Catholic church fair The com.
munity grew excited over the matter and last
Sunday the priest used his sacerdota Office &c
/ bitterly denounce McDeYitt from the pulpit
as "a villain and a murderer" The effect
was to arouse his ignorant Irish congregation
TO the highest pitch of revengeful excitement
They left the church vowing vengeance, and
IN the evening party of them went TO Nc
Devitt's store and forced him at the muzzle
OF revolvers TO follow them bareheaded and
coatless IN binding snow storm. They took
the poor fellow about a mile from town,
stripped him naked, and thus left him in the
storm, after making him swear upon his knees
that he would never enter Corning again.
He wandered frost bitten to another town,
excitement has grown more intense than ever
and bloodshed is feared.
! Foreign.
! THE WAR IN THE soUDAN-A brilliant vICTO,
BY by GEN. GRAHAAts FORCES
Gen. Graham, commander of the Eng.
lish forces, has won most important victory
at Teb, near Trikitat, over the rebels under
Osman Digma. The battle was fought last
Friday and ragged fiercely all day. The rebels
had a force of about l., 600 and fought with
desperate bravery, the loss of life on Their
side being estimated at fully 1000. The Eng.
lish army numbered about 1000 and lost "a
killed and l47 wounded. They captured -four
krupp guns, two howitzers, one machine gun,
and, In fact, nearly all the munitions lost by