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


GEN. o. q. BAuoocK DROWNED.
Gen. o. l.. Babcock Of tho United Stat b
army, formerly Gen. Grants secretary, has
been drowned, with two companions, at Mos
quito inlet, on the Florida coast Gen. Bah
cock was light house inspector Of that coast
The accident occurred Saturday in gae and
heavy sea while he was experimenting the
work on the light house being erected at that
point Tho body OF Gen. Babcock was re-
covered.
Gen Babcock was n native Of Vermont and
was appointed to West Point from this state.
lie graduated in 1861, and entering the en-
gineers' corps rose rapidly 10 tho active pc
Rod Of the war lie was brevetted captain
In 1862 for gallant service at Yorktown, ma
jor in 1868 for gallant service at Knoxville,
and lieutenant colonel in 1864 for gallantry
at the Wilderness. In March, 1864, he was
attached to the staff Of Lieut.. Gen. Grant, af-
ter which he was sometimes given two bre-
vets In one day. President Grant took him
into the White House as his private secreta.
ry, and it was while holding this position that
he became mixed up with the Mcdonald
whiskey ring, the revelations 10 regard 10
which came out under Bristows administra-
ton of the treasury department.
AT Holyoko, Mass, last Saturday after.
noon VIM. Bartlett fell from a staging 40
feet and struck on a stake two or three inches
square, which entered the body Just below
the hip and came out between the ribs above
the other hip. He weighed over 200 pounds
and was about 40 years old. He is alive and
may recover.
-Ex-Secretary Blaine and family left WASH
ington Monday afternoon and went directly
through to their home in Augusta, Me.
Fisk Il Hatch, the New York brokers, re-
sumed business on Monday.
"A cloud burst near the Nebraska and Col.
orado line last week, causing a flood which
swept away a camp of cowboys, drowning 4
Of them. Horses, wagons and camping out
fits were carried away.
Mrs Christopher Schrefer, SO, the life
OF q German blacksmith who had gone crazy
over a quarrel with her husband, cut the
throats OF four of her children, seven five
and three years and nine months old, at Al.
bany, N. Y, Thursday, nearly sevtring their
heads from their bodies. She then seized her
nine years old daughter in her arms and rau
down to the railroad track where she seated
herself on the rails and waited until train
came along and ran over thom. The woman
was instantly killed, and the girl was hurt SC
that she died next day.
-Hooper's building on South Gay street,
Baltimore, five stories high, gave away last
Friday afternoon under a great weight OF
cotton stored in it, burying several people IN
its ruins. The bodies Of eight or ten victims
have been taken out
"A very unpleasant discovery has been
made in connection with a so-called Santa
rum" in Atlantic county N j., where 81 in.
fants out of 90 died within few months
owing TO gross neglect. Their bodies were
found buried in barrels and boxes in q trench
in the back gard.
John Stanton, Jealous ST. Louis steam
boat engineer, threw a goblet Of sulphuriC
acid over his wife as she lay in bed, Wednes
day, inficting injuries which will result in
death. The woman's eyes were eaten out by
the acid, and her face, neck, breast AND
shoulders terribly burned.
Foreign.
THE LONDON DYNAMuTERs AGAIN AT WORK.
England is again in a state of alarm and
excitement over the operations Of the dyna
miters in London. Last Saturday evening al
attempt was made to blow up the Scotland
! Yard detective Ctiice in that city. Tho cor
ner of the building, which was composed OF
thick brick work, was blown of to a height
Of 80 feet, taking with it portion OF the side
walls and making an aperture L. feet wide
Many cart loads OF debris lying around attest
to the strength Of the explosion About
quarter Of an hour before the explosion q
bomb was thrown into the basement Of the
Junior Carlton club house in Pail Mall, at the
back Of St. James square, shattering the base
ment and seriously hurting four women ser
wants who were at work there. few sec
onds later there was another explosion. A
second explosion in Scotland ard was pre-.
vented by the failure of the fuse to burn.
Nearly all the houses in St. James square suf.
fered from the conclusion. A canister Of dy.
Mantle was afterward found in Scotland Yard
and several cakes of the explosive were found
in the vicinity 10 of them, with fusee at.
tAched, under the Nelson monument in Traf
Rlgar square Had the fusee done its work,
the monument would have been destroyed
and widespread ruin and loss OF life would
have resulted. Thirteen persons in all were
hurt by the explosions.
The East London aquarium at Bishops
gate, London, was burned Wednesday morn.
ing. or the collection of wild animals some
we're safely removed from the burning struct-
ure, others it was necessary to shoot and some
were burned. Among the latter we're the
lions. bears, jackals and monkeys The two
Russian bears were rescued. The roaring OF
the burning beasts was something terrible
During the races at Lille, France, on
Sunday, an aAronautic Spectator, who had
brought thither a captive balloon, gave ascen.
sons to allow the races to be seen from mid
air. The car was so badly balanced and over.
loaded that when at a height OF 40 feet il
was overturned and the passengers, 20 in
number, were hurled to the ground three
were killed outright and all were seriously
hurt.
Mr., Moody, the evangelist, announced al
his meeting last Monday evening that Mr.
Senkey health had again given out, and add
ed that his complete restoration to health was
deemed improbable and that his voice, which
had so often led thousands of assembled wor-
shippers in the songs of Zion, would proba.
bly, never be heard again in their services. In
closing he pronounced a touching eulogium
on Mr.. Sankey's services and devotion to his
work. Mr.. Sankey sails for home tomorrow.
Oscar Wilde was married in London OIL
Wednesday.