Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-11-28
IN GENERAL.

There i, beautiful weather in Rome now,
and the fear of the cholera has fed to Paris.
An Arkansas family travelled sixty-fve
miles to see a show at West Plains, Mo.
"A New York baker makes it practice to
sell bread at half price to poor people every
Saturday night, and he has plenty of custom
ers.
The number of mules attached to the
hearse denotes the respectabilty of funeral
in Rio Janeiro.
Ready made houses imported from
America are selling as a novelty at Buenos
Ayres, and it is thought large trade in them
will be developed
1t is said that the developments in the
tin mines of Dakota are very promising.
One company has expended $40, 900 in work
ing vein and is well satisfied with the re-
suits.
Gen. Joe Johnston is II years old, but
though his full beard is silvered and his white
hair flows in curls to the shoulders, he is said
to be straight as an arrow and does not look
over 60.
Edwin Arnold is to print new volume
of poems in January. The chief poem will
be version of the Sanskrit Katha Upani-
shad, and will give its title, The Secret of
Death, " to the book.
An election incident of some interest is
reported at Montrose, Pa, where Luther Cat
lin, age 100 years and 10 days, his son, grand
son and great-grandson voted the Republican
ticket.
Foot ball has become a vicious sport ia
England. There is great deal of wanton
and reckless kicking and the policy of weak
ening a hostile team by inoapacitating as
many as possible of its members is so much
in vogue that the game has been brought into
bad odor.
"A late number of the London Field con-
tains the following advertisement; married
couple of position, wishing for an occasional
change to a country house, would be happy to
visit people of status for few weeks, who
would accept remuneration for the same.
Address "Box z, &c.
The town of Lisbon, Ga, which existed
few years ago at the head of navigation on
the Savannah River, having thirty stores and
doing fiourishing business, has entirely dis
appeared, and not house remains to mark
the spot. A change in the tide of traffic
swept the place out of existence.
Girls are ingeniousy provided for in
Tartary. They are betrothed as early as
possible to some young man, and then If any
thing happens to prevent the marriage he is
bound to take the next sister, and 80 on in
rotation. If the youth has a disinclination
to the alliance he can buy himself of for a
| consideration.
1t is rather odd that the man who led
the first batch of emgrsnt is across the plains
of California in 1S49 and stayed there and
| got rich, never had even the smallest mining
| interest. His name was Martin Murphy, he
began raising cattle and kept at it, and has
just dieo at San Jose, 80 years old and worth
| $3,OOO,O 900.
"A marriage by telegraph has been sn-
nulled by an Indiana court. Miss Susan Or
ten of Pittsburg answered "personal" adver-
tisement, corresponded with Thomas Welch
of Indianapolis and finally married him by
wire, found that he was negro and brought
suit to have the ceremony declared void,
which was done.
The designs in fancy confectionery at
the New York pastry cooks ball were mar
wells Of ingenuity. Among some of the
pieces appeared President.eleot Cleveland,
made up in gilded paste and almond cream,
and chocolate boy setting frozen egg dog
on yelk-of-egg pastry cook. One cook
"spread himself" and produced loaf of
French bread more than ten feet long.