Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-02
IN GENERAL.

The whole coast of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory is now shrouded in the vast,
dense blue ball Of smoke that comes down
every autumn.
Decorated china has been carried to
such extremes that plain white French china
is now the correct thing with the ultra fash
ionable for ceremonious occasions.
The convicted president of the Erie
County penn. savings bank was on Satur-
day sent to the penitentiary. While on the
way he made q statement damaging 10 the di-
rectors and stockholders.
Upwards of 700 feet of embankment 80
feet high suddenly sank ON the West Shore
road, just east Of Glenerie, N. Y, last week
Thursday afternoon, taking down both rail-
way tracks. There is thought to be q large
cavern under the embankment.
On the first instant a direct exchange of
money orders went into operation between
the United States and Japan under the pro-
visions Of money order convention conolud-
ed for that purpose by the postal authorities
OF the two countries.
The fruit season of the Hudson river dis
trict is now at its height. The shipments
last week of grapes alone were immense,
Lower Ulster sending fruit train daily to
Boston; also large shipments by boat TO
New York. The shipments of grapes will
reach about $3.50 tons, valued at 1857, 500.
"A Des Moines, Ia, family named Tai
medge, have inherited an estate in England
worth 81, 500, 900. The estate comes through
the mother who died three years ago leaving
her husband three children. Mr.. Talmedge
had barely property enough to take him and
his children to England, for which country
he sailed on Monday.
The season of cranberry picking, which
lasts from Sept 10 till the end of the month,
has been successful. When the berries are
picked they have little of the rich color for
which they are noted, but exposure 10 the
air brings out the familiar rich red, and by
the time they are sorted they are satisfactory
in color as well as flavor.
-Minnesota has Just hanged man under
its Teestablishment of the death penalty
Seven years ago law was made TO leave to
the jury the decision whether the convicted
should be killed or imprisoned for life. The
jurors invariably chose the living punishment
irrespective of the atrocity of the crime.
Then the plan Of letting the court designate
was tried with no different result.
Willie Burke, five years OF age, son of
David Burke of Marlboro, N. Y, fell down
a steep, rocky ledge, 200 feet high, Friday
at Newburg, and by miracle was only injur-
ed slightly, being cut little about the head.
The cliff is at the rear of MeMullen's hotel,
and at its bottom, called Sucker Hole, Is a
creek. The lad was playing with other
children in the back yard of the hotel when
he fell. About 30 years ago q 1O-years-old
boy fell down the cliff. Search was made all
night for him, but he was not found. The
next morning he was discovered on the OPP
posite side of the creek unhurt
Excitement follows Sam Jones, the
Southern revivalst wherever he goes. He is
now holding meetings at his home in Cartsrs-
vile, Ga, where last Friday night he preach
ed harsh sermon against the whisky men.
Early Sunday morning terrible crash was
heard and II was found that an attempt had
been made to blow up his stable with dynam-
ite. That night-there was q scene Of indie
sonbable excitement in the revival tent A
heavy storm arose, and the great folds Of the
canvass being caught in the wind and rain,
fell to the ground, completely covering the
multitude within. The alarm was intense
and the people had 10 cut their way out.
The straw caught fire, and but for the heavy
rain would have consumed everything.