Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-30
THE NE US IN BRIEF.

"A strange story OF alleged blackmail
starting in blood-curdling tale of conspiracy
to murder young married woman, comes
from Baltimore and Boston. The first story
was that rich Baltimore man named Mellen,
whose son married an Irish girl against his
wishes, had hired Mrs. Coolidge TO have the
offensive daughter-in law murdered Mrs
Coolidge came on to Boston to hire one James
Donahoe, alias John Bull, " to have the job
done. Here the plot was discovered, and
Mrs Coolidge was arrested, and for a day or
two the papers had full details of the CON
spiracy and contemplated murder. 1t now
comes out that II was all a scheme planned o
get money from Mellen by Donahoe and the
Coolidge woman, who knew about the skee-
ton in the Mellen family closet and set out to
work the job "for all il WAS worth" The
scheme came out through pal of Donahoe
who dvulged it to the police in order to cur
~ favor with them.
About 60 people were gathered on the
Genesee-ave. bridge ct East Saginaw, Mich,
Wednesday evening, watching burning tug
IN neighboring dock, when the bridge gave
way and they were precipitated into the riv-
err, 10 to Is feet deep with a strong current
The greater number were saved many badly
bruised, but it ia thought that several perish
ed, as II or ID are missing.
An Indian policeman named Brown aud
Texas COW boy quarreled in saloon at Tis-
domingo, l. T., last Friday, aud agreed to go
outside and fight it out in the presence Of the
assembled Indians and whites Several shots
were exchanged, and Brown fell, pierced
through the heart. The S-boy died few
moments after.
Only II miles Of the gap between the
eastern and western ends Of the Canadian Pa
cihc railroad remain to be completed. The
first through train from Winnipeg to Mont
real will leave Winnipeg Sunday morning
After that daily through trains Sundays ex-
copied, will run between the two points.
Scott Thomas, molder in foundry at
st. Louis, on Tuesday was emptying a large
ladle containing 10, 900 pounds of molten lead
into pit II feet deep, whom the cable bold.
ing the ladle broke aud he was precipitated
into the pit with the molten metal on top Of
him. He was seen to writhe several times.
When the body was removed it was charred
beyond recognition.
"A despatch from St. Johns, N. F., under
date of October p says \ grea. storm ragged
of the coast Of Labrador on the nth inst.
doing immense damage among the fishing
fleet gathered there. Eighty vessels were
wrecked or driven ashore and at least seventy
men from ths crews of the vessels lost
their lives, Two thousand persons are now
ashore in destitute condition Steamers
will be Immediately despatched from Halifax
to the scene Of the disaster with provisions,
clothing and other comforts for the use of
the castaways. A late despatch says: The
hurricane WAS unprecedented even in that in.
clement region. Over 40 vessels are lost and
probably 300 lives. A bsrquentine has Just ar
riv, d with 2G0 shipwrecked men, women and
children rescued from the disaster. Several
women died from exposure and others we're
drowned. Over 1000 people were destitute
and stranded on the coast Five steamers have
been despatched to their assistance. The
worst is not yet known.
"A fourteen. year-old boy committed sui
eide by shooting at Providence, Il. l. last
Saturday.
"A Philadelphia theatrical manager was
fined yesterday 500 for exhibiting indecent
pictures to advertise new play.
Maxwell" the supposed murderer Of
Preller at st. Louis, has been identified as
Hugh Nathan Brooks of England.
Dispatches from Perigneux, France,
state that frightful accident has occurred at
the Chancelade quarries in that town. While
large body of workmen we're engaged in
taking out stone the quarries suddenly fell
in, destroyinga village situated on the ground
above the stone pits and killing large num-
Der of persons Many were buried in the
ruins and died before help reached them.
The yacht Genesta reached Portsmouth,
Eng, on Wednesday, after a safe voyage 10
days, 10 hours long.
"A woman who has just been discharged
from st. Roche's smallpox hospital in Mon
treal publishes a statement disclosing a re-
voting state of affairs there. D1ctors gave
her no professional attention, and very little
nursing is done except by convalescent pa.
tents. The cries of the patients for water
are heartrending and are met by a response
to shut up" The stencil is revolving, and
there is no deodorizing. No attention is ev-
err given TO those sent to the black smallpox
ward. The cries that come from that awful
place are frightful. The place is said to be
| infested with vermin. committee of doc
tors have inspected the hospital, which will
| be probably burned and all the patients re-
moved TO the Mt. Royal hospital.
The Portland Oregonian says that the
| unprecedented snow-storm which blocked the
railroad for a month last winter laid the foun.
dation for the greatest wheat harvest ever
raised In Oregon-G00, 900, averaging more
than..30 bushels per acre. Enough wheat is
now in sight, il says, to furnish the Oregon
railway and navigation company 100 car
loads day till spring.
There was a terrible accident at Jerome
park yesterday. Ten horses, which got OF in
|
turn and four riders were thrown. One OF
them was picked up dead, and horse worth
| $15, 600 broke its neck.
The most devastating prairie fires evoI
known in the state have been raging in the
Texas Panhandle. It is believed that nearly
800, 900 acres have been burned over. In
some places the COW boys we're obliged TO ride
into the lakes TO save them selves.
Sarah Curry, a Scotch Irish girl 10 years
old, living at Dover, has had a cablegram an
nouncing that by the recent death of an I'M
Gle in Scotland she inherits 81, 600, 900.
Alfred Coffee, negro preacher, is in jsi
at Madison, Fla, for whipping his 10 years
old son to death. The boy had stolen three
pounds of cotton. The father first used a
pillow line, then a thick beech switch, then a
brush-broom, winding up with a plank foul
feet long which was broken into fragments
The boy fell dead under the blows. The
father said he did ii to make the child hon
est
There was heavy snowfall at Grand
Forks OAK, Monday night.