Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-22

Brooklyn bridge Tuesday, was nrraigned Wednesday
morning before Justice Walsh in Brooklyn. There
we're three charges against him-one of obatructing
The highway, another aiding aud abetting in the COM
mission Of suicide aud the third of carrying conceal
I'd weapons, loaded revolver having been found IN
bis pocket He was held in $500 bail each charge.
THE CANADIAN Rebellion ENDED.
Louis Riel, the half-breed leader Of the North
west rebels, was captured Friday noon on the road
three miles north Of Batouche. He was care-worn
aud haggard, had little to say, aud seemed In com
slant fear Of violence at the hands Of the troops His
capture ends the rebellion The next question with
the Canadian government to be what they shall
do with their captive now they have got him. Tue
general opinion at winnipeg is that an attempt will
be made to get Riel of the plea Of insanity. His
hahbreed followers are said to be ia starving
dtion.
sCUTTLINd OUT OF THE soUDAN
A London despatch says that Lord Hartington's
in the House of Commons of the final
resolve Of the government to scutte ont Of the Sou
dan was received with jeers and groana. The Radi-
calls alone appauded. Dobgola and everything south
TO AssouaD, the railway and the allies at Suakim are
all to be abandoned The collapse stops just short Of
Cairo. In the House Of Lords, Monday evening
Baron Wemyss vigorously denounced the government
MORALS England would have in the Soudan would be
an abandoned railway and bleach ing skeletons Earl
Granville replied that the policy Of withdrawal was
Justified.
THE TELEPHONE MONOPOLY.
A subcommittee Of the Massachusetts, legislature
has been examining the books Of the American Bell
telephone company, pending action upon several
bills affecting the corporation. The report which
has Just been made contains Information which will
surprise telephone users 1t shows that the cost to
the Bell company of the ordinary rubber hand tee-
phone s ST. 81, and Of the transmtter 81 so; total
t342. The average rental charged by the Bell com
pany Of the subcompanes il 81 per year each for the
hand telephones and the transmtters, or more than
four times the original cost The net earnings Of the
Bell telephone company for the year ending March /,
1885, were ST. 10, s92 &c. and the company according
10 the statement Of its OH Gers to the committee
cuuld a
stock. The company now owns S29 SIG telephones Of
which 24A2 are in Massachusetts. The company re-
ceived for rentals during the year ending March ,
81, 1863, 4l2.7L.
THE O. A. R. CAMP AT PORTLAND.
Gen. BeAl announces in press despatch that the
camp-grOund Of the national Grand Army encamp-
ment at Portland in June will be on Munjoy hill 10
minutes walk from the city building. Tents will he
pitched running nearly the length OF the prom
distance 400 feet long by 100 wide-with ample
room in the for cooking and other camp pur-
poses. A boulevard one mile long and 50 leet wide
runs the entire length OF the promenade aud camp
ground. Reliable caterers will contract TO feed ALL
Organizations will he supplied with sleeping tents,
water and straw free. The camp will be prepared,
lighted with electric lights aud pitched in season
for all 10 occupy on arrival. The national command
err will arrive June %.
BACK FROM PANAMA.
The Pacific mail steamship Colon, which arrived
at New York from Panama last Saturday, brought
home the second battalion Of United States marines
sent TO preserve peace on the iathmua Iieut Wal.
lace speaking of the experience of the blue Jackets
said ave failed to give satisfaction Mt either md OF
the horn. When we went there the COlonbians were
incensed, aud when we left the Americans were in.
censed. finally got mad at Yankee who was lick
ing down there, and told him the Godforsakeu town
not worth protecting nor any Yankee who would
live In it, Indignation meetings were held and proc.
lamAtions were printed. In proclamation il was
decided to throw us into the sea and drown u.s. and
then, by way OF variety, cut our throAts. At one
meeting the French consul called us INVADERS when
prominent citizen got mp and said he hoped the 9th
consuls were more familiar with the treaty which
aliaHt ha 20
and thus spoiled the consus case"
MINISTER PHELPS IN LONDON.
Hon. y. J. Phelps landed at Southampton last
Friday and was received with brilliant demonstra
He went on to London the same day. and at an early
hour ON Saturday morning Mr.. Lowell returned from
Windsor castle, where he had been a visit TO tb,
Queen, in order to present his successor TO Earl Gran
Vile, the British foreign secretary. The reception
took place at the ears private residence The greet
ing between Mr.. Lowell and Mr.. Phelps was very cor
dial, aud they spent some minutes In an animate
conversation reviving their old acquaintance and in
quring after mutual friends in New aud old Eng
land. When Lord Granville appeared In the drawing
room Mr.. Phelps was tremendously introduced Il
the foreign secretary by Mr. Lowell. The customar,
expressions Of goodwill and distinguished consider
alton were made by both diplomats. After this for
mAlity there a friendly, chatty conversation er
tending over An hour and touching lightly on almos
all the common interests Of England and America
After the call Lord Granville expressed himself Al
much impressed by Mr.. Phsps's genial bearing apt
his brilliant conversational powers. Mrs. Phelps il
also charming everybody whom she meets by hel
grace aud AnAbility.
There Is a serious outbreak of smallpox 10 Mon
treAl, and the disease is spreading.
-In cleaning the house of Capt. Rogers at Buffalo
N Y, on Tuesday, gasoline used on the floors Il
kill vermn. The windows were kept closed, causinl
gas to accumulate and late in the evening there wa
an explosion destroying the house and damaging tw
others. Captain Rogers was burned 10 death hi
body being found In the cellar Mrs. Rogers wa
badly burned, but will recover.
A new York police sergeant named Crowley, ha
lanr. aWaNa al 20 In
little girl The judge, In pronOuncing sentence sal,
the crime was worse one because committed by
man whose duty was to protect the public agains
criminal acts.
An armed mob released gang Of 20 convicis EN-
ployed on farm in Brazos county, Texas last wee
Thursday. There a bloody conflict before th
mob got away with the convicts aud several person
reported TO be fatally hurt. The attack was du
to the outory against employing oonvicts in chat
Of the oonSiets were brought to halt near Bryan
Texas, where there was more fighting aud one Of tn
sherins posse was killed, but none Of the convict
were captured.
"A third trial Of the despatch boat polpbip buf
by John Roach for the United States government wa
made Monday. The vessel went ahead all right Ia
| an hour, when she slowed down and stopped. A ho
journal had done the mischief and the trip was pro
nounced failure.
| The executive relief committee al Plymouth. Pa
report that May there were sll cases Of typhoi
| fever. Since that date "a new cases have been r.
ported making 9O5 in all. The deaths IN the past tw
weeks have numbered S. which leaves $50 cases, Is
ported TO be mendng, but many are still In a critic
condition. About $1,000 has been raised from outsid
sources and sent on for the relief Of the destitute
! The Confederate soldiers home near Richmond
| Va, was opened formally Wednesday with appropr
ate ceremonies.
The New York Herald on Monday printed hsl
story about the kidnapping of GO lads at New orlear
last winter and being taken to Puerto Barrios Gau
malA, aud compelled to work on q railroad. Many
the pariy fell sick and suffered torture, and eyentua
ly most OF them found their way back to the Unite
States. Since the FIRST publicaton'of the story Gu
cAgo boy Of 10 has confirmed 1t with relation OF
own experiences AZ one Of the kidnapped
Several persons were killed and nearly so wei
injured by cyclone in Rocks county, Kansas, La
| Friday,
Gen. Hazen OF the U. s. signal office has sue
the New York Times for libel. He lays claim
| 100000.
A Are on the lumber docks of T. f. Thompson
Co.'S mill at Osooda Mich, last Saturday afternoon
burned 50O0,0O feet of lumber; loss between S5t
900 and 6O,OOO By the time this Are was under col
troll another broke out on the Ausahle lumber comp
nys immense docks, quarter Of a mile distant, whe
there were 1900, 600 feet of lumber The hre wi
called the largest ever known in Michigan. Two mi
ion feet Of lumber were thrown into the river fro
the Ausable company's docks and as 1t passed Il
burning piles II caught FIRE aud carried out int
the lake which covered for miles with scatter,
spots OF fame Help arrived at midnight aud at
N. the FIRE was checked.
The title to about three-quarters Of the grour
upon which the city Of Pullman, Ill., stands is Ike
TO be contested In the courts. Tue property involve
e valued At 81 200 900 Tue claimant is Archiba
Miilspaugh Of Albion, Mich.
Recent rains have been of great value 10 Il
wheat crop Of Oregon and Washington territor
The condition Is better than At the same time Ia
year aud the acreage lie 10 per cent greater.
-Rugg, the brutal murderer of the Maybee WON,
at BroohVile, l.. L. in 1888 finally came to the end
bis career last Friday, when he was hanged In Il
Queens county jail.
Cunningham and Burton, the authors Of Il
London dynamite explosions, were found guilty al
Monday they received sentence to penal servitui
for life. During Mondays proceedings in court Mi
PuplUH "A oF has.
the right hand Of the Judge.
A Vienna, Austria, despatch under date Of Ia
sunday, said: "a terrific snow storm is ragii
throughout Austrio-Hungary aud a number Of ~