Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-06-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

New York gave itself up last Friday TO
the ceremonies attending the city's reception
to the officers Of the French steamship Isere,
which brought over the statue OF Liberty
Lighting the World" In the morning a
grand naval procession escorted the Isere mp
to Bedloe's island and, this ceremony over,
there was a brilliant civic and military pro
cession from the Battery up to city hall where
the formal speeches OF welcome we're made.
"A man convicted of cruelty beating his
wife was given 20 lashes at whipping post
in Baltimore Wednesday Tue case WAS the
first under a new law which provides this
punishment for wifo-beaters.
Buddonsick, the builder Of the block Of
mud mortar houses in New York. which fell
down of their own weight last winter, has
been convicted Of manslaughter after ten.
days trial. Buddensick's sentence is TO ten
years in prison and TO pay a fine of $500.
The lawyers will make n stout effort to save
his neck, and have already got stay Of pro-
ceedings' granted
There was stubborn Ere Monday night
in the large orockery and glassware eHtab-
lishment Of Abram French 4 %. on Frank
lin street, Boston. The loss was from $780,
600 TO 300, 600.
The Iowa cyclone proves TO have been
much more destructive than AT first reported,
traversing about $50 miles, causing q loss of
SGOO,O 900 in four counties, killing at least 20
people and seriously wounding 30 more.
There were two distinct storms, one coming
from the southwest, taking Sioux City in its
course aud passing on to Lemars, town to
the northeast. Here it was mot by another
storm that had come from Yankton, Oak,
and the two united and left track Of devas-
tation to Fort Dodge, 40 miles TO tho east
ward.
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Lapeer, Mich, on Tuesday q large elephant
became infurated and turned upon the eight
thousand persons assembled under the can
vass. lie tore up the seats, smashed the fur.
niture, and made havoc generally. Women
tainted, children screamed, boys climbed trees
and general stampede followed. The en-.
ragged elephant, after clearing out the canvass,
made break for the woods near by and
mired himself in AN adjacent swamp. After
much difficulty he was extricated, but five
bullets were shot into his hide to tame him.
Mary Kleenan, girl who is under ar
rest nj Chicago for trying to poison ths fam
lily Of her sister has confessed to n reporter
that she is guilty OF that crime and that she
poisoned her father and mother and another
sister at Dubuque, Ia. Her mother died in
July, 1884, her sister in August and her
father in March, 1885. She is not % years
old aud is evidently insane.
Henry Howard, a negro who assaulted
two young ladies' near West Lafayette, o.,
last week Thursday, was hanged from tree
in the court house yard at Coshocton Friday
night. A crowd OF 1000 gathered about the
all till IL O'Clock when 100 masked men
forced the outer door, took the keys from the
sheriff and appeared with their prisoner
They were received with deafening cheers
They took Howard to the centre OF the court
house yard and after getting his confession
strung him up TO a limb.
A frghlful accident happened at the cir.
Gus grounds in Charleston, w. Va, last FIJI
day afternoon, just prior to the opening
performance Of the circus Among other
out door attractions was hot air balloon as
oension. just rs the ropes holding the bal
loon cast OF, a stove used in initiating the
balloon overturned and set it ahre. Tho
burning balloon shot up into the air with
William Patterson. an aeronaut, in the has
ket, and after going several hundred feet col.
lapsed. Patterson fell to the earth lifeless
He was % years old and lived at wellsville,
o. 1t was his first ascension.
That murder will out" has lust been
strikngly verified in Henry county, Va Pc.
ter Grins, colored mau, has just been AT.
rested there for the murder Of George Pom.
Mill years ago. The dead body OF Ponnill,
who was among the most prominent citizens
| Of the county, was found in his office, hie
pistol by bis side. Circumstances pointed 10
suicide. This theory was never contradicted
until Monday, when q daughter Of Grins
came TO Mariinsville, and confessed that her
father killed Ponnill. She declared that both
the and her brother were cOgnzant of the
crime The father sent the daughter away
from home, and had his son convicted OF
DEMONSTRATING aud sent TO the penitentiAry.
| Peter Grins will be- tried for murder
Charles l. White was arrested last Sat.
urday at Salt Lake City for unlawful cohAb.
iiation. His polygamous wife, a mere child,
declined to answer any questions at the pre-
lminary examination and was fined $50 and
imprisoned until Monday for contempt Of
court. When the case WAS called Monday
morning, the defendant was bound over in
$500 to the grand jury. He was at once re.
arrested on the charge OF polygsmy. The
youthful wife was again put on the witness
stand and again refused TO answer, and was
fined 500 for contempt and committed to
the penitentiary until the fines should be
paid. She said she did not care what her
punishment might be, even IL Imprisoned
forever
As result Of the recent earthquakes in
Cashmere II is estimated that 3OSl persons
lost their lives, 20, 600 houses we're laid in ru.
ins and 80, 900 animals persisted.
The czar aud his wife have planned lit
tie trip for July in tho imperial yacht, includ-
ing visit to the lAtters parents, the king
and queen Of Denmark, at Copenhagen, a
look at the Antwerp exhibition, aud a call on
the prince and princess OF Wales at Cowes,
Isle of Wight.
Mondays cholera record in Southeastern
Spain showed nearly 300 new cases and $50
deaths despatch from the city OF Murcia,
where the worst outbreak has occurred, says :
Frequent religious professions pass along the
streets aud solemn services are held for the
purpose OF imploring divine assistance. Dead
wagons parade the streets day aud night
Many Of the victims are buried coffinless.
The heat ia dreadful.
Mrs. Phelps, wife Of tue United States
minister, danced with the prince Of Wales at
the Waddington ball given at the French em-
bassy Tuesday evening. Her diamonds are
described as having been superb"
The marquis of SAlisbury's new ministry
went down to Windsor castle Wednesday and
accepted from the queen the seals of ufdse