Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Three persons persisted Wednesday in a
burning tenement house in Cleveland Ohio.
Six hundred Mormon converts arrived at
New York Wednesday from Europe
The Chicago horse car conductors, who
are on strike, aided by two or three thous.
and sympathizers, prevented the company
FROM running any cars on Wednesday and
smashed those that were taken out
A terrible storm OF wind and rain swept
over the city OF Paris and vicinity Monday
Cellars were flooded, railways we're washed
out and many buildings we're damaged. A
section OF one Of the streets sank into the sew.
or and 20 persons were plunged into the wa.
ter Most of them were exhausted and almost
dying when rescued. A boat containing ~
persons capsizod on the Seine and several
were drowned. Terrific storms have prevail.
ed recently in the provinces The desirue-
ton of property has been enormous. Eight
persons were killed by lightning.
The Mohawk valley in New York Was
visited by terrific rain aud wind storm Sun
day afternoon. At Ames, a little hamlet in
Cana oharie, the loud report Of cloud burst
was heard about o'clock. The people rush
cd from their houses. Torrents of water
drove them back, and many were taken from
their feet and narrowly escaped drowning.
Calves, pigs, chickens dogs and cats were
hoRted down the stream. Soon after the re-
port was heard, dam was carried away, add
ing greatly to the general flood. At Sharon
Springs, gardens, hop yards, wheat and corn
fields were washed out. About 90 people
who were at church could not get away and
many were obliged to sleep in the church.
At Burtonville a similar cloud-burst washed
out growing crops and wrecked several build
ings. At Waterloo lightning struck among a
number OF men who were milking COWS.
Seven of the animals were killed and two of
the men paralyzed by the shock.
The details of a mysterious life have lust
been revealed to the pablo and to the wife
and children of the late Sergt Alexander
Henry of Vicksburg Miss, whose death oc-
CURED on April ~ last His wife very re-
comfy discovered among a file OF papers left
by him a letter in which is disclosed the his
tory OF his life, which is now the all.absorb
ing topic of conversation among his Vioks.
burg relatives, who are numbered among the
most respectable people OF the community.
In the letter Henry diyulged the fact that
years ago in England he killed a man, and
that that crime had preyed upon his mind
His parents, who were wealthy, and whose
name was Hamilton, urged his departure for
America. He Mt first refused to go. but f.
nally consented to come here. Upon reach
ing this country, the war OF the rebellion be-
ing then in progress, he joined the federal
army. After The war he planned the Vicks-
burg national cemetery, said to be the hand
soonest one in the United States, aud was
made its fret superintendent He married
an estimable lady, and when he died left a
family, who for the first time have become
acquainted with his life's queer history. In
the letter Henry counsels his wife to oommuni
cate with his relatives in England, who will
do everything for her aud her family as thew
are amply able to do so. His real name was
Henry Hamilton.
Van Amburgh's "woman- with the iron
jaw" got hurt last Monday at Albany, N. Y.
in way that will cause her permanent retire
ment from the circus ring. Her feat was 10
hold cannon suspended from her mouth
while it was discharged in midair. The dar.
ing OF the performance was increased by her
being hoisted from the ground and hanging
head downward while the cannon was fred
Monday afternoon she had been drawn up TO
the proper height when one Of the pulley
blocks broke, preoipitating her TO the ground.
She struck the cannon, head first, with great
force, and was picked up unconscious When
taken to the hospital il was found that her
head was crushed in, the wound taking the
form OF star, her mouth was cut and two
teeth knocked out, the right hand was badly
bruised, and some internal injuries were re-
ceived