Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

coming TO market from adjoining counties in
Maryland and Virginia felt tremor and
rumblipg of the earth lasting about 10 sec
onds at the same time. The shock was also
felt in Frederick county, Maryland. The
same evening an earthquake shock lasting
half a minute, passing from north TO south,
accompanied by rumbling sound, was felt
in Laconia, N. II. Earthquake shocks were
felt just before light Sunday morning, and
again Sunday afternoon at . O'clock at vari-
Gus points on the Hndson from little above
New York city to points as far north a.
Peekskil
Mrs. Tom Thumb recently started a
show on her own account acting as her own
manager. The show disbanded one night
last week in New London, the little widow
having lost 81, 100. She returns to her home
in Middlebury satisfied that running a show
is not her forte.
A terrible explosion OF a powder mill To-
Gated at Goes Station, near X enia, o., occur
red last Friday. Exactly how the disaster
happened is not known, as only the foreman
of the mill was in the building at the time
and he was blown to pieces. The shock was
terrific. Houses Is miles away we're shaken,
and the explosion was felt throughout Xenia
and Bedrock The mill and machinery
were scattered throughout the entire neigh
borhood, nothing but few Of the founda.
ton stone remaining in place. Limbs were
torn from trees, and parts Of the machinery
were found half mile away.
Edward GOodspeed, who in 1880 was
sent to Joliet, ILL.,, state prison for 81 years
for the murder of Silas Stoitz at the Bloom
ington fairgrounds, was pardoned Thursday
by Gov Hamilton. The governor was his
counsel at his trial.
Three pckpookets boarded a Chicago
street car one night last week. and soon after
one Of them was detected appropriating a
gold watch. Word was passed among the
passengers and an attempt was made to ar
rest the thief, but the gang pulled their re-
volvers and opened promiscuous fire. None
of the shots took effect, but under cover of
the fire the thieves escaped. A detective has
since arrested one Of them.
The sale of pews at Plymouth church
Tuesday evening, was rather better than Mr..
Beecher's friends hoped for they had resign
ed themselves to a falling of Of $40, 900
from the receipts OF last year, and the actual
decrease was about $1,000 The premiums
summed up $15, 399, the total receipts $27,
256 the amount realized last year was 1874, e
S39 The highest ever paid for Plymouth
church pews was SGS, 900 in 1875, when his
people made their magnificent rally to the
support Of their pastor in his trouble.
An armed mob from Gettysburg, Oak
took possession of the Potter county public
records at Forest City on Wednesday morn
| ing by tearing out part Of the building where
they we're kept. The sheriff started after
them with an armed force, and a fight was
expected at last accounts Citizens came Ia
Forest City from all directions, threatening
bloodshed unless the records we're returned.
/ 1t was expected that $50 men armed to the
] nattvak,re, 4
demand the records.
The entire system of the Oregon railway
and navigation company is at last free from
snow, and trains left Portland on Wednesday
for st. Paul over the Northern Pacific and for
| Omaha over the Oregon short line.
Society in Astoria, Long Island City, il
excited over the marriage of Mrs Chambers
| a. years old to her step-son, Harold Cham
bers, aged 2l Mrs. Chambers was a wido "
before marrying her present husband father
Mr.. Chambers was a widoNlr aud had been
married twice. Mrs ChAmbers's relations
protested against the union with her step-sOn,
but she said II love him and he loves me,
and know Of no reason why | should not
marry him" The brothers and sisters Ui
the bridegroom also objected to the marriage,
but the young man said ooh, we'll, she's
wealthy aud / guess | can stand IT," Mrs
/ Chambers's fortune is estimated at $500, 900.
-Anders I,aksen and Peter Tom essen, the
only survivors from the Norwegian bark Lee
ma, which went 20 pieces OF Hog Island
Va, week ago Sunday have arrived al
Philadelphia and tell pitiful story OF the
crews suffering. The bark stranded Satur
day afternoon with the wind bloEing gale
and the sea running high The weather was
biting cold and there was coating Of ice or
decks and rigging which made movement Oh
board dangerous The crew tried to launct
the boats, but each in turn VAS broken Il
pieces by the raging sea and the crew lief
helpless. They chung to the vessel 81 hour,
with hands and feet benumbed and frost bit
ten aud then the bark sprung apart and wen
to pieces, casting everybody into the waves
These two men seized plauks which carried
them ashore. The bodies Of the captain anC
the sail maker we're washed up and buried OF
the beach at Hog island. None Of the othe
six bodies have been recovered.
Arnold c. Stacy, aged 80, who lived OF
the outskirts Of Bath, Me-, was shot deaf
Wednesday night by his wife during fam
lily quarrel. Stacy was the proprietor OF tn,
Crystal mineral spring, which he bough
about three years ago, at the same time build
ing costly residence. He got in debt abou
year ago and transferred the property I,
his wife. When the debt was cleared th
wife refused to turn the property over. Tn,
couple got toto quarrel at the supper tablt
Wednesday night, and fearing violence, Mrs
Stacy says she took from the pantry a revolv
or that was kept for defence in her husband
absence. He took hold OF the barrel and th
weapon was discharged, the bullet entering
his head near the ear. No arrests have beei
made. The couple had several children.
The bodies of II men are said to hav,
been found between point 20 miles west o
Valentine, Neb., and Gordon City, along th,
new railroad grade. They are victims OF tn
terrible blizzard and are supposed TO hav
been settlers on their way in for supple
FROM claims which they have been locating
Obstinate Becky Jones, who went (
Ludlow street jail in New York "a weeks age
rather than tell all the court wanted her /
about the affairs OF her late employer, tn
dead Mr.. Hamersley, still holds to her de
termination to keep her mouth shut keep
her room in tidy order, spends her time i
reading novels and writing on her "book,
and evidently enjoys the notoriety which be
gritty freak has won her.
The Woman's Journal says that anon
the exhibits at the New Orleans exposition
piece of silk made by Lucy Button in 1906
for which she raised the silk worms, woun
the silk, twisted it, wove 1t on a hand-loom
made the dress and was married in it. It
believed to be the first piece of silk woven /
this country.
The pallbearers at funeral in an Arizt
ma mining town quarreled on the way to th
cemetery, and the whole cortege was stoppe
while they had a rough and tumble sluggin
match on the roadside. A local accouI
states that the only quiet person in the con
pany was the corpse.
Enforcing prohibition in Kentucky
not the most popular occupation under th
sun. man named Golf was arrested Ii
other day for selling rum in Laurel county
which has local prohibition, but few frienc
with pistols promptly took him away frol
the officers and "a number of brave and d,
termined men" will see that he is not agai
interfered with.
FOreIEn.
THE SPANISH EARTHQUAKE.
Shocks of earthquake still continue
: be experienced in the earthquake district
Spain. Active measures are being taken f
the relief of the sufferers. The royal fan
lily have given $40, 900 for their bene6t. IL
Spanish Embassy at London has collecte
$4,000. Among other donations is one
So, 600 from the Spanish club at Havana an
one Of IS 600 from the Pope. Va,ious Co
porations throughout tha country announce
large subscriptions.
, ANOTHER SHOCK ON WEDNESDAY.
/, "a Madrid dasnatch dated the 9Th cav,