Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
TWO KIDNAPPED CHILDREN RECOVERED AFTE

return home Of George Carson OF that city
after years absence in search OF his little
son aud daughter, who were kidnapped by
gypses. The children we're sent one day
last summer TO a butchers shop few blocks
from their home here, aud did not return.
No clew could be got until farmer remem-
bered seeing boy and girl in the gypsy en-
oampment, Just outside the city. Mr.. Car
son began the pursuit OF this band in COM
pany with q detective. They learned that
the abductors had gone South, and time aud
again they were hot on their trail Finally
Mr.. Carson sent the detective home and CON
tinued his weary and apparently fruitless
search alone but on June ~ Of this year.
while at Nashville, he learned that portion
of the band we're at Oovington, Tenn. He at
once went to that place, and on July he Gu
tered their camp, and almost the first person
he saw was his SON. engaged in gathering fire.
wood. The little fellow, when he saw his
father, dropped everything aud ran into his
arms. His oaptors we're inclined TO offer
resistance TO the intruder, but emphatic
words and the display OF revolver quieted
them, and, ohagrined At having lost their cap.
tive, they told the father where he would
find the other band and his daughter who
were then oamped near Lagrange, Tenn.
Ga July 4th he found his little girl, but she
was sadly changed. The gypses had dark
ened her skin and dyed her hair, letting II
hang long and straight. A scar had also
been branded on her neck in fact, every
thing was done to destroy her identity. Here
Mr.. Carson met with resistance, being driven
out of the camp; but he returned with aid
from Lagrange and the little girl was at once
given up. Mr.. Carson went on TO Memphis,
where he telegraphed the news home and
took passage on the steamer CAT.
BLOODY BATTLE IN THE MAINE BAoKwooDI.
Particulars Of fierce battle in which AZ
men are said to have engaged, and which was
fought on the 4th above the forks on the
Kennebeo river, have Just been reported. Six
ty Frenchmen moving northward with wagons
loaded with produce, liquor and tobacco for
trade and work in harvesting, we're attacked
early in the afternoon by gang of 10 river
drivers celebrating the holiday. They made
a sudden rush with clubs put the Frenchmon
TO flight, upset the wagons and seized the
goods. The Frenchmen finally rallied and
made a savage charge One of them had
revolver and three of his five shots took o.
feet, MORALLY woundng one man and Grip.
| pling another. Another lumberman named
Robert Bean fell fatally wounded, his head
split open with an ak welded by an Infatuated
Frenchman. A third river driver being pur-
sued jumped down q bank 20 feet high and
was fatally hurt. The fight continued till 10
O'Clock at night until 10 Of the assailants
were stretched on the field with fatal or dis.
abling wounds. The remaining three river
drivers fought desperately but were finally
captured. The Frenchmen lost 100 bushels
Of oats, 80 gallons Of liquor and a quantity of
tobacco, besides being more or less bruised.
All the river drivers alive are held in custody.
The Delaware peach crop this year is o.
timated at 2, $50, 900 baskets.
The Cornell university trustees have cleo
| tod Drof nharlao Randall AAapnu Of Tiahfoat,
university to be president of the university.
A small steam yacht capsized last Sunday
on Lake Minnetonka, pleasure resort about
twelve miles from Minneapolis, and all on
board, eight in number, were drowned.
Among them were ex Mayor Rand and fami-
ly and John Coy Kendall, member Of dry
goods house of Minneapolis, and wife.
Three children of Mrs. Susie Williams,
an Atlanta (Ga. widow, were burned to death
Monday with the house while the mother was
at work in the field. Two children we're
burned to death in the same way in Grinnell
county. Forty little ones in the state are
said to have lost their lives in this way dur
ing tho last six months.
"A Troy, N. Y, despatch says that man
named Chaplin from New JerIey, who with
partner from Brandon, this state has been
searching for Il cannon, which tradition says
the British army, fearful OF a surprise from
the enemy, filed with gold and sunk in the
creek near Oomstocks, Washington county,
NJ Y, in l777, is positive that he has found
the prize. professional diver from Boston
has been at work since last week. There
seems to be about three feet of dirt over the
cannon, which lies in water thirteen feet deep.
II is said that old logs and other debris cover
the cannon.
Great fires are raging in the cranberry
| hOUa in RnrliDotnn N L lba lnaa
from which will amount to $500, 900. The
fires were started by inoondiaries last week
Thursday. The largest cranberry belt in
New Jersey, called the Jersey prairies, con-
Stating of over 10, 600 acres, has been totally
destroyed, with the exception OF the West
Jersey company boys, comprising 1900 acres,
which were only saved by q line OF ditches
Early this week the fires were raging in the
cedar forests which skirt the boga, and are
among the finest in the state
"A great strike is in progress among the
laborers in the Cleveland rolling mills, and
Wednesday desperate fight took place be-
tween the strikers and the police The strik-
ers charged on mill, intending to compel it
to shut down, but the police drove them
back, and al the end of the brief battle thir-
ty five strikers and six policemen we're wound
ed. II IL expected that several of the strikers
will die.
Besides the strike at Cleveland above
mentioned large strikes are in progress at
Saginaw and Bay City, Mich. f.; there are 2OOO
striking brick makers in Chicago, 2OOO men
from the tube works at McKeesport, Pa, 800
to 1000 railroad shop men at MOberly, Mo-,
and various small strikes elsewhere.
"A Washington despatch says the postmAs-
ter-general has approved a design for the
lO-oent special delivery stamp authorized by
(lOnOFaRa AT ifa last aaaainn Tho 1Na nil
be about twice AZ large as the ordinary pos
tage stamp and the shape Of a dollar note.
On the left of the stamp there il pretty Wig
nette of messenger boy in uniform. Across
the top are the words, United States special
postal delivery" and along the bottom the
price of the stamp, 10 cents, is Expressed in
figures and letters. ConspicuOusly on the
body Of the stamp are tho words, ''seeures i'm
mediate delivery at special delivery Office, "
The whole design is very pretty aud effective.
Foreign.
A STARTLING SENSATION IN LONDON.
The London Pail Mall Gazette has start.
led England by an exposure Of horrible
crimes committed by the higher classes The
account shows that for years there has been
regular sale of young girls, between the
ages of twelve and fifteen, to titled libertines
and debauehees. These girls, the children
of the poor were drawn into dens of infamy,
sometimes by bribeR, sometimes by forco, al
ways by deception, and when securely i'm
prisOned, word was sent to the scOundrels,
and those innocent victims were surrendered
to their mercy. Tho exposure created tre-
mendOus sensation, and at first there was an
attempt to frown it down, but the sympathy
aud indignation Of the people was too great
for that plan to succeed, and the result has
been instead the appointment of a commits
sion of men eminent in the church aud in re-
form work, who will make q careful investi-
CATION in behalf of the government.
THE ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BoYNE.
While the anniversary of the battle of
the BOyne was being celebrated at Waterford,
Ire, last Sunday, a number OF citizens got
into row with some drunken soldiers be-
longing to a Welsh regiment on garrison duty
in that town. During the hottest part of the
conflict soldier attacked a civilian and
plunged a bayonet straight through the man g
heart. This tragedy infatuated the people,
and they fell with such forocity upon the
troops that the latter retreated in full flight
into the barracks. The barraok buildings
we're besieged all night by the citizens, who,
although they were unable to break in,