Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-06-05


ceremonies were completed without anything
happening of a seriously disorderly nature
The pressure of the packed masses Of people
was frightful to contemplate, and many of
those who were in the densest crowds we're
seriously crushed.
A MANIAC AS RAILROAD CONDUCTOR.
"A passenger train on the Wabash, 81.
Louis and Pacific railroad ran into Chicago
Monday an hour and half late, in charge
Of maniac whom the police at Kansas City,
Jacksonville and Peoria had been afraid to
NEEDLE with A squad of Chicago police
finally captured him, but not until he had
three bullets in his body, while he had shot
one officer dead and wounded another and
two or three citizens. The train men tell
thrilling story of the trip from Kansas City.
When the man boarded the train at that place
he remarked that people we're after him to
lynch him, and that il let alone he would
modest no one. At El Psso, Ill.,, he became
violent, and, with a revolver in his hand, Or
dered the trainmen to cease making some
changes in the construction OF the train
The passengers all left the chair car, which
the mailman made his headquarters, and were
locked into the others. No one dared ap.
proach the lunatic, and after he had ex.
changed several SHOTS with the city marshal,
he ordered the train TO proceed From there
to Chicago his will was the only law obeyed.
1t proved that the maniac was a man of 80
named Reaum, who had gone west from
Michigan to seek his fortune and had undoubt-
eddy been crazed by his reverses.
HORRIBLE INDIAN ATROCITIES.
The Apaches are on the war path in Now
Mexico and terrible atrocities are reported.
A family of five Mexicans were killed one
night last week four miles from Silver City.
Three children were Drained. Another Mex
lean was shot, but managed to escape with
his wife. The band then came near Silver City
to another hut, and, after shooting Mexican
inmate, took his twO-yeArs old child by the
feet, and, after striking his head against the
wall of the house, hung the little one on
meat-hoOk on the wall. Other outrages as
bad or worse are reported. The bodies OF
Col Phillips aud his family were brought in
to Silver City Saturday, all of them horribly
mutilated. A daughter had been hung alive
by meat hook stuck in the back OF Ler
head, and Mrs. Phillips had had her eyes
gouged out and her breasts cut OF, and was
Otherwise brutally mangled. The citizens
are frantic. Seventeen companies Of troops
are in the field, and it is announced that they
captured the main part of the band of ma
RAIDERS, including the squaws, early this
week. Only 30 are supposed to have escaped
across the border into Mexico.
A MEAN swINDLE
On Tuesday the Boston Herald publish
cd ali exposure Of the operations of & con.
Germ in that city known ~ the Columbia
work company" of which f. w. Hoyt was
the alleged manager, with an office at la
fremont street Hoyt aud a woman with
him advertised "for ladies and young girls
for permanent home employment" by which
they could earn from So to $50 week on
plain and fancy needle-work. Samples of
work and materials would be furnished by
the company upon receipt of from 81. 80 TO
SO, according TO the work to be done, which
was demanded simply as guaranty of their
good faith" These materials were OF the
shabbiest description, and the Victims after
doing their work, would be informed in re-
ply to their demands for more that the work
had not been done in satisfactory manner.
A raid was made on Monday on Hoyt's place
of business, where quantities of ncompleted
work were found, together with 1000 letters
from all over the country, some of which beg
ged the return of deposits made, while others
upbraided the manager for his breach of
faith. 1t is estimated that Hoyt must have
made $4,000 He has been missing ten
days.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.
The vale of Cashmere in India was Wis.
tied by a terrible earthquake Sunday, and
the greater part of the city of Serinagur
near the centre was destroyed. The Moham.
medan mosque in the little town of Sopur, 20
miles north of Serinagur, was demolished
and 200 persons were killed. Fifty persons
were known to have been killed in Serina-
CUR. The shocks came with great violence
at intervals of 10 minutes. When they were
first felt the widest panic seized the people.
All rushed from the tumbling houses, and
fled TO the boats on the river and on the lakes
OF sought the open country. The terrified
inhabitants are now camped in the fields that
surround the town. The damage caused
throughout the vale ia enormous. Serinagur,
the devastated city, is town of some 13O,-
600 inhabitants, picturesque, but dilapidsted.
1t is the capital Of Cashmere and is celebrat-
ed for its production OF shawls, silks and at
tar of roses and for its floating gardens upon
the lake near by.
"A coroner's jury listened on Wednesday
to testimony in regard to Prof Odlums fatal
jump from the Brooklyn bridge. The evil
dence showed that no inducements had been
held out to Odlum to cause him to take the
leap, but that his friends on the contrary
tried to dissuade him. The jury returned a
verdict that he came to his death by jumping
from the Brooklyn bridge of his own free
will.
The chief inspector of the post Office
department has been informed that Postmas-
ter l. N. Hibbs of Lewiston, Idaho, has is
sued money orders to the amount of $15, 600
or 100000, payable to himself; ordered
banks in different cities to collect them and
forward the money to him, and then ab-
seconded. He WAS last heard from at Victoria,
b. O. The amount of his stealing is uu-
known at present.
@. T. Howard of New Orleans, the head
of the Louisiana lottery and its main owner,
died at Dobb's Ferry on the Hudson Sunday
from injuries received by being thrown from
his horse. His annual income from the lot
terry is said to have been 5000, 600.
"A terrific thunder storm visited Chicago
and vicinity Tuesday killing five persons and
doing good deal of damage to property
The Shaokamaxon bank at Philadelphia
closed its doors last Friday morning owing to
the discovery of deficit of over $500, 600.
Further investigation shows that the total
shortage may reach $500, 900, so that even
with the legal assessment on the stockholders
OF double the amount OF the capital stock,
there will not be sufficient funds 10 pay the
depositors. On Tuesday Paying Teller Scott
of the bank of the Manhattan company, New
York city, stepped out with 800, GlO OF the
banks money.
A village in northern Hungary, contain
ing 400 houses, was lately destroyed by an
ineendiary fire, leaving 10000 people desti-
tute. A cable despatch alleges that the en-
ragged populace discovered the oulprit and
roasted him to death over a slow fire.
The Mount Desert Herald tells story of
volcanic disturbance on a small island of
the coast of Mount Desert, which would be
taken with a good deal of allowance If il
came from any but q prohibition state. 1t
says that two men at work under the shore
on Long Island, were startled by singular
noise. Upon looking In the direction from
which It proceeded they saw smoke ascend.
ing and rocks being thrown with eonsidera-
BILE violence into the air. After the move
ment had somewhat subsidized they proceeded
to the spot aud found an aperture in the rock
seven or eight feet long and nearly foot
wide, and the earth still quite warm. Some
OF the rocks that were thrown were thought
to have weighed from ten 10 fifteen pounds