Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-08
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


tended over pretty much the whole coun-
try. On Friday there we're heavy snow
storms in some parts Of New Hampshire,
and on Saturday night in some portions OF
Maine In Virginia and North Carolina there
we're disastrous hail storms, the ground being
covered to the depth OF eight to ten inches,
while drifts four feet deep are reported. The
press dispatches tell the following story Of
The hail storm The hail storm which passed
over Virginia Friday afternoon prevailed
in many other localities and extended into
North Carolina. All the growing cotton,
corn and vegetables we're destroyed and far
mers will have TO plant again. Hail fell TO
the depth Of ~ inches and a whirlwiud pre-
vailed along the centre Of the storm, blowing
down barns, fences and sheds. In some
places 10 Surrey county, Va, the hail fell to
the depth of Is inches and in some spots
was drifted to depth Of four feet.
Three thousand people witnessed the un-
yelling of Poe memorial bust in the main
hall Of the Metropolitan museum OF art in
New York Central park last Monday after
noon.
The death-roll at Plymouth, Pa, last
Monday was the largest since the outbreak of
the epidemic, which the general 6lthiness of
the town has caused. Eleven deaths we're re-
ported up to 3 p. NJ. on that day, and the
funeral of Eve victims of the soourge took
place. At the same time large number of
sick lay at the point of death. Great desti-
tuition prevails in many of the families in the
place.
Fire broke out in crowded tenement
house on First Avenue, New York, at one
O'Clock last Sunday morning. Before the
! fire department reached the place, several Of
the inmates had leaped from upper windows
aud were crushed into lifeess masses on the
/ Kuhila Othara aithar
suifocated by smoke or burned to death in
the building Three alarms were promptly
! rung in and the entire ambulance corps of
| the city was sent for. There was but one
dark aud narrow hallway through the building
| for the use of the 40 inmates, and the flames
mounting up the stairs and spreading through
the Railways, completely cut of all means of
escape. Ten lives we're lost
james Logan and his wife were burned
to death Saturday at Waterloo, N Y, with
their nine. years old son, whom they were
trying>to rescue from an upper story in their
burning house. A 14-years. old daughter was
fatally burned and has since died.
General surprise and regret we're ex-
pressed last Monday afternoon at the news
that J. II. Osgood Il Co. had failed for $3.50,
OOO and that this collapse had carried down
with it the Heliotype printing company OF
which Mr.. Osgood is the head. The liabili-
ties of the firm of j. II. Osgood Il Co. will
probably reach 5000, 600, and the assets are
nomnally much in excess of that amount
perhaps even over $500, 600. Mr.. Osgood &c
ears ago became a member of the firm Of
Ticknor e Fields, before it published the
Atlantic Monthly, and there succeeded the
firms of Fields, Osgood 4 Co. and Houghton
Osgood 81 Co. The Atlantic is now published
by frm-thst of Houghton, NJ film g. Co. -
which in a certain sense is an offshoot Of the
old concern of Fields, Osgood Il Co.
Commodore Cornelius X. Garrison, tn,
wealthy New Yorker, whose financial embAr
rassment and assignment was reported las
year, died at his residence in New York jus
after noon last Friday of paralysis, aged &c
He had been partially parslyzed for eigh
years. 1t is estimated that the surplus of hi
estate after all claims are paid, will amour
to from 81, 600, 600 to So, 900, 600.
Gen. Middleton returned last week +
his camp near Fish Creek in the Canadia
/ northwest without having met the enem
during his reconnaissance and is in the cur
t Gus position of general unable to find hi
foe, but uncomfortably certain his foe know
how to find him.
One of the boilers at the fremont hott
in Galveston, Tex, a large FIVE story builC
ing, exploded last Friday morning with a tr,
l. mendous conclusion, killing four employ Ct
wounding several others, and doing muc
damage to the hotel and neighboring prof.
a erty.
). "A brewery at Pittsburg, Pa, caved
v last Saturday morning. The structure was
4 four-story brick building. In it were 10, Ot
barrels of beer and lot of new and valusb
machinery. The immense weight of Il
= beer caused the supports of the floor to giN
1t way and the building collapsed from the roo
| tn la nullar Tnrranfo NJ haar
n street and completely flooded the cellar.
, The public debt was decreased s., S37
= 339 last month by the new form of stat
ment and 50, AGA, 500 by the old form, again
e decrease of 1888, 747 in March, making Il
L reduction since June 30, 1884, old forI
t, S5O,075, 800.
le The widow of Commodore Vanderbilt
ss who died Monday, was the wife of his o
:, age, and married him in 1869 when he W
- ~ and she 30 years old.
ie Brig Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, who col
T. manded the Union forces at the irst battle
le Bull Run, died at midnight Monday in 81
." Francisco. He had been i'll for two wee
with pyloric disease of the stomach
A complimentary dinner was rendered
+. j. Phelps, minister to England, by Cyr
in w. Field at his residence in Gramercy pa
n Tuesday night Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps sail
- for England the next day.
~ "A most remarkable tragedy was enact
d Tuesday morning at Bonito, New Mexico.
It man supposed to be insane arose at in t
or morning and, attempting to rob his host, "
r. discovered. He then within four hours sh
go and killed eight persons, and was hims
finally shot dead.
= Between IL and % lives are thought
~ have been lost in the burning of the
o. Brooklyn, N. Y, flint glass-works Tuesdf
of While number of men were snoring VI
is wall in one Of the wings little after A.
ed two of the ''jacks" gave way, and the W
came down. The building had not be
-. used for glass works for many years and "
'st occupied by various tenants. Goals fro
!. fires in the building, which was used for
is rious manufacturing purposes, set it on
in as it fell
Ii. The annual historical visit of veterans
Oh the Army of the Potomac to the battle f.
of Gettysburg took place Tuesday.
~ President arrived at 1880 in special ira
DO accompanied by Vice President Hendric
of and several cabinet officers, with ladies'
he Cleveland attended the formal exercises
"a. the cemetery, and afterwards made the rouI
-, of the battle field, returning to Washing,
'n' in the evening 1t is related that be Ike,
Ter himself so closely at work in Washingt
on and makes himself seen 80 infrequently d
,as when he arrived at the Baltimore Il o
70. railroad station on his way out in the mo
H. ing he was not recognized, and when he
-, tempted 10 board the special car the poT
liu stopped him, saying, "This car is reserve
OF A great strike which is in progress amC
&c. the quarrymen at Lemont and Joliet, ILL.,, {
Up minated last Monday in a conflict with
old state militia, which the governor had b.
Ii. obliged to send to preserve order. The m
who went out on account of being refused
oi advance OF wages from 81 so to 81. 10 a d
cd, have been in u turbulent condition for (
The weeks aud the quarres have been idle. S
The eral of the quarry owners tried repeatedly
nj. resume work, but the strikers drove the VIC
:; men away, and have in q measure DONNA
aud terrorized the entire community.
ulu Friday the governor was asked to send troc
ID and he promptly responded by sending
companies. The first meeting of the tro
mt. and strikers occurred between Lemont
no, Joliet on Saturday, when the strikers,
~, were marching on Joliet from Lsmont,
the before a sudden attack of the militia, and
ng of them were captured, disarmed, and maj
ad- ed to Joliet under guard. Saturday morn
the the prisoners were released and returned
=, | I,emOut where they are creditad with I