Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


A CORONER LOOKS INTO ST. LOUIS FAIrH-OURE
HOSPITAL
"A st. Louis despatch Of the goth inst
says singular case was developed to day,
in the Ooroners office, in connection with the
death of child named Joseph Durham. The
testimony showed that faith.cure minister,
named J. ID. Asbougb, about two months ago
founded faith hospital here, similar to the
one in Bristol, England. All of the patients
were to be cured by prayer The hospital
was supported by charity, and was soon filed
with children. As soon as they we're admit
ted the mRtron, the minister and the attend
ants began praying. No matter what turn
the patient took the praying was kept up.
No medical attendance was allowed. The pa
tients grew worse day by day, and many OF
them were taken away. But nine Of them
were cured. The child, Joseph Durham, was
admitted a week ago, and was then in fair
health. He soon became sick, and the faith
system was resorted to. The result was that
he grew rapidly worse Appeals were made
nightly to the Throne Of Grace, and while Ca
ressing the patients as il to drive away the
disease the attendants made use Of such ex-
pressions as 1.-THE good God please make
these sufferers whole" "Our Heavenly Faith
err. look with benevolence on the child" "Je-
sus, our Savior take away the germs Of dis
ease" The child, like all the other patients,
grew worse, and suffered the most intense
agony. No physician was called and it finally
died. The Institution is filed with children,
all Of whom are dying for want Of proper care
and medical attendance.
One of the severest snow storms ever
known prevailed over the entire Northwest
last Friday and Saturday. large area of
northern Wisconsin was completely showed
under and the fall in many places was four
and five feet The prevailing billiards caus.
ed huge drifts many miles in length and from
10 to 20 feet in height. In northern Iowa,
parts of Minnesota and Dakota many trains
were abandoned and the passengers had to
foot it to the nearest station. In the extreme
Northwest the weather was bitterly cold and
the suffering Of both men and animals was
terrible. Friday nights storm, with the wind
which followed the next day and night, WAS
especially severe upon the telegraph and tele-
phone service, wires being broken in all di-
reotiOns. The thermometer at Miles City,
Mont, was 81 below zero Saturday night
Fargo, Oak, reported "a below, jamestown,
Oak, 30.
| Thursday morning was the coolest on
record on the summit OF Mount Washington.
| The mercury fell to so below zero, and the
| wind attained q velocity of 100 miles en- hour
| during the night. The chimney was blown
/ off the signal station, and the two observers
made preparations to vacate at short notice.
Somebody tried to blow to pieces Crofut
/ & Knapps No. hat shop at South Norwalk,
| Ct, with dynamite last Friday night. The
windows we're shattered and flying pieces of
stone huocked holes in the building, but the
damage was not very great. The strikers are
accused of doing the job
Charles Downing, the eminent agricutu-
rist, died at Newburg, n. Y, Sunday after
noon, aged 50 years. He was a brother OF
Andrew jackson Downing, the author of
works on horticulture and landscape garden
ing.
Daniel webster's birthday was commem-
GRATED in Boston Monday by the Webster his
torical society by public meeting in the Old
South Meeting House in the afternoon and a
banquet at the Revere House in the evening.
The New York health authorities on
Monday prohibited the sale of a lot of adul-
terated tea, colored with soapstone and Prus-
sian blue
"A passenger train was deraied Monday
near East St. Louis, ILL.,, by broken rail, in
juring ten persons, one fatally.
The Cashier Of the Pacific national bank
of Nantucket Mass, has been compelled tc
resign because of crooked financial transac
tions.
The south infirmary of the Illinois Eas
tern hospital for the insane at Kankskee wa,
burned before light last Sunday morning, will
l of the 40 patients. The FIRE originated il
the furnace-room and had obtained stron(
headway before it was discovered. All to,
bodies recovered were burned beyond recog
milton. All of the patients were infrm ant
incurable The bedridden ones were rescued
but those who were able to help themselve
did not seem to realize their danger in tim
for safety.
S. B. Sanborn prominent young law
yer of Sherbrooke, 2, O., was accidental,
shot dead last Saturday while taking revol
yer from the bands of his little son. Mr. San
born was son of the late Chief Justice of tn
Queens Bench Of Montreal.
The cashiers of the Merchants and tn
Shetucket national banks of Norwich, Conn.
speculsted with money that did not belong /,
them, and are in trouble. One bank lose
$3.50, 600 and the other $50, 600
"A party of or 10 men and boys, Will
coasting on the fore runners of horse 'sleC
in Lyme Centre, n. H., one night this week
lost control of the sled, ran against the sid
of bridge, pushed through, and fell 80 fee
10 tine ice covered river below. One coaste
had leg broken, and all were injured NOR
or less