Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-10-15
TIE VIEWS IN BRIEF.

Terrible WOtk Of storm and Flood.
A wind and rain storm that ragged with
destructive violence on the Gnlf coast NJ IN
day aud Tuesday nights, set of in norther-
ly and nOrtheasterly direction and did grea.
damage to places west Thursday leveling tel
egraph wires, blowing down buildings and
wrecking shipping, Blt all this was moth
ing compared with the destruction wrought
on the Gulf coast. Sabine Pass, Tx, at the
mouth of the s ,bine river that divides that
state from Louisiana, appears TO have been
almost wiped out Of existence. The wind
rolled the waters OF the Gulf in upon the
town from the south and the turbid waters Of
the Sabine river aud lake on the north broke
the banks and completed the disaster. Over
80 lives were lost out OF population of 400,
and most Of the buildings were wrecked.
Cameron pari,h, comprising large section
of marshy lowland along the Gulf coast OF
Louisiana also suffered terribly. All the mem
bers OF seven families persisted in the food
and many others unknown were swept away,
while thousands OF cattle were drowned and
valuable crops were ruined. Not house was
left standing within five miles OF Lake Sa-
bne, it il reported. Terrible losses of life
and property are also reported at Johnson's
Bayou, which is in Cameron parish and near
Lake Sabine. Rescuing parties are being sent
to all these places.
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ran off an open switch at Thsmesville Conn,
lat Saiur lay afternoon and plunged through
the end OF a stove foundry building. Fire.
man Charles Edwards OF New London Jump
ed of the engine and was caught between
the cars and building and instantly killed.
| Three loaded cars we're smashed and the en-
CINE Bratteboro, large ma b ne aud nearly
new, was badly wrecked.
There il big strike OF pork packers at
Chicago because the employers have decided
that they must drop the eight hour system
aud return to 10 hours, in order to compete
with the concerns further west.
The last resource Of the Chicago anar.
chists to save their necks from the galows
has been exhausted aud the court of hnAl re-
! sort decides that seven Of them must hang on
! Dec g. and the eighth must be Imprisoned
10 years ut hard labor.
There is renewed excitement on the Ca
madam hsheries question caused by the fact
that on Monday Captain Q ligley of the Cana
dian cruiser Terror forclbly hauled down the
flag OF the American fishing schooner Mar
ion Grimes, which he had seized the day be
fore at Shelburne.
Maxwell the condemned murderer, who
is awaiting execution in ST. Louis, is said to
have become completely unnerved, and to
show in every movement his distress. lie
rolls and losses all night talks and starts in
his sleep, and il said to be haunted by Wis
ion OF the murdered Prelltr.
| The Vienna police have furnished the
press with AN account Of the recently dscov-
cred anarchist plot to burn that city 1t is
shown 10 have surpassed in extent and diR
bolical ing nuiiy any dynam te plot hither
oonoooted. Seventeen of the oOnsprators
have been arrested. An examination of the
prisoners shows that the plot WIS Matched in
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was to be carried out by Viennese anarchists
who recently returned from America. The
couspirators were divided into several group,
one of which was detailed to set Are to the
town, another to take charge of the dynAm,
tie operations, and another to forge the nee
essary oficial documents and to coin money
for expenses.
"A brewer named Arensdorf prominent
citz N of Sioux City, Iowa, has been arrest
ed for the murder Of the Rev. VIM. Haddock
the law and order agitator, who was shot
down in the street in the daytime by an un
known assassin. The only evidence against
Aran sdorf so.far is the confession of one of
the conspirators, but it is a probable story
and tallies with the known facts in the case.
President Cleveland has issued proclaim.
alton revoking the levy of discriminating
duties on Cuban and Porto Rico products
coming in under the Spanish flag.
Grand Master Powderly has been re-
elected by the Knights of Labor in session al
Richmond, Va.
M. de Lesseps will leave Havre to-mor,
row for New York, where he will take part In
the ceremonies in connection with the dedi
cation of the Bartholdi statue of liberty.
-Mrs Sarah E. Howss notorious woman 4
bank" at Boston is said to be again In opera.
ton. Mrs Howes three years sentence fol
her swindling blank" operations five or sil
years ago expired last year and now she is 81
it in the same old way Her former alleged
, interest rate per month was s, while now sht
preteuds to allow per cent per month.
The village of PASSPORT, Me-, was praoti
cally wiped out by disastrous fire yesterday