Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-02
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF,



David Davis Of Illinois, noted as JUS
tice Of the United States supreme court from
1862 to 1876, aud ~ an independent In the
United States Senate from 1877 to 1888 died
at his home in Bloomington ILL.,, Saturday
morning, in his 72d year. He was native
OF Maryland. a graduate Of Kenyon college
at Gambler o., In the same class with Ed
win M Stanton a student OF law with Judge
Henry W. Bishop Of LsnoG and at the Yale
law school a lawyer in Illinois and then cir
cult indigo from 1Sl7 to 1862, when President
Lincoln a. pointed him to the national su
preme bench He conducted the canvass for
Abraham Lnoolns nomination to the presi
dency at the Chicago convention OF 1860. In
1876 he resigned his judgeship on his cleo
ton 10y the independents and liberal mo
Gratis ns United States senator from Illinois
After the close OF his term in 1888 he held no
other oilile. Judge Davis grew wealthy from
Investments in lands in the West. Judge Da-
vis's notable characteristics were entire up
rightnels, fairness independence, and in
short, the Judicial qualities in a high degree
He was man Of great weight physically AZ
well AZ intellectually, some 800 pounds, and
of a cordial disposition, and it may be truly
said Of him notwithstanding his positive
qualities, he never made an enemy.
Rev Henry Ward Beeoher arrived at
Liverpool on Saturday evening on the steamer
Etrura and was received by throng of
people who had gathered on the dock to well
come him to England. The American Con
sui aud number OF prominent men after
ward called upon him ut the hotel. lie was
in capital spirits although he was lndisposed
nearly all the way over, and the same night
attended the great Liberal meeting to hear
Mr.. Gladstone speak.
The new steamship Ia B1urgNgne from
Havre, which arrived at New York Saturday,
made the passage in seven days, five hours
and eight minutes, mean time, the fastest
passage on record betw cen the two ports, her
average speed being little over IL miles an
hour. Her hest daily run was 43j miles.
The ship was new one aud this was her first
trip.
SIX members Of a yachting party, includ-
ing four children, we're drowned 10y the cap.
sizing Of boat near Providence, K. on
Sunday. The names of the drowned were
William g. Brayton, about ~ years Old Mrs.
E. G.. Farmer, Jr., and her child, and two
children Of NJ. and Mrs Girsh. The rescued
were provided for at a farm house on Pru.
/ dence Island.
The condition OF the poisoned picnickers
Of Pottersville, N. j., is reported ~ improved.
| All Of the victims are out of danger except
| two. The belief that the poison WAS placed
| in the ice cream free gers purposely to Ioison
some one is growing stronger On Saturday
| the case was put in the hands of an expert
detective, who was instructed to find out how
and who placed the arsenic in the cans.
Ferdinand Fonda Jr., Ii years old has
Just reached Albany after walking from st.
| Augustine, Fla, distance Of 1900 miles.
He started from st. Augustine on the l9ih Of
! April, accompanied only 10y a young blood
hound. They were on the rUad "a days, took
the rairoad track the entire distance, aud
slept ont OF doors every night The dog was
compe ely played ont when they reached Al
bauy, and the boy WAS pretty tired.
E ght Harvard students about a week ago
attended champagne supper on board the
| United States receiving ship Wabash at the
| Chtrle.town Navy Yard Ga the way home
they entered the Miller House, in Boston, and
serious row resulted. The students were
badly Lentcn and one Of them, George q.
Whtelaw, sou of wealthy parents in ST Lonis,
has become insane, the physicans having lit
tie hope Of his recovery.
The Tichborne claimant, who is believed
by many to be- Sir Roger Tichborne and by
many more to be Arthur Orton An Australian
butcher, lrctured in NV York on Sunday
night to about 100 people, and made sad havoc
with the English language. He was much
disappointed with his reception, and said he
Thought he had better return to England n
soon az possible. He wants to get money ia
make further contest in the English courts.
-Cuolne Laughlin, a widow, and Der two
sons, resisted several sherifs who we're trying
to jact them from moTigaged farm at Rush
vile, Ind, Thursday, and some 10 shots were
exchanged, killing the oldest son and wound
ing the mother.
An elderly cousin Of * President Hay es
named Charles Il Burchard, formerly phrc
iii Of .nfn tad IN he
lunatic asylum at jamestown, OAK, the olhei
day lie was found throwing handouts o
silver from tho hotel balcony to small boys il
the STR, e,s.
The 5000 rbinOceros purchased 10y Nv
York city for the G, ntral Park collection dice
of pneumonia on Saturday.
Mr. G.. w. Ball of Concord, Mass, who
first produced the Concord grape, WAS the
guest Of twenty four horticulturirts at n din
ner given at the Revere House, Boston, las
Saturday.
j. A. l.. Wilson, connected with ia,
Chesapeake and Delaware canal company To-
over 30 years, has been discovered a default
er at Philadelphia to the extent Of over 5000,
600 lie is said TO have made a confession
and fed.
r.. ]. Lane, of b lston, presi cut Of til,
Arlington national bsnk aud Rockland saving
tate Of Washington Reed, aud who holds olhe
important trusts was arrested WednesdA
night at Portland, Me, by PiukertOn detec
tives, charged with embezzling the funds o
the national bank. 1t is stated that he
known to have embt zzled $l3j, 900 from tn
national bank, an amount equal to about two
thirds of its deposits The estate ID valued a
5000 OOO and it is charged that Lane has die
posed of most of its negotiable securitie
and appropriated the proceeds
A vast herd of 10, 900 cattle has bee
drifting lately from the dry actions OF north
western Texas into Jacks county along the wf
ters of the West Fork. Over 80 herdeI
t armed to the teeth are on the ground and sa
they must have grass and water or blood, an
over 200 farmers equally well armed propos
to prevent their fields from being oveTrun b
Z the vast herds. A sheriff and posse are 0
Il the ground but several desperate conflicts b.
tween the cattlemen and farmers have alread
taken place aud three men have been killeC
The herders are cutting down the fences an
the farmers are trying to preventit. The ca
= tie cannot be turned back now, and the ind
cations are that there will be more bloodshe,
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