Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
IN GENERAL.

-Four hundred and thirty six railroad
trains run in and out of Boston daily.
The debt of Mexico is so large that but
few people know how large it is. The esti-
mates range from IA billions to 39j billions
of dollars.
The French tow their obsolete iron -clads
out to sea and use them as targets for fleet
of war vessels to practice upon, the results
being carefully noted.
jay Gould eats grapes of his own rails
ing in January, Strawberries from his own
hot houses in December and peaches from
his private conservatory in April.
Not particle of fruit of any kind was
found by Partisan chemist in a "currant
jelly" which he analyzed lately, and which
had been put up expressly for import to this
country.
The sons of William H. Vanderbilt have
given $3.50, 900 to the New York college of
physicians and surgeons for the erection of
a building in honor of their father. This is
a continuance of his own benefactions to the
profession in his later years.
w. H. II. Murray is having Sharpie
yacht built at Burlington. The craft is a.
feet long and will accommodate 20 persons.
With his little vessel Mr.. Murray expects to
show to the people of Burlington the posi-
bilities in the way of yachting which Lake
Champlain affords.
-Oooperstown, N. Y, boasts that its in.
habitants furnish a record of long life which
no other place in the whole wide world can
beat or even approach list is published
which gives the names of ITO persons over
20 years of age among its population of
., GOO. The ages of these 10 persons aver
age II years.
"A 1900 pound mass of tin ore was re-
oently exhibited at a smelling works in New
York. 1t was taken out of a 29-foot vein in
the now well known Eta tin mine, in the
Black Hills. The specimen will be sent to
London for the benefit of those British tin
mine owners who have so complacently
watched our heretofore unsuccessful search
for the metal.
Sixty. eight cases of cholera are reported
from Brindisi, an Adriatic seaport on the
'heel of the boot in Italy, and 10 cases of
them proved fatal. The officials declare that
the disease is sporadic. The development of
cholera at Brindisi causes alarm in France
particularly along the Italian frontier Strin-
gent precautions are being taken to prevent
the soourge from invading France
"A recent New York despatch says There
is too much truth in reports of ex-Presdent
Arlhur's dangerous illness. He is apparent
ly dying of Brights disease. His son ex-
pressed himself to-day as very anxious on ac-
count Of his fathers condition and fearful
that he would never recover. The ex. Presi-
dent is confined to his bed and is not allowed
to see his friends and the family declines
social courtesies because of the alarming
character of the case.
There is a very widely supported move
ment in New York city in favor of the Satur-
day afternoon closing of all the stores. A
great mass meeting was recently held in
Chickering hall, in which the advantages OF
a weekly half holiday were ably set forth by
distinguished speakers and much enthusiasm
was evoked ia favor of the project. This
movement began last summer aud In many
of the larger establishments the Saturday
half holiday was observed during the hot
months.