Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Anrr The EnrthnnaLn.

Anter the Earthquake.
One OF the most startling Developments Of
u tartl quake is the fact that Charleston
seems to have been the birthplace and the
abiding place of the Buddenseik family The
corps OF United States engineers who have
been examining the shattered houses have
found that nine-tenths Of the brick buildings
were built Of faulty material and in an utter
ly unsafe manner The mortar used WIS
yellow clay and lime, and was const quently
unfit to bold the bricks together. Again, IL
is found that the brick walls were loosely
butt, the space between the outer aud inner
bricks being filled with bats loosely thrown
in so an to meet the requirements Of the law
prescribing the thickness Of walls. The
Graft school, a handsome public building,
constructed only two years at a cost Of about
500, 600, il utterly wrt cked and the engin-
GERS say solely in consequence of the materi
al used iu its construction. The subject has
been brought to the ate nton of the city
council, and law will he passed prohibiting
the construction OF such buildings in the fu.
ture but IN the meantime several OF the
builders are using the same old material. A
curious fact is that the entire southern por.
ton of the city seems to have sunk Before
the earthquake Meeting street from Broad
street to the battery was a dead level stretch.
Now, one standing at the corner OF Broad
aud looking down Meeting street stands APP
parently at the top OF a hill showing that
the southern portion of the city has sunk.
A gentleman, who received the information
from Sergeant Mari, at Fort Sumpttr, says
that the walls of the fort have been cracked
in several places, aud the evidences are nu.
merous that the grim old fortress met in the
earthquake It's first victorious foe in many
long year.
More Good Wen Gone Wrong.
William +. Gould, cashier of the First
National bank of Portland, Me, has been dis
covered to be n defGulter, to the extent, prob.
ably, of 500 600 Mr. Gould is OF a good
Maine family, and has held high place in
the social and religious circles Of Portland
1t is supposed that he lost his money in spec.
ulaton, and he has probably used and lost
private trust funds in the same way. Gould
has always posed for model He showed
his pety by preaching in small church near
Portland when regular minister could not
be had and his sermons to the young men
on moral rectitude and the advantages Of hon.
est business principles have been uincb adj.
mired.
Financial circles in,tne lower Connection,
valley have been shocked this week by the
aunOnncentIt of the downfall of George
NJ hAgtholomew of Hartford, who for &c
Years has held an honored position in thai
community. As president of the Charter
Oak l. fe Insurance company he has embez
zled at least S137 OOO and az president Of
the Holyoke Water Power company he ha,
made way with 5000 900 and it is feared tina
| other corporations, banks and trusts in which
! he was concerned will be losers. liz confess
ed his misdeeds to the directors of the two
companies named resigned his Offices and IL
now in Montreal. 1t is feared that bis labil
tiles will amount to nearly g., 900, 900
The Three LIaLA.
The Odd Fellows of the country have haC
a gr, at time in Boston this week at the meet
ing of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Wednes
day was the big day of the occasion, wher
the brethren marched through the streets il
the procession II, 600 strong, and were twt
hours passing a given point. The Glob
says enthusiastically of the great pageant
The marching Of the Patriarchs Militant
with their bands and banners WAS a brllian
aud inspriting spectacle to the eye capSbl
of looking at 1t through the glass Of magin
alton. 1t WAS as il Boston for the momen
was some European city Of the middle ages
and to which tbs brave knights of old" hat
returned in holiday costume The standards
with their bIight.colored heraldic devices
and all the shining insignia of the great three
linked order, gllstened mile after mile in tn
sunlight, and made the line az it moved a Ion
succession of dazzling pictures"
Last Saturdays yacht and schooner rae
from Newport, Il. l., around Block Islam
and return proved only drifting match froI
lack Of wind The May flower was declare
the victor in the sloops OF her class. Gen
Paine and Lieut.. Hem have agreed to star
the May flower and Gaalea in race fror
Marblehead on the first day when the win
blows a gale strong enough to suit Lieut.
Hem. Both yachts are now lying of Marble
head in waiting for the trial.
There have been several tremors of Tia
earth at Charleston this week, some OF whic
have made the houses rattle uncomfortably
"A suspension bridge in MorAvia and on
in Ireland collapsed last week Wednesday
killing seven and four persons respectively.
Alden, a small mining town, about min
miles from Wiksbarre, Pa, was visited by
terrible wind and rain storm late Sunda
night. Nearly every building in the tow
was damaged. Several houses occupied b
Hungarians were swept away and many ott
err buildings were unroofed.
During violent storm at Newport \
H., last Saturday afternoon barn on PHI
hill was moved from its foundation and brol
tn in two, a shed demolished, hay scattere
all over the farm, and trees uprooted.
black whlring cloud moved southwest
northeast, and burst just before reGchin
Dion C. Smiths residence, directly in i
path. The inmates rushed out, and Il
school in the neighborng school house brol
up in fright. The roar of the wind W,
heard for several miles.
"A Wabash, Ind, farmer named Htlve
with his young son we're working in a tie
adjoining the Wabash railway one dsy la
week, when passenger train shot by and
tramp perched near the engine threw a stoI
at the boy striking him on the forehead al
iDjuring him fatally.
, There is a mild touch OF pleuro pneum
MIA on one of the milkmen's farms near Oh
cago, and five diseased cattle have been klle
The veterinary surgeons say the disease b.
existed among the stock kept by the eli
milkmen for nearly year, and the reasC
they give for its not having spread is not ca
culated to comfort eastern consumers OF Oh
csgo dressed beef As soon as the COW is q
fected by pleuro. pneumonia her milk dri
| up and she is sent to the stock-yards