Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-06-04

Chicago has so many socialists in all that
beer has fallen from S7.2O to So a barrel
The accumulated photographs of babies
that have been named after the President are
said to number some 700 and fill three draw
ers in White House closet.
Congress has passed law providing for
special temperance instruction in the public
schools of the territories and the District of
olumba.
1t is now reported that Miss Murfree
Charles Egbert Craddock) will be married
in June to DIR, Henry q. Hanchett, practic-
ing physician in New York
Charles II. Sherman, long shoreman of
Philadelphia, has been presented with gold
medal for heroic services in saving the lives
of 1872 persons from drowning in the Dsla
ware river since 1861
young man who pleaded guilty to nine
indictments for robbing cottages at Long
Branch and vicinity was sentenced at Free.
hold N. j., on Friday to ten years hard la
Dor in the state prison on each indictment or
30 years in ALL
A useful citizen has been William Balm
of Blossburg, Pa. He has worked in the
coal mines there for nearly Gl years, and is
now Is years of age lie has buried l chill
dren, but has q still living.
Being out of shot, a western farmer
loaded his gun with box of pills. and when
couple of burglars attempted to raid his
premises, discharged the contents of his mus
! ket with such effect that one robber was killed
aud the other seriously wounded,
monster timber raft is being construct
cd at Halifax, n S., to be sent to New York.
1t will be 40 feet long 80 feet wide, 35 feet
deep, will contain = 225, 900 super fetal feet
and weigh GO00 tons. 1t is bound together
| by chains syste ematicaly arranged.
John W. Young, the oldest son of Brigham
| Young, who has been the principal agent of
the Mormon lobby in Washington during the
present session of Congress, is said to possess
many of the remarkable qualities of his faith.
or, including his wonderful energy and self
reliance. II mother was the first of the
seventeen wives of Brigham.
According to San Francisco despatch care
! fully compiled returns Just received from the
80 principal wheat growing counties of Cali
fornia place the total wheat acreage for the
present season at $3.50 900 acres with a
heavy average yield. The condition of the
crop is pronounced excellent. II there are
no serious drawbacks during the next 80
days the total wheat yield of the state will be
fully 10000, 600 bushels. The barley crop
also will be unusually large, being estimated
at 3S 00O, 900 bushels.
A few days ago the assistant secretary of
the treasury caused Miss Won Hagen of Phil
adelpha, clerk in that department, to be
removed because she had held the position IA
years and he wanted the position for Demo
crat, in spite of the fact that she was a most
mpetent official, Col. BaEke, went to see
Assistant Secretary Smith about the matter.
He informed she secretary that the woman
had two brothers killed in the army and that
her father was crippled for life while in the
service and Is dependent upon her. The as
sistant secretary promised to find her another
place, to which Col Burke replied 81 don't
want you to find her another place. want
you to send for the eX-rebel chief clerk of
the supervising architects office and order
him to put her back in her old place"