Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-10-01

-Four negroes and two white convicts
we're whipped at Newcastle, Del, Sunday.
Three Of the negroes were given ten lashes
each and another FIVE for petty larcenes.
Three whites received 20 lashes each and
stood one hour in the pilory for horse steal
ing.
-Advices from New Zealand ray that the
White Island volcano is in state OF active
eruption, and that column Of flames and
smoke 100 feet in diameter issues from the
crater.
Seven persons, including three Glasgow
magistrates, were suifocsted to death Satur.
day while viewing a monster blast at the
Lochfyne Side quarries in Scotland. Seven
tons Of gunpowder were used in the blast.
An indescribable scene followed the explo-
sion. The people looked as il under the in
huence Of intoxicants, undergoing convusive
contortions, accompanied by laugh ng, cry
ing and screaming AS they returned to con.
seriousness. Medical men say that after the
explosion, which loosened about 80. 600 tons
OF granite, a cloud Of nitrous oxide gas as
cended and in the absence OF wind, fell to
the earth and enveloped the spectators. Six
ty persons in all were affected.
Sharp shocks OF earthquake were felt at
Constantinople aud at Smyrna on Sunday.
Slight damage was done.
-Defaulter Gould Of Portland has been
arrested and indicted for his embezzlemeut
Of the funds OF the First National bank of
which he was cashier 1t il believed that,
when the whole facts are known, Mr.. Gould
will be found to have been one of the bold
est operators that ever dropped his thousands
in Wall street. His operations have been go.
ing on for at least dozen or 10 years. y f.
terday Gould plead guilty to the indictments
against him and was sent nc, d to 10 years in
state prison.
Mr.. Bartholomew, the Hartford default
err writes from Montreal that he has been en-.
dorsing for years the paper OF the companies
which he represented in the belief that they
would come out all right in the end He
kindly says that he will be glad to render any
assistance in his power in Strengthening out
their affairs. The Charter Oak Life Iusur-
ance company will go into the hands Of a re-
ctiver
The latest New York innovation is a line
OF stages on Fifth avenue, with handsome
and comfortable vehicles red lapelled drivers
and boys in uniform to open the doors and
help passengers in and out
1t is now stated that by the 18Th Of De-
tobGr the statue OF Liberty on Bedlow's Isar
will be completed and the Inauguration will
take place on the 2s.h President Cleveland
will take part, and the entire nation will be
invited to participate
There we're light shocks Of earthquake
felt at Charleston Tuesday morning ard a
heavy shock in the early afternoon, which
frightened the people and induced good
many to sleep out of doors that night
-Pleuro- pneumonia is spreading at the
west. 1t has appeared among cattle in Da.
kota. 1t is also reported in Limerick county,
Pa.
"A terrific powder explosion occurred yes.
terday morning at the Dillmar powder works,
at Bay Chester, n. Y, which killed four men
and blew all the buildings to pieces except
the main factory. The foreman Of the works
says the explosion was caused by two men
shooting into the building ahou be had tri d
to drive away.
Texas experienced last week the most re.
markable rain storm on record, il the state
ment is true that 20 inches of rain fell in
about 30 hours. A very largo amount of prop
erty was destroyed by wind and water.
Cholera is raging fercely in Japan. In
nine days, from the last of August, there
| were l3,3iS new cases and si72 deaths re.
ported. In Toxic alone there were 2352 cas-, :.