Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Massachusetts governor and council have
comnuted to Imprisonment for life In solitary
confinement the death sentence Of Mrs Sarah j.
Robinson, the Somerville murderess, who IL be-
heved to have killed by poisoning no less than
seven people in all. There has been good deal
OF excitement over the prospect OF woman be
ing hung In Massachusetts,. Mrs. Robinson spent
the day In crying after being told OF the cOmmu
tation. She said she would rather be hanged
The Cunard steamship Umbria ran into the Ia
ian steamship Iberia In fog OF Long Beach, l..
l., last Saturday afternoon, and cut her IN two
The crew of the Iberia were saved. The Umhria
was not damaged.
General Sir Chas. Warren, chief Of the London
metropolitan police force, has resigned on account
Of the feeling against the police because they do
not discover the WhteChapel murderer
The Chicago anarchists celebrated on Sunday
the first anniversary Of the hanging Of the Hay.
market SQUARE rioters by gathering Of jOOO at
the cemetery outside the city limits The meeting
was rather a tame one, though some of the speak
ers indulged I'm violent talk. The police prevented
any demonstration in the city
Peter Howe a wealthy and influential citizen Of
Wenona, ILL.,, and his wife were murdered Sunday
night by a dissipated fellow. who committed the
crime TO crafty personal spite and then com
United suicide.
Three Mormon elders, ON a prosclytmg tour
through Western Alabama. were recently tarred
and feathered aud warned to leave within - hours.
They begged for their lives and promised to leave
at once never to return.
Mrs Benjamin Harrison will visit New York
about the list Of December, accepting an invita-
ton extended several months ago by the widow
OF Gen. Grant these ladies being old irit nds.
A few friends of Mrs Sheridan have undertaken
to raise fund of slOOOOO for her benefit, aud are
quietly circulating paper Tor signatures, win
great success Gen Sherdans estate amounts to
about $4,000, but most Of the property is uupro-
duCtve.
Frederick Knorr, his wife aud -ypurold daugh-
ter persisted IN their burning dwelling at Vernon
Centre, n. Y. Sunday morning.
Steve Brodic who won notorcty by jumping
from Brooklyn bridge, jumped from the luugh
keepse bridge across the Hudson last Friday q
distance of 2i2 feet He wore lead -sOled shoes on
his feet and heavy pieces of iron in his leggins
He struck on one ide, and when he rose to the
surface blood gushed from his nose and ears His
friends, who waited underneath the bridge in u
boat, took him to the Highland station, whence
they took the train for New York. Brudie jump
ed on wager Of 500 and for "A $500 Police Ga
lette gold medal His jump was from the great
est height ON record
Kate Keane was married IN Jail at San Francis.
60, cal, last week to John McNulty, condemned
murderer under sentence to be hanged in three
weeks. MCNulty lived with the woman at the
time he committed the murder, but she had not
then secured u divorce from her husband, who de
serted her Last week she got "A divorce. and the
sheriff consented to the marriage Last week.
also, two women were married at the jan IN cam
den, n. j., to two men under srntenc" &" ~ Years
each Ia state prison.
A Yacht built In ,Iapan ON "A model designed hy
Edward Burgess, the Maid Marian, won her maid
en- race AT Yokohama three weeks ago. taking first
prize from a fleet Of nine starters Her sailing
had all the characteristics which made the May
flower famous
The Crspuss, Attucks monument ON Boston com
mon was unveiled Wpdnt SHAY.
Judge Thurman on Tuesday celebrated the 18th
anniversary of his birth Many personal friends
called to congratulate him
The membership of the Knights of Labor has
decreased 10000 the past year. The order is now
$500 in debt, aud the receipts not now enough
to meet expenses.
This years deficiency of the post office depart
ment Is S5,l30Ou 1t is argpltV due to the pNtcu.
sion Of the free delivery service.
yellow fever continues at Jacksonville aud the
little town of GAINESVILLE is in pitilhl' condition
because Of the increase Of the fever there.