Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-14
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Three brothers named Rritf, while cross
ing railroad track at Patterson, y. j.,
last Sunday were run into 10y II locomotive
and instantly killed.
Two carpenters We're struck aud killed
10y an express train at Bridesburg, Pa,
Sunday.
The vestibue train known as the Gold
en- Gate special" recently made the run
between Omaha and San Francisco in 81
hours and A. minutes.
Chief, the big elephant connected with
Robinson's circus, is to he killed by cleo
trcity, as he has become so vicious. He
has recently killed two men.
A fight recently took place at Bevier,
Mo, between Swedes who work in coal
mine No . and the striking miners Many
shots were fired, one man being killed and
several wounded. Many business houses
were riddled with bullets fired by the
Swedes The citizens of Bevier held
meeting and pledged themselves to assist
the civil authorities in keeping the peace
hereafter.
A three story brick building ON North
Halstead street at Chicago, occupied by Da-
vid Oliver as an oatmeal mill, was wrecked
Tuesday morning by an explosion OF meal
dust. The shock of the explosion was
heard for miles around, and several adjoin-
ing buildings were badly shattered, A
wagon factory adjoining the mill was
crushed beneath the falling walls For
blocks around window glass was broken,
and people who were asleep in the building
adjacent to the wrecked mill were thrown
ont Of their beds and a number OF them
were injured There were five men in the
MILL four of whom were killed.
\ crowd which had been collecting ON
the streets Of Birmingham, Ala, for sever
al hours, Saturday night at midnight ad-
yanced ON the county Jail with the lnten
ton of lynching r. r. HAYES charged
with the murder of his wife and child
When the crowd was within few feet OF
the Jail door, and had failed to heed nu-
merous warnings the officers opened hre
on them, killing three men instantly, iatal-
ly wOunding seven and woundlng more OF
less s.li usly about 30 others. The post
master Of the city was one of the men Kill
ed and several prominent citizens were
among the mountaineering the kind OF
men who make up Southern mob. The gov
ernor ordered out the military and 10 com
panies took possession of the city, after
which all was quiet Intense excitement
prevailed, however. aud the sheriff has
been arrested for murder. The feeling
against him is bitter, but the governor OF
the state upholds him and says that he is
glad that the state has one sheriff Wiling
to uphold the law aud protect the prisoners
in his charge
Ormande the famous winner OF the
English Derby, has been bought by an
American horseman for $50, 900,
\ war against oyster pirates in Chesa'
peake bay has been in progress for some
time, with the result in favor of the pirates
until last Monday night, when state pc
lice steamer armed with several small can
non, attacked the dredgers. The dispatches
speak Of the battle as lasting an hour OF
more, aud being Of the most determined
character. Two of the dredging schooners
were sunk aud "a large number of prisoners
were taken. One of the law-breakers II
known Ia have been killed aud nine are
missing The governor of Maryland MAJ
given notice that the piracy, which Is rum
ing oyster culture on that coast, must stop
and he evdent means business.