Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Dl.n.,rou. Flood. in Yves, virginia.

DisnstrouH Floods IN West Ntrgtntns
There was a terrible cloud burst in the
Little Kanawha valley last week Thursday
night which completely flooded the country,
swept away houses mills and dams, destroy
ed several lives, and ruined the crops for
many miles. At Parkersburg and points
above and below the damage was severe,
but the worst story Of all comes from Nor
ristown, small village near the head of
Tucker creek, where the cloud burst con
centrated IN all It's fury, coming down ON
the village about midnight and totally de-
stroying il. The houses are said 10 have
been picked up and hurled against each
other so suddenly as TO give no chance for
escape The cloud burst occurred on Lime
stone Mountain, Wood county, where the
five creeks that were flooded have "A com
mon source aud from whence they take
their course in as many different directions.
The damage to crops was inestimable, aud
the farmers will he dependent upon charity
until next season. Later accounts give the
number Of lives lost as iS.
1900 People Perish by Fire in China.
A recent fire at La Chow burned 81 900
buildings, and over 1900 persons are said
TO have persisted in the flames, while 400
others were killed Nearly 10000 are
said to be without shelter and 10 he dying
at the rate Of 100 a day from want and ex
posure.
A livery stable was burned on East It'll
street, New York city, Sunday morning,
and l2j horses persisted in the flames
A fire at Paks, Hungary, on Sunday burn
ed six people to death and made 1000 home
less.
Two children were burned TO death at
! Columbus, o., Sunday night 10y the eNplo.
| sion of conl-Oil can. In Boston young
man Of 20 was fatally burned while IN bed
by the explosion of a kerosene lamp
John Connors of Troy, n. Y, threw a
brick at his brother Sunday night, but miss
ed his aim aud struck his father in the
stomach killing him.
There are many deaths in the Conemaugh
valley, but there does not seem to he IA Sc
rious epidemic Of any kind. They are
largely the result Of the severe mental and
physical suffering the people have lately
endured.
People at Menasha, Wis, have at various
times during the past two years declared
that they had seen SEA serpent in Winnie
bago lake Others who saw the alleged
monster said it was a whale. 1t is now
found that there was some ground for the
stories. Last Saturday afternoon two boys
saw the monster in shallow pool. As
sistance was summoned and a sea-lion |
feet long was captured 1t escaped from q
circus at Menasha four years ago, and the
fact had been forgotten.
A reservoir dam at Sugar Grove, Ohio
supplying the lower levels of the Hooking
canal, burst on Sunday with a terrible
roar, and swept away fences, trees, crops
and live stock for a space of 20 miles
/ L.. IL l.,s I'll
or named Campbell made an ascension last
week with an aeronaut named Hogan IN
charge. The balloon and car drifted out /,
sea, and were seen dragging over the water
10y pilot boat. Hogan was undoubtedly
drowned.
The London police have arrested "A maj
who says he is Jack the Ripper" aud glib
ly tells how he killed all his nine victims
He is insane, and his story is not credited
A woman named Kate Maxwell know
AZ the cattle queen and her partner
James Averill, postmaster at Sweetwate
River, Wyo., were lynched last Sunda,
! night 10y cowboys. The woman was an in
veterutc cattle thief, aud during the las
ten years had stolen hundreds of animals
, from the ranchmen in the vicinity, change,
their brands, aud sold them as best sh
i could When the cabin in which she an,
: | Averill lived was surrounded 10y the lynch
e ers the man begged for his life, but Tia
r woman was game aud cursed deiiantly
Both were ridden away on their horses Wit
ropes around their necks, and when con
venient tree was reached the ropes wer
t thrown over high branch, the horses driv
Ell from under them, aud their bodies lief
dangling, the mans riddled with bullet,
The despatch succintly adds "No arrest
\ | will be made. "
party of prospect0rs near St Helena
Nebraska, came upon small opening i
. the Missouri river face Of the rock know
r as the Chalk Cliffs. Inside they found t
lie Il large apartment carved by nature il
:, the soft, chalky substance, but the start
n ling feature Of the incident was the discoy
cry within this cave of eight human SIX ole
$ tons. These were lying about on the foo
: Of the cavern in such disorder as 10 dii
!. credit the theory that the cave might be a
ancient burial place. The age of the bone
: cannot Ice determined, but they have ur
doubtedly been there long time. The b,
v lief prevails that these are the skeletons Il
$ early settlers who sought the shelter Of tn
!; cave when attacked by Indians years ago
and that they were either killed in "a bod
Is or starved ~ death.
Latest statistics, carefully compiled b
= the board of inquiry place the number {
lives lost in the Conemaugh district
about GOOO