Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The funeral of DR.. Crouin of Chicago,
who was supposed to have been murdered
by the Clan ma Gael association, a society
which recognizes violence as means of Sc
curing the independence of Ireland, because
it was feared that he might reveal the Sc
crets of the order, was held at Chicago Sun
day. Eight thousand men were in line in
the funeral procession. Several arrests
have been made this week of parties
supposed to be implicated in the murder.
Through the confession of one of them, the
driver of the wagon which carried the body
to the sewer it is learned that DR.. Cronin
was murdered in cottage on the outskirts
of the city, to which he was enticed in the
evening on the plea that a sick man needed
his services. His dead body was put in
trunk and the intention was to dump trunk
and all into the lake. but the conspirators
got frightened and hastily put the body into
the manhule in the sewer where it was
found.
Two young men were drowned in Boston
harbor Saturday by the capsizing Of a small
canoe.
Three American women were arrested
and locked up by French officials for the
non payment for dresses which they had
never received. Minister Reid has been
directed to investigate the matter.
George \. Jessup, man of distinguished
family and cashier Of the Scranton City
Bank Pennsylvania, is under arrest for
appropriating 500, 600 of the banks funds.
The institution has closed its doors.
a skiff containing three men and two
women was caught in a wind and rain
storm Saturday afternoon while crossing
the river Just south of Memphis, Tenn, and
capsi2ed. All the occupants were drowned.
A bucket weighing 800 pounds and con
tanning more than a ton of rock, which was
being hoisted up the Pettibone shaft near
Kingston Pa, last Friday, fell to the bot
tom, nearly 1900 feet, where six men were
at work. All were badly injured.
The cashier and assistant teller of the
Merchants National bank of New Haven,
Conn, have been detected in discounting
notes which were never approved by the
directors. The exact amount of the bank 5
loss is not known.
A passenger train on the st. Louis and
San Francisco railway, while running at a
high rate of speed Thursday night, was sud
denly ditched and about 40 people were
badly injured
The Nalkyire, the British yacht which is
to compete for the American cup, after
winning three successive races in England,
met with defeat Tuesday.
Capt Murrell of the steamer Missouri,
who with his crew rescued over 700 people
from the steamer Danmark, was given an
ovation in London last Friday. Every man
of the Missouri was presented with gifts 10y
the Lord Mayor of the city, and Consul Gen
email New added Americas tribute of S25,
600.
A pension was recently granted Philip
| Flood, an Ohio veteran. He received $l5,
2S9, disability dating back to November,
| 1862. This is the largest first payment of
| a pensioner on record.
While Mr. Gladstone was crossing Plea.
dilly, at the Junction of Berkeley street,
London, last week Thursday evening, he
was knocked down by a cab which wa.
turning into the street at the same mo-
ment. He was Immediately assisted TO his
feet by several spectators, and, finding him
self unhurt, instantly ran after the cab
which he stopped and detained until the
driver had been taken INTO custody by the
!