Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-11-15

Col William Cassius GoOdloe, a member
Of the the national Republican committee
and internal revenue collector Of the It'll
Kentucky district, and Col. \. VI. Swope,
prominent Republican, met at Lexington.
Ky, last Friday. when Swope drew a re-
volver and Goodloe a clasp knife. They
began shooting and stabhing aud in a short
time Swope fell over on his face, dead The
trouble grew out of IA quarrel in political
convention year ago last spring. The
death Of Col Goodloe from his wounds fol
lowed at noon on Sunday. He was a man
held in high esteem locally He made an
ante mortem statement, claiming that Swope
assaulted him without provocation.
John Booth, a married man who had just
been found guilty of a criminal assault on
II wears old girl, created "A sensation in
court at Lowell, Mass, last Friday, by try
ing to beat his brains out in the prisoners
dock
Barnum, whose show is now open in Lon
don, is the lion of the city, and was given
last Friday evening banquet which many
| Euglishmen attended, and Mr.. Gladstone
| sent his reVrets
An Altoona, Pa, despatch says a terrible
wreck occurred ON the mountain Friday
morning caused by "a coal train parting and
coming down the mountain and running
into the rear of a gravel train. 1t was
running at the rate of mile per minute
when it struck and the ilagman Of the
gravel train was instantly killed while all
Of the 40 men on the gravel train were
more or less hurt.
Miss Kate DrcNel, daughter of the late
r. A Drexel Of Philadelphia and an heiress
to Sl0. 900, 900 has bid farewell to the
world by taking the white veil of the novi-
tiate at Il convent in Pittsburg.
New York is a big city and 1t costs good
deal to run it. For the coming year the
amount called for is S;A OOO, 900 or just
about one fifth of the whole assessed valua
ton of the state of Vermont OF this enor
nous sum, Sl3, 600 600 are for state taxes
interest on debt and redemption fund, leav-
ing 50 900, 600 for the running expenses
Of the city solely
There roamed nearly 5000, OOO buifaloes
over the plains If the west % years ago
Today, there are less than 600 head of the
animals in existence OF wild bulialoes
there are - head, 3O4 in captivity and
about 200 are protected in Yellow stone park
10y the government.
George w. Anderson, Brooklyn boy,
attempted TO dig out the plug of what he
supposed to be an empty shell. The shell,
which was about five inches in diameter,
exploded, badly lacerating the boys left
hand In a fence i'll the rear of the yard
where the explosion occurred II leaden bul
lets were lodged. The boys escape from
death was miraculous
Ground was formally broken on the Niea
ragua canal on the 22d of October, amid en-
thusiastic demonstrations, aud in the pres
ence of the governor of Nicaragua and his
staff. Work on the canal was really begun
June 3, but owing TO some slight msunder
standing between Nicaragua and Costa Rica
which has since been amicably arranged
the formal opening was postponed
George Francis Train has been released
from Jail in Boston, Judge Mckm of the
probate court holding that he is not suili
ciently sane to he held for debt.
, The New York general committee ON tn,
, site for the worlds fair of 1892 have decid
ed not to occupy any part of Central park
I but to use the heights between Morningsid,
, and Riverside parks, including such spac,
within those parks as may be available, an,
b extending over the level ground just nortl
e of Central park and east of its upper end
e The notable event of this week has beel
/ the celebration at Baltimore of the cente
5 nary of the Roman Catholic church in th
10 country, together with the dedication "a
Washington of the completed building o
the divinity school which is the first depart
ment of the Roman Catholic university
The anniversary is that of the founding O
II the first diocese of the church in the Unite
States, that of Baltimore, and the celebra
/. ton which took place in that city on SUI
\ day in honor of this event was more elabC
i rate and imposing than any previous ceremC
>, NAL of the church in this country.
= An Orange, Mass, Englishman was take
! suddenly i'll with what he claimed to be
n severe pain in the stomach and went to
il drug store where he ordered two doses
a Jamaica ginger, peppermint, camphor an
"a one or two other drugs which he deeme
N would give him immediate relief lie RET
% soned that if one dose of drugs was goo,
4 two must be better so he took both dos'
IN together Not getting immediate relief
Is he anticipated he went to another dru
# store where he purchased two more dose
"a The result was that he has been critical
is ill.,
a. A feud is reported from Brownsburg, Va
is "a small village of about 300 people in Rocl
is bridge county. DIR. p. j. Walker, one
is the most prominent doctors and surgeon
of the state, threatened the life of Hem
N Miller, prominent and wealthy citizen, f
n insulting the formers wife. Miller ht
n Walker arrested and placed under bon
N. to keep the peace. The case came up
IA the magistrates court, and the trouble so'
RS started, both sides drawing their weapon
he Miller was killed, DR. Walker fatally woun
ms ed and Mrs. Walker, who was in court as
,d witness, was killed Daniel and Villa
he Miller, sons of the accused, were DANCE
i'm ously wounded Others, whose names a
nd unknown, were also injured
Two children persisted in burning fan
IA bo,sa near Manchester y Y last frida