Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-13
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The steamer Alagoas, with ex-Emperor
Dom Pedro of Brazil aud party on board
arrived at Lisbon last Saturday morning,
and anchored of Belem Il suburb of
Lisbon. Prince Pedro Augusta, grand
son of Dom Pedro. had on the voyage
a severe attack of fever, caused, it is sup
posed, by the excitement of the departure.
In his delirium he constantly cried out that
the people were going to kill him. He is
now fully restored TO health. The empress
complains that the revolutionary leaders
prevented her from seeing single person
before her departure, except the immediate
attendants Of the court. The eN-emperor
will 10 on to Lisbon after few days.
Mail advices received from Rio Janeiro
confirms the statement that the revolution
in Brazil was precipitated by the attempt
of the government to remove dlsaitected
troops stationed at Rio Jaueiro to the prov
| inces The revolt was confined to the mil
| itary and students. The populace were
passive. The only act of bloodshed was the
attack upon Minister of Marine Ladario,
who was shot in three places, but is now
recovering. The excitement occasioned
by the change of government has now
subsided, and business is resuming its nat
ural course.
The squadron of evolution sailed from
Boston last Saturday en- route for Lisbon.
Typhoid fever has caused another deati
among Yale College students.
The handsome vestibule express train re
Gently placed on the road between Cincin
natl and Chicago. was wrecked Sunday at
ternoon near Frankfort, Ind. While run
ming at 45 mile mile rate, the rear truck
Of the tender left the track, causing dis
connection Of the air brake and leaving tn
engineer pnwerless TO check the speed
The train went plunging ON trestle worl
which is about 800 feet in length. Their
the baggage car aud one coach left tn
track, and after blowing through the tie
and timbers for a few feet rolled over int
the creek, 10 feet below, completely de
molishing them, No one was killed
though several passengers we're hurt
A London despatch of Dec, says
There was an extraordinary festival o
Drury Lane last evening. Three hundre
thieves of London were feasted aud othel
| wise treated like gentlemen by philanthr'
pists of the West End. There were mus
and flaming notices, handsome women an
[ men of high station in life, but nothing WI
so interesting as watching the ex prisoner
dsvour piles of rich cake, pies and tart
h ! DTedu anu DuNNtIs Nuuhhat olNNo ohN eN'
p of cheese of every color, strength and IL
S vor. Celery and cheese was peppered at
r eaten with mustard, while others put sug'
q on their beef and slowed it away as th'
4 shovel in Goals under the boiler of big A
T. lantic steamer There we're Bill Sykes
n enough TO fill a chamber Of horrors al
9 there we're Artful Dodgers and one Fagi
:. who later in the evening led the applau
o whenever Christ was mentioned.
Two hundred a day was the average nul
Is Der of tourists who last month ascend
5, the Vesuvius railway to look down into t
d mouth of the volcano.
m The recent Vienna snow storm was
As regular blizzard. 1t has required 5000
ii borers TO clear the more important th'
i'd oughfares, and 1000 soldiers and railw
SO men had to be called in to assist the rairo
~ companies in clearing their tracks so as
Is relieve the showed up passengers. Sol
a of the incidents of the storm vividly rec
A our New England experiences in the me
ir orable March of 1888