Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

en- heir to 81 10000 by the death Of an
uncle in England.
Since Mayor Grant began his warfare
upon overhead wires in New York more
than $500 poles and IA 800 900 feet Of wire
have come down.
The Houstholm lighthouse. on the coast
Of Jutl4nd, has an electrical lamp of two
million candle power, and can be seen 40
miles away,
1t is said that at least TO- 600 young in.
habitants of Charleston, S C. saw snow
for the first time in their lives during the
cold wave that recently swept over that
section.
AL Graham, formerly auditor Of Orange
county, Ohio, was sentenced last Saturday
TO lS years in the state prison, and TO pay
a fine of Sl26, 600 on his plea of guilty to
the indictment charging him with embez
zling over $50, 600 Of the county funds.
A bill was introduced in the Rhode Is
land legislature a few days ago fixing a
penalty of $50 for selling tobacco in any
form TO a minor, and forbiddng any per
sou under rs having tobacco in his posses
sion under penalty Of $50.
In Minneapolis recently PROMINENT pho
tographer was arrested and heavily fined
session To "A saloon keeper, who used them
to decorate the walls Of his saloon. The
Judge decided that such proceeding was a
gross breach Of contract on the part Of the
photographer.
An explosion in dust room in furui
ture factory at Evansville, Ind last week
Thursday wrecked the building and killed
three boys. An engineer was blown 20
feet and had both legs broken and his head
crushed The explosion was caused by the
flame of a lantern coming in contact with
the powder like dust.
The statue of Henry Ward Beecher,
which is to be placed in Prospect park
Brooklyn, is now being cast in bronze. 1t
is to be of colossal proportions, nine feet
high, and representing the great preacher
in the soft felt hat and cape The cost will
be about So, 900, and the whole work will
be completed in about IS months.
The great cantilever bridge over the
Firth Of Forth, in Scotland, which was
opened by the Prince Of Wales last week
is a mile long, has two of the greatest spans
! in the world and occupied seven years in
building. At the same time it is reckoned
that this grand structure is worth all the
time and money that have been spent upon
| it, and It's engineer aud contractor have
been knighted in recognition Of their faith
| full work
The ice crop on the Hudson river usually
amounts to 5000 900 tons. The New
| York ice men, having the ice there fai
them this year, have drawn upon almost
every lake in Connecticut, western Massa
chusetts aud Vermont, and eastern New
York. 1t is estimated that more than 3OO.'
900 tons will be cut on Lake Champlair
alone At Pittsfeld, Mass POO teams are
drawing ice to the railroad station Many
towns are enjoying an ice boom and New
| Hampshire lakes are furnishing a large
supply for the Massachusetts cities
The wife and seven children Of Frencl
Canadian farmer living at Cote st. Michael
near Montreal, persisted in the flames oi
their burning dwelling Sunday. The faith
er of the family went 10 the barn, some
distance from the house, and on starting t.
return was Mortified to see the house envel
oped in flames He was badly burned il
trying to reach his children. 1t is supposed
that the fire was caused by the explosion o.
a large can of kerosene near a heated stove
Bayview station, near Hamburg, y. Y.
was the scene of bad railroad accideu
last week Friday. A passenger train oI
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broke in two. The front part of the train
consisting of engine, tender, smoker anl
two day coaches was quickly brought to
standstill. The rear half, composed o
heavy Pullmans, came on down the grad
and crashed into the dav coaches, and tele
scoped them OF the 80 passengers on tn
train. seven were killed and Is badly in
jured.
special train on the Reading railrOa
made the 80 mile run from Philadelphia /
Jersey City on Monday in s. minutes.
was train chartered by brokers firm t
carry to New York some important securi
ties which it was necessary to have ther
before the close of business in Wall street
The time was the quickest ever made be
tween the two cities. -, The time was tn
quickest ever made between the two cities
The same day the record between Ne'
York and Washington was broken by
train carrying a party Of actors, the tim
being four hours and l. minutes.
Ex President Cleveland purchase of Ga
View, the Washington country place occl
pied by him while President, has proved
profitable investment, contrary to the pr,
diction of Washington people when he mad
the purchase The place was an old-fasl
ioned stone farm house surrounded by a
almost barren red clay soil, and its on
recommendation was the fact that it stoc
on a height Of land giving an extendt
view of the surrounding country, He pa
Sl2, 600 for the property, laid out SlO,OI
in improvements, and has now sold it f
Sl40, 900 to a land syndicate, which is bu
ing up large amount of real estate in al
about Washington.
, A shipment of 1901 900 cats-in a muI
mified state-has been received at Liverpo
from Upper Egypt. The pussies we
, knocked down within a few days Of the
/ arrival at 500 ton to a local fertiliz
| merchant by an auctiOneer who used one
4 | their heads as u hammer. Once reverenc,
I and even publicly worshipped in tempt
70 erected to their honor, they were borne
n their tombs in the rock caves of Benz Hs
( san 1000 years ago, by professions of whit
{ robed priests with clashing of cymbals a.
chants by the choirs of Isis but in the
degenerate days their venerable bodies a
!, ground to powder to furnish food for En-
e lish turnip patches
J. There was strange scene at the celebr
- ton of the 18th anniversary of Pope Lee
d coronation at Rome the other day. Hi
mass was celebrated in the Sistine chal
and in the midst of the scene of splend
within the venerable walls of the Natic
appeared Buffalo Bill, in full front
costume. The strange company were Civ
y a place among the crowd of wOrshipp'
u " and knelt and crossed themselves when
= Pope appeared aud was carried in st'
above the heads of the worshippers. /
II pontiff leaned toward them and bless
them as he passed and gave to Col Co
the benediction When the Indians we
At back 10 camp they found the only war;
IN who did not go TO the Vatican dead in
blanket Rocky Bear told his follow
al that the Great Spirit had done it. DUR
10 the night the Indians relapsed into pag'
g ism, and howled over the dead brave, te
at ing their flesh and sprinkling the fune
r. tent with the blood.
y The Valley Falls, Kan, bank was robl
I'd a few days ago by a desperate who h
I'd up the cashier with two revolvers and
IN cured $4,000 The robber came TO Merid
k. and while the telegraph operator was
n ceiving a message giving description
d the bank thief, he said to him, "Im 81
as one" The operator recognized him 1
he notified the police He was covered "
p Winchester rifles He never quivered,
looked inquiringly round Throw
ia your hands, Officer Smith said.
r. stranger seemed TO realize his situati
to but instead of obeying he thrust hand
al either side pocket of his overcoat TO dl
he his revolvers. Both Winchesters were
til charged instantly at his breast, He
ot dead, with one bullet through his heart
a another through the right lung. A sea
ed of the outlaws body was made and
e. stolen money recovered. In his boots v
sh found two packages of greenbacks of
ell each. The balance of the money had b
distributed among his various pockets
re CatarFh.
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