Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tamagno the great tenor who has been
singing with Patti, although he received
S2OOO night, lived as niggardy as a beg
gar, and cooked his own meals and washed
his own clothes
A New York newspaper man began last
Thursday 1000 miles trip in a canoe from
that city TO the Pacific ocean. The princi.
pal water ways to be traversed are the Hud
son river, Erie canal, Ohio, Mississippi.
Missouri and Columbia rivers He viii be
gone six months.
The new White Star line steamer Males.
TIC broke the maiden record voyage across
the Atlantic, making the trip in six davs.
10 hours and 80 seconds.
man who stole package of $4l, ,OOn in
May, 1888, while it was in transit from a
bank to the Adams express company in
New York, has just been arrested in Hon
duras. lie had S32, 900 on him when ar
rested.
Great things are expected this season Of
Sunol, the famous trOtter, owned now by
Robert Bonner, who has offered TO give her
driver $1,000 if he will drive her in less
than Maud S record, 2;0Sg.
Two false teeth ON a metal plate were
removed from the Gsophagus through the
stomach Of a man in the Maine general
hospital a few days ago.
A New York syndicate has been formed
to buy and set apart for game preserve
100000 acres in the Adirondacks
The steamer Handy Boy, running be-
tween Saginaw and Bay City, Mich, ran
into the Flint and Pere Marquette railroad
bridge last Sunday, CARRYING away all her
upper works There were 80 people on
board the boat at the time and ali were
swept into the river, several being drowned
The accident was due 10 the carelessness of
those in charge, AS the boat was 90 feet out
OF her proper course The CAPTAIN got
ashore and escaped, but the police are hunt
ing for him.
A snake story comes from Essex. Mass,
which is youched for 10y the leading citi
zens George Cribem saw a black snake
which sought refuge in a deep hole. Mr.
Cribem probed the hole with a pole and
brought forth A. snakes. ranging between
three and six feet long Dynamite was
then used and 80 more black snakes un-
earthed
w. w. Baldwin, Brunswick, Ga. stem.
ographer, was fined 81 last Saturday for
pushing off the sidewalk negro woman
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Baldwin, and on leaving the court room he
made an insulting remark 10 the Judge.
Police Officer Massey was sent to bring him
back, when Baldwin shot him twice, inhict
ing fatal wounds. Baldwin then shot Mar
shal Houston, who met him on the stairs
but not fatally. Officer WichAr at this
Iuncture came rushing up, and Baldwin
turned and attempted to shoot him also
Officer Wilchar grappled with him, and in
the struggle for possession of the weapon
Baldwin accidentally shot himself in the
thigh. He was overpow cred and finally
lodged in jail He had previously borne q
good reputation, but was known To have
an ungovernable temper,
5000 gallon water tank, weighing with
its contents over 90 tons, crashed through
the roof Of the Park theatre at Philadel-
phia Saturday, wrecking in its descent the
paint frame, some Of the scenery aud about
one half of the stage The tank went
clear through TO the cellar, where every
thing was flooded The conclusion caused
by the fall was so great that window glass
and dishes in adjoining houses were broken,
and quite a panic prevailed for a time