Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
A steamship sunk off the Jersey Conri
aud over 20 Lives Lost.

The Spanish steamer Nizraya bound
from New York for Havana. was run into
by the schooner Cornelius llargrave lasi
week Thursday evening off Barnegat ON
the Jersey coast. Both vessel, sank with
in seven minutes after the collision The
officers and crew Of the Nzcaya numbered
II, only ~ of whom have been reported
alive There were l6 passengers. all of
whom were lost. Ten of the Hargrave's 5
crew were rescued. The night was a clear
one, the moon shining brightly and the sea
smooth The schooner struck the steamer
nearly amidships, cutting through into the
coal bunkers The passengers, when the
vessels struck, were thrown into great ex
citement some jumping into the water
clinging to pieces Of wreckage, while 9th
ers went down with the steamer. Twelve
Of the officers and crew Of the steamer
climbed into the foretop, which was above
water, and clung there for - hours, when
they were rescued 10y passing steamer
The wrecks lie off shore in about 40 feet of
water, and are directly in the track Of
ocean steamers and coasters. The \izcaya
was one of the best of "A large fleet and car
ried a cargo valued at $50, 600 The
schooner belonged in Fall River and car
ried cargo Of coal That the collision
should have occurred is inconceiyable.
Rev. Phillips Brooks celebrated the 2jth
anniversary Of his ministry at Trinity
church in Boston last Sunday.
John Jones Of Richield Springs, y Y,
has been granted a pension, the back pay
allowance on which amounts to Slj, SOG p,
with S12 per month during life. This is
undoubtedly the largest pension ever grant
ed private soldier The disability Is total
blindness resulting from wounds at the bat
tie Of Charlottesville.
Max Reber, a member Of the engineering
staff of the Nicaragua canal construction
company, who has come north on a leave Of
absence, says that work upon the canal from
the entrance at GreytOwn has progressed
into the interior about l3! miles, to what is
know as the Divide Cut. \ railroad run
mug ten miles into the country has been
built by the company from Greytown
through the swamps TO the Divide Cut for
transporting its men aud material 1t is
built entirely upon the corduroy pontoons Of
felled tree logs The work at the Divide
Cut is the most difficult Of ALL as it is through
the solid rock The balance Of the con
struction will be comparatively easy to the
Pacific coast and will be pushed forward
as rapidly as possible The canal will be
completed and open for traffic in the next
four years.
The Comte de Paris with his suite were
entertained at a private dinner last Friday
evening at the Manhattan club, New York
toy George b Mcclellan, the son Of the late
general, in remembrance Of the great friend
ship that existed between the Count anC
Gen. Mcclellan. The Comte sailed for homt
ON Saturday.
In consequence Of the ease with which
the English plates were lately annihllatel
by American guns at Annapolis it is stated
that the English admiralty is going to striI
all the armor off its battle ships and replac,
| it with the nickel steel plates similar t
those adopted 10y our government
/ The engagement between Miss Winni,
/ Davis and Alfred Wilkinson Of Syracuse
/ y. Y, has been broken. The reason as
signed is poor health on the part Of the lady
but it is thought that the financial reverse
. Of her betrothed had something to do with it
The Augelus,' Millet's celebrated paint
/ ing, has been sold by the American Art as
socation to parties in Paris for 15O, 0Ol
francs, and will 20 back toits native country
| in December