Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-12-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Two hundred and thirty-si deaths, the
largest number recorded in a week except
during the yellow fever epidemic 12 years
ago, took place in New Orleans last week
This record was due TO the prevalence of
grip, over 30, 600 cases being under treat
ment in the city. Many cases Of the dis
ease are reported in Pittsburg Pa, and
other places
The wall Of one Of Armour & Co. s pack
ing houses was being taken down Tuesday,
when it collapsed Two were killed and
several badly injured.
A bad accident occurred on the Inter
Colonial, Canadian, railway near St Joseph
last week Thursday. The train was de
rallied on a curve aud one of the passenger
cars smashed into the abutment of bridge,
crushing it like an egg shell, and killing
eight persons. A number of others were
seriously injured.
Two young women who were standing
on the Fitchburg railroad track at Brckbot
tom station in Somervile, Mass last Thurs
day did not see the approaching passenger
train and we're run over and killed.
Near Bolivar, Ohio, last Thursday, pas
senger train went through a trestle, killing
four persons and injuring ten.
Details of the explosion in TAPPING, in
China, have been received at San Fran
cisco. A Chinaman mending the roof of
the large powder mill attempted to light his
pipe, the mill went into the air, and 800
collins were not enough to bury the dead
The SLOW storms last week caused great
suffering in West Virginia. At st. Albans
three houses were crushed and four persons
badly injured Five children near Thirteen
mile creek lost their way in the storm and
persisted A hundred miners families were
showed in near Runcevert
The heirs Of Robert Edwards. living in
| Connecticut, are to begin suit to recover
81 acres of land in the heart Of New York
city, valued at S205 600 600 The land was
leased to the British government for term
of ~ years, and the original deed granted
to Edwards in 1881 is in existence
The trial Of Isaac Sawtell for the murder
OF his brother Hiram a little over a year
ago which has been in progress at Dover.
\. II ended yesterday morning with
verdict Of murder in the first degree
Sawtell was sentenced 10 he hung on the
first Tuesday in January, 1892
The Fort William Henry Hotel at Lake
George. with all its furniture lake craft and
appurtenances. has heen conveyed by its
owner. T. +. Roessle 70 William Noble Of
New York, in exchange for property in
that city. The aggregate value Of the pro
perties is 81, 100 600
Amelia Iabomhard. aged about ~ years.
started to walk from Wolf Pond in the
Adirundscks where she has been stopping,
TO Malone, "A distance of lG miles on Wednes-
day Of last week and on sunday her body
was found about three miles from Wolf
Pond, she having been frozen 10 death
Succi the New York Italian completed
his fast Of - days on Saturday The only
importance that attaches to the matter is
that his fast was probably genuine, and five
days longer than any NJ his predecessors
He is now starring IN a Boston dime
museum.
The ProvinoetoWn fishing fleet has had an
unusually successful .aason Over $500.
600 worth of fish have been caught making
each mans share over 100 No lives have
been lost and but little property.
\ mysterious disease which battles med-
cal skill has broken out at Fairfield Texas
Eleven deaths have occurred nut Of l3
cases
An anarchist named Fritz Beal started
two inceudiary fires at ptnhury, Conn
SATURDAY, night and SUNDAY morning. caus-
ing a los. f ,,O.OuO lie was arrested
There were two serious fire, in Boston
Wednesday might; Dne on Wareham street
destroying the New England organ factory,
involving a .1s. uf Sl2j 600, and one ON
Bristol street, damaging Paul's mills to the
extent OF >iOO on
\ despatch from Pine Ridge agency in
South Dakota sa that the police have ar
rested the Messiah down in Red Clouds
camp When they pulled the white blank
ct of they found All intelligent but harm
less crank, NJ c. Hopkins 10y name, from
Nashua, Iowa He claimed he was there
in the interest Of peace, aud that he had
come because the Indians misinterpreted
his message lie wanted to 20 to the Bad
Lands, but Agent Roger changed the ad-
dress to Chandriu, starting him under an
escort of police. None Of the chiefs take
any stock in him. aud Red Cloud walked
up to him and said You 20 home you
are no son of God 1t is believed that the
arrest will put an end to the threatened
uprising.