Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-21

1t is to be said, however, that the case was
an extraordinarily severe one of the effects
of biting The flesh of the child had been
torn and laccrated by the dogs teeth in
many places, and, if there is a virus to be
impaired in this way, the system must
have been poisoned by it as it is only in eX-
treme instances. There was enough in the
child's experience to shock its nervous sys-
tenn terribly, and this laceration of the
nerves has an important part undoubtedly,
in the mysterious disease.
The daily papers on Monday reported
the deaths of three aeronauts. At Taco
ma, Washington, man fell from balloon
at a height of 2OO0 feet. At Cincinnati
young woman attempted to drop with
parachute, but it did not work and she was
literally torn to pieces. Near Syracuse,
y. y, a man landed in a lake and was
drowned.
j. l.. Bay has been arrested at Little
Rock, Ark, charged with the larceny of
100000. Bay is clerk employed by the
bOndsmen to investigate the books of the
defaulting eX-Treasurer Woodruff. A great
sensation has been created by the arrest.
Fourteen persons were killed, Is serious
ly and 30 slightly injured by the collision
of two trains in Switzerland on Sunday.
There has been a decided furry in the
wheat trade in New York and Chicago dur
ing the past few days. The trading in New
York has been on abnormal scales, sales
of over 20 million bushels being reported
on Monday.
II. w. Patton, who undertook to explore
the source of the overflow on the desert
ol- l. Ill I,l-
be permanent. At present it is falling,
but each slight rise of the river adds to its
volume He says that well-defined chan
mel has been washed out, and that the wa
tiers of the Colorado river will flow direct
ly into the lake, instead of spreading all
over the country. The break in the river
bank is II miles south of Yuma, in the
Mexican territory. From there to the lake
the channel is from 100 feet to half a mile
in width and of sufficient depth to carry an
immense body of water. 1t is thought
that the new lake will cause rains in some
sections at harvest time, when they are
not needed, but on the other hand a large
tract of land which has heretofore been UNI
productive and sterile will be brought I'M
der cultivation.
AS result of drinking water from
foul well two persons have died and "A are
seriously i'll at Milwaukee, Wis. The well
has furnished the drinking water for sew
eral families. Last week all the members
of the families were taken ill with typhoid
fever.
terrific hail storm passed over the
country in the vicinity of Melrose, Mimi,
few days ago Thousands of acres of
the finest wheat in the county were knock
ed down in few moments and many of
the farmers lost all their crops. Large
fields of wheat looked as if they had been
passed over with land roller. The width
of the storm ranged from two to five miles.
The most damage was done in Lake George
and Spring Hill, as the farmers had not
yet begun cutting there, and the grain was
totally destroyed.
A woman ordered $500 worth of dia-
monds of jewelry house in Denver, and
when the clerk delivered them at the hotel
gave him drugged wine and decamped with
the gems.
A heavy shortage in winter apples is pre-
dicted by the New England Homestead on
the basis of 1000 special reports from the
commercial orchard regions of the United
States and Canada, which it publishes this
week. A heavy crop of fall apples is adj
States department of agriculture of August
condition include both fall and winter va
rieties. that authority's August report does
not apply accurately to winter fruit The
crop in all the New England states, with
the exception of Maine, is slightly better
than last year.
Cases of trchinosis, that terrible dis
ease which makes its way into the human
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meat, has again made its appearance in
New York city. 1t is only few weeks
since three persons died of this disease i'm
st. Francis hospital, after intense suffering
The present victims are a widow and her
two children living in Cherry street. They
bought the meat at a retail grocers
The farmers of western Connecticut are
greatly excited over large panther which
is destroying cattle and terrorizing belated
travellers.
1t is said that all the high priced hotels
in the White Mountains are losing money
this year. The boarding houses, particu-
larly the cheaper class, are having good
run of business.
Miners are flOcking to Paradise Canyon,
near Ogden, Utah, where rich deposits of
gold have been discovered.
Mrs. James X. Polk, widow of the 18th
President of the United States, died last
week Thursday morning at Nashville,
Tenn. She had resided in that city for over
80 years.
A remarkable robbery was committed at
the house of John G.. Mills, one of the
wealthy residents of Albany, N. Y, on
Tuesday night. Mrs. Mills was aroused
by masked man who cried out 81 want
your jewels or your lifev' At the burg
lars request Mr.. Mills, who is an invalid,
gave him a handsome diamond ring he
wore on his finger. Then the thief rihed
one of the dressers in the room, securing
jewels and money to the sum of about
$1,000. The burglar chloroformed the
watch dogs before entering the house.
Tuesday was a day made notable by dis
astrous fires. Jacksonville, Fla, was
visited by the largest fire in its history.
Fifty-five buildings of all kinds were burn