Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-01

has two galleries, and will seat $500 per-
sons. The big organ cost $50, 1000. Tn to
date the total cost of the church is S410.-
OOO, and it will require $4,000 more to
complete it. DIR. Talmagc in his remarks
said that during the past 20 years the church
had expended more than SS0O,00O and
500, 900 had been subscribed for charitable
purposes. The morning collection was
So, 900, and the total for the day about
10000.
John Bulgcr, three other men and two
women were sitting on the steps of house
in Newark, n. j., last Sunday morning,
when four Italians passed. One of the
girls sang out "get on to the guineas.'
This enraged one of the Italians, who drew
large knife across Bulger's abdomen,
nearly disemboweling him. The Italian
pursued the girl down the street, and had
almost overtaken her when John Powers
intercepted him. The Italian turned upon
Powers and plunged the knife into his side,
intiicting wound eight inches long. Both
of the wounded men were taken to the
hospital, where Bulger died. The murderer
has been arrested.
Soldiers at Walla Walla, Wash, made a
serious breach of discipline last Saturday,
and the President has requested the secre-
tary of war to investigate the affair, and If
possible punish the offenders. A soldier
was killed in a drunken brawl in a saloon
by gambler. The gambler was arrested
and lodged in Jail. About 20 soldiers COM
PEELED the sheriff to open the prison doors,
took the murderer into the court yard, and
! riddled his body with bullets
Rev. DIR. George w. Boutwell,, a New
| York pastor, was the victim of a peculiar
accident on the 18th inst. He was giving
medicine to one of his children and holding
the cork in his mouth, when something
caused him to laugh. and the cork entered
the bronchial tube through inhalation and
lodged in the left lung. The cork was half
an inch in diameter at the top, ana an inch
long. The case is one of the most extra
ordinary in medical annals, and could have
happened only with a large man like DR.
Boutwell,. Mr.. Boutwell, breathes by means
of an artificial tube and is able to take
light nourishmcnt. The doctors are puz-
zled as how to proceed, but will attempt to
either dissolve the cork by means of some
resolvcnt. or Withdraw it with an instrument
specially made. fitted with a delicate screw.
Mrs. j. b. Barnaby. widow of the mil
liOnaire clothing merchant of Providence.
/ Il. l., died suddenly in Denver Col, Sun
/ day under very unusual and tragic Crcum-
stances. On returning from Denver to
California she found package addressed
/ to her which had arrived through the mail.
/ 1t contained small flask of whiSkcy with
this inscription: ''With best wishes accept
this fine old whiskcy from your friends in
the woods \ few days later, when ia
tigued, Mrs. Barnaby and Mrs Morrill,.
wife of PROMINENT Denver real estate deal
L. 81. - a..
both women suffered terrible agonies, and
Mrs. Barnabys death resulted. An analysis
showed that the flask contained water mix
/ ed with arsenic. Nothing is known of the
flask except that it was sent from Boston.
Detectives are at work on the case.
The Cunard steamer Ccphalonia. which
arrived in Boston last Sunday. had on
board 1,260 passengers.
St. Louis is to have a Catholic cathedral.
to cost at least 81 100000.
The New York Ninth national bank has
lost 100000 by the dishonesty of its late
president. John +. Hill. who died last
month. before his defalcation was made
public.
Harrisville. y. V, a thriving village on
the route into the Adirondack forest, in the
northern part of Lewis county, was prac-
tically destroyed by fire Monday. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
The ravages of insects are making the
Kansas farmers anxious about the wheat
crop.
The walls of an opera house at Troy,
Ala. collapsed on Wednesday evening, and
20 young people who were rehearsing an
amateur performance were buried in the
ruins Two or three were killed, and sew
eral seriously injured.
The boiler of big freight locomotive
exploded at Ogdensburg, ~ Y, Wcdnes-
day. and Engineer Cummings was killed,
being blown over 1000 feet, and striking in
garden shapeless mass. \ piece OF the
boiler weighing over three tons was hurled
over a trestle POO feet away.
At Marion. Ind. a few days ago, Albert
Barney and Jennie Harms deaf mutes,
were married 10y minister who PROFOUND
el the important question with the aid OF
typewriter. The novelty of the affair at
tracted a large attendance.