Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-24

IN which other sailors, 'longshoremen and
street roughs took part. The officers bare
ly escaped with their lives and two of them
Were badly injured. Two of the sailors re-
ceiNed blows on the head which caused
their death.
A refrigerator train ran into work train
at Hepburne, Ohio, last Friday night and
nine laborers were killed and several in
iured.
John Barnes of Queenstown, y. Y.
while drunk Saturday, undertook to walk
on a cable of an old suspension bridge
He had got out but a short distance when
he fell into the river, 100 feet. striking on
his back. He floated around for minute
apparently lifeless and with his clothing
torn to shreds. He then began to paddle
around and was finally rescued
Chicopee, Mass, had tragedy on
Wednesday, Samuel Alexander. who has
been known as a crank, ran amrck i'm the
street with revolver. lie first fired four
shots at James Nesbitt, who fell dead on
the sidewalk with three bullets i'm his body.
lie then attempted to lead shoemaker
named Donnelly to the station house at
the point of the revolver. and when by
ISLANDERS interfered he shot Michael Mark
ley in the leg. Alexander was overpowered
by the crowd and locked up.
The electric railroad system has been
more highly developed, it appears, in the
West than in the East. Of $50 miles of
street railroad in ST. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS
there is not a mile of horse car track. In
Boston. the next highest city in electric
railroad mileage, there are but 40 miles of
electric road as against 151 miles of horse
car track
DIR. Leslie Kelley of Chicago thinks he
has discovered a sure cure for confirmed
drunkards by the hypodermic injection of
chloride of gold, and is treating patients bv
the hundred. Three weeks is the average
time for effecting a cure One of his most
conspicuous patients, however, discharged
as cured. Rev l.. l.. Norton of Missouri.
has killed himself, having gone mad.
The Great Republic mine at Marquette.
Mich, is ON fire and 1000 men will be
thrown out OF employment indefinitely.
\ Buenos Ayres letter says: Intense dis
tress prevails here among the poor. Prices
are advancing rapidly. 4 barrel of flour
has within month risen from Sis in pa
per to $3.50. Business people blame
English bankers for their policy of prop
ping up the Earrings and thus protracting
wv 'ii9io' ubllN lttilllS II ullltl against
the English, and British flags displayed in
honor of national fttes are torn down.
The house of Robert James. three miles
east of Clay City, ILL.,, was burned to the
ground Sunday night and all the occupants
of the house, consisting of husband. wife,
son, and daughter and grandchld, persisted.
1t is thought that either the son, who was
drunkard, or the father, who was crazy,
murdered the family Sunday night. set fire
to the house and committed suicide.
Thomas Crystal, aged Ill years. the old
est man in Ohio, died Saturday at the in
Urinary at Ironton.
Owing to the prospect of big harvest
in the Northwest and in Manitoba, the Ca
madam Pacific railway company has or
dered 30 new locomotives and 1900 box
cars. On the basis of the estimated yield
it will require 10 trains daily for seven
months to move the crop.
The House of Commons has voted $780,
600 to relieve the suffering poor in Ireland.
DR.. Taylor, Mr.. Blaine's physician at
Bar HarbOr, says the secretary is steadily
improving. After breakfast he examines
his mail discusses with his secretary mat
tiers needing his attention, sees his friends
who call, and about II o'clock drives or
walks out. He returns about |, and usu-
ally goes out second time about in the
afternoon. He spends his evenings with
his family. Mr.. Blaine's appearance,
whether riding or walking, shows great
improvement in health the past few weeks.