Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18


vile, Ga. 1t has now gone completely
dry with the exception of a Sink-hole 20
feet across in the centre, leaving vast guam
titles of turtles, alligators and fish found
ering in the mud. Savannah people are
catching and shipping the turtles by the
carloads.
Small poX is adding to the horrors of
famine in Russia and many people are dy-
ing of the disease.
1t is estimated that during this month
S2,OOO,OOO for Christmas will be sent to
relatives in Europe by people living in the
United States.
Another severe gale swept over England
and Ireland last week Wednesday and
Thursday, causing much damage to ship
ping interests.
4 company has been formed with 500.
900 capital for the purpose of building an
electric railroad between Lowell. Lawrence
and Haverhill Mass.
4 train bearing marines and sailors,
which arrived at Montreal last week Thurs
day, made the trip from Vancouver, 300
miles, in less than five days.
The receiver of the Bay state league ben
eft order has found a shortage Of $4,000
in the funds, and proceedings will be
pushed against the supreme officers.
During the recent severe storms the Brit
ish ship Eterlln foundered in the British
channel, and 30 lives We're lost, an appren-
tice boy being the only one who escaped
Francis Baker d Co., dry goods COM
mission merchants of New York, have fail
ed for S2jO,OOO. The firm consists of
Francis Baker and his son Wcndall Baker,
the noted Harvard college Splinter.
Tall Hall, the Kentucky desperate. who
is under arrest in Tennessee has made his
boast that he has killed 80 men, and it is
known that the blood of IL men is on his
hands, beside others whom he has killed IN
feud fights.
The grip has made its appearance in ep-
idemc form in many cities of the old
world and in this country. st. Louis,
Nashville and Philadelphia are most seri-
ously affected. Governor-eect Mckinley
is one of its victims.
Joe Patterson, colored, killed his wife
and a colored man near Shreveport, La,
Saturday and later shot two other men,
one fatally. He was closely pursued, and
at night returned to his own house and
committed suicide by shooting.
During the fiscal year 81 $50 immigrants
from transatlantic ports landed at Boston,
and of this number -, 800 settled in the
New England states, nearly %, 900 locating
in Massachusetts. Only 1926 settled in
Connecticut and Al in Vermont.
A party of explorers who have just re
turned from the SaltOn sea district state
that the waters are still rising and it i;
their belief that the sea will be permanent
The new sea undoubtedly has some un
derground connection with the ocean.
Dispatches from BuenOs Ayres announce
the purchase by Baron Hirsch of 300
square leagues of land in the northern
part of the Argentine Republic for 2G0,O 0l
sovereigns, makes him the pOssessOr of ;
territory larger than is owned by any othe
man.
A balloon in which an aerOnaut wa
making an ascension at Bombay one da,
last week exploded at a height of 400 feet
The aeronaut could not disengage his par
achute and fell to the ground with terrfi
force and was crushed into a shapeles
mass.
Charles Newton, 1S-year-old son of J
c. Newton of Maiden, Mass, was shot il
his fathers greenhouse a few morning
ago by an unknown man. The bulle
lodged in the boys arm. This was tn
third time within ten days that the strange
had made an attempt on the young man
life.
The grain blockade at Chicago last wee
was the worst ever known. The sid
tracks were filled with 300 loaded cal
which the roads were unable to NOV
Shippers have had corn on the way frol
Nebraska 30 days, while 10 days is consi
cred an unusual delay. The blockade h;
been largely relieved
Robert b. CrOwell of Montgomery, n. Y
drew $1,000 from the bank last Saturda
and paid the money over to two strange
who had gained his confidence and wi
wished to raise money on a gold brio
Crowell has the brick, which is worthless
the strangers have the $1,000, and the of
GERS are unable to find them.
Angelo MarinO young Italian emplo
ed by a sewer company at Boston, attemI
ed to light his pipe a few evenings ag
when it suddenly exploded, taking off Il
ends of three fingers and thumb. The
are no marks of powder in his hand and
is supposed that dynamite was joking
placed in his pipe by some one who
not realize the force of the explosive.
The Mexican government fears that d
villages adjacent to the volcano of Calm
will share the fate of Pompei, and has
dered them to be abandoned. The volC
no is now emitting great volumes of Law
ashes and smoke, and the country for mil
around is Illuminated by the grand dspla
Strong winds carry the ashes a distance
400 miles A large party of scenti,
from various parts of Mexico have gone
witness the eruption.
Some time ago 500 Italian and Austr
miners at Creston, Colo, went out on
strike, Since then they have refused
allow men to go to work. Friday the she
iff with % men arrived for the purpose
guarding the mines When they alight
from the train they were attacked by 2
armed foreigners. The sherff's men
turned the fire, fatally wOunding seven
the strikers. The officers then threw
redoubts and held possession of the mine
The government has called out the militi