Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-06
PHGINIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1891.

OF OOlumOa, mad on board specie amount
ing to S20O,000 all of which was lost
While the British man-of-war was en-
gagged in heavy gun practice off Eddystone
light her firing was so wild and dangerous
that shots struck and sunk two fishing
boats belonging at Plymouth.
At Farmers Alliance meeting in
Bucksport Ark, a quarrel took place in
which firearms were used with such deadly
effect that five men were killed and several
wounded.
Five murders in 90 days is the record of
Georgiana, a small town in Butler Ala
The murders are all supposed to have been
committed by a desperate gang of moon
sinners.
Harry Jones was killed i'm peculiar way
in mill at West Dudley, Mass, last Sat
urday. silver chain which he wore
about his neck caught in the shafting and
choked him to death.
Another champion record was lower
ed at Independence, Iowa, last Friday,
when Roy Wilkes drew a skeleton wagon
over the kite-shaped course in 2:13. The
old record to wagon was 2:14-l4.
The state bank at Homer, Neb., was
robbed of $1,000 in cash Sunday morning
by two men who went to the cashiers
house, and at the point of revolver COM
PEELED him to go TO the bank and unlock
the safe.
c. +. Bliss, proprietor of the Eagle hotel,
was murdered at Peekskill, n. Y, by H..
K. Belts of Brooklyn, who claims that
Bliss alienated the affections of his wife
and robbed him of 100000, which he had
made over to his wife.
Two children of Farmer Jensen strayed
into the timberland few miles from Aus
tin, Mimi, and were attacked by wolves.
Their cries attracted their father, but be-
fore he arrived the boy had been killed and
the girls arm badly chewed.
A Portsmouth, n. H., policeman while
pursuing a man fired at him with revolver
and the bullet struck a l2-ycar-old girl in
the leg, inficting dangerous wound The
affair caused great excitement. The po-
liceman has been discharged from service.
1t is claimed that a deed has been dis
covered which shows that $50 acres of land
in the heart of Denver, Col, were acquir-
ed by one Hildreth by presumption 81 years
ago, and that his right has never been dis
posed of. The land is now worth millions
of dollars.
The schooner Longfellow from Bath,
Me, on a return trip from Georgia, arrived
at Bridgeport Conn, a few days ago, the
entire crew with the exception of the cap
tain being i'll with malarial fever One
man had died at sea and the cases of two
others We're hopeless.
A tray containing 5000 worth of gems
was stolen from the Horn jewelry store at
Evansville, Ind, by young man, while
the attention of the proprietor was taken
up by young woman customer. Both
disappeared, and it is thought that they
were two notorious Chicago thieves.
\ notable engineering feat has just been
accomplished at New York where Gen.
Grants tomb and sarcophagus have been
raised bodily ID feet and moved % feet
north and nine feet west to the site of the
proposed monument. The work was safely
accomplished without breaking the struct-
ure.
Fire destroyed property valued at over
500, 600 at Beverly, Mass, Sunday. The
greatest loss was on George ii. Aliens box
factory, Woodbury. Brothers box factory
and George IL. Rounds's dwelling house.
The big ear house of the Boston IL Maine
railroad with several cars was also de-
stroyed.
New York people evidently intend to
patronize the coming horse show at Madi-
son Square garden in liberal way judging
from the prices paid at the advance sale of
seats. Single boxes for six people sold as
high as 1928 premium above the regular
price, and the advance sales already amount
to over S}4,0O
The Damariscotta, Maine, First national
bank, has gone to the wall owing to the
Maverick failure. The Maine bank had
$40, 600 on deposit in the Maverick, and
when the news of the failure of the Boston
institution reached Damariscotta run
was at once started, causing the suspension
of payment.
During the review of Democratic pa
rade at Baltimore, Md, Saturday night the
grand stand on which were seated Senator
German, Congressman Compton, and all
the candidates of the Democratic ticket,
with their wives, collapsed, precipitating
all the occupants into the street. For a
time great excitement prevailed. Many
persons were badly bruised but none were
fatally injured.
The requests of the late Henry b. Nor
ton of Norwich, Conn, to institutions in
that town are as follows: 5000 900 for the
Norwich public library and reading-room
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the Broadway Congregational church
| 5000 for the United workers; twO-sev-
enths of the residue for the Y. NJ. c. A.
$1,000 to the Eliza Huntington memorial
home. Various sums are also given tC
other institutions not located in Norwich
DIR. Paul Gibier director of the New
York Pasteur institute for the cure of by
drophobia, reports that out of 255 cases
IL. E.. e
mistakably been bitten by mad dogs, only
one death has resulted, that being chile
five years old who was bitten in 10 places
last July. Three other persons bitten b!
the same dog have shown no signs of tn,
disease. In large proportion of the Case
presented for treatment investigation show
| ed fhat thn animals frnn which the hitn