Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-11

The canal which is to connect Manches-
ter Eng, with the sea is one of the great
est undertakings of modern times. Its to-
tai length will be 334 miles. 1t will be 26
feet deep, 120 feet wide at the bottom and
230 feet at the top. 1t is about three
fourths completed, and will cost about 49,
100000.
The semi-official announcement that
Lieutenant Governor Edward F. Jones
would be an avowed candidate for the gov
ernor before the Democratic state conven-
ton of New York, and the ultimatum that
he would run independently if he were not
nominated caused no end of excitement
among the Democratic politicians last
week.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is raging
in Wheeling, w. Va. More than 100
deaths have occurred.
The enormous fruit crop this year has
created big boom in fruit cans and can
ming utensils. Manufacturers cannot keep
up with orders, and in some places fruit
can is not to be had for love or money.
One day last week Frank Schofield of
Cold Springs, n. Y, engaged in dispute
with his father and brother concerning
their seasons harvest of pickles. Hot
words led to threats and then to blows.
Finding himself unable to cope with two
adversaries, Frank shot and killed both his
father and brother.
New York city has nearly l 100000 in
habitants but only 1858 persons are real
estate owners. Still fewer, of course, are
house owners. The cost of living in New
York is greater than in any other Ameri-
can city, and under the profigate political
rule of Tammany Hall taxes are unneces-
sarily high.
Secretary Rusk received official notice
last week that the German government
has raised the embargo on American pork.
The. agreement not only provides for the
admittance of our pork into Germany, but
also affords to the United States the same
schedule with reference to our farm prod
ucts as that enjoyed by Russia. Secretary
Rusk is confident that he will soon be able
to extend our market for corn by introduce
ing it into Germany for use as an article of
food in the place of rye, the crop of which
in Germany is this year exceedingly short.
American pork has been excluded from
Germany since 1888, and the removal of
the exclusion will be a great boon to the
farmers of the Northwest.
John Tobin and Frank Willis, two boys
in the reform school at Manchester, n. H.,
drugged the Waterman and then attacked
him with a base ball bat and brass nozzle
on Monday night. Another inmate of the
school heard the noise and gave the alarm,
and the young toughs were captured. The
watchman's head was covered with gaping
wounds and his recovery is doubtful.
r. G. Dunn q Co., in their weekly re-
view of trade, say that business in all sec
tions has improved, and the momentary
eli IL ly plnarnF and A.
yorable.
The report of the situation of the Peary
Arctic expedition is disappointing in the
extreme. 1t appears that the difficulties
of the expedition are much greater than
was anticipated, and that Lieut.. Peary' S
outfit is incomplete and his knowledge of
the climatic conditions is insufficient for
the undertaking which he has in hand.
He is badly handicapped for what he has
undertaken to do, and unless relief eX-
petition goes to him early next season, or
before, it does not seem possible that his
party can do more than barely keep them
selves alive during the coming winter.
Mai. Jonas NJ. Bundy, editor of the
New York Mail and Express, died Tues
day night in the Grand Hotel at Paris from
apopleXy. He was born in northern New
Hampshire, but moved to Wisconsin at an
early age While student at Beloit col
lege the late Matt Carpenter was his most
intimate friend He was managing editor
of the Mail and Express for Is years.
Paul Francois Jules Grevy, ex-president
of the French republic, died at Mont-Sous-
Vaudrey Wednesday.
There is beginning to be a reign of ter,
ror in Beverly, Mass, over the bold and
reckless attempt to burn the town. The
18th consecutive incendiary fire was started
Wednesday evening.
If the steamship City of New York, which
sailed from New York Wednesday, makes
its usual time across the Atlantic, the at
tempt TO carry the mail from Yokohama to
Liverpool in p days will probably be sue
cessful. The distance from Yokohama 70
Liverpool is between II 900 and 12,00C
miles, or nearly half way round the earth
The other half of the journey could not be