Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-26

on conviction 10y a fine of 5000 or imprson-
mrnt for one year or both. Evidence taken
when the examination of witnesses began
showed that the wrecked cars were warmed
by Baker heaters, and not by steam as the
laws of New York require. The trial re-
suited on Wednesday in verdict from the
Jury acqujtting all the directors, the preSi-
dent of the company included.
Ex-senator Mcdonald of Indiana a
Democrat of prominence in that state,
died Sunday night, aged ~.
Two foolhardy men, Capt, Andrews of
the dory Mermaid and Capt. Lawler of the
dory Sea Serpent, sailed from Ocean pier.
Winthrop, Mass. Sunday evening. on
race to Lands End, England, for purse
of 5000.
While a French ocean steamer was on
its way to New York last week. Swiss
steerage passenger named Feys. while con-
versing with his family, consisting of a wife
and five children, suddenly dragged his
five-year-old son Pierre from his mothers
arms and threw him into the sea. The
child was lost and the father, who was APP
parently insane, was seized by the officers
Of the ship and put in irons. He had
threatened to throw all his children over
board
Four men were killed and six badly hurt
by collision on the Illinois Central rail
road last Friday.
Heavy storms did great damage to crops
in Kansas last Friday. At Fort Scott large
dams broke away and the bottom lands
were completely flooded, houses swept
away and lives were lost. \ destructive
storm visited the eastern part of Critten-
den county, Ark, Friday night. \ large
area of country was devastated. Dwellings
and barns were unroofed and blown down.
fences carried away, large patches of tim
Der leveled, and one or more persons killed
by flying debris.
\ test of the writing telegraph be-
tween New York and Chicago was made
sunday, and allowing for atmospheric dis
turbances, was fairly successful. A mes
sage of 90 words was transmitted without
break and was recorded automatically by
pen attached to the transmitting instru-
ment.
Warren A. Shaw of Beverly, Mass,
whose wife keeps a boarding house, enter
ed it at Q o'clock Monday night and shot
Henry Roberts in the back while he was
talking with Shaw's 13-year-old daughter
in the kitchen. Arthur G. Morgan, an
breast and one in the thumb. Shaw 5
daughter interfered and was beaten over
the head with the butt of the revolver.
The would-be murderer fed but was collar
el 10y his daughter, Lizzie at whom Shaw
fired a shot which lodged in her leg. When
an officer caught Shaw he blew out his own
brains. The wounds of the victims were
dressed and they were sent to the Salem
hospital. MOrgan's recovery is doubtful.
The cause of the shooting was jealousy.
While bathing in a pond near Washing
ton, Pa, Monday afternoon, John Nc
keown, Walter Jones and John Chanlis,
boys ranging in age from s to IL years,
were drowned. Young McKeOwn was a
son of the late John McKeown, the ten
times millionaire oil king and the boy was
worth in his own right 81, OOO,OOO being
hi, fathers favorite son. Chanlis was a
nephew of the dead millionaire, and Walter
Jones the son of Rev. j. +. Jones, presid-
ing elder of the Washington district OF
The Methodist church.
wedding in high life occurred in Lon
don Monday which the Queen attended.
stephen Daley, instructor in the gymna-
stun at Trinity college, Hartford, Conn,
shot and killed John Mccarthy, II years
old, Tuesday night. Mccarthy was not a
student at the college. He went up on the
campus with several other companions
during the class day reception, and raised
disturbance. Daley ordered the crowd
to leave. They refused to go and he tried
TO drive them away The crowd then at
lacked him and he pulled his pistol and
hred. Daley went to the police station and
gave himself up. McCarthy's body was
taken to the mOrgue
The bronze statue of the late Rev. Hen
ly Ward Beecher in front of the city hall,
at brooklyn, was unveiled yesterday after
noon with appropriate ceremonies
The defalcatiOns of which John Bardsley,
the treasurer of the city of Philadelphia,
has been guilty have grown to enormous
Slze-nearly S1,0000O0 On Tuesday he
was taken into court and for two hours and
a-half he told his story and pleaded toI
mercy with tears in his eyes. Bardsley in
sisted that neither state nor city would lose
dollar, although he admitted owing the
State sl,002, 100, and the city Sl0l, O6lr