Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-04

The Ftchburg, the Boston, lIoosac Tun-
mel " Western, and the Troy, Saratoga &
Northern railroad companies have been CON
solidated under the name of the Fitchburg
railroad company. Edward G.. Thayer Of
Keene, y. II. is one of the directors. The
capital is fixed at so, 100000.
A nitro-glycerine factory near Lima, o..
blew up with a terrific crash, killing three
persons and badly injuring a number of
others. A farmhouse nearly mile distant
was badly damaged, and $1,000 plate
glass front in the Metropolitan bank, fully
three miles away, was shattered.
1t is reported at San Francisco that the
English horse Ormonde, who achieved fame
in 1886 by winning the Derby, has been
bought for Sl50,000 by Mr.. W. o. McDo-
nough, son of the millionaire coal dealer
Ormonde was sold in England to a syndicate
for 100000 and taken to the Argentine
Republic.
Fred Smith, a young man of Bangor
Maine, was mistaken for IA deer and shot
and instantly killed by another hunter Sat
urday. Hundreds of amateur sportsmen
have been in the Maine woods since the
law on deer was declared off, and Smith is
the fifth man killed or manned for life
Wltnln rev days
The Norwood company of Wales has
begun operations in its large tin plate plant
at Elizabeth, n. j. The employees will re-
ceive from SIS to $50 a week, or three
times as much as has been paid in Wales
The works will cover three acres, will give
employment to 700 hands, and will turn
out 5000 boxes per week
W. d. Fuller was arrested in Boston
Saturday night for passing counterfeit
money. He and companion were traced
to Norman street, where two other men
were arrested and complete outfit for
making spurious silver money was seized.
Fuller claims that his gang has floated
$50, 900 of the queer in Boston.
James b. Bartlett, one of the survivors
of the jeanette expedition, shot and killed
his wifes niece, Lotte Carpenter, shot his
wife i'm the shoulder and then shot and
killed himself at San Francisco, Cal, Sun
day. Since his return from the Arctic re-
gions Bartlett's mind had been weak as
the result of hardships experienced.
Since the outbreak of the cholera in the
Russian dominions there have been in the
lieutenancy of the Caucasus 12j, 600 cases
of the disease and ii, 600 deaths In Sar-
atoff there have been 81 600 cases and II, -
600 deaths, and in st. Petersburg $500
cases and 1150 deaths, making in these
three districts alone total of lj9, 300
cases and 1000 deaths.
The residents of Hyde Park, "A suburb
of Chicago, are having much difficulty
with their gas. Within the last seven days
| six people have been asphyXiated and ten
times that number have narrowly escaped
| sutfocation. The gas is used for fuel and
is odorless. One night the pressure was
| so low that the burning Jets were eXtin-
| guished Later the pressure returned, fill
| ing the houses with gas
| Charles Augustus Howes, "a dashing young
| forger who is wanted at Manchester, y. IL.
was arrested at Yonkers, n. Y, Tuesday
/ night According to his confession he has
obtained $50, 900 from different banks in the
last two months, securing $3.50 from the
! National bank of Rutland. Howes was
| formerly a real estate dealer at Seattle,
! Wash, but lost all his money in gambling.
The will of Charles Lennig, the Phila-
delphia millionaire, has been confirmed.
He left large requests to charitable and
scientific institutions, but his relatives con
tested the will. Upon the death of the
members of his family the academy of nat
ural sciences in Philadelphia will receive
an income of 5000, and 100000 will
be paid to the University of Pennsylvania,
| 500, 900 to be used for scientific purposes,
! and 500, 900 to found free scholarships.