Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-05

Rev. George A. Andrews Of Essex.
Mass, convicted of setting fire to his own
store in that town with the intention of
getting the insurance thereon. has been
sentenced to four years in the state prison.
Joseph +. Donoghue. the champion skat-
er of the world, sbated a half mile straight
away al his home in Newburg. y. Y. last
Saturday in | minute, } and 2-jths seconds.
beating the best previous record by nearly
~ seconds.
Henry G. Dowd, known as Jack the
Slasher.' charged with cutting drunken
mems Threats in the streets OF New York.
has been acquitted on the ground that he
is insane, and will be lodged in the ASYLUM
at Auburn.
Succi, whose wonderful fast in New York
will be remembered, has been attempting
- days fast at the Royal Aquarium in
London. He broke down al the end of
the 44th day and began eating oranges and
drinking lemonade He was at once taken
violently Ill, and is now in a critical con-
dition
Rain has been falling in Arizona for sew
eral days. This rain fall is the first with
the exception of a brief shower on New
Years day since nearly year ago. This
rain fall is very timely, as it will save
thousands of acres Of grain in the salt
and ella valleys.
\ great mining excitement has sprung
up at Creole. Colo, growing out of the dis
covery of marvelously rich silver mines at
that place. 1t is said that 50, 900 900 worth
of ore has already been taken out, and peo-
pie are tlOcking there by the thousands.
The place is 1000 feet above the sea level.
The car OF Russia intends to take steps
for the restoration of serfdom among the
peasants, as the population in the villages
is increasing so fast that it is impossible
for the people to support themselves under
the present system. This is a step back
ward which will be universally regretted.
The steamer Elder of the North German
Llyod line, which left New York for Bre-
men Jan. %, went ashore on the rocks
nine miles west of the Isle of Wight sun
day night during a heavy fog. Good dis
cipline was maintained and all were landed
The Elder is going to pieces and will be a
total loss. She carried $500, 600 i'm specie
\ furry was caused in some business
circles last Saturday by the announcement
that John Hoey, the deposed president of
the Adams express company, was to form
a concern that would be strong rival to
that company, and that he would have the
assistance of the officials of the Pennsvl-
vania railroad. The members of the Penn
sylyania company, however, state that the
report is absolutely without foundation.
Senator Quay has secured two more con-
victions in libel suits brought against news
papers which accused him of being mixed
up in the John Bardsley scandal in Phila-
delphia. The publishers of the Beaver
Star were convicted on Monday and SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500 and to be i'm
prisoned for six months. Two verdicts
were also secured against the Pittsburg
Post on similar charges, but sentences have
not been pronounced.
The supreme court of Colorado has
granted a stay of proceedings in the case
of DIR. Graves, convicted of the murder of
Mrs. Barnaby, to permit review of the
case and see if new trial shall be granted.
The leading exception taken to the ruling
of Judge Rising, who tried Graves, was
that he instructed the jury that they were
to find Graves guilty if reasonably assured,
from the general tenor of the evidence,
that he sent the bottle of poisoned whiskey
to Mrs. Barnaby, and that it was not nee
essary that every link in the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence should be complete
and perfect.