Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-03-11

IL escaped,
Two weeks ago, it will he remembered,
a steamship sailed from Philadelphia loaded
with flour and other provisions for the
starving Russian peasants. Tomorrow
this ship will be followed 10y another, sim
ilary laden, sailing from New York.
The recent combination of the Reading
and other railroads. to secure the control
of the anthracite coal business of Penn
sylvania, has been still further strength
ened 10y an alliance between the Reading
and the Lake Eric and Western railroads.
Quau Chung, Idahos wealthest China
man, has been arrested at Boise City,
charged with dcfrauding the government
out of large sum of money by smuggling.
He is worth over 100000. although he
came to this country a few years ago with
ont a dollar.
Typhus fever still causes some alarm i'm
New York city. Several new cases are re-
ported, one appearing in Bellevue hospital.
A reporter who accompanied DR.. Edison
while he was visiting the patients, con
tracted the disease. Thus far II deaths
have occurred.
Three school girls at Forty-Fort, Pa,
competed in rope jumping contest The
next day Lillian Weeks, the winner, who
made $40 jumps without break, was tax
en- suddenly i'll and her death followed i'm a
few hours. The two other girls are very
i'll and their recovery is doubtful.
Austin Corbin, formerly the president of
the Reading railroad company, was ousted
from the presidency of the New York IL
New England road at the meeting on Tues
day, Charles Parsons being the new head
official chosen. The Parsons ticket went
through with rush. Corbin getting only
80 votes.
State Veterinary Surgeon Bailey of
Maine says that the number of cattle
killed in that state last year because of tu-
herculoSs was double that of 1890, owing
to the importations from Massachusetts,
where larger percentage of cattle is af-
tliCted with the disease than in any other
New England state.
\ terrific explosion in 81. Louis threw
the large doors of the Cohn StorehouSe
across the street, and partially wrecked
the establishment. Mark COIN and his
brother Abraham, who were in the build
ing, were burned to death. The police say
the men were setting fire to the building in
order to get the insurance.
There was an $50 600 fire at Rouses
Point, y. y. last Friday in the brick
block occupied 10y Phillips u Casey. cleo
trotypers, and J. Van BuSkurk, wholesale
liquor dealer. The elcctrotype establish
ment, which was the largest north of Bos-
ton, was a total loss and 1870 hands We're
thrown out of employment.
Oliver Curtis Perry, the noted dcSpora-
do and train robhcr, attempted on Friday
night to escape from the jail at Lyons
y. !. He was discovered in the act of I'M
locking door leading into the corridor
He had made a lead key. 1t is now
claimed that Perry is wanted in Montana
for murder committed in 1857.
\ period of balmy spring-like weather in
the Northwest was followed on Wednesday
bv one OF the worst Billiards for years. 1t
was reported on Tuesday night in North
Dakota. and extended eastward the next
day, over Minnesota and Wisconsin, in the
form of a bowling gale and drifting snow,
stopping business and blockadng both
street an railway ears.
p. ID. Armour, the millionaire packer Of
Chicago received a bottle of wine few
days ago. with the compliments of his
friend. Potter Palmer, asking him to try it,
as it was of rare quality. Armour drank
none of it,, as he had been warned by a
at the Palmer House plotting to send Ar
mour a bottle of poisoned wine.
There was bread riot at Dantzic, Ger
many, last Friday, similar to the one
which took place in Berlin the week be
fore. Two thousand unemployed men
gathered demanding work of the local au-
thorities. The genuine working men con-
Quoted themselves with moderation and
III oil,
ment, melted by the professional agitators,
wound up by lOOting bakers and beer
shops
The best news that West Pointers have
had i'm many a day was contained in the
announcement on Saturday by the eXecu-
tors of General Cullum'S will that the ia
nous engineer had left S25O,OO0 for the
erection of a memorial hall on the grounds
of the military academy. He also be
queathed 100000 TO the American Geo
graphical society for the purpose of build
ing "A new treproof home in 10Th street.
New York city.
Rev. Henry Mrndes pastor of the Span
ish and Portuguese synagogue in West
10Th street, New York city, was shot and Sc
riously wounded by a crank Saturday
evening. The clergyman had just entered
ms mousse wien lllt man Ndlkttl III ana
shouted, "Giye me 500 instantlyH The
next instant he pulled ont revolver and
fired at the rabbi, who fell to the floor
The culprt then opened the door and cs-
capped, He had often been hpfriendcd by
the rabbi.
EdnWnds Pierrepont, an eminent iuriSt,
died in New York city Sunday night at the
age of ~. lie was born in New Haven
and graduated from Yale college and law
school. In 1869 he was appointed United
States attorney for the southern district of
New York, in 1873 minister to Russia, in
1879 attorney general of the United States
and in 1876 minister to England. Since
his return to this country he has been
counsel in important cases and has written
several pamphlets on financial subjects.
The celebrated Webster murder case i'm
New York city came to an end last Satur-
day morning. when the jury, after 10 hours
deliberation, disagreed, and were dis
charged. 1t is expected that Webster
will be released on bail. Webster and
his commOn-law wife and Goodwin Occu-
pied rooms in the Percival apartment
| house, and it is claimed that Goodwin had
/ repeatedly insulted Mrs. Webster. One
/ night last August Webster entered Good
wins room to demonstrate with him, when
the latter threw cuspidor at Webster, who