Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
THE VERMONT PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY

During the races near New York Satur-
day, the telegraph wires were "tapped. q"
and the returns manipulated, the sharpers
beating the pool rooms out of $1,000 to
5000.
The Inman steamship, City of Paris,
which arrived at New York last week We'd
nesday, broke the record from Queens
town, her time being five days, - hours
and 80 minutes.
The Sussex county, Del, almshouse was
struck by lightning and totally DESTROYED
by fire last Saturday. -Four of the q in
mates persisted in the flames, and many
Others were seriously injured.
Michigan's Democratic gerrymander has
received black eye. The supreme court
has declared the reapportionment uncon-
stitutional and directed the secretary of
state to call for elections under the appor-
tionment of 1881.
George Gage, a wealthy farmer living
near Dover, n. H., paid SG500 Monday for
gold brick to two men who told him it
was worth $4,000. Some time after they
had gone he discovered that 81 would have
been high for his treasure.
The supreme court rendered a decision
at Concord, n. H., last Friday, sustaining
the constitutionality of the law under which
Frank G. Almy, the murderer of Christie
Warden, was to be hanged, and denied the
motion of his counsel for a new trial
The story of the bull fight in Mexico, in
which two men were killed, while 5000
people cheered the victorious brute and
protested against stopping the perform
ance, indicates that Mexican civilization is
not up to the nineteenth century standard.
About 60 per cent of the large wall pa
per manufacturers of the United States
have joined the new combination, which
has a capital stock of $14, 100000. The Ma
tional Wall Paper company is the name of
the new organization, and it is chartered
by the state of New York.
Defaulter DAMS wrecked National Say
ings bank at Buffalo, y. Y, will resume
business under the name of Empire Saw
ings bank, and within sixty days will pay
fifty cents on the dollar to the old deposit
ors, perhaps more later. 1t is stated that
DAMS total stealings amount to SOP, 900.
Prof. Hobe, an aeronaut, made a bal
loon ascension from Ivers park at st. Paul,
Mimi, on Saturday. When he reached
height of 5000 feet he pulled the valve and
seized parachute. The parachute failed
W NOlh, anu WIFI lllt DbuN otlu'h lllt
earth in a slough it was buried to a depth
of 10 feet.
Michael O'Donnell shot and probably
fatally wounded his nephew, Michael Kel-
ley, at Danbury, Conn, on Monday.
O'DOnnell is over 60 years of age and is
one of the best known men in the city.
He is foreman of hat factory and has held
city offices. His nephew is a dissipated
young man who has always caused him
trouble.
The death rate in all the cities was very
large last week, owing to the excessive heat
In New York the number of deaths record
ed was 1874, larger rate than for any
week in 20 years. OF this number 173
were children under five years of age. In
Boston 352 people died, the largest number
in any week for long time, in Philadel-
phia over 500, and all the other large cities
a similar condition prevailed.
Charles A. Page, a broker, of the firm
of f. T. Page Il Co., was shot at Philadel-
phia last week Wednesday. by customer
named Robert Kennedy, 10 years of age,
while sitting in his private office. Page
died almost instantly and Kennedy mean
while blew out his own brains. Kennedy
had been dealing with the house for about
two years, and had at one time made about
| Sl5. 900, but in recent ventures this had
been frittered away, and it is supposed
that the repeated losses made him crazy.
Lightning struck an oil tank of the South
west Pennsylvania pipe line six miles from
Washington, Pa, few days ago. The
tank contained 27,0O0 barrels of oil, and
| when it burst the burning fluid spread to
/ 20 tanks in the vicinity, and soon all were
/ afire. Notwithstanding the efforts of 800
men, the fire lasted all the following day.
| The heat was so intense that the trains
could not approach near the scene, and
passengers on the Washington branch of
the Pan Handle railroad were unable to
reach their destinations. The loss is very
/ heavy.
The first armor-plate test on the proving
grounds of the Bethlehem iron company
took place at Bethlehem, Pa, Saturday,
! The test was a very successful one. How
ever hardy were their plates in former tests,
which have heretofore been made at Staten
Island and Indian Head, this surpassed all.
OF the five powerful shots fired into its
comparatively small surface, no one, MOI
all combined effected any material
damage. The proiectiles simply produced
small depressions on the surface of the
plate, and made not a single crack
Four children, three boys and girl, aged
from four to seven years, shut themselves
into a sink closet in new and unoccupied
house at MedfOrd, Mass, Thursday of last
week, and before they were found the
boys died of suffocation. The girl was un-
conscious when taken out, but soon. re
vived. The town fire bells were rung the
police of neighboring towns were notified
and thousands of people were hunting fol
the lost children, when man remembered
having seen them at play near the house
where they were found. The girl says the
boys closed the door by taking hold of the
cleats. The catches sprang into position
and held them fast, no one hearing theil
smOthered cries.