Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-15


entire estate will go to his relatives. 1t
had been supposed that he would give at
least half million to Lafayette college,
and smaller requests to other educational
institutions.
J. Pierrepoint Morgan has given $780,
600 to the New York trade school.
A despatch from Toxic says that a fire
on Sunday destroyed 5000 homes and that
at least 80 natives persisted
Harry Havemeyer, the sugar refiner, has
given SO, 900 additional to $4,000 previ-
ously given for public school building in
Greenwich.
A report comes from Casper, Wyo., of a
battle between $50 men headed by the
sheritfs and band of lawless cowboys, in
which 40 men were killed.
Two families at North Windham, Conn,
have been poisoned by drinking buttermik
which fermented in tin can. One wom-
an is in a critical condition.
A terrific explosion, followed by a fire,
took place i'm a building at Eort Madison,
Wis, one day last week, and nine persons
who were in the building were killed.
Armour IL Co. of Chicago have brought
suits against II railroad companies for an
aggregate sum of over 81 600, 900 for over
charges in transporting dressed beef.
1t is said that the robbery of George f.
Holden of New York of $4,000 in a Pull
man car last November was committed by
Perry, the New York Central train robber.
Navigation on the great lakes is open,
and the grain fleet carrying over 1000, 600
bushels of different kinds Of grain will
leave Chicago this week. Most of the YES
sells are bound for Buffalo.
The siX-day, y hours, roller skating race
for the championship of the world, ended
Saturday night at HOlborn, England. The
winner was Snowden, the American champ
ion, who covered S04 miles.
James Hayes, an employe of the Boston
Electric Light company, was instantly
killed early Monday morning by an cleo.
trio shock, while changing carbons in All
arc light on Dover street. His body was
! found hanging to pole.
Five thousand four hundred and twenty
four immigrants. the largest number evel
received in a single day at the port of New
York, landed at Ells's Island last weel
Thursday Over 400 were Italians, 60t
Scandinavians, and 500 Germans.
Eight German bankers of New Haven
Saturday. They INDUCED in stimulants
and while returning to the city their boa
was capsized. Three of the men were
drowned, the others being rescued by pass
ing boats.
The receivers of the National Tire
Year benefit order at Boston finds thai
there is a net deficiency of S226S in tn,
funds, which went into the hands Of Whit
| W. NJ Ina M
One of them has absconded, and the othe
is still in Massachusetts,.
The 1876 pictures sold by the American
Art association at auction in New Yorl
last week brought S270,540. The highes
price, $27, 900, was paid by c, p. Hunting
ton for Troyon's lie passage du bac," an
was 5000, for F. A. Bridgman's 9Th
Neighbors.'
In trying to dispose of two railroa
bonds valued at $1,000 at Boston a fe'
days ago, G. V. Seward and J. w. Graz
acted so suspiciously as to lead to their a
rest. 1t was afterward discovered that tn
bonds were part of a 81, 900 robbery, {
which an old miser, George NJ. Babbtt {
Mansfield, was the victim. Seward was h
grandson.
Col. WIN. Austin bought Is boxes {
supposed Autographs for $50 sold at an e!
press auction at Boston, and found in thel
$4,000 600 of Virginia bonds. AS the
were unsigned they were of no value, bl
the Adams Express company recently o
fered $40, 600 for their return, as they ha
;; to settle with the Kendall Bank Note con
pany, New York.
DR.. f. NJ. Hornie of Chicago has begu
suit against Alfred Barili of Kansas Cit
for alternating the affections of the doctor
wife. Barili is a nephew of Patti, Il
p prima donna. She had made her will b
queathing half her immense fortune
Barili, but when she learned OF his rel
tons with the DOCTORS wife she disinheri
ed him.
: The Moosic powder cOmpany's mills
Wilkesbarre, Pa, were torn into atoms
E an explosion on Wednesday. The shoe
I was felt for 40 miles. Many people thin
r that it was an earthquake. Seven mt
I who were in the mill were instantly kille
S their bodies being thrown over $50 fee
o and two other men were seriously injure