Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25

Z;40, but was eXtinguished with small loss.
Attempts were also made to burn four
other churches. At three of them rubbish
was piled against the doors and set on fire.
People living near the Broadway Baptist
church saw a man getting into window,
but they gave an alarm and he escaped.
Mascot, the champion PAGER, record 2:04,
has foundered, and may never race again.
More cases of yellow fever have appear
ed at Brunswick, Ca, and people are fee
ing from the city.
Two national and two state banks at
Lemar, Iowa, have closed their doors on
account of the stringency of the money
market.
j. X. Armstrong and his son Cal, treas
urer and deputy treasurer respectively of
Upton county, Ind, are in Jail at Kokomo
for embezzling 1000 of the public funds.
Chas. l. Giddings, a promising lawyer
% years old, was drowned in Lake Win
nepiseogee last week Thursday, while at
tempting to rescue one of two orphan lads
whom he had taken there for an outing.
The bodies were found clasped together.
Thr prisoners in the city institution at
Deer Island, Boston, went on a rampage
Friday because the quality of the fish
chowder did not suit them. They were
finally subdued by special force of police
men, and the ringleaders were placed in
irons.
Hon. John j. Bell of Exeter, leading
Republican candidate for governor of New
Hampshire at the next election, president
of the state board of trade, and one of the
most eminent Masons in New England,
died of apopleXy in the passenger station
at Manchester Tuesday.
Edward Brennan of New York went out
on the river in sailboat at Niagara Falls
Sunday. While off Grass island he at
tempted to fasten his craft to passing
steam yacht, but his boat was overturned
and he was thrown into the water and
carried over the American falls.
There is over S3,000,O00 lying in the
Massachusetts state treasury awaiting dis
tribution among the certificate holders of
the defunct endowment orders. The re-
ceivers have found much trouble in settling
the affairs of the orders, owing to intricate
legal difficulties and the wretched condi-
ton of most of the books of the orders.
The exhibition of blooded horses and
cattle, which opens at the World Fair this
week, will undoubtedly be the finest that
has ever been made. The sum of Sos, 900
was expended in the construction of sta
bes and a pavilion, and the prizes offered
aggregate S150,00O. The number of cattle
entries is 1905. The number of horses is
1896.
VIM. E. S. Hager is under arrest at
Richmond, Me-, charged with being a de-
faulter to the amount of 5000 while sec
rotary of the building and loan association
of that town. He has also wasted private
fortune of $4,000. Hager is first select
man of Richmond and was postmaster I'M
der Cleveland's first administration.
| A despatch from Cadda, Iowa, states
that Treasurer McCurtain has failed and
the payment of the leased district money
to the Choctaw Indians will be stopped.
| There is no reason for the failure McCur-
tain had over 100000 of money due the
Choctaws in his possession, and his bond
is only $4,000. The Indians have evident
ly been defrauded.
Ex-President j. c. Moore of the Peo-
ples Fire Insurance company of Manches
ter, Y. H., has published a statement over
his own signature to the effect that the de
ficiency OF the company will not exceed
100000. The stockholders have appoint
ed a committee TO make an investigation
and to prosecute the offenders if the result
warrant such action. The capital has beer
reduced to 100000, and new stock will bt
issued, not exceeding 100000.
The Fort Wayne mail and express train
carving $250,O00 in gold coin consigned
to Chicago, was wrecked at Whiting, Ind.
Friday night. The third car, which con
tanned the coin, was burst open and tn,
treasure partly thrown out and scattered il
the middle of the highway. The wrecl
caught fire from the engine, and but for thu
prompt action of the fire department, tn
train with its precious load would hav,
been consumed. \ force of 10 men wa
procured to guard the money, and Sunda,
morning it was taken to Chicago by an
other train.
The church trial of Rev. Y. X. Thomp
son of the South Congregational church o
Campello, Mass, is ended. He was charged
first with over frequent visits to Mrs. Lii
liam Swift and too great intimacy with her
and with lying in his statements regard
ing the whole matter. After the argu
ments had been finished a vote was take
by the church, and Mr.. Thompson was de
cared guilty of all the charges. A motio
that the church withdraw fellowship froI
Mr.. Thompson and that he be no longe
declared a member of the church wa
adopted 1l6 to 80.
, A crowd of more than 5000 unemploye
men, largely Hebrews, attacked Wallhall
hall in New York, last week Thursday, be
cause admittance was refused them to
meeting that was in progress. They brol
the plate-glass windows into atoms, force
, in the door and forcibly took possession
, The Anarchists in New York have hel
several public meetings within few day
at which incendiary speeches have bee
, made, urging the unemployed men to deeC
of violence. Emma Goldman, a your
German woman, who was formerly ass
ciated with Berkman, who assaulted Ma
ager Prick of the Carnegie company, HI
been one of the leaders in the blatant d
monstratiOns.