Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

floods of last summer destroyed the crops
and remained on the ground so long that
it was not possible to plant cotton. The
people have subsisted during the winter on
game, but that is now nearly gone.
Two negro boys, who confessed to rob-
bling and burning a store, were hanged by
a mob at Dickey, Miss, Friday. The con-
fession of the boys implicated five other
negroes, who were arrested and would have
been hanged if they had not been rescued
by sheriff posse and lodged in Jail.
The New York Herald says that there
has recently been formed among the fire
insurance companies doing business in that
city a combination known as the Tariff as
ISOLATION. 1t includes without an eXcep-
ton every underwriting company in the
city, and to all intents and purposes it is a
trust of the most threatening character.
| More than 1876 fire alarms, including four
! three-alarm and three two-alarm, loss OF
property of upwards of S2,OOO,OOO, and a
| loss to the insurance companies OF about
! 81, 800, 000-such is BOston's fire record Tor
the first five weeks of the year 1893. This
record is unprecedented in the history OF
Boston, and is equaled by only one other
large city, Milwaukee.
The lowlands between Curwensville and
/ Clearfield Pa, are threatened with sec
ond Johnstown flood. Over 5,OOO,OOO feet
of logs are in the boom at the former place,
and on top of the logs is gorged at least 10
feet of ice. This ice gorge extends dis
lance of six miles, and the water is over
flowing the banks all along the river for a
distance of 10 miles.
The jury in the case of Asa z. Potter
eX-president of the bankrupt Maverick
bank of Boston, charged with the false
certifcation of checks, rendered verdict
of guilty on - counts, which cover practl
cally five charges of GENERALIZATION. The
case will now 90 to the supreme court
The minimum sentence for the crime al
legged is a fine; the maximum, 20 years
imprisonment.
The midnight derailing of whole tralI
and the plunge of three cars down al
embankment on the Big Four railroad
near Pana, ILL.,, a few nights ago, had trl'
of sensational incidents. The disaster wa
followed quickly by the spread of devour
ing flames, which destroyed treasure
chest containing S250,000, roasted the bag
gageman, and cremated the body of maj
who had been killed in the wreck.0
Three men were drowned in the Mysti
, ! river near lOSlOll ~ S'oAN - 1900
, dreds of skaters and spectators on shore
! They ventured too close to the channel AM
the thin ice gave way. Two of them dis dis
appeared quickly, but one battled for lif
for fully 20 minutes before he gave up
Several heroic attempts to rescue him wer
, made, but without avail All OF the viz
q Tins were unknow, and the bodies Wer
probably carried out to sea.
Il hoe baap discovered that within tn
past year freight to the value of S2OO,Oo
has been stolen from freight cars on tn
! six divisions of the Wabash railroad b'
= tween Kansas City and Toledo, and tiy
= divisions between Kansas City and Chico
q 90. Most of the stealing was done !
a Missouri. The plumber included all kind
: of merchandise. The car doors wei
- raised in such way that the seals wei
y not broken. Thirty persons, some
!, whom are connected with the road, are III
- dar arrest