Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-11-24

The frost has killed the yellow fever
scourge at Brunswick, Ga.
Six men were burned to death in fire
which destroyed large boarding house at
Beaver, Pa, Monday night.
Milwaukee despatch SAYS that 10000
people on the Gogebec range has been re-
duced to starvation by the continued mac
tivity of the iron mines.
Two young men went over the Horse
shoe Rapids of Niagara Sunday. While out
hunting ducks their small boat got so far
into the current that they could not control
it.
Thomas n. Hart, who has served two
terms as Republican mayor of Boston, has
again been nominated for that office. The
Democrats have renominated Mayor Mat
thews.
The Edgewood female seminary, Cath
Ole institution at Madison, Wis, conduct
ed by the Dominican sisters, and valued at
S75, 900, was burned few nights ago, and
two of the students persisted in the flames.
Mason Young of Haverhill Centre n.
H., was pitching hay on Sunday, when the
tine of the fork struck his four-year-old
son in the eye, piercing the brain. The
child died the following night from lock
| jaw.
Twelve men were digging ditch IA feet
| deep at the Torpedo station at Newport,
| r. l., Monday when the earth suddenly
caved in Seven of them were buried.
! John McGregor being killed and the Others
badly injured.
The match race for a $1,000 purse be-
tween the great trotters Directum and Alix
! took place at Fleetwood, near New York,
! Tuesday, Directum winning in three
straight heats, the fastest of which was
covered in 2.0s.
The Brazilian cruiser Nichtheroy, flying
the Brazilian flag, aud having the Ameri-
can ensign at the foretop, sailed from
New York for Rio Janiero Monday. The
cruiser is the remodeled merchantmen Ell
Cid and the men to manage her were sign
ed at New York.
The reports made to the railroad COM
missioners shows that BIB accidents on
! Massachusetts railroads were recorded in
July, August and September. Eghty-seven
people were killed and 269 injured The
greater part Of the injured were employees
of the railroad. Many Of the accidents
occurred at grade crossings.
Tramps have attempted wild western
methods with Boston II Maine freight
/ trains near portsmouth, y. H., breaking
into money cars and attacking trainmen
\ brakeman had a fierce struggle with four
tramps Saturday and threw one Of them
from the train, the others fleeing as the
trainmen approached. The dead body of
the tramp was found afterwards.
John NJ Washburn died Friday at the
age OF -. Mr.. Washhurn was treasurer
Of the Old Colony railroad up to Sept. u
last, when a meeting Of the directors was
held and President Choate made the an
nouncement that an investigation revealed
the fact that he was some $4,000 short in
his accounts, and the office was declared to
be vacant. 1t is probable that the shock
from this exposure lead to Mr. Washburn's
death.
one despatch says that Admiral Melo
has proclaimed Count d Eu's eldest son
emperor of Brazil. He is Is years old and
his mother is the present Countess Il Eu
and Princess Isabella OF Braganza. daugh-
ter of the late Dom Pedro. \ late de
spatch says that Mello's fleet is shut up in
the harbor OF Rio Janiero by Peixoto's
forces. The Nirhtheroy, the merchant yes
sci fitted out and manned at New York by
Peixoto's agents, has sailed for Brazil.