Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-01

An insane mother in Nova Scotia drown
ed her two children in well.
All schools, churches and places of
amusement in Atchison, Kan, have been
ordered closed two weeks on account of
smallpox scare.
1t is estimated that S0,0 900 children took
part in the annual parade of the Brooklyn,
n. Y. Sunday schools, which. took place
last week Friday.
The Viking ship, which was one of the
attractions of the Worlds Fair, has been
presented to the Field museum, in Jack
son park, Chicago.
The Presbyterian general assembly, in
session at Saratoga, has confirmed the
judgment of the Cincinnati presbytery,
finding Prof. Henry Preserved Smith guilty
of heresy.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe celebrated the
18th anniversary of her birth Sunday.
She received many gifts and floral tributes,
and number of her intimate friends call
ed to congratulate her.
Three-fourths of the owners of the stock
of the Elgin National Watch company of
Elgin, ILL.,, have agreed to accept an offer
of 100000 from an English syndicate
for the company's plant.
The receipts from internal revenue for
the past 10 months of the present fiscal
year aggregate S119, 140,347, decrease of
S13, 341, 775 as compared with the CORE
spending 10 months of 1898.
According to recent advices from China
received in San Francisco, about 500 iunks
were wrecked by recent flood in Han riv-
er, entailing great loss of life. Over 600
bodies had been recovered at the latest &C
counts.
The jefferson Davis Mansion in Rich
mond was on Monday formally turned over
to the Ladies' Confederate memorial libra
ry society by the city of Richmond. The
| building will be used as a museum for
| Confederate relics.
The breaking of dam in northern In
dia released an immense body of water
which rushed onward like 40-foot wall,
sweeping away several villages, causing
great loss of life, and destroying much live
stock and other property
A riot occurred at st. Casimir's Polish
Roman Catholic church at Freeland, near
Hazleton, Penn, Sunday, between rival
factions in the congregation. Six persons
were known to have been injured, two
probably fatally. A dozen others, who
were injured, fled to escape arrest.
The severest and most damaging hail
storm that ever occurred in western Texas
| is reported from Buchel county. The
ground was covered to a depth of six
inches with hailstones, some of which were
as large as oranges, crops were destroyed,
mrny sheep and poultry were killed out
right. The roofs of buildings were rid
died.
The condition of wheat in northern and
northwestern Kansas is not encouraging,
and like conditions prevail in southern and
southwestern Nebraska and along the fer
tile Missouri river bottoms. The late frosts
and continued dry weather are responsible
for the damage. There is large acreage
of corn, however, which is in fairly good
condition, and with sufficient rain will
make a good crop.
Kenneth F. Sutherland, the fugitive
convict and former justice of the peace al
Gravesend, Coney Island, who did Boss
McKane's dirty work, to the great surprise
of all persons except those who were il
the secret, walked into the sheriff's Office
in Brooklyn Monday morning and delivered
himself up. He is said to have been il
Montreal ever since he ran away. Hi
friends advised him to come back after i
was found out that other cases against hin
were being made up.
Richard Mercer was shot and instantl
| killed by David S. Randall, in the boar
{ of trade rooms in Providence, r. l., las
l Friday afternoon. Mercer, who is cotto
e manufacturer and Randall, a cotto
t broker, both members of the board, wer
/ seated in the rooms and Randall was show
e ing his friend new revolver when tn
0 weapon, which he supposed was empt!
e was discharged, the bullet passing throug
o the palm of Randalrs left hand and lodl
y ing in MERGERS abdomen, causing instar
h death.