Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-24

A vein of salt, 800 feet thick, "the rich
est in the world" is said to have been dis
covered under the town Of Little Liver,
Rice county, Kansas, at depth of 500
feet.
Smith d Stoughton of Boston, one of the
largest firms in the shoe trade in the coun-
try, assigned on Monday. The liabilities
are estimated at more than 100000 The
assets are unknown.
Clayton c. Collins, IS, a motorman, was
killed Tuesday at Philadelphia by leaning
or falling over the gate of his car and strik-
ing his head against trolley poles between
the tracks. The car ran several blocks at
a rapid rate before his condition became
known TO the passengers and conductor.
Jacob johnson, a Chicago saloon keep
err was found dead in bed on Sunday night.
His wife declared that three or four men
had broken into their house, killed her
husband and robbed her of $500 in mon
ey, which she drew from the bank on Sat
urday. The woman is under arrest, pend
ing further investigation.
Justice Stephen J. Field, the oldest
member of the supreme court, is expected
to retire from the bench at the conclusion
of the present session of the court. He
has said that he would like to see Judge
Erskine NJ. Ross OF Los Angeles, Cal, APP
pointed his successor. Justice Field Is 20
and was appointed by President Lincoln.
Judge Ross is about 81.
Eighteen tramps who were lodged in the
police station at Clinton, Mass, Friday
night had narrow escape from asphyXia-
ton. One of them turned the damper in
the stove, throwing the coal gas into the
room. When the officers arrived in the
morning all of the men were in a stupor.
Several were rigid, and were not restored
to consciousness for several hours.
j. r. Mcdonald, who left Hoosick Falls,
n. Y, four weeks ago, after disposing of
a lot of goods consigned to him by Boston
concerns, committed suicide in the Ottawa,
Can, Jail Saturday. The goods which he
received were worth $1,000, and he sold
them for 5000 and then fled to Canada,
leaving the Boston firms in the lurch.
He was arrested in Ottawa charged with
working the fiim-6am game.
A tank of acetylene gas exploded in New
Haven, Conn, Tuesday, and Joseph C..
Hauser, a machinist, was instantly killed.
J. T. Tooff and Harbona Stevens, employed
by another firm in the building, were burn
ed to death in the fire which followed the
explosion. The property loss was $780,
600. This new gas, which has attracted
so much attention from scientists, is not
only highly explosion, but when inhaled
is deadly.
A theatre horror is reported from Eka-
terionslay, capital of the government of
that name in South Russia. Fire broke
out during performance and the specta-
tors made mad rush for the exits. Many
were trampled under foot. The fire spread
with great rapidity and before all could get
outside the building was mass of flames,
Forty nine bodies have been taken from
the ruins, aud several persons who are
missing are supposed to have been incin-
Grated.
Bernhard Gilman, 3s, the famous car
toonist of Judge, died at Canajoharie, N
Y, Sunday. He was a native of Oxford
England, but came to this country at al
early age. He made his first hit as a car
toonist in 1870, when he was engaged by
Frank Leslie's Weekly He was afterwarC
connected with the New York Graphic
and Harper's Weekly. In 1881 the owners
of Puck engaged him at a high salary
Since 1886 Mr.. Gilman had had an inter
est in Judge and all his work was for tha
paper. Mr.. Gilman was a cartoonist o.
originality and ability, although not rank
ing with Mast and Keppler.