Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-24

bahhs, Cc.--We understand thAi the remarks IN
Of The late numbers Of this paper in regard
specie currency. have been represented have been
irsslgatcd by Bask THE place. We wish there
fore 70 sny unequisocay, that officer Of the Bank,
any person connected with or intere,tsd in that
institution, had any agency whatever 10 the Publication
Of the articles in question: nor did they know before
hand that they were about to appear. We have no,
volunteered 10 de'end this or any other individual
Bank; have simply soaght to counieract as FAR as
in Us hay, nm effort which certain class Of men are
making destroy these institution. generally. and to
deprive the community Of the facilities they afford and
foolish attempt to Substitute an ineon,enient and
unweldy currency, composed Of specie exclusively for
the present safe aud convenient one.
We understand that the coat which we lately made
for certain democratic lawyer, put 10y another
limb Of The law, who found ct nicely that he
most audaciousy and uncousti'uonalIy, appropriated
the same to himself aud wore il away. We assure
him however be mistaken, aud that the coat was
designed for another man, though il would seem the
will answer for many others Of The same
party.
II happens that Of ihe Banks in this county,
one has Prcsiden, and The other majority Of ,s Di-
reeors from the ranks of the auti-bank party. Our
democratic friend therefore should beware how he fires
his biundsrbuss, lest he should unnientonaly blow
out the brains Of ofhs friends. We assure him,
he woke the wrong passenger" last week.; he should
remember the words Of the immortal Crockett, s.be
sure you are right and thea 60 ahead"
! Fire at Bah.-The Bath (Maine) Tele-
graph Extra, Of the 18th inst. says-Last night
our town was the scene of FIRE, which for ex-
tent, and the amount of property destroyed,
exceeded any thing Of the kind ever before
witnessed in this place. The FIRE was checked
after having consumed "a buildings, and dam
aged many others.
Messrs. Leaviit & Lord, Booksellers in New
Work, .hese psblishcsi n urthcr Disclosures b,
Maria Monk, concerning the Hotel Dieu Nun
merry Of Montreal; also her Visit TO Nuns ISL
and, and Disclosures concerning that Secrei
Retreat. Preceded by "A Reply TO the Priests
Book, by Rev. j. J. Socum." The review
of the various attempts that have been mad,
TO discredit the statements Of Miss Monk, IL
her first publication, by Mr.. Slocum, is yer,
clear, forcible, and discriminating, and com
pletely overthfows all the attacks upon her We
racity and credit.-HarYord Couraaf.
The bill for repeating the prohibition Of pri
vaie bankers from taking depositrs, and dis
counting notes and bills, but prohibiting thes
negotiations by companies incorporated b,
other States, has passed both branches of In,
Legislature Of New York.
Sir John Hersche says he has made SOM
very important discoveries during his residenc
at the Cape Of Good Hope, and that he sha
be ready to promulgate them in the Spring o
1888, when he will return to England.
The Plague is now scattering its ravage
, over the whole north of Persia, and in singl
week destroyed 10000 persons in Constan
tinople.
Mr.. f. C. Delevan, of New York, has plac
: ed at the disposal Of the Executive COMMITTEE
of the American Temperance Union, $4,000
S,ceets of LiJerty.-An Irishman escape
from prison by jumping out Of window
! He came down upon the head of molasse
hogshead, which broke and let him in up I
the middle. Faith said he, as he scrabble
out, Il have often heard the sipafss Of iibert,
4 but never knew what it meant before
Indian Bread.-The Genesee Farmer give
I the following recipe for making Indian bread
, "Aiter the meal is prepared, put some boilin
water nit ill il is wet. Put in six steame
8 sweet apples to a loaf, little yeast, milk, an
enough cornell OF middlings to render it capabl
lof being kneaded. Let il rise, and then bak
0 ist three hours at least"
y The Wheeling Times suggests that the mos
I effectual plan to prevent the destruction b
4 fire, of the public buildings at Washington
would be to pass law, compelling all the off
GERS in the departments, from the secretaries
the runners and messengers, to sleep in Oh
buildings with the doors locked on the outsid,
The Railroad between Prague and Pilse
: was chiefly constructed by 1000 toomen, at 9
: day. Total 40 miles, heavy embankmeni