Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-08-04


some months ago, advertisements offering a
premium of $400, for the best model of a car
10 carry mails; paltry premium indeed, proof
enough OF the littleness in the offer of such a
sum, which would barely cover the cost of the
successful competitors model.--But the base
ness OF the transaction remains to be told.-
Several very ingenious and costly models were
sent IN. The day Of award arrived, when loi
ana behold! Amos keeps the premium himself
and awards IL to no one ofthe competitors, con-
trary to his public stipulations But mark
iartherl now the labor and toll and genius aud
expense ofthe contributors, he, Amos, is now
constructing on his own hook, vehicle for the
purpose, having tricked the ingenious mechan-
les OF the country TO furnish him gratis with
their ideas which of course, now that he has
served himself OF them, he pretends that they
are not good enoughl And so he has put hun
dreds OF poor inventors TO the expense of so,
80 or 100 dollars or more, and then cheated
them OF their reward, baffled their hopes, and
stolen their ideas! Hail Columbia, &c."
Travelling Postmaster.-The mail between
Albany and Utica is now carried on the rail
road, and is accompanied by travelling Post
master, who leaves a mail at each of the side
Offices on the route, and opens and distributes
the contents OF those which he receives in re-
turn. This arrangement facilitates the trans
mission OF the mail west TO very great extent,
and proves of great convenience to the BUSH
ness community along the line of the roads,
For the accommodation of those who may wish
to write after the closing of the mail at the
Post Office, the mail cars have each been prov-
ded with a letter box, in which letters NAV be
deposited at any time before the cars leave the
rail road termination.-N Y. Express.
Mark Thisi-The v. B. presses are full
mouthed in crying out against the suspension
OF the banks, charging il as trick to supply
England with specie. Now, be il remembered,
that Martin Fan Buren, approved the suspen-
sion ofthe Bank of the Metropolisl and that
several Van Buren, Legislatures, New York
at the head, have authorized The suspension of
their banks and removed their liabilities Il Not
a single Wing state has yet authorized the
bank suspension Vermont Waterman.
Vino TRIUMPH IN TEsEEssEE.-The ac-
counts from this State, the lair of the lion, are
indeed cheering. The election Of eleven Wing
members of Congress is placed beyond contro-
versy; and in number of the districts the Van
Burenites abandon the contest and bring no
candidate into the field.-Bait. Chronicle.
The MAINE ELEcTIoN.-The majority for
Joseph C. Noyes, the new Wing member for
Maine is $50 The Wing gain in the district
is ,407. There is hope Of Maine in Septem-
Der. IL the Wings there, who have kept their
phalanx strong even under all discouragements,
turn out, one and all, in September the State
will be Wing, and its Boundary Question at
tended to.-N. y. Express.
PATENTS. In consequence of the destruc-
ton of the records of the patent Office last year,
the general government has passed law pro-
viding for the record of all patents ane,r-and
no patent can be given in evidence until the
same has been recorded again in the Office
The Commissioner of Patents has accordingly
published notice, suggesting the propriety
On the part Of all persons holding patents, to
comply with the law in this respect. The
National Intelligencer says that nearly sixteen
hundred patents have been filed ane,c since
The rising Of Congress.
Melancholy .aecident.-Yesterday afternoon
! young girl, aged about thirteen years, fell
rom second story window in the house of
Mr. Harley, in Front street, and was almost |
killed. She was playing be-
tween the shutters and the venetian blinds, |
thinking probably that the former were fasten-
,d,-when they gave way, and the hapless |
,reature was precipitated headlong into the eel /
ar, which was situated directly beneath the |
window, and the door of which was unfortu-
,ately left open. A slight groan-a convul-
i've quivering of the chest and limbs, and the
icing who but moment before, was enjoying
he fullness of life and spirit, had ceased to
breathe. Let parents be warned by so fatal an
Example. Philadelphia Ga-ette.
The Arkansas Gazette says that Allen Dell
vas executed on the 1 th ult. at Batesville, for
he murder of William Compton. Previous to
lis death, he acknowledged the crime,-shoot-
ng Compton down with rifle, from the fence,
land this monstrous deed he attributes to
MADNESS of eight days intoxcation.
Claimant to the British Throne.-A Mr.
Wood, paymaster Of a regiment in the Ionian
stands, has lately come out as natural son of
George Nv aud Queen Caroline. He states his
ame to be John Guelph, and that he is pre-
jared to prove his birth beyond the possibility
Il doubt when the proper time arrives. He
represented to be perfectly sane, and a high
Y respectable officer.
Lamentable.-T Portlander states that
Farmers by the dozens may be seen leaning
m the fences crying over their crops, they be-
ng so heavy they are afraid of not being able
D get them all in.'
The Hon. Daniel Webster arrived in Boston
IL OutuIudy lhSt, ifOiIi al cACuiSlOu w the lar
Vest, in good health.
The Hon. Judge Harper, of the U. S. Dis
riot CouIt, Maryland, died at his residence in
hat State, on Thursday, July 81.
A Shark was caught near the dock at the
Dot of Fulton street, New York, on Friday,
nth harpoon The "monster'' measured
inc feet in length.
rattlesnake nearly twenty feet in length,
haxr;nn of xx,oo E.lla1 HI