Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-09-15
From ,he N. v. Jo,r. Of Commerce.

From the NJ Y. Jour. Of Commerce
Riot at Alton Mlinois-Sips from the
Office of the ST. Louis Bulletin and Repub-
lican, state that the printing office Of the AL
ton Observer, an abolitionist paper, was
attacked by an assemblage Of the citizens oil
that place, on the night OF the 22d ultimo,
and the printing materials destroyed. The
81. Louis Republican says
1.-THE party by whom the act was consum-
mated met Mr. Lovejoy, before the demolition
OF the Office, and were disposed TO inaict
upon his person some gross ndignity; but
upon his appealing TO them, in suppicating
tones, to be spared, on account Of his family,
they suffered him to pass unframed. On
their approach TO the Office, they found 1t
guarded by numbers Of the Abolilionists. =
Their measures however were speedily taxi
en-. and avaiIing themselves of the protec
ton of wall in the neighborhood OF the
building, they poured voley Of stones up
on the persons in and about the Office. One
man received severe blow upon the head
and then the Office was abandoned Fifty
or sixty stand Of arms were found in the Of
fce--an attack having been for some time
anticipated-but none OF them were used
These were soon demolished The press
was then broken into. pieces and every de-
scrption of material scattered in the streets
and elsewhere While the work was going
on the bell Of one ofthe churches was rang
by one Of the abolilionists, and three or four
hundred citizens Of the town soon collected
upon the spot but they evinced no DISPOSE
lion 10 interfere in the affair
A Veritable ScoundreL---Y esterday a
poor hard working Irish woman named Eli
"a Gantus, applied at the Police Office. for
redress under the following circumstances
About three months since while she was at
service at the Astor Hotel, she became ac-
quainted with fellow named Barney Gan
ius. who had accidentally learned that she
had boarded up three hundred and fifty dol.
lars from her hard earned wages, who was
most assiduous in his attentions TO her. AT
ter short courtship they were married and
went to reside at No. l54 Canal-st where
they boarded for three weeks, during which
time her scoundrel Of husband induced her
to give in his charge all her money under
pretence OF getting it exchanged. She un-
hesitatingly did this, and he for its better Sc
curity, purchased money belt in which he
secured it. On Wednesday morning at an
early hour be got up and departed saying
he would soon be back. Hours passed and
he did not return, but she had not yet sus-
pected his character. but some of the in
mates of the house, who were not so enam-
ored of him, threw out hints of his honesty,
and they were to the full realized; upon
looking further it was ascerained that he
had not only taken all his deluded wifes
money, but $3.50 belonging to her brother
which was kept in private cupboard, whose
locality he had found out. No traces oil
him have been discovered and in all human
probability never will be, but as his conduct
has been so VIGOROUSLY outrageous we will
add such a description of his person as was
furnished promising that reward Of $500
is offered for his apprehension and the re-
covery Of the money
He is short thick set man, light com
plexion, with sandy wbiskers joining near
his mouth, and he has halt in his gait.
From the Buffalo Daily Star of Aug. %.
A PHENoMENoN-The Ohio Register
contains letter from Cincinnati, escripive
ola phenomenon that lately appeared in that
city, in the shape Of youth, whose altitude
nal dimensions were not the least part OF fl.
teen feet-or, in other words, whose height
was seven feet six inches His name was
Porter, and his residence at Louisville
where he officiates as the presiding genius
of hackney coach. His age is only TWEEN.
ty-two, and the captain of the boat in which
he arrived, says that he has not done grow.
ing-"he'll be quite man yet; he's young
phenomena, amt he ?" The correspondent
In the Register says
las he stood among the crowd, his shoul
ders high above the heads Of the lallest, he
looked around him without the least inter
ruption to his prospect, which was donbtles.
an extended one, while the pigmy tribes o
Adam, your common six hooters, were walk
ing around him at suitable distance, fol
the purpose of seeing his whole length, a,
men walk wide ofthe houses to read sign
board OF TO see if the chimney be FIRE.
afterwards saw him on the guards of
steamboat, apparently surveying, over tn,
top of the boat, some object on the other side
OF course, this most delicate monster wa
the talk of Front street for the day."
General JacksOn's Letiers.-The Rich
mond Enquirer fatty contradicls the asser
ton Of the "revered chief that the bank
were selling their specie at a premium an,
buying up their paper at a discount. Il
copying the denial of the Albany Argus
on behalf of the New York banks, the En-
quirer nails the SANDER TO the counter, s.
far as it regards the Virginia Banks, in thes
strong terms.
ave hazard nothing in asserting in tn
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