Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-02-02

a Fatal .Misfake--The Baltimore American
records most fatal accident as having occur
cd in that city on Sunday last IA respecta-
BILE physician prescribed for lady Of this city,
who had nearly recovered from illness, an
ounce Of phosphate Of soda, and wrote his
prescription, that no mistake might occur. II
was sent TO an apothecary, and the messenger
received from him what was afterwards dlscov-
cred to be ,ohite grecipfatc Of mercury, a most
deadly poison. The case is rendered still more
aggravated, from the fact that the patient re-
fused to take the medicine, until IL had been
sent back to the apothecary, with request
that he would examine the written prescription
and the dose, which he did, and pronounced il
correct. The medicine was taken, we regret
to say, with the most fatal consequences. The
patient died on Sunday, notwithstanding every
effort to countervail the effects of the poison"
Hrrrs TO WRITERs FOR NFwsrAPERs.-
Write plain; not merely so plain that the edi-
Tor can SNAKE il out" but 50 write that the
compositor cannot fail to read every syllable
Take care of your photography. Punctttate
correctly, and do not leave half of that task for
the weary editor. Make some distinction be-
tween little and little Dot Cross every {.
Where and f are in the same word do not
cross them both. When you cross {, do not
SO place the mark as to leave il doubtful wheth-
er you intend il for the {, or TO emphasize the
word Immediately above. Ifyou are not quite
satisfied with your articles re-write it. Meier
offer a sentence for publication ,chich you are
not willing 10 meet at hejudgement.-N y.
Euangelist.
Mr.. Calhoun. This gentleman has not yet
heard the last of his denial of the statement of
the North Caroline Waterman, in reference to
his conversation at Charlotte Court House,
The editor of the paper reiterates his original
declaration, averTing that there are plenty of
witnesses who heard the conversation in re-
gard to the Sub-Treasury scheme, and that, If
there were any compulsory process to make
them testify, their statements would place Mr..
Calhoun in even less enviable attitude than he
is at presently. Y. Cypress.
RAMRoAps.-The Boston Advertiser ex-
presses an opinion that the income Of Railroads
is less injuriously affected by the stagnation of
business in general than other kinds Of stock
and states in confirmation Of this opinion, that
the Boston and Worcester Railroad which in
1886 produced but $4,000 for passengers and
SEC, 900 for freight, in 1887 produced SI23, 900
for passengers, and over $50, 900 for freight
A bill has been introduced into the Legislature
authorising Insurance Companies to invest half
their capital stock in any incorporated Rail
road Company in the Commonwealth.-N. Y.
Express.
Rerenge ofa BuH.-About two years ago,
farmer residing near Fort George had occas-
ion TO beat young bull on his farm, TO turn
him off field. The animal appears to have
retained a keen sense of his i'll usage, for when
ever his master happened to come near him, he
evnced disposition to attack him. On Sat-
urday last, while fodering the cattle, the farm
er was driving in the bull among the rest,
when the enraged animal suddenly sprung up
on him, threw him down, and tossed him
round the court. IL not rescued in time by
servant who came with pitchfork to his re-
lease, the individual in question, would, in all
probability, have been killed on the spot. He
was much injured, and his clothes were torn in
shrcds.-:N Y. Courier.
Office Holders .Management-Th course
adopted by the Commonwealth Bank to get n
large amount of their bills into circulation on
eve of the breaking up of that institution, can
not be too severely censured. Ii is wilful
imposition on the community which should not
go unpublished. The Bangor Wing says 1--WE
understand that large amount of the bills Of
the Commonwealth Bank are in circulation at
the Eastward-paid out by the government a.
gents at Houlton. Also in the Castine dis
gents, few days previous to the failure!"
Good Ne,ps from Connecticut.-We learn
from the Middetown Sentinel, that Richard
Hubbard Esq (Whig) has been chosen May
or of that city by IS majority over Noah A.
Phelps, Loco-F oco,) and that the officers cho-
sen are Wings. This city has heretofore been
one of the strongest, if not the very strongest,
tory town in Connecticut. II gave last spring
400 Tory majority.
Matthias, the Prophet, made his appearance
short time since at Apple Creek Prairie, ILL
nois. He assumes the character of Jewish
Priest, travelling the country for the purpose
of inquiring out and gathering together the
"dispersed people," and fixes upon the year
1851 as the year of restoration, when the Jews
would be gathered, and with them all the ma
tions of the earth, who would then embrace the
religious faith of the Jews.
A Scens-We understand that there was n
rumpus in the Convention this morning an ac-
count of the forcible removal of colored man
from the gallery, by the officer of the hail.
The person resisted stoutly, but was overpow-
cred. The causes or origin of the eiectment.
names of parties, and all particulars ofthe case.
have not come to our knowledge.-PhH GAG.
THAT'S Your Sort"-A daughter of a wild
ow, with an income of $4,000 a wear, near
London, lately ran away with a gentleman's
butler at whose mansion she was visiting
Several young gentlemen of considerable prop
eriy had been for some time past paying their
addresses to her, but the butler outwitted the
whole of them and bore off the prize