Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-08-30

alcst--lt will probably he recolected bv
many OF our readers that Mrs Willard, Of
Troy, N. Y who was for many wears NJ
the head ola celebrated and popular Female
Seminary in that city, was married about a
year since 10 DR.. Yates of New York, for
merly OF Albany--a man who bad, we be-
lleye, obtained some celebrieiy as pbysi.
cian, though in low circumstances as TO
pecunlary matters Soon after The marriage,
Mrs. Yates, who had required n handsome
property while at Troy, made arrangements
to remove to Boston with her husband, for
The purpose, as was supposed, Of more con
venienty experimenting the publication Of
several books Of which she is The au,horess
Upon their arrival in Boston, fashionable
house was rented, and between four and five
thousand dollars taken from the purse OF
Mrs Yetes TO furnish il in good style.
She soon discovered, however, thai the char
acter and disposition of her husband was
the reverse Of what she had reason TO ,xpect.
and that he was in fact iyrannical and nm.
principed man, and wilhal an open and har.
dencd infide and debauche As was TO be
expected, Mrs Yates soon began TO receive
from her husband the most unkind treat.
ment and the most marked neglect With
the spirit Of forbearance that distinguishes
her sex, however, the lady bore in silence
the i'll usage Of her husband, until within a
few weeks past, when she came TO the con-
clusion that it was no longer her duty 10
suffer from and quietly endure his cruelty.
She has accordingly left .rhe bed and board"
of DIR Yates and returned to Troy, with an
intention, we understand, Of again becoming
lro ,,,,h IL - q
that ci,y-while her husband has not only
refused TO allow her to remove single arti-
Gle OF the furniture, or her own horse and
carriage. all Of which were purchased with
her money, but is a; this moment boarding
at one Of the Hotels in Boston upon the a.
walls OF these articles, which he is dispos.
ing Of as he finds his convenience or interest
requires. Mrs Yates. on the other hand,
has employed o brother-in-aw who is a law
yer, residing in Vermont 10 go to Boston
and institute such proceedings as will Sc
cure to her portion at least Of her property.
What success her counsel will meet with
remains to be seen.
The facts contained in the above brief
statement Of this singular and unfortunate
affair, we received from source entitled 10
implicit confidence, and therefore have been
induced 10 give them publicity. We do so,
however. not within view TO feed moi bid
appetite for scandal, but with a desire TO pro-
tect innocence and virtue from the polulng
touch the unprinciped and degraded
Hartford Patriot
In relation to the article copied from the
Hartford Patriot. accusing DR., Yates of i'll
treatment towards bis wife formerly Mrs
Willard. OF Troy. NJ " and divers other
offences, the Morning Post has the follow
ing contradiction -
So far from being guilty Of any ungente.
manly conduct toward his WIFE, we have eve
idence that not even harsh word passed be-
tween them. About month since, Mrs.
Yates LEFT here TO visit her friends in New
York, when her husband accompanied he.
as far as Providence. where he parted with
her IN the kindest manner, expecting to recei-
We her again in Boston, in The course OF a few
weeks. For reasons unexplained she has re-
solved not to return TO Boston, and according
ly the Doctor has broken up his establish.
ment here, and is preparing TO remove to AL
bany Immediately. We have authority for
stating that all the accusations in the publ.
cation above referred TO- duplicating The hon.
or and integrity Of DR.. Yates. can be proved
to be false, and we are confident that the par
ty whom they are intended 10 serve will not
attempt 10 substanliate them
"ANoTHER Loco-Foco Blow uP.-lt will
be seen by the following letter which we
have received. that there has been quite a
flare up" in the pleasant village OF Exeter,
~ II. in consequence Of rogucry in the
Post Office al tina, place.
Exetey, N. II. Aug. 20. 1889.
DEAR SIR.--Our quiet village was thrown
into state Of excitement this morning by
the arrest Of Hiram Whiitemore assistant
post master at this place by process issued
by the United States Attorney. for purloin-
ing money from sundry Letters rs they pas
sed through this office. II scenes that sew
eral sums Of money directed 10 Dover had
been missed, which led 10 suspicious of per,
sons in this Office and Mr. Smith, the post
master at Dover wrote toihe department, and
got authority to search the mails as they
passed this and other otficcs-and Yesterday
he caused letters containing money, and di-
rected TO Dover, 10 BIZ mailed at Hnverhil
and Epping then followed the mail
from this place 10 Lnmprey river, and there
opened il and found one OF the letters mailed
by him missing and ihe money taken from
the other two.
He then returned 70 Exeter and late last
evening" raused tho assistant nos, r,,os,.,r -