Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-02-08

ind seleraI stables have been carried away.
Nonebfthe mill buildings appear to be in
|Wedl The appearance ofthe whole line is
ldded desolate but il is to be hoped that i,
Iook worse than il really is. The mill own
FRS viii sustain grea. loss.and large number
4 persons be thrown cut OF employment
b the suspension of all operations until the
breches in the canal are repaired"
1he passengers for Baltimore left Phia-
delphi, on Monday. in the tow boat for Will
mingtoS II the navigation remained open
the RahRoad Co intended 10 carry their
passenges to Wilmington by steamboat, to
prevent ally possible risk in passing over the
road to thapace, I'LL ii is ascertained that
all is in perfect order
The Stors and Flood al The East-A
gentleman Who left Gardiner. Me, on Mon.
day mornini and arrived in this city last
evening inbrms us that the late food has
done extensve damage on the principal riv
ers in Mairf. La the course Of two or three
hours the yaiers OF the kennebec rose eev-
en- feet, ami on the Androscoggin in proper.
lion. TIE booms. up and down the two riv-
ers were nearly all carried away, and the
waters Covered with lumber and wrecks OF
bridges.
The Great Dam al Kennebec resisted the
force sf the descending ice well, and it was
hol thought ii had sustained much IL any
damage
1t was reported that one Of the abutInents
Of Augusta bridge had given way.
The Mills at Brunswick were swept a.
way by the force Of the food and ice.
The main road from Hallowell to Card
ner was impossible, and The stage was oblig
ed to take the back road over the hills
AT Augusta chimneys were blown down,
and two barns unrooied at Gardiner
Boards were scattered in every direction and
covered the ground in the lumber districts
The bells at Halowell were ringing
from two in the morning until daylight TO
call on, the people 10 protect property
The water was four feet high in the main
street.
On approaching the Androscoggin at Top.
sham, one of the tributary streams which
the stage crosses. was so much swollen by
the food that was necessaryio swim The hor-
SEES and float the coach over. To tighten
the coack, the passengers--lhrce OF them la
dies-walked hall mile to find safe cross
ing, before they could meet the coach again,
which was, however safely conveyed over
the stream.
At Topsham, several houses and barns
were blown down.
Pixies Dam and Bridge was carried away.
The two saw mills on the Topshnm side Of
the Androscoggin we're carried away, and by
making breach in the dam saved the two
mills formerly owned by Gen. Veazie, OF
Bagnor- Transcript.
On the Merrimac, every bridge between
Nashua and franklin, except Hookselt
bridge, has been SWEET off,"
WELL CONTRIVED.-A farmer,
considerably advanced in life. had young
son who, though not malicious, was both
saucy and lazy. For these faults, he very
frequently threatened 10 chasiise him but
owing 10 the nmbleness of the boys legs
he generally escaped his fathers hands
One day as they were at work in the field
and having had pretty serious alteration
the farmer. Unexpectedly TO his son, dropped
the subject and became cool. The boy mol
apprehensive ofdanger kept not on the alert
but as they were going TO dinner the farmer
espied large stone which had fallen from
the top OF the wall and babe bis son TO as.
sist him in replacing it. BY hard lifting
they set one edge OF the stone upon the wall
and at that instant the farmer slipped his
hold and began to make preparations to do
his duty. The younesler now found him.
self caught in a stone trap To adjust the
stone himselfw was impossibe-to LEI it tall
would eudanger his toes In this dilemma
he betook himself 10 entreaty, and cried oul
don't daddy don't daddy T 'Pll don't daddy
ye,' retorted the farmer, as he measured a
couple of yards of green hickory across his
sons back, I'll don't daddy ye, you villin
you
Mr. Anterior, who introduced the "gag res.
olutions" in Congress, is a resident ofNashua
IN. II. We learn from the Lowell Courtr
that at Wing Caucus, which was holden in
Nashua, the following resolution offered by
Col VIM Boardman, was adopted;
Resolved, That when loco loco democrat
of mushroom growth, is used by Southern
nabobs, as tool TO GAG Northern freeman,
WE the wings of Nashua, would seriously
and religiously recommend 10 his consllu.
enls, that he be advised to embark with the
aexi floating sub-treasurer, for some mon.
archical cline, and an honest farmer, of the
old democratic school, be elected TO ill the
vacancy"
REPORTED KIDNAPPING Considerable
excitement was caused about town yesterday
from rumor which was freely circulated
th oh N ~.