Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-05-17

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cE5ramindtion Of C7ark.-The examination
OIL TINS fellow, who was arrested for attemnting
10 blow up the Anti Slavery Depository. last
week, took place before Justice Perkins. last
saturday. After full examination of the
case, he was held TO bail in the sum of $500 10
appear before the County Court. For want of
oall ne was committed TO prison.--Hart Cottr.
~, Widows are in great demand in Texas
Ihey get married before they get ashore.
4, Shad's eggs, thoroughly dried, are selling in
New-Jersey for the best kind of Silk Worms
Eggs. Sales have been made in Monmouth
county TO the amount of seven hundred dollars
Next year we shall expect TO see Shad growing
on Mulberry trees.
The Northampton Courier says, that the
JAN IN that town is without a tenant-and the
uoors swing loosely upon their hinges. 1t is
stone edifce, with spacious rooms and snng
cellars, and will be let TO any respectable
tenant.
The government Of Upper Canada has pur-
chased the steamboat Traveller for flag shin
on Lake Ontario. The owner received S36. 600
for the boat.
The Post Office Department has offered
reward Of $500 for the apprehension of the
persons who recently robbed the mail near
Kingston.
TO raise early cucumbers and other vines.
a correspondent says, the seed may be planted
IN line rotten (hard) wood, moistened with
water, in dish, and placed in the chimney
corner, or other warm place. They will grow
surprisingly fast, and may be safely trans
planted, although the rotten wood should not
adhere 10 the roots and the fruit will be from
ito 10 days earlier.-heene Sentinel
Death by Liehtning.-We learn from the
Rockville (Md) Free Press, that during
very severe thunder storm on the night of the
lst inst. three servants 1.-TWO women and one
child) belonging TO Mr.. John Jones. living
near Rockville, were instantly killed by light.
ming while comfortably seated by the fire in
their quarters.
The butchers with single exception have
declined 10 buy cattle at the high prices de-
manded by the holder, and as consequence
there were but very few stalls in the Centre
Market yesterday at which beef could be pro-
cured A general determination on the part
of the citizens TO abstain from the consumption
of beef and TO sustain the butchers in the lau-
dable stand they have taken, will be the sures,
way to correct The evil complained of,
Baltimore amer.
We understand that a delegation from the
butchers of Philadelphia arrived in this city
last evening, TO confer with the trade here, on
the subject Of the high prices of provisions,
and TO devise means TO reduce them somewhat
toward the verge Of moderation. A meeting
Of conference on the subject is 10 be held at the
Hide Hall on Monday evening.
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Mr.. Van Buren, has held an office for thirty
years, and has been paid more than $l50,0O0
for his public services. Mr.. Ponsett has held
$4,000.
miraculous EScape.-About 2 O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon, during the thunder squal,
teamster was passing through a pine forest
near Pine Brook, Morris Co. N. J. He was
driving pair of horses. before one of the 'long,
low, black looking Dutch wagons" The
lightning struck one Of the tall pines by the
roadside, and split the tree from top 10 bottom
-one-half of which fell directly across The
wagon, severing it completely in twain, and
leaving the countryman with his horses and
fore wheels, perfectly unframed, or himself in
any way affected by the electric shock.
4 Hard Customer. Sun tells a story
of Mr.. James Webb, who recently put up al
the Globe Hotel in this city and pretending to
be a man of wealth, selected goods at the
stores of different merchants 10 the amount of
abour $4,000. After being duly leasted and
hatlered and treated 20 rich dinners and first
rate champagne, Mr. Webb was suddenly
among the missing Baltimore Post.
The Springfield Gazette states that VIM.
Ridge of Wilbraham, aged about forty-eight
years, was found dead in his barn on Friday
evening last. 1t is supposed that he fell from
the scalfold, while throwing down some hay,
and, striking his head first, received mortal
injury.
A costly rope.-The new rope just put on
the inclined plane of the lail road at Columbia,
Pa. cost $4,000
The iron safe of the Pearl Street House,
Boston, was opened by dexterous robber on
Monday morning Of last week, and lightened
of $500 belonging to the landlord, and four
packages of bills belonging to certain Vermont
Banks. The robber has not yet been discovered.