Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-06-21


ROMANCE IN DEATH.--The last Match. |
cz Free Trader tells the following story -
"On the 9Th of the present month, Miss Ma |
ry Ann IL. Barber, aged IL, and L. b. |
Young. aged %, both Of Tuscaloosa Alaba-
ma, were buried in one grave, after having
departed this life under the following cir
cumstances Mr. Y. was a high-minded,
honorable young gentleman most ardently
and devotedly attached to Miss Barber, be.
tween whom and himself those promises and
attentions had been interchanged which
pledged them to the marriage union ut no
distant day. One in every sentiment, as
well as in sympathy, they both, few
months since, made profession of religion
at the same altar, and at the same time. On
the day OF their death, they had gone on a
water excursion, with uncommon buoyan-
cy and animation Of spirits, along with four
others, in skiff which suddenly oversee,
and plunged them all in the water. The
lover seized the one whom, OF all others. he
would save. and they both persisted They
were found at the bottom, locked fist in each
others arms. With a solemn propripty. that
embrace was never broken, and their bodies
thus rest IN one grave together even as their
spirits together passed into one heaven
EFFECTS OF THE New LICENSE LAW.
The Boston Transcript states that formerly,
on Artillery election holidays, riots and rows
used TO be frequent, and those citizens who
went on the Common for their own or their
chlldren's amusement watched with anxiety
The frst symptoms Of disturbance, and with
drew before II became general. On the re-
currence OF this anniversary on Monday,
not only was there no disturbance, but the
youngest child that parent ever dared let
roam alone, in crowded places, was as safe
from harm on the Common, as il il had been
in its sleeping chamber under parental pro-
lection" This is an improvement OF which
Boston may well be proud.
NerbnryPof Herald.
Democratic Wigs, and tory loco foeos
The Alexandria Gazette of Monday SAYS:
/ The Globe, and all lis kidney, in Putting
down the results of the Virginia elections,
call the Wings Federaiists, and the Admin.
istraton men Democrats This is laughably
impudent In many sections of Virginia the
reverse is the facl--the old Democrats being
Wings, and their opponents old Federals,s.
This digging up of buried name, and tying
it to living party is disgusting trick
Democrats iorsooth Pshaw!
TIE Six Stocking Gentrn--A good an
ecdote is told of the canvass in the Norfolk
(Va) district 1t occurred at St Brydes in
Norfolk county. Mr. Holeman, descanting
on the silk stocking aristocracy, DR. Mallory,
seized him by the leg, and lifting his foot
up 10 the popular view. showed that Mr..
Holleman himself had on silk stockings -
1t was done in humor, and produced roar
Of laughter
Melancholy Casuality--An interesting
young woman, aged Is, was crushed be-
meath the bridge West Of the first lock be-
instant DEATH She was sitting on box
when the boat reached the bridge, and not
crouching low enough in passing under it,
she was-eaught and sbockiagly ~aangled
She was from New York, aud on her way
TO Michigan with her mother-Rochesfe,
Democrat
A little girl nearly four years OF age, a
child of Mr.. Nathaniel Talbot, was drowned
on Monday, June 2, while playing with a
half barrel, not quite half filled with water
by falling in head first. No person was
near at the time the child when fonnd had
been missed about an hour. and life was ex
tnct. NeWbUTypoH Herald
Refnemenfs Of tie age-A Boston tailor
advertises pantaloonery' among his goods
He should add 10 his stock, battery bootcry
shOesery, eoatery, false shirtery, and diekery
10 make the assortment of restery complete
: There is woman in Boston so ugly :ha
her doctor has ordered her quart Of saffron
tea daily, to prevent its striking IN ane
killing her.
1t is said that person can now go from
, New York to jerusalem in thirtythre'
days
/ Col. Wolbert's Durham Cow Philadelphia
yields 81 quarts of milk per day. He ha
5 refused $500 for her.
!, Col Andrews, Loco. Foco member of thu
: Maine Legislature has just absconded from
: that state with $4,000 in coin, SC. belongin!
9 to his neighbors.
: 20 I'm undoae ~ as the lady said at tn
ball ven her corset string broke from owe
: straining.
Beef is coming dozen all over the country
: but even when sold for six and a quartz
cents, il will not be consumed as heretofore
People have found out that beef can easil
= be dispensed with.--Alerandria Gazeite