Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-02-15


lowing romantic stofyis related as fact in
a letter from 1hessalonica, dated Nov. 10 4:
--"Mustapha Pacha repuled 10 belhe ablest
of all the public officers OF Turkey, has iusi
delivered Macedonia from formidable band
of brigands, who have infested the country
for upwards Of four years The means he
took are TOO singular not 10 be mentioned.
Having learnt that a young Albanian
gill. bearing the name Of 1heodosia Maria
Sunk, residing at Mielnik. a town on the
frontier Of Greece, had secret communica.
lions with the robbers, Mnstapha had her
watched and questioned. but could no, OBJ
tain any disclosures. Heihen engaged one
OF his lieutenants named Ismael, young
man Of great personal beauty, to GO and en-
deavor to gain her affections. This officer
succeeded TO such degree that she became
warmly attached 10 him and informed him
that her real name was Eudoxia Theresa
Gherundaxi, and that she was the neice of
the chief Of the brigands, Michael Gregorio
Gherundaxi, whose troop amounted 10 be-
tween l,400 and 1900 men. She painted in
glowing terms the charms of their errant
and adventurous life, and urged Ismael 10
join them. He pretended 10 yield to her in
stances, and then learnt further from her
that her uncle would hold general muster
of his band on October 2slh, in the fores, OF
Pheloidos. All this Ismael communicated
TO Mustapha out in order TO avert suspicion,
went with his fair one to the rendezvous
The willy Mustapha collected his troops,
surrounded the assembled freebootels. and as
they refused to surrender, attacked them with
all his forces. The greatest numbe. of the
brigands fell on the spot, preferring death on
the field to capture and an ignominious ex-
ecution. A few escaped for the moment,
but they were afterwards taken and are
now waiting their sentence in the citadel Of
Thessalonica. Among the dead were found
the chief Gherundaxi, whose head was
cloven by stroke from sabre, and
the young lieutenant, lsmael, whose breast
had been penetrated by musket ball.
Mustapha cut off the heads OF all the killed,
and has pafaded them in triumph through
the town. The wreiched Eudoxia, on dis
covering the treachery OF her lover. has fal-
len into state of complete abandonment,
and is believed TO have entirely lost her sem
SEES. Musiapha has taken her into his own
palace. and ordered that every care her de-
plorable condition requires, shall be lavish
ed on her.
4 Pitiabie Taie-if true.-An elderly
coiored man, of a light complexion and blind,
accompanied by colored woman, whom
he called his wife, applied for relief yesler-
day afternoon at the Aims House. He calls
himself George Davis; and according to his
own statement, has been the slave of Mr. Will
liam Davis, of Richmond, Virginia, for fhy
eight years. He some years since married
the woman who accompanied him, and had
several children by her, eight OF whom are
yet living. About year ago he became
blind, and consequently useless 10 his master.
who manumitled him and his wife, gave him
a small sum OF money, and turned them both
adri6 Other eight children. MIR. Davis
retained seven in slavery, and allowedthe pa
rents 10 take but one of them, the Youngest,
which has since died Having been thus
cruelty set free, they found that their infirm-
ties and advanced age precluded them from
making out living, and they determined 10
go TO Canada and seek the assistance of some
OF their relations who were settled there
After begging their way to this city, thew
found themselves reduced to complete desti-
tuition, and were obliged to apply at the
Aims House for the means OF subsistence.
Such is the story they told and whatever
may have been the cause of their distress,
their appearance and manner showed but too
strongly that it was unfeigned But in JUS
lice TO Mr. William Davis, il there be such a
person, it is but right to say that these color
ed people had no manumssion papers, or
any other written documents corroborative
Of their story.-N Y Jour Com
The PARSLEY VIoLET.-The last number of
the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal con-
tains an article from DIR. Oliver Partridge, da-
ted Stockbridge, December, 1888, which gives
some Interesting and important facts relative
TO the relief afforded in cases Of gravel or neph-
rite complaints, when all other medicines fail
ed, by using tea made of the root of the pc
foot, or parsley violet. BY the latter name il
has long been known in the Western part of
this State. 1.-THE facts stated in the commun-
caton referred to, are correctly stated, of which
we presume there can be no doubt this herb
must be an important addition TO the pharma-
copeia. - Boston Mercantile Journal
Western Rail Road Fifty-two miles of
this road are graded between Worcester and
Springfield. So far the whole line is done, ex-
cept at four points, and they will be ready for
the rails in May next. The rails are very
large, being SO IL pounds 10 the yard Slee-
pers for thirty-eight miles have been obtained.
Part Of the iron has arrived from Europe, and
the rest has been ordered. Six miles are laid
already. The engines and cars have all been
ordered. Seven stopping Dlaces have heen