Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-04

We are indebted to friend for the follow
ing brief history of the last days of Old
Olympus. In the matter of raising the larg-
est. heaviest and best proportioned OK, we
believe Old Claremont has borne away the
palm from New England if not from the
United States. l-t4
The AMERICAN MAMMOTH Ok, OLYapus.
This astonishing animal was bred by the
Hon. Isaac Hubbard, IN the town of Clare
mont, State of New Hampshire. He was
sold in Oct 1887 and taken down the Con-
nectcut river to New York, from thence to
Boston, and was shipped to England in the
fall of 1888 under a heavy bond to her Maj
esty's Customs to be reshipped to America
in six months. Her Majestys Government
was pleased TO extend the Bond at this pc
Rod his name was changed, and was called
Brother Jonathan. He weighed at New
London before leaving the country 5000 lbs
He was sold late in the fall of 1893 to com
pany of gentlemen for large sum, who ex-
hbited him over most of England This
beautiful creature was exhibited at the Egyp-
tian Hall, Peccadilly, London, seven weeks,
during which time % 1868 persons visited
him, including almost every branch of the
Royal Family and the leading agricultural
noblemen and gentlemen. By special per-
mission he was admitted into the great Fair
at Oxford as an American OK and over
four hundred dollars were received in one
day. In 1910 he was slaughtered ut Horn
castle his weight being 3700bs. aud it was
the opinion of good judges had he been kept
quiet few months, with good attention, he
could have been made AGO lbs heavier. He
was of the Short Horned Durham breed
he the most perfect model of his kind col
or Dapple Bay. He was calved January
4th, lS32,- Claremont N. H. Eagle.
A touching religious ceremony was lately
celebrated at the Church of Orvilcrs, near
iIoudan, in the Department of Seine and
Disc, on the 18th of September. NJ Segoux
landholder, renewed his marriage after
fifty years, and presented himself at the
Church to receive there a second benedc
ton, followed by thirty three children, gran,
children and great grand children ATE
the ceremony, each of the members of tn,
family received present proportional in it
value to his degree of relationship.
Curious CASE BiGamy-A fellow answer
ing to the names of WIN. d. Carr aud Alfred Col
bum was tried at Ogdensburg few days ago 10
having plurality of wives. Twenty three year
ago he was married in Vermont-soon after b.
came to New York and was married again at Mas
sena. Four years after he shifted the scene to Uti
ca where he united himself To Miss Rebecca CLARK
lie gave Rebecca the slip about u year ago. an
one bright morning found himself with new con
modify in the shape of snug little wife, called Ma
tda, This last experiment produced four or fiv
young sinners, whom, with their mother, Mr. Cai
abandoned, and skipped over the line into Canad,
Even in this chilly region his amatory disposito
began to devclope itself; he was welded again an
again-came back to the States, and finally q
elose the eventiul hisory) he is now in Anbur
State prison tor the term of five years, durin
which time, at least the ladies' will be free from h
machmations,--N. T. Sun.
PosT OFFICE DEPARrMENr-. Postmas,,
General has issued order that no person und,
IT. years of age shall be employed in the TRANSMIT
sion of the mails, or a clerk in any Post Office.
Snieidc.-We learn from the Nashua N. IT, TIE
egraph, that Miss Eunice Watts aged 25 wear
drowned herself in the basin of the Nashua Mills,
few days since. N 8''