Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-10-02
Suicide of Hon. John White,

Former Speaker cfhe United States House Representatives.
The Lexington (Ky) Observer of Wednesday last says,
"Our city thrown into great CONSERVATION yesterday
morning by the intelligence from Richmond, that the Hon
John White, Of that place had, Monday evening com.
mitted suicide by blowing his brains out with pistol The
Intelligence was the more startling the character Of
the distinguished dead. He cool, determined self
poised brave and act OF this kind would have been ex
pected from any in our State, as from John
White We have further particulars than that some
time in the forenoon Of Monday he told his family tina, he
would retire his and wished 10 be privaienot TO
DO interrupted He did so, and about o'clock the report
Of pistol heard and upon going into the room was
found tina, he had put end TO his existence by placing
pistol agsnst his right temple, and blowing ball through
his head Peeuuisry embarrassment ia assignee ss wv
cause though nothing had been discovered when our in
iOrmsnt LETT, which indicated the reason
UnirersaIists to the statistics Of the
Universalists, recently published, we learn that the
denomination numbers 1904 societies in this coun-
try, being a gain Of Ala in the last ten years-676
preachers, gain Of Ssi in the same time. The Cen
eral Convention of this denomination was held IN bos-
ton las, week. and probably one OF the largest re-
ligous conventions ever held in this country, about
five thousand persons being in attendance from all
parts of the land. The necessity Of higher educa-
ton dviner Ie and more spirituality were the chief
topics Of the principal speakers. This denomination
is chiefly confined to the Northern and Western sec
tons Of our Union, and now ranks as lourih IN the
country, in point OF numbers, &c
Bold robbery al nOOnday.-on Friday, as J: May,
ESQ.,, of Westminster, VT, was passing from Prince
ton to Sterling, in this county, trunk was cut from
the rack of his carriage taken a few rods from the
road into the woods and rhed of small sum OF mon
ey and other articles. The trunk, which was filled
with valuable clothing, was not missed I'LL Mr. May
reached the house of friend in West Boylston,
when several men started back in search oft The
trunk was found in the woods before Named with the
clothing safe and covered with brakes, from which IL
is supposed the robber robbers intended TO make
midnightjob in recovering it, Worcester Trans.
.Murderers ayrested-The two men supposed TO be
leaders in the murder Of Col Davenport, Rock island
Illinois, were arrested last Saturday evening at San
dusky city, by the sheriff of the county where The
murder was committed gold guard cham was
found on one of them, and identified as the one worn
by the murdered man. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ma GouoH-Wc regret 10 state that Mr. Cough
was so seriously ndisposed on Saturday last, that
great fears were entertained lest he should sink unde
bis sufIeTings Towards evening, however, he par
italy recovered, and yesterday was much better tho
he is still in aarmingly weak stale-Bosion 'dHas
p5- The appointment Of Hon. Levi Woodbury. tC
the office Of Associate Justice Of the u. b. Supreme
Court, seems 10 give general satisfaction. Mr. wood
bury is o. great industry, and should he en-
tirely abandon politics he will doubtless make an excel
lent Judge. He has accepted the appointment, which
the u. S. Senate will in all probability confirm.
Cheshire Road-The Railroad Commissioners have dom
up their work from Wlnchendon to this town, in name
very generally satisfactory 10 oil concerned Half
than half Of the land baganed Tor before the Commis
sioners came on the ground. The whole amount Of lam
damages the % "a miles Of the road amounts 10 bu
about $4,000 We understand the contractors alread
at work q, various points on the road-ksene Sentinel