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Washington, Feb. 9.

From The army.-Dr, Holland, bearer Of despatch
es from the army, arrived in Washington this evening
lie left WOODS army the 9Th ult and gives further
particulars Of the position Of the forces, bat nothing
important. Enough was known To Justify the belief
that the Mexcans were strongly disposed 10 negotiate
for peace.-Journai Of Commerce.
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Fire in Neo Haren.--0n Monday night last fire
broke out in New Haven, which consumed Cabinet
Ware house owned by Lines & Smith and Thomas
Cooks Carriage shop and buildings adjoining. Lines
& Smiths loss is from $4,000 TO $1,000, insured at
the Etna Office In Hartford.
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4 Bright Boy Prince Albert was blaming little DO,
at Eaton for not having learned his age It's no
my fault sir, said the boy, for have holiday ever
time prince is born
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NEW YORK MARKET. DAM. 25.

Al market $50 Beef Cattle, 5000 Sheep Beef Cattle
Offering modeale market rather active and nearly all ta
ken Sc to SO for ordinary lots and 5 for few
Sheep-arket with the exception Of 100 head cleared
so 10 So and s. for choice lots Some Cattle sold
60 out of market al prices fully equal 10 quotations
Jour. Com.
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Caution 10 Marrying Young Ladies--A woman
brought before the Boston Police Court for drunken
ness in reply to the question Of the Judge whether she
had ever been in the House OF Correction, spid mo
SIR but have been married. and that's Hoose Of Cor
reeiion enough for me =
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Railroad Route 10 Troy.-We understand that Q
careful survey Of railroad route IRON Greenfield "a
Troy, N. Y, by way Of Deerield River, is contem.
plated and that efforts are now being made 10 raise
funds for that purpose.-.fmherst Express.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-02-11

The melt income Of the Connecticut River Rail
Road, extending from Springfield to Greenfield (cap-
ita 81 900 ,o00) during the year 1896 ss6, 494-
Sc. The cost cooperating the road has not exceeded
IS cents per mile.
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Great Snow Siorm.-A letter in the Boston Atlas
from the valley Of the Penobscot says that a snow
storm commenced about half past ten the night Of
the 29th ult. and continued for 30 hours. Three feet
Of snow had fallen, entirely inteuup,ing conmunica-
lions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-02-11

Freeman, recently convicted Of the murder, Of III,
Van Ness Family, has had trial granted him BY
the Supreme Court Of the State of New York.
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The Hon JoHE QyINor ADAMS len Boston on Monday a
econ for wsshns.on aeeomPSniedby his wife and son.
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rUATHHRs.
NOTICE.

gISIIIS is 10 certify that give my son, BARNA,
Il his time TO do and act for himself, shall claim
none Of his wages nor pay any o. bis debts after this
date. STEPHEN bEMlS. 3
Feb. 9Th, ls47. s25
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PHGNIX HOUSE,
III
CHARLES g. L.FWRE.rCE,
BRATTLEBORO, VT.
Feb. LIST, isl7. ly2;

GREAT BARGAINS
A RE going OIL daily, as we will sell our stock OF
IN Dry Goods for two or three weeks 10 come for
the original cost. No humbug Persons wishing TO
purchase will find decided bargains and will be sold
TowNsLEY SONS.
Feb. 8. IS
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gang OF horse thieves has been discovered in Iowa.
the counties opposite Hancock, and thirty Of then
have been arrested The jails filed with them. Abou
three.fourths Of those arrested said TO be Mormons.
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BRATTLEBORO.

YUyHE Selecimen Of Bratileboro will meet at Good.
IL enough's Inn on Tuesday, the 10th inst. All
persons having demands against the Town unsettled,
il Is hoped will then present them. They will also
stale that the next annual March meeting oil said
viii be held the FIRST Tuesday Of March, at O'Clock
forenoon.
Bratleboro, Feb Q. Is47. IS
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Administrators Sale.

DY license from the Judgc Of Probate tho subscTis
Dber will sell, at Public .fuctio1, on 81 TURDAf
the 5th inst, ai9 O'Clock r. NJ, al the lun Of Henry
Smith, in Bfaiebofo, about
% Acres of Meadow Land,
lying in said Braieboro, bounding east Connecii-
cut River, and about half mile from Bratueboro
East Village, as lately owned by Philip Barrett de-
ceased, with the barn and shed standing thereon.
Perons wishing 10 purchase are invited 10 examine
The premises before The time Of sale. ~
HENRY BARRETT, .fdsH'r
BratiIeboro. Feb Q, 1877. "a
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Palm Leaf Braiders.

TITO make coon No. 3, 3 and a Hats, wsnedai
Il DICKINsONs.
Feb. z, "a. ew25
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Accompanying the above Work the remedies for the
diseases described therein and which prescribed
for the These are known by the name Of
BEacHS MEDICINES
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.

Mr.. William Reed, of Carlton, Orleans
county, New York, born in Cumington.
Hampshire county, Mass, was the 7th child
of his parents, born the I'll, day of June, III
the year l777, and was 10 years old Tie 9Th
day of June, 1917. He married 7 wives,
by whom he had 7 children in 7 times I
years. He was I times elected to the State
Legislature, where lie made 7 set speech
es, and received for his services in the 7
sessions $777.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
EFFECT OF GRIEF.

When griefSubsides. it then, and no soon
or, finds a tongue. We complain because
complaining is an effort to disburdcn the
min of its distress. This observation is
finely Illustrated by a story which Herodo-
tns records.
Cambyses, when he conquered Egypt,
made Psammenitus, the king, prisoner; and
for the trial Of his constancy, lie ordered
his daughter to DC dressed in the habit ofn
slave, and to be employed in bringing water
from the river; his son also was ledto ex-
'%ecution with a halter about his neck. The
Egyptians vented their sorrows in tears and
lamentations; Psammenitus only, with a
.downcasteye, remained silent. Afterward,
m Meeting one of his companions, a man adj
vanced in years, who being ~plundered Of all,
was begging aims, he wept bitterly, calling
him by his name. Cambyses, struck with
wonder, demanded an answe to the follow
ing question: "Psammenitus, thy master
.Cambyses is DESTROYS to know why, after
thou hadst seen thy daughter so ignomini-
.ously treated, and thy son led to execution
without cxclaiming or weeping, thou sholdst
be so highly concerned for a poor man no
way related to thee ?" Psammenitus re-
turned the following answer: "Son of Cy-
rus, the calamities of my family are too great
to leave me the power of weeping; but the
misfortunes of a companion, reduced in his
cid age to want of bread, is d fit subject for
lamentation."
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
S-GE1 Santa Ec.

The Jefferson Inquirer contains a letter
from Capt. l.. ]. Eas!on, who arrived at In
dependence Oh the 23d inst, in 80 days from
Santa Fe. He left NEST of the company al
the Little Arkansas on their way in. Capt
Agney was to remain in Santa Fe; Capt
Dent to be discharged on the 9th of June;
Can't. Fischer on the 30tll. Lieut.. Col.
Wilcox had returned to Taos from the Red
River, and would be ordered to Santa Fe,
together with the mounted companies al
Albuquerque. Col. Price had heard moth
tackled Capt. Easton OIL the 4th of July, and
succeeded in capturing one mule, killing
another, and taking II oxen belonging to
Judge Brown. The maraudcrs were sup
posed to be Camanclies led by Mexicans.-
The day before he arrived at Pawnee Fork,
a Government train was attacked-30 oxen
captured, and a negro killed. Indians have
assembled in large bands on the Arkansas,
and begin to think Americans are afraid of
them. The Ioss of 1t. Love was five men
killed, seven wounded, and six horses shot;
Mr.. Hayden losing 200 oxen.
Capt. Easton gives the following account
Of forces on their way out:
We met Lieut.. Love, pursuing his jour-
ney, 8 miles this side the crossing of the
Arkansas, on the 10Th July; and Capt. Nc
Nair's company and the infantry battalion,
under Col. Easton, at Pawnee Fork, with a
large train of wagons. Also four compa-
mics of Col. Rails regiment, on the Goth,
at Cotton Wood Fork. Capt. Simonds and
Smithaon's companies a few miles beyond
Council Grove on the ~2lst,-Capt. Simonds
was left at the Grove very sick, though
much better when / saw him. At Council
Grove met the Rails company. On the 2lst,
met four companies of the Illinois regiment,
Is miles this side of the Grove; and three
more companies, same regiment, camped at
Willow Spring, on the 22d.
WrLKERsoN, who poisoned the wedding
party in Texas not long since, has been
hanged in due form by the people, under
the Lynch code.
E-A gallant New England knight of
The quill, describing a country dance, says,
"the gorgeous strings of glass beads now
glisten on the heaving bosoms of the vii
lasge bellies, like polished rubies resting on
the surface Of warm apple dumplins."
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
From the PENNSYLVANIA.

MIDsH1pMAN RoGERs:-Mteresting Let
ter from him.-We have been favored
with the following letters, the second of
which details some Of the hardships of the
gallant writer, whom we hope soon to see
restored to his family and his country. The
conduct of the Mexican government has
been, in this case, cruel beyond apology,
and is in strong contrast with the leniency
extended to the prisoners of war of that
nation, which have fallen into the hands of
our commanders:
Correspondence of the Pennsylvania.
BooTH- HrRsr, near New Castle, Del, }
July Is, lS47.
GENTLEMEN: Letters were received to-
day, via Havana, from my son, being the
first authentic intelligence since he was
sent from Vera Cruz. For the information
Of many friends, who have felt a deep inte-
rest in his fate, | make an extract for your
paper from one addressed to me.
The President on his journey north, be-
tween Wilmington and Philadelphia, was
Pleasedto express to me the deep solicitude
on the part of himself and the Secretary of
the Navy, in his case. OF this had pre-
viously been assured by copies of the DIFF
~fercnt dispatches sent me by the Secretary
of the Navy.
You will observe there was a feeling
growing out of the most holy of all our al
'fections, which predominated over his keen
est sufferings.
Yours, truly, sc.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
on BUENA VIsTAsBLOODY FIELD.
BY COL. HENRY PETRIKEN.

On Buena Vista's Bloody field
A soldier, dying, lay,
His thoughts were of his mountain homc
Some thousand miles away;
He called his comrade TO his side,
For much had he to say,
In briefest time to those who were
Some Thousand miles away.
My father, comrade, you will tell,
About this bloody fray
Ny country's standard, say to him,
Was safe with me to-day.
l have made a pillow of it now,
On which to lay my head,
A winding-sheet you will make Of it,
When | am with the dead.
| know I will grieve his Utmost soul,
To think that more,
I'll sit with him beneath the oak,
That shades his cottage door;
But 1.-THE time-worn-pdriot,
That, mindful of HIS fame,
Upon this bloody battle field,
1 sullied not his name.
My mothers form is with me now,
Her wall is in my car,
And drop by drop, as flows my blood,
So drops from her the tear.
Then, oh when you shall tell to her,
The tiiings of this day,
Speak softly, comrade-so:tly speak,
What YOU may have to say.
Speak not to her in hurried words,
The blighting news you bear,
The chords of life might snap too soon,
So comrade, have a care.
l am her only, cherished child,
But, tell her hat died,
Rejoicing that she taught me young,
To take my cOuntry's side.
But, comrAde, there is one, | fain
Oace more would look upon;
She E.yes upon the sloping hill,
That overlocks the lawn
The lawn, where | shall never more,
In spriag-tine's pleasant hours,
Go forth with her in merry mood,
To gather woodland flowers,
Tell her, when death was on my brow,
AMI life receding fast,
Her voice, her form, her parting words,
Were with me TO the last.
On Ruena Eista's bloody field,
Tel her dying lay,
AMI that l knew she thought Of Inc,
Some thousand miles away.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
TOO YOUNG FORWARM MATTERS.

"Pa, what is f-cation :"
"Therc is no such word as fi-cation, my
son." said the father; "what do you ASK
that for!@"
"Becausc they say that the government
has been building lorty-Ii-cations at Sheer
ness"
"Charlcs,'' said the father, you had bet.
ter run llome-you are two young to under,
stand wal matters"
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
JAMES ROGERS.
MENIco, May %, 1871.


Iwrote to you on the 10Th Of February.
the eve of my departure for Pcrote, since
which time | have had no opportunity Of
saying one word % You. know you have
been very anxious about me, mnIe especial
ly as the position and circumstances Of my
capture, determined this Government to re-
gard Inc as a spy. | think can nov as
sure you that you may Danish all such fears;
their inquisitions must have proven that my
condemnation would be opposed to all rules
of civilized warfare. My situation has
been critical, and ever now | look back to
it with painful feelings. givcyou a mere
synopsis Of my wanderings and privations.
On the evening Of the 18th Of February,
I arrived at Pcrntc, under the surveillance
Of a strong escort. was Immediately lock-
ed up in a forlorn looking apartment, paw
ed with brick, and without one single arti
Gle of furniture. | passed that night upon
the floor, without the covering Of a cloak
even, as well as the two following. My bag
gage was sent to me from Vera Cruz, but
the coach vas robbed, and | lost it all, with
more than $3.50 in money.
purchased other clothes here and pro
ceeded towards Mexico. On my route
was robbed of everything, and arrived in
the capital without a cent and without APP
parel. Through the interference of some
few foreigners | was put upon my parole
and am allowed the liberty of the city. |
will here add, | have not received any sup
port from this government.
Such is a mere outline Of my hardships.
When the apprehension of being shot as a
spy is superinduced to them, you can at
once see what has been my position and the
of my feelings. Such has been my
treatment. ! learned yesterday from an
American paper published in Vera Cruz,
that the President has sent special instruc-
tons to Gen. Scott in reference to a ~rctalia-
tory course.
Your letter of January l, my dear, have
received, and determined TO refuse your
generous offer, which affected me sensibly;
but as l am without any other means-as |
lost every thing in the Somers, and have
since been twice robbed of all except the
on my back, | I'm compelled to draw
on you, although most unwillingly: | feel
| do not impose upon your kindness
doing SO, for you would prefer such a
step rather than | should so suffer.
How long I may be here is a subject of
Ihave at times been three days
any thing to eat, ragged, and cold.
I1s"Will any other lady take a pickle?"
the girl said, when she tumbled into a
logshead Of brine.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

The Price eta Rsde.-Beasts of burden
and vehicles were in great demand in Bos-
tor. Onr of the results of the rise in prices
is disclosed in the following paragraphfrom
the Traveller:
Yesterday a sailor, mate of a vessel at
East Boston, perhaps a little disguised with
liquor, came across a cow, quietly feeding
in the streets of that place, and jumped up
'on her back. The frightened animal started
down the street with its unusual burden,
much to the amusement of the spectators
Having reached the end of the street, the
sailor jumped off, and with a loud cry of
"starboard your helmp' jerked the COW
round by the tail, jumped on again, and
rode back to his original starting place
The owner of the cow upon hearing the
facts, was disposed to sue the sailors for
damage done the COW; but the matter was
settled by his paying ten dollars for his ride.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

li-Iivc ol!iie sweetest words in our Ian
suage begins with II, which is only a breath;
Heart, Hope, Home, Happiness, and Heav-
en-. Heart is Il hope-placc, and that man
mistakes, who exchanges the happi-
ness Of home for any thing less than heav-
en-,
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

The Force Of Habit-We have allheard
of the incident of the horse attached to the
'bread-cart in London, which at the sound
ing of the bugle, when a troop ofthe queens
cavalry was passing him, rushed headlong
into the ranks and ranged himself prnreriy
in line. He had been an old army horse,
and knew the signal. An incident some
what similar occurred in Baltimore not long
since. A worthy milkman stopped his wag-
on, to which he had hitched, for the first
time, a horse he had just purchased. As is
the custom he rang his bellto let the neigh
.bors know he was s:about." Quick as
thought, the horse started off in a circular
movement, capsizing wagon, driver and all
together in admirable confusion. The Sc
crct of this movement was attributable to
the factthat the horse was a blind one, and
had been accustomed TO the signal of the
bell when he was required to start in one
ofthe mud machines Of the city, where they
all travel in a circle. As soon as he heard
the bell he was of, and thinking that his
usual circle was before him, he III
ed his round and completed it to the deci-
dcd discontinue of the milkman.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

GOOD.-A son of Erin, just arrival il
this Land of plenty, being in want ventnrct
to solicit a little aid from 4 person who's,
external appearance seemed 10 Indicate tina
he could easily'alford it. lie was however
rudely rcpulscd with a 600 to He'll" Pa
looked at him in such a way as TO fix his at.
t~cntion, and mcckly replied, "GOd bless
your honor for your civilility, for you're the
first iintlcman that has ever invited me tr
his fathers housc since | come TO the land
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
Temperance Arguments.

An exchange tells the following goot
thing. The arguments arc solid and con.
vincin5.
A jolly sailor came UP to Rev. Mr.. G.
of Charleston, s. c., not long since shaking
a handful of silver dollars.
"Why, Jack" said the pastor ie, .insly
eyou are flush to-day-do You int n! tc
make me q present Of all these dol. >"
"Nn," said the honest tar, 'th,s2 az,
not dollars, they are argunents.'
"~.Arguments!2 Why what do they provc?:'
"They may prove that temperance is Z
good thing. Now, sir, Ircceived ny wage
when | got into port the other day, ard had
just twenty dollars; ard, says | to myself
this goes for grog and fun Well, sir, the
first night spent five dollars in a grog shop
leaving me just fifteen. But as you had
appointed the next night for a temperance
meeting, and begged us all TO come up,
thought would just go to hear what yoy
had to say. Well, sir, ! signed tie pledge
that night, aud here's the rest of my none,
allsaved. Now, sir, don't you call these
fifteen good arguments in favor # temper.
ance:?"
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

AZ E~cuo.-Thcrc is a singular echo in
the vicinity of Lochca,ron, which put a
~gamckeepcr to a good deal of annoyance
lately. 1t seems he had shot a fox on the
opposite side of the glen, and his ear was
shortly afterwards saluted with a double re-
port from the echo, at several miles dis
lance. Imagining that the sound proceed
ed from q po2chcr's gun, he set off at full
speed, and in few hours reached the place
quite exhausted. Disappointed and vcxcd,
lie lay down, and, yawning like a grampus,
vociteratcd, clay! how! haoo! haa! These
interjccticns were immediately repeated
by the echo. Tie keeper started up in
alarm: his dogs commenced 10 bark; and as
their bowls were also repeated, lie fancicd
that he had fallen upon tue den OF Cerbe-
rus and FED, C~onfuunGcd, from the spot.
- i~HrcrHcSS CJHirr.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

DFcGeyu! SIsG3NjOQt .Accilcnt- Seren
Persons ScaLfeh-We copy the following
from the Baltimore Clipper of the 24th:
TlIcStcamcr Oregon, which has been run
ming on Sunday TO the Fish House and Pa
tansbo Garden, blew up last evening, sclad-
ing some seven persons. She was about
starting OIL herle;urn trip, when the stern
end of the boilers blew out, partially Gle ar
ing the deck, and scalding seven persons,
two of whom were children. Some three
or four are not expected to recover. Sew
.erdl persons were knocked into the river,
and others sprang overheard; and but for
the Gct Of the boat being at the landing,
the loss of life would have been dreadful.
W. learn that the steam had been collect
cd whilst the boat lay at the landing, ready
for starting, and that the fact of the boiler
being nearly worn out, caused the dreadful
occurrence.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

Tdrring and FeaLherins a Bridegroom.
On Wednesday last, at Port Jefferson,
L. l., a mate of a vessel was married 10 a
pretty girl of that place. While the couple
were returning from the Minister'S, they
were attacked and stoned by q party of
rowdies, and finally the groom was taken
and tarrcd and fcathertd. 1t seems that
herpareuts are satisfied with the match,
and no IeaSon can be assigned fer the bru-.
tai conduct, unless that certain ones of the
party were troubled with the green-eycd
monster. We understand that twenty-five
Of the party have been arrested.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09
TERMSOF THE BANNER.

50 in advance; 50 30 at the end of The volume
NOinan's paper will be discontinued unless the
be paid for up tothe time Gifts discontinue
ance
.7DTER7 TSLN'G done rcry hU.=E
All letters on business must be post paid.
Democratic banner., 1847-08-09

S'wcAish Chthiren.-Mr. M'Dcnald, in
his travels through Sweden, says: "Young
children from the age of one to that Of
eighteen months are wrapped up in ban
like cylindrical wicker baskets,
which are contrived so as to keep their
bodies straight without interfering much
with their growth. They are suspended
from pegs in the wall, or laid in any con-
.~venient part of the room, without much
nicely where they exist in great silence and
good humor. | nave not heard the cries Of
i child since l came to Sweden"