Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-12-29
Foreign items.

IIsav IruIu La sl.Il
scycral dogs In, na;n,a;ncJ a by,ye dae,res
ih.o,,;n,, f;,,soic ,,,, NJ. L..,,,,La. 81 -,
and scr,tcL;,1 liz assa;lan,. a. c,r;n,,.l, lie
they we're compelled 10 retreat. He then ran
up tree, and n counhyman climbed after him;
but the coon set John Boil at defiance, and
drove him 10 the ground with many grievous
scratches. The courageous animal was at last
brought down by two shots from fowling-piece.
lie probably escaped from menagcrie.
Tur pryp,,x Ixcy,.s,~o n,r,o, ,bo nae,
twelve years Of uninterrupted peace, the nation
al expenditure Of Great Britain has increased
ten and halt millions sterling. The increase
within three years only has been four millions.
II would seem as II the British people could not
bear much addition to their mountains Of taxa
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CRIMINAL DOMESTIC Suffolk Police re-
Gently apprehendeda bridegroom and his father
in-law' while they were eating wedding dinner
composed oil stolen mutton and both have been
committed 70 ,ske their trial
Great Malvern, Enc. has been .en,epcrJ 70
year. TRANSFORMATION for stealing nm umbrello.
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FRIENDS IN NEED. -tlse,oOO was the sum
gwen, from NOV, 1876, 10 May, lo4e, by the
British Qnakers, to relieve the destitute Irish
GA modern Milo, in the shape of a moder-
ate sized but muscular Frenchman. 8 feet ?
inches high, in the presence Of several witnesses
at l.owih, broke, by a blow with his INST, cob
bers lapstone into more than dozen pieces
rsyn IL n remarkable fac, that tho French
with ali ,beir rbodotnontade abont - l;bar,ys al
free institntions" have never hoen kpoyn n
ui,er word of ,.omnla;nt AGAINST their rons.,;,.
lion system their noce-snv system. or ,bc;r nsi,.
mort system-thrac Of ne most yexations on.
nressiye. and grinding eng;ncs Of ,vrannv ~,
]
ta A good story Is told OF one Of the insur-
gents Ct Frankfort, radical Alr Meiternich-
no, a., aioi;sh Ill. 81 ash;l;,i -, "'.
| ~ da a. ,hsro ,ronld ha ~, ,;',;r,,;i, ha,,rne
him and The Prince Of The same n.mei ''''''A
81 Cardinal hossii the Premier OF the Pope,
who was recently assassinated by the mob, cali
ed upon himself their Indignation by the most
coniempiuous language and gestures towards the
! populace. lie fell within few feet OF the spot
/
CHOLERA ABATiNG;-Ne have iull reports
/ OF tue progress oil the Cholera in Russia, uPoo
Nov. 81 IL was palpahly decreasing DIR. Ham
Z d!ade the English physician at ST. Petersburg
had treated 1900 cases, IN one large establish
men'' and lost only m'rteen patients. This shows
LII ,s 49, oc H.. A.. -
| FUSERAL PROCESSION IN HAMBURG.-Lest
some OF my readers may think that the term
droh, as applied 10 funeral procession, may ap-
pear strange, let me tell them that in Hamburg
the friends and relatives OF the deceased do not
follow the remains to The grave but IN their stead
march along some Twelve or sixteen hired MOURN
n m rh;Ia .a.,' c,.;s, sno'. e s'o an;
costumes and n sncc;es of mol o,zv;,v on The
co,r,nr.n,a. NJ ,boss WHOSE ,,ls !, i - y,o,rr
,or ,,,, Combine AZ o;ve any ,h;na hr, Tho, soi.
emni;,y N a funeral SCENE which tho STRANGER
meets in other Iands-- KcndaIr, Ie,,ers
MouRNlSo foRbiDDEN:-lh ne Egyptian gov
ernment has issued proclamation declaring II
unlawful Tor a woman to mourn more than three
/ Gays, except lot her HUSBAND ii she mourns
The loss OF child, me government assures her
ihai Inc supreme ruler 0, ,he Universe WI
MAKE her tongue seventy euo'ls lohg, win oeher
,;onsd
TRICKS IN HIGH LfFE.-A Portuguese bar
ones, charged with having stolen two valuable
goa r'ngs' &c; mas, with her servant, been com
"i ~. iOr 'riai IN LONDON.
! inc queen OIL ror'ugai mas oeeh sued IN the
Ionusuese courts LOT wages que 70 me Kitchen
u'sius' s'Ao'e 'o!S' anu o'''er Paiaee Servants
CORRUPTION AND HoARDING.-Keschen,
the Governor Of Canton, in 1910, was degraded,
and his property con6scated TO the Emperory-
consisted Oh 1,v'Voo o.: Oh go'd' S'4oO,ooo OF.
S%i pure siyer' z,voV'OVV ioreieh money besides
houses ana iana 70 an enormous extent Ho-
IVAN rune si,ii,s'ei, nie' w.n similar is'e
rev years Hsoi ou' MS properly Jar exceeded
inc "'0'e d" '"ue'
SMART WOMAN. An ENGLISH vessel
bound for Alden, at the mouth of the Red Sea
with cargo Of coal for the India steamers. lost
her CAPTAIN by death. The crew took his occa-
sion to run away with the vessel, end sell heron
VIC Araeah coast Inc captains daughter,
young woman aoou, ~ years oil age obtained
some lnumauon oil their design and resolved to
prevent IL one armed herself with pair OF
p's'ols, secured 'he in'ehes'' ana encouraging
possession of the quarterback and bravely cam.
PEELED the mutinons sailors TO work the vessel in.
to Alden, where they are now in confinement.
a LADY y. DioGENks.--A late number OF the
BOMBAY Times says, 'nat an oid Siahraua wo-
man recently enIereui me oudr Adawlui, while
ed into flame. and blazing like liule tor,hcs in