Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-07-20
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recently sentenced TO death in Worcester, for
the murder Of his wife, 10 the victim Of jesiing.
lie }, nrap Of weak mind, but ardently at
tached TO his wife. Some Of HE neiqhbors lonnd
him eEeit.ble on the subject Of Der fdeIiiy, aud.
played tricks 10 rouse his jealousy. Bong mad
dsRed by these, he committed the horrid crime,
ExD OF Gunrs LovE.-Mary Foley hss
been convicted al New Orleans Of pdfssag QUA
the eyes of Joseph w. King, by throwing into
them corrosive substance The parties lived
with each other IN illicit connexion. s1E ia
SruoK ~ TnE MuDs--A. German, who had.
been fishing in New York last Sunday, went in
to baihe. lie Owed off the wharf, and tho bot
tom Of the river being muddy, be stuck FAST
and his heels sticking up. They afterwards
brought him 10 the top Of the water BY means
Of hooks and lines This ought to be a caution
to youth against diving where there Is son
mud bottom. ....1 t.
MIRTHFUL CoSsCrExIIoussEss.---A noto-
rious black.lcg called to got his miniature taken
BY daguerrean operator. The picture was .
very perfect one, except the face, which was too
indistinrt to be recognized. The gambler ex-
pressing dissatisfaction at the picture, the ope-
rator said he " could not reconcile II TO bis con-
science TO gire couniendnce 10 man Of his char
aeter.T-- Louisville Courier. rla s 30s.ssfr
CRooKED CosscIKSTiousSEss.-- "harf
case" in Scioto county, Ohio, was tried, convict
ed, and sentenced to six years imprisonment in
the Penitentiary, for the crime Of cattle stealing
few weeks previous TO his trial, be broke jan
on Sunday, and being captured by the sheriff
on one Of the neighboring bills, he very gravely
remarked to the officer: d might have escaped,
but had conscientious scynptes dJotf frdeeitnd
an Sunday"
"a 4 frtxr "
pondent OF the N. Y. Herald, writing from
Brundywine, Del, says they have curious old
fashioned custom in that State, "thst for certain =.
offences, women shall be stripped, and tied 10
post, and publicly whipped. Yes, whipped, or
rather lashed, until the blood flows down their
backs Think of that, will you, in this age and
country" The letter-writer must be Of the
freshest importation not to know that this is one
Of the most cherished reserved rshtsof the chiv-
alric people Of half the Union.
t National .Anii-Slarsry Standard.
African AND TEXAN SLAVE TRapE-Ths
Caddo Ua) Gazette Of the sth ulf has the fol-
lowing startling paragraph;
ave have been credibly informed thai there
is constant trade in the kidnapping Of negroes
going on between Africa and Texas. Year be-
fore last there were several vessels, well loaded
with negroes. brought from Africa, and landed
near the mouth Of the San Bernard, and tho ne
grocs sold there. This JlocE scheme should be
looked into by the Government, and those en-
gagged in il punished according to law"
BERP ny THE YARD.-They sell beef in
Panama by the yard--6l cents per yard. 1t is
a common thing to see a native with three or
| four yards Of beef slung over his back. eating
his dinner as he travels alongi
EcoSoMIsE rms SPARE MoMEnTs.-C Chan
celIor dAguessau, Of Belgium, finding that his
/ wife always kept him waiting a quarter OF au
hour alter the dinner-bell had rung, resolved to
devote this time to writing work on Jurispru-
dencc He put the project in execution, and
ultimately produced a work Of four volumes
Music IN rnE FAMrLr.--Encourag taste
| for music in your children. Il is grand aid to
refinement snd happiness. II you can afford it.
igise your children a choice Of instruments
piano, saEp "a guitar fos tho gals, aud violin.
lvioloncello or flute for the boys. But do not
neglect the organ which nature has bestowed
upon every one. If parents will sing, theirchil
dren will follow their example, and in our opin-
ion, good musical family may bid defiance to
consumption, because singing strengthens the
lungs Exercise your bump Of Tune daily, then
mo matter fit does cost something. You will
be soothed, refreshed and cheered by frequent
strains of music. s .
FoREsT LIIERATURE-At the last ordinary
meeting Of the National Institute. Mr. School
800, e .J.;',aa =, .,,, ,,,.,,,tar. 4; h,;.r -
,noir, The purpott Of Photographic petition pre-
scntcd to The President Of the United States by
recent delegation of Chippewa Indiaus from
the distant shores Of Lake Superior. Much n-
sssess vas SNo' ny anolE w menpe's =, IN.
sunIu' n'oae % e-pLenpg ,aeas, wa'1n y uone
pary " Puie ~ n gh' anu parry ~ Isp,s-
easas sEs.' , ne en,'e oSloes % tn's
uuH.o pelnSS" ~ ee h:'s N T sness %
was referred for A report 10 IA EthnoIpg!c.l
ldepartment.- Sto,nton Spectator.
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hoNohs 10 iANkkE EikL.-niiss WITCH.
gu Of Nantucket, has received a gold modal
nom the King Of Denmark, Tor the discovery OF
= hitherto unknown comet.
Loss AND GArs-A Kaltky Torn-In the
town Of East Brdgcwaier, Mass., containing
about 1880 inhabitants, but three deaths have
occurred in the last SIX months, and those were
ri of consumption. During this time, DE- Orr,
The eminent physician there, has attended more
Than my births ~ 'fs-ep
II co,,,xn,,,,,s yvho 4 A.. ,.ost ,,.e1.,.
lale Spectator mentioned in tbs Bible 2 Jonah.
because he got sucked in 4lha1t
Why IL dentist likely to be a melancholy
nan Because he looks do,ea in ne moutk
| Why is lawyer like SAWYER? Because,
law which way you will, down must come tho