Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-01-26

How TO RlsE.-A Hint 10 Clergyaen.-At /
a meeting held at Preston, England, in favor Of
the Early Closing Movement the Rev. Is. Pow
all, who presided took OCCASION in the course of
his speech, to relate the following concerning the
Bishop of London "The latter, on being solic- |
tied rs to what time would be convenient for an
interview the following morning. replied, AT
any time after four o'clock He Ohe Chair
mani said, My Lord, do you rise so early as
four O'Clock 2 His Lordship answered, Il do:
If had not made practice Of rising early,
should never have been your Bishop"
Church AID STATE Gazette
SCARED TO DEATH-A young man in Gin
cinnati died on the 27th ult, from the effect OF
fright. He was in feeble health, and being on
board the steamer Wisconsin, Ind, the boat
struck floating tree, the limbs of which SILVER
cred her starboard guard, near which he was
standing He fell senseless in fright and died
few hours after the boat reached Cincinnati.
During a late fire at Carlisle, Pa, which des-
troyed the dwelling OF Mr. w. ii. Trout,
German baker, G. Grossman, who lived close by,
was so overcome by fear and apprehension, that
he fell dead on the spot.
FEAR AND FERocITy.-The people of Cairo
q little town among the swamps at the conilu-
ence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, keep
three loaded cannon in range with the landing,
to prevent passengers by the boats from coming
ashore and introducing the cholera.
VENGEANCE is THE LoRD's.-A man in
Newport, KY, lately undertook to avenge an
insult to his wife, by shooting the offender In
his haste and agitation, he only slightly wounded
him, while he shot ball through his own hand
occasoning the lockjaw, Of which he died.
COMPELLED TO SIN.-In New Orleans, a
man is not at liberty 10 emancipate his slaves,
without having first obtained permission Of the
Municipal Council
EXPORTING TowN-A Brooklyn gentle
man is having three hundred frame houses built,
for expectation to California.
gTA worthy clergyman in New Haven (says
the Register), whose sledge-hammer oftenest falls
on the vice of gambling, and games of chance,
had the good luck to draw prize in the "Art
Union" lottery.
~ What icont the reform spirit Of this age
attempt? We notice an account Of meeting
of the Lawyers in Boston, on the / It'll inst, with
the view of clevatng the standard of profession
al education, and to take measures for the pre-
venton of breaches of professional good faith
and integrity. Something of job.
esS There are 10000 Odd Fellows in New
York, Brooklyn, and Williamsburg They pro-
pose to tax themselves one cent n week each,
for the establishment Of an extensive library in
New York. This Order is never backward in
good works.
e7T John, my son." said a doting father who
was about taking his son into business, Z" what
shall be the style of the new frm?" We'll, -
said the one-and-twenty youth, looking up into
the heavens to find an answer, +" | don't know
but suppose we have it John H. Sdmpiin ana
Father" The old gentleman was struck with
the originality of the idea, but couldn't adopt it
81 A pastry-cook at Bologna has produced
n very novel substitute for newspaper. 1t is
composed of delicate pasie leaves, on which witty
articles are printed, not with ink, but with choc-
olate juice Thus it affords food for both mind
and body; as after its literary contents are de-
voured, the reader may devour the production
itself
ca When a bloated member Of the British
ArisIocracy applied to DR.. Abernethy for medi-
cal advice, the blunt old physician told him to
live on siSpence day, and earn it."
R3rA few drops of oil of sandal wood-which
though not in general use, may be easily obtain.
od-when dropped on hot shovel, win difusS
most agreeable balsamic perfume throughout
the atmosphere Of sick rooms or other confined
apartments.
H5S One of the latest discoveries informs II,
that gunpowder can be made out of wood. Th
may, in measure, account for the fact that the
most wooden-headed persons are generally til,
most explosve.-L0Rdon Punch.
81 The Washington Union of the 10th re
publishes message Of james X, Polk, Of NOR
than years standing, justiiying some Executive
nsnrpation-just as ii any body wanted to SCI
any thing of Mr. Polk except his back.
80 The Common Council of Albany have ap
pointed Committee to report the most feasible
pan OF supplying the city with pure water,