Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-02-03

tIJ Inc nDDuc AAia illouue tcllH OF gentle
man Of that place, who while hunting In Clarke
county was greatly surprised at the curious freaks
Of a squirrel, that with lmr ruiled, tail thrown
back, and seeming alternately in perfect ocstacy
Of fear, pleasure and rage, WIS carrying on fun-
Gus race among the branches Of tree at the foot
of which his dogs were barking, when he discover
cd m enormous rattlesnako with tail elevated and
giving the ominous warming To save him from
the bite, he shot his snakcshp when Instantly the
squirrel fell from the tree, perfectly dead.
ERA young man was frequently cautioned by
his father to vote for measures not men," ne
promised to do 70, and soon after received bonus
10 vote for a MIR Peck. His father, astouislcd at
his voting for mnn whom he dcrmcl Questionable,
inquired his reasons for doing ~ "Snrcly, faith
err" said the youth, you told me to vote for mea-
sures, aud il Peek i not measure don't know
what is
tV-An Irish widow at Rochester took from the
bank, the dry nfter her husbands death, the hun
lrpl dollars he had saved up, and spent ninety Of
il In the wake and funeral expenses, IN or.ler that
he might be 'dccenhy buricl.' She and her f,mi-
ly are now dependent on charity for bread It
cost $40 10 bury poor lrishnitn nj Albany last
week. There was a grand wake. aud the mas cost
$50. The reposo Of his soul will not Ne disturbed,
We take il, by the aulerngs Of his bcrcaScd fImi-
ly.
~ Thomas L. Walter, the architect Of the en-
largcment and improvement Of the national capitol
az Washington, has planned new dome for the
center building to take the place Of the present one
The new dome Is to be Of east iron, anl the Wash
ington Sentinel grows very enthusiastic IN dcscrb-
ing its character, saying that Il will be a magniR-
cent monument Of the architects skill and genius
and contribute much to pcrpetuate his fame and
reputation as mn architect, as did the dome Of st.
Peters that Of Michael Angelo.
~ The Toledo Ohio Blade tells the Gllowine:
Some funny things will happen In meeting. A
few evenings since, widow, who WAS known 10 the
entire congregation to he greatly ia want u a hus-
band, was praying with great fefsoncy. 'Oh,
thou knowest what is the desire Of my hearth she
exclaimed. 'im-a-a-nn responded a brother, IN
broad accent. IL was wicked, but we are quite
sure that several grave members smiled On the oc-
casion.'
tV- The Rutland aud Burlington railroad that
Is its capital stock Of two millions two hundred
thousand dollar-was sold NJ au,tiou last week.
and bronght--twcnty-two dollars, or unc mill a
sharcl The whole n,c.tmcnt Of It's stockholders is
all lost, squandercl, cxerminatc1. 1t owes bonds
secured by mortgage to the amount Of three mil
lions, and its Coating debt Is two millions moro
the latter, Ike the stock, being now annihilaiel
az The House Of Representatives lns passed. the
French spoliation bill by mjoriy Of fourteen,
and the prospect Is tia, Il viii ~ through the Sen
ate. It Is understood that the President considers
the bill incxpc1icnt but viii not veto II, rs he be-
lcyes the veto should be astrictcl to subjecls in
yol,ing constitutional olieaipus, wich Ia ;his cl,c
do not exist
y The President + IN po-sc,sipn of highly graft
flying intelligence from Utah. The Moruons arc
not only d0cc. bat arc much pleased with thcil
new Governor, whom they d o. hope 10 con, ert to
their religious faith. Several Of thc officers under
Colonel stcpoe have declared their approval of the
Mormon custom relative TO mAirinour. II Is to be
hoped they have leit no family ties behil them or
they viii lind ii "hari mad to travel over Jor-
Ion"
y The receipts Of the Connecticut river road
Tor December were ,iil against S,Gll in saiue
month of 1853 The Stockholders hold their annu.
al meeting n Blstou, Wednesday, 18th ult., and
elected directors for 1855 Chester w. Chaplin aud
D. l. Harris Of Springfield, II. ". Capp Of Green
field, &. T. Huntington of Northampton, nnl SAM
ucl licnshas, James X. Mills, Igna,us Sargent.
L. q. Howe and Abel Adams Of Boston.
~ Tho causes why inson Dale committed sui
eide at Walpole, \. H.. were that he hal been to
California, and had saved se,cu or eight thousand
dollars from his gains while there, the niost of
which he invested in Cheshire R,ilrosi stock, and
its depreciation weighed heavily upon his spirits
lie had also lost about thIusinl dollars within
few days by the failure of Boston firm. Besides
these i sses he h'i property enough, hu, lid not
thinkso.
" The late Mexican consul general to the init
ell States has been arrested in New York Mt the IN
stance Of his government for having appropriated
S70OO) for his services ia transmitting the seven
millions 20 Mexico. lie was held TO hail in the
suw u S9O.Upo, reduction Of which was asked
by his counsel
~ D. b. Baseome, railroad ticket agent n.
Niilimantc, Ct, was arrested on SATURDAY, for
robbing the mails. The arrest was made Though
the agency Of Dir llolbruok, the Pc, Office Agent
u The latest news FROM Texas is that a new
Paeihc Railroad Company has becn organi1el, Of
which Hon. Robert j. Walker has teen chosen Pres.
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