Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-05-17

cd TO him that God had ordered and enJolned
them to have many wives he ielt sorrowiol, as
he had rather have but one vile. But as II
was a religious duty to have many wives he
lost no time in getting them. lie says he be-
gins to like il now, as he has great many boys
which he could moi have had with but one wife.
The old reprobate.
- The National Medical Association have
inserted in their code Of medical ethics, an ar
tcle intended 10 hit the specialists, declaring il
to be deiogaiory 10 the dig ,ity Of the profession
TO resort 10 public advertisements, or private
cards, or handbls, inviting the attention Of in
dividuals affected with particular diseases, pub
lcly Offering advice and medicine TO the poor,
gratis--or promising radical cures and RENE
dies, or sdducinq certificates ofskill and success
or performing any similar acts.
! II There is another Bonaparie among US.
According to a correspondent Of the Albany
Register, upon whose statement perfect rei-
ance can he placed" there is now living in New
York city successful merchant, who is an IL
legitimate son Of Napoleon the Great, brought
to this country in 1904, when three years old,
with his mother, who subsequently returned to
France and left him here in the care Of guar
dams, upon whom his support deyolved after
the disasters Of 1915. The dauphin question
will now pass into oblivion.
II There was a hendish attempt 10 destroy
! passenger train on the Michigan southern
railroad, on Tuesday night, by claiming sever
al rails and ties the track, near the Aims
worth station. The freigh, train. however, be.
ing delayed, ran into the distraction and was
completely wrecked, eighteen cars being piled
up in mass Of ruins and sixteen valuable horses
on board killed. Tho passenger train was thus
saved from a catastrophe iha, must have produc-
ed fearful loss Of life
" There have been rumors that the A.
mercan officers ofthe Crmean commission were
rudely refused permission to Inspect the forti6-
cations Of Paris, and that W. BARRON, the French
minister Of war curly closed the interview with
them by saying Good bye ill the frs, cannon
shot - The Courier des Flats Unis ridicules
the statement as absurd no permission. il says
is necessary, TO visit the Notifications Of Paris,
and u the American officers applied for j, they
J certainly would ~, have been dissouIieousl "
refused.
taken place 10 a family in Albany, MY. A
mother and her daughter were conf ned on the
same day, each having a little son. In the
hustle Of the ruomen, both babies were placed
in a cradle. and 10 the confusion Of the mothers
when the youngsters were taken from the era
die, they were unable to tell which was the
mothers and which the daughters son--s mat
ter which, Of course. must ever remain n mys-
terry. The family is in great distress over the
affair.
, Y The priest Of St Mary's chapel, Caiho-
lie, at York, Pa, took occasion to kick lady
in church during service, on Sunday week Her
grown up sous called al the priests house al
noon and resented the outrage by hard words.
Ia the afternoon, the priest attempted 10 eject
the sons from church, and general fight ensu-
ed, which resulted 10 numerous battered heads
and bloody noses. and on Monday the priest and
a considerable number Of his flock were bfot
before a police justice and bound over for future
trial.
" In the police court at Boston, Saturday
the important judicial decision was pronounced
that umbrellas property, and George W.
Earle, who had 10 several instances acted on the
opposite hypothesis. was fined SO and costs for
his mistake. Ia New York. the same evening
lhrea young gentlemen quarreled in the streets
about the ownership OF a cotton umbrella, and
one Frank King got excited, drew knife and
inflicted several ugly wounds upon his friends
They refused however to make complain, a.
eainsi him. and the lawyers will not have an
opportunity to open this umbrella case.
III Eleven bundled persons from the inter-
ior Of Germany were at Hamburg, April 18th
on their way 10 America, dressed in great va
reiy Of national costumes.
y In Memphis, Tenn, in a quarrel about
parrot, which young man had given away,
and wished TO get back, a man named Conner
shot two others, Williams and Matthias, both
whom are dead. The murderer was arrested
IL The sporting men Of New York went to
the Elysian fields lin Hoboken, not in the realms
Of poesy) on Sunday, to decide an honorable
controversy With pistols, bu, The police inter-
vened and satisfaction was deferred. The point
of honor lay in the end of nose bitten off in
social scrimmage, the previous evening.
II The Legislative commissioners Of Iowa
have selected for the site Of the future capital
of that state, beautiful hill on the east side Of
the Des Moines river, within the two mile ra-
dius Of the junction Of that river with the Rae.
coon.-There has been donation to the state
of se6o,ooo in lots and lands TO secure the pres
enl location.
81 The descendants of the nine mutinous
sailors ofihe British ship Bounty, and their
'rahilian wives, have increased 10 population
OF 1870, and fnding PileAirn's island too mar
row for them, have emigraied TO Norfolk island
which has an area Of "a square miles and will
be large enough for them for dozen years
longer.
~ The steamer Ericsson, which sailed from
New York for Liverpool, Saturday, took out
one of HOe's six cylinder lightning printino