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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN Mrxlco.-A
vast work is aboui TO be undertaken in Mexico
which will do more 10 royoluionize that coun-
try eifeclually aud for permanent good than all
the political schemes that might be undertaken
in century TO come Ii is the construction Of
a railroad IRON Vera Cruz to the city Of Mexico
some 800 miles. British. FIeach and Mex
lean capitalists are principally interested in this
great scheme but Of course American enter
terprise will cooperate in advancing an under
taking which, in its results, must be 50 adyan-
'@Eesa~ 80 aud connection -
81, 200, 900 have already been subscribed by
firms in the city of Merico, and it is not pro-
posed to issue bonds upon the construction as it
progresses, after the too prevalent fashion, but
10 build only upon bona fde capital, Sl2 0O0, 900
is the estimated cost Of the whole road. The
work will be commenced about the middle Of
March, beginning at the city of Mexico An
American Superintendent, familiar with the
building Of railroads in the United States. and
a corps Of American Engineers, are about 10
start for this destination, in order to commence
the preliminary operations Immediately. Some
Of the most distinguished men and the ablesl
fnaneiers in Mexico have enlisted in the enter
prise, are secured 10 thai material aid which is
so Necessary TO success.
Gen. Almonte, the present Mexican Minister
here, is understood 10 favor the project, and will
contribute the influence Of his admitted ability
to advance its completion. lie will return to
Mexico as soon as his successor, who is expect
ed within fortnight, shall be installed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23
MUTUAL FIRE INsUR.
ANCE COMPANY.


the bark X. l.. Barstow of Ma,tapoisett,
Mass, fell in with a school of whales off the
coast of Brazil, on the liih of December, and
sent out boats crew 10 capture one. They
gave him all the line /; nevertheless he ran away
with the boat and crew, and when the excite
ment Of the chase was somewhat over, the bark
was not in sight. The men Immediately Gu,
loose, and started for the coast, which they reah-
de on The l7ih, arriving in Rio Janeiro on the
s3d, where they found shelter on the frigate
Savannah. Meanwhile the bark cruised after
the missing boat four days, and finding no signs
Of her, gave her up for lost bu, so important
a part of the ships company being gone, Capt
Luce decided to give up the cruise, and on The
Goth ult., arrived at Rio Jaseiro. His surprise
at the appearance of Mr.. Dexter and The boats
crew all safe and sound can hardly be conceived
lit was like life from the grave.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

The fossil bones discovered in the sandstones
OF Springfield, last Fall, during the excavations
at The water-shops, were, i, is well known, Sc
cured by Dr. Hitchcock, of Amherst College.
by him they were placed in the hands of DR..
Jsifries Wyman, who classes them with the
PterOddctylss.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

A SAD SUICIDE ~ MARLBORO On the evening
Of the 18th inst. between the hours Of o and II
O'Clock, the body Of Mrs. Mary L. Barney, wife Of
Lowell A. Barney, was found Suspended by pock-
ct handkerchief from her bed post. When dis
covered life was extinct. She had been subject to
seasons Of mental arrangement for several years
past. She was a woman highly respected for her
many virtues and kindness Of heart. She leaves
an affected and afflicted husband, and two young
daughters to mourn the loss Of a devoted wife and
mother. She was. 81 years Of age-RsP.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

CRooKEDNEss OF Run LocIc.-"Repeal the
ProhibiIory law" say the free liquor men, sbe-
cause il cannot be enforced in Boston, and caus.
es more drunkenness than ii prevents. This
logic is about as limping and zig-zag as the af.
lernoon gait of one of those who Pot II forth.
Let me point out three Of its exhibitions of
"blind staggers."
l. If the prohibitory law should be repealed
because it is openly violated, and its yiolators
go unpublished, then numerous other laws, ad-
mil'ed to be good and necessary, ought to be
repealed too A large part Of the statute book
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

" A telegraphic despatch was received here
on Tuesday, that the missing steamer Pacific was
SAFE having put into the river Shannon Ireland
The Boston Alias eontradcts the runner thus =
We regret to state that NO dependence can be
placed on the private letter, which reported that
the Pacific had put nts the river Shannon. Capt.
Lang Of tho steamer Canada. which arrived at
this port Yesterday, says that il the Pacific had put
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

CASADA.-At Toronto, on the 18th, the Gov.
nor-General opened the fifth Parliament of The
Province, in a speech "irom the throne" con-
tanning more and better matter than the queens
speech generally does. Among other things he
said, "a large increase has been caused ny the
reciprocity treaty with the United States but
] conceive that any such apparent loss is more
than compensated by the increased commerce
and by the facility of intercourse between the
two countries"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

Of the resolution) has refused for long lIm.
after such dissolulons to cause Others hb,,
is enreseniatives) 10 be elected whereby n,
Legislative porers, incapable Of onniliiqiion han,
returned 10 The people at large for mir e1,rao
he state remaining in the mean time exposed IA
all the dangers Of invasion from without, ana
Of eonvulsions within"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

r. We are glad TO see that the Manchester
IN. H. American has been again issued
Tho office in which it was printed was de-
stroyed in the recent fire bat Messrs. Abbott
q Warren, the enterprising proprieiOrs, have
made all haste to resume publication at this
important time. The American is one. OF the
ablest anti-Adminislralion journals in New
Hampshire.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

TH STORM AND rHg RAILROAD TRAISs.-The
storm Of Saturday night aud the blow ever since
have thrown the trains all the roads Gin this Vi
cinity, at leasi,) into the utmos, confusion No
storm during this winter, which has already been
embarrassing vithou, precedent, has 50 paralyIcd
railroad passage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

The attention Of those dcsirous Of insuring their
buildings in companies near home, is directed to
the exhibit q the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company which appears in another column. The
Directors Report shows tina. the management Of
It's Affairs has been mere than ordinarily successful
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

Art AND SciEScE.-A vast iron lighthouse
has been constructed for the Island Of ST. Isaac,
among the West India Islands. 1t is "a feet
in damerer at the base, and will rise TO the
elevation Of $50 feet 10 the top of the lantern,
The entire work is formed Of series Of vast
iron plates, of about 81 inches in thickness
upon the lower courses, with radated Joints,
diminishing to thickness of 10 of an inch in
the upper courses. The lower portions OF the
lighthouse, to the height of % feet, will be
filled in with solid concrete.
1t has been well remarked that numerous
applications and inventions always result from
the discovery of scientific principle, so that
there are many Fultons for every franklin. A
proposition relating 10 the pendulum, which
for many years remained only curious theo-
reiical relation, ultimately furnished unit for
the standard measure of states and nations
The discovery that a magnetic needle could be
moved by galyanic current, seemed for long
time more curious than useful, and yet it con-
tanned the germ of all that was afterwards de-
veloped in the telegraph.
The question as TO The origin, progress and
character of the winter storms of our country
is one upon which, as is well known, there are
various opinions. According to Mr.. Reddeld,
our storms are great whirwinds moving north
ward, and rotating from the east to the north
and west. According to Mr.. Espy, they are
upward and onward motions. DR.. Hare adopts
the latter opinions as to their motions, but diff
fels from Mr.. EsPy as to the motive power,
which he refers to electricity, while the former
contends that it is due 10 the evolution of la
tent heat, produced by the condensation of the
vapor carried upward. -Bosion Posi-.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

FIRE IN WEsr DuMNERsToN. saw mill,
chair shop, and store house, at West Dummerston,
known as the Howard Mills, was burned on Thurs
day night, Feb. nth The FIRE broke out between
eight aud nine in the evening There was no in
surance.--ReB
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

lee AT THE CAPE.-The rigors Of the pres
ent winter are unprecedent Captain Henry
Atkins, who keeps the Humane House at Prov
ineetown, reports that ice has made, on the
ocean side Of The Cape, one hundred yards from
the shore. He has never witnessed such
thing before, and he believes IN would be i'm
possible to save the crew Of vessel, should any
come shore here.-Aflas.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

Rev Mr. Shripley, formerly OF NewburyPort
now resident Of Easion, Pa, recently had his
house robbed while the family were absent, oil
valuables, mostly presents to the amount Of $500
Among the articles lost, were two gold watches
rings, breat pins, pencil cases, silver spoons
and silver pitcher.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

DEArH oF PoruLAR ArTHoREss. The tele-
graph announces the death, a, Mariana, Fla. / lih
inst, Of Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentl, well known as
the writer Of several popular works Of fiction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

The President of the United States has for.
warded to Fort LeayenwOrth pardon FOR the
Indians held in confinement a, that post, charg-
ca ca with the murder Of the mail party, near
fOn Laramie, last year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23

My Senior Associate, the Editor Of this paper.
report says, has gone "a woong;'' so have
jumped into his lndia-rubbcr boots, which luckily
he left at home, and "take the responsibility"
My opinion is the paper can't be bea,.-PRISrEn's
DEVIL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-23
Annual Meeting Of the Vermont State AZ.
ricultural Society.

%.
ricnltural Society.
The Society met at the Court House. in M;d
dlebury, on the 9th day Of February, tsis
pursuant N adjournment.
Vice President Hammond took the chair
The journal was read and approved.
The report Of The Treasurer was read aud 4.
dopIed.
On motion Of Mr.. Reyes of Nesbary. il
was
Resoiced, That the thanks Of this Society are
eminenily due TO the Floral Hall committee. and
particularly 10 the Ladies thereof, for the spirit
and taste mantle tied by them in the decoration Of
Floral Hall at the exhibition.
On motion Of Mr.. Hodges of Rutland, aeon.
miltee Of nine was raised by the Chair TO nom.
mate officers for the ensuing year.
A letter from the President was then read
explaining the cause Of his necessary absence.
adjourned TO O'Clock, p. NJ.
At 2 o'clock, P. NJ, Society met pursuantio
adjournment.
The committee appointed 10 nominate officers
made the following report:
For President
Frederick Holbrook, of Braitleboro.
For Yice Presidents.
Edwin Hammond, OF Middlebury.
II. $. Morse, Of Shelburne.
Henry Reyes, OF Newbury.
J. w. Coburn, Of Springfield.
For Corresponding Secretary.
J. A. Beckwiih, Of Mddebury.
For Recording ScrdGry.
A. II. Crosby. Of Woodstock.
For Treasurer.
Edward Seymour, Of Vergennes.
For additional Directors: L. B. Chase, Of
Lyndon. Ii. II. Baxter, Of Rutland j. W.
Vail. Of Bennington; John Gregory, Of North.
fed; George Campbell, Of Westminster; Jacob
Scott, Of Montpelier John Howe, OF Brandon:
Nathan Cushing, Of Woodstock b. b. New
ton, Of 81. Adams.
The report was accepted, and the above name
ed persons were duly elected.
On motion Of Sir. Chaplin Of Braiileboro, the
Board was instructed to sppoin, a committee Of
three in lieu Of an auditor, 10 audit the accounts
Of Society.
On motion Of Gen. Chase of Lyndon, it was
voted that all moneys received by the agents Of
hS 'pSiNtl NC pau ~ W Aho
On motion Of Mr.. Cushing OF Woodstock, the
Treasurer was requested TO furnish copy Of his
report for the press.
On motion Of Mr.. Colburn of Springfield, the
President was instructed to take the necessary
steps to procure an incorporation of the Society.
The Secretary acknowledged the receipt Of
valuable publications and other marks Of favor
from the State Societies of New York, Connec-
licut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, and
California, and was directed to communi cate
to those Societies, acknowledgements for the
same.
The location of the next State Exhibition
will be decided upon at meeting of the Direc-
tors to be held at the American House, Bur
.lington, on the osth February inst, al o clocE
p. NJ.
EDWIN HAMMOND, Y. Pros
]. A. BEcKwITH, Sc.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-30
Niagara in Winter.

The Buffalo Express publishes a COM
munication from a correspondent az Nj
agara Falls, The following Is an ex-
tract:
Niagara is eve SO grand as in mid,
winter, and even for that season its
present aspect is one of unwonted grand
eur. The river, no longer moving under
the warm shadows and soft smiles Of
summer, which disrobed it of half its
sternness, wears now q bleakness which
repels d%iscursive movements, and con-
centrstes it with overwhelming effect
upon the sublime spectacle of the cata'
ract itself. Tho spray. drifting owe
the adjacent shores. has transformed the
commonest objects into shapes of suct
fairy-like beauty as is elsewhere only
conceived in dreams. All things arc
enveloped in cleaning ice. The islands
are laid with a pavement as pure and as
solid as the most stainless Parian. The
rocks that shoot up from the far depth
of the precipice are hooded and wrapped
in vast breadths of ice, like monks doing
homage to the genius of Peace The
trees are bowed down to the earth witt
their snowy yestments, like a worshipinG
choir of white-robed nuns. Everywhere
but in the immediate channel of tn,
swollen and surging river, the Ice King
reigns supreme. Under his magic toucl
nature is visibly idealized. Stalactit'
groves and towers of crystal, and forests
glittering with brilliant, and pearls, seen
no longer a igmsnt of genius, but a liv
ing and beaming reality. If you woulc
witness this dazzling scene, come, by al
means, soon. The visit will not be re
GREETED"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-30
wretched Condition of the In
habitants of Kars.

a correspondent of the London Times
says of the militia and Bashi Bazouks
who aided in the defence of Kars:
Numbers have been frozen to death,
and the villages along the road from
Kars are filed with their miserable
comrades, who have sunk exhausted up
on the way. We see them staggering all
day along.the principal thOroughfares in
to the city, haggard and foctsore, their
countenances half idiotic from cold, hun
ger and fatigue.
their condition, even before leaving
Kurs, was as wretched as could be; So
much SO Il quote word for word from all
ey~e-witness) that it was positively pain
full to stir out of doors. They were ly-
ing about in all directions, groani-g
piteously, wa itching the Russian provis-
ion-wagons, which, as if to add to their
misery, passed almost all day within
their ken. Tow nspeople and soldiers
alike suffered all tie horrors of famine.
The former crowded around the General
as he rode out of his quarters, and prayed
him with all the %eloquence of despair,
to seek some means of putting an end
to their misery. Women forced their
way into his very rooms, and. throwing
their starving children at his feet, imi-
plored him rather to kill them at once
than let them perish thus piecemeal for
want of sustenance.
The hospitals we're crowded with sick
on the Thursday before the surrender
80 men died in one day. Many went
mad or became idiots from sheer hunger
and hard work. Those who preserved
q remnant ofhealth, half-starved as they
were, and scarcely clothed, were obliged
to mount sentry almost every night up
to the ANGLES in snow. Since the battle
of the 29th there had been no animal
food to issue to the troops. Horses had
indeed been killed in the Generals sta
bles secretly by night, but the meat was
sent to the hospitals for the sick. A
p~ittahce of bread or -four made into weak
broth YES all that the soldiers had to
subsist upon. Discipline was almost at
an end.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-30
Ranges of wolves in Iowa.

Owing to the extreme cold weather
for some time past, the wolves in Potta-
wattamie county have become danger-
Gus neighbors. Poultry yards ard
sheep folds have been robbed to a
frightful extent, and in several instan-
ces the hungry beasts have not been in
clined to spare the human species.
About three weeks ago. a man was
returning from a prayer meeting, &C
c%ompanied by his W. daughters, one
sixteen and the other twenty-three years
of age. They we're all riding the same
horse, when suddenly a pack of tla6er
wolves assaulted them, and, being unable
to escape them by fight, they attempt
ed to defend themselves. Butsthe fe-
REGIONS brutes attacked the horse, rem
derinp him unmanageable. The Oldest
daughter was partly thrown and partly
dragged to the ground and instantly de-
youred. This enabled the father and
ott or daughter to escape. Several
neighbors were soon mustered, but upon
repairing to the spot nothing was found
but ono shoe and q very few remnants
of the unfortunate girls clothing
a boy of about thirteen years old
left his fathers house to get water at a
spring which was about half a mile dis
tant, since which time nothing has been
seen of him. The pail was found near
the spring; also some marks OF blood,
and a lock or two of hair. Several per-
sons have been chased By these savage
monsteFs-KeoH3k Pos, 1ls6.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-30
MESSAGE.

We lay before our readers another
Message from President PIERCE, OF
Kansas affairs. Ne one knew of the
Presidents intention to communicate
an extra Message on the Kansas ques-
ton outside of his cabinet, and Con-
gross was as much surprised as the people
generally will be, when the Presidents
private Secretary presented it. In the
Senate the Message was courteouslJ re-
-ceiEed, read and referred to the Com
mittee on Territories. In the House,
however, when the Message was an
%nounced, a scene of the widest cenfu-
sion and uproar ensued. It was finally
ordered to be read at the Clerks desk,
by a close vote. The fusion press the
Union over have denounced tae Mes
sage as a bid for the Presidency, not
~ithstanding every Il must see that if
the measures recommended by the Pres
ident are adopted, Kansas must ~ineyita-
.bay be a free State. This Message
spikes nearly all the fusion guns, and
takes the Black Republicans all abaek.
we hope our readers will give it n care
full perusal.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-30
THE TIMES.

Our ne1ghbor of the Times seems to
be in the fog in regard to which were
the genuine resolutions passed at the
Democratic State Convention the res
olutions published by us two weeks ago
or those in eur last issue, and asks US to
eulightenhim. The resolutions pub
lished incur last, we have no doubt, are
the same that we're actually passed in
theccenvention. We may here state,
however, that e was nothing in the
FIRST resolution as published by US two
weeks ago, ineonsisteut With our notions
of Democracy. We have always under
stood that the Democratic doctrine has
always been, that slavery IS the creature
of positive law and cannot exist without
il. It is a common law doctrine, and
consistent with common sense We
hope We are understood.
As our neighbor is in the huncr for
asking questions just now, We hepe he
viii pardon us for putting a single.quea-
tion to him. As Bro. LOCKE has ahas
far failed to give us his views on Knew
NothiDgism, We should be happy sc
bear from him on that subject. Now,
neighbor, no dodging-let1s have q fair
and unequivoca1 answer. "An open corr
fession is good for the soul,n you kpLw.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-30
OHIO LEGIsLATURE.

Our readers need not be surprised
that we present them with no legislative
news, for the simple reason that we have
yet to find anything of interest in the
proceedings to publish, Tho reports in
the Columbus papers are very meagre.
No bills of Importance have yet been
passed, although several are pending.
Mr.. KELLY, the father of u State
Banking System, is e~ndeaToring to push
through another bantling, only a=little
moro hideous in its features. The ten
per cent, interest law will probably be
repealed or materially changed, The
everlasting printing question has again
been brought up, and occupies the lar.
ges. space in the reports.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-30
CONGRESS-.


The House is still u~norganized, though
there have been some important steps
taken towards an organization since our
last issue. Mr.. R~rcnARDsoN withdrew
his name on Wednesday last, giving as
his reason for SO doing that he had no
hopes of being elected nor did he desire
to be. He had been nominated and
balloted for against his wishes. He be-
lieved that there were other men on
whom the House could unite better than
on him, and he did not wish to stand in
the way of au organization. The Dem
ocrats held a caucus the same day, and
unanimously nominated Mr.. ORR, of
South Carolina, as their candidate for
Speaker in place of Mr.. RICHARDSON,
and re-affrmed the resolutions passed
at their first caucus. The Know Moth
ings also went into caucus, and agreed
to stand by their candidate, Mr.. FULLER.
The Republicans also held a caucus,
and declared their determination to
stand by Mr.. BANKS until the 4th OF
March, 1857. The Republicans are
hopelessly divided, and every day only
lessons the prospects of an organization
They deliberately charge each other
with duplicity, political trickery and
wholesale lying, and furnish the most in,
contestible proofs of the truthfufness Of
their charges. We see it stated in sew.
eral letters from Washington, that the
expenses of this Congress thus far
amounts to OVER THREE HUN.
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Let the people not forgcthow the Black
Republicans boosted of their overwhelm.
ing majority in the House last year,
anu the promises they made of retrcnch.
ment and reform. Let it also be reccl.
lected that this contest is not with the
South. but among themselves. The
Anti Nebraska men have a clear major.
ity oyer both the Democrats and Know
Nothings, and can at any time elect o
Speaker without the adoption of the
plurality rule, if they will only agree
among themselves. Who, then, butthe
Black Republicans, should be held re.
sponsible for this extravagant expondi-
ture of money. We agree with a cotem,
porary that these men should go where
it is said the Tories of the Revolution
were sent, to wit: Being neither fit
for heaven nor fit for h-ll, they were
conveyed beyond the bounds of either. y