Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-04-12


TT Several varieties Of pears we're import
ed by one Of the Hayre packets lately. Twenty
cases Of them came in excellent order, packed
in paper cuttings The laises. weigh about
one pound and sell readily NJ one dollar each (;
smaller oncs reisii Cor s-seniy-fse ceais, and
those Of ordinary sizs fui fiiy cents! ! he IA
vor and juice aie well preserved. Each of the
cases contain fon 1876 10 $50 YcaFs, and they
cost in France aboal SO per cass.
z II is calculated from statistical tables
that the number Of children born on the 10th Of
March, 10 all Of whom the Emperor aud En-
press are godfather aad godmother, must be a
bout $500. Each child is TO receive gin Of
5000 francs. Al the boys must be named Louis
Eugeae, aud all The girls Eogenie Loise.
n Rev. T. H. Neyin, of Boston, and two
other eastern gentlemen. have just purchased
~ 600 acres Of land ia the northeast part Of
a dair and aouihwest part Of Adams counties,
Iowa, on which they will colonize this spring
100 eastern families, mostly from Maine and
New Hampshire. It lies contiguous to three
projected railroads, and fourth runs directly
through it.
" The magnificent Collins steamship Adj
ratio, ofllO0 tons burihen, was launched On the
East river. al New York, Monday morning -
She went of 10 splendid style, and plouehed
her way entirely across the river, bringing up
aqains, the docks on the Williamsburg side Of
the river. The weather was brilliant, and j,
is estimated that fully 10000 people witnessed
the launch.
- A certain New York alderman labored
onder two defects. One was m inability to
pronounce the letter 9, always using 70 instead
and the other was peculiar reten,vvness Of
money, sulSarly known as pasimoay. "Whai
queer pronunciation your father has, - observ-
ed some one 10 the aldernan's sou. "Ah, yes,
replied the eraceiess you'll, MIS- impossible
to get Y out Of him 90
IDr Three thousand FIVE hundred dollars were
offered for one share Of the New York Tribune.
This would make the one hundred shares, inio
which that establishment was divided few
years ago. worth S350,O00. The par valve oil
each share is 500.
I Il The dwelling house Of Francis Batch.
elder, ESD. at Island Pond. VI, was eonsum.
ed by fire on "Wednesday evening. April Fad.
Il was a new outage house, worth from $1,000
to $1,000. no insurance. On the morning ol
the 26,h ult., the dwelling house, shop and
shed belonging TO Mr. Baiehelder, in Brighton
were CONSUMED.
- The haads in the car f-c,nry Of Smith
Braiuerd & Co., OF ST. Albans, To the number
Of fifty, on being summoned 10 work on Tues.
day OF last week. refused 10 work longer f.,
the company. which insisted on eleven hours
work while the long days lasted. The work
men refused TO comply with this demand, aad
lefl en- masse. Ten hours has been the rule
heretofore
- The Richmond Wing reveals that Fill
more, when President. sent Judge Conkling,
United States District Jgdge Of New York, to
Mexico, to prevent him from giving decision
against the eonsiiiaionaliy Of the Fugitive
Slave law. Judge Conkling has lately given a
decision against the fugitive zgner of the said
law, for which he will probably wish to send
him 10 climate still hotter than that Of Mexi-
co.
y f. A. Bracket, the sculptor, is eneag-
ed upon colossal marble statue Of the late
Rev. Hosea Ballou. 10 be erected over the re-
mains Of the well known religious author and
theologian, which now repose d Mount Au-
barn. This classic token Of regard is reared
by the Universalisi denomination at large.
II Mr. A.'LaGrange, who was lately fined
$1,000 for breach Of promise and seduction on
the prosecution Of Miss Elizabeth Campbell,
has negotiated marriage with that lady, who
after all, seems TO think the man some little adj
di,ion TO his money.
~ Brooks, Skinner & Co., Of Orange,
Mass, have removed their sash. blind and door
manufacturing business TO Burlington. where
they hnd that tho fIegh, Of The articles they
manufacture is exacily the same to Boston, that
III was from Orange
y The Jackson Mississippian says that
Mississippi 'owcs a debt to the Pierce admins
tralion," and Prentice wants to know whether
TIA; stale mems 10 issue bonds to secure its
payment, and il 50, what will probably be their
marke, value
y A pckerel, eau. hi in Vermont, measur-
ing three feet two and half inches in length,
and weighing eighteen and half pounds, was
recently served up ia Lowell.
y NJ. Dubois, the physiciaa who assisted
at the birth Of the French baby, received $780,
900 francs, so3, 900, for the job.
81 A boardsr at one Of the hotels was re-
Gently observed 10 shed tears when the cheese
was Passrd Upon being asked the cause Of
this agitation, he replied, that ''ihe cheese was
a very Roring sighr'
~ Somebody recommends sending Yankee
girls to Kansas instead Of Shapes rifles.