Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

out for him and govern themselves accordingly.
It has been frequently stated that the Dcs JarA
dimes bridge, Canada, at which the recent terrible
railroad slaughter occurred, was n frail and insult
6ciept structure, but Anthony Sherwood, civil en-
cineer on the Buffalo and Lake Huron railway,
testified before the coroner's jury that the bridge
would bear about three times the train that was
ordinarily put upon the railroad bridges, and the
only way he could account for the catastrophe was
by supposing that the locomotive was off the track
before it anne to the bridge, and the force oil the
fall was sufficient to cut or crush the needle beams
and let the locomotive through into the water.
The tailoring establishment of c. s. Woolsin, of
Montpelier, was entered by means Of false keys on
the night of the 9th ult., and between five and
six hundred dollars worth Of satins and broadcloths
taken therefrom.-No clue Of the rogues has been
obtained.
The Lumber Trade, in Burlington according to
the Free Press, amounted to 70, 900 900 feet the
last year, and will reach 1000 900, in two or
three years more.
The Niagra city Herald publishes the amount of
stock passing from the Suspension Bridge over the
New York Central Railroad for each month Of 1856.
The aggregate is as follows: Hogs, 262,375; Sheep.
As, 48O; Cattle, 2i,24s.
The Montpelier Freeman says that as n Mr. Bick-
ford, of that village, was driving on q trot, over a
bridge in Cabot, his horse stepped into a hole, and
afterwards hobbled along, which attracted atten-
ton, and upon examination it was found that the
foot had pulled off, where the oofunitest to the leg,
..I ,.oa iaft Iob;pI Tho town authoritipq i'm
m~ediately paid for the horse and killed it.
The horse stated to have been killed after losing
his foot in q bridge, is alive and doing well, and
as the case is one never before heard of, he is to
he kept for experiment. The accident happened
in Plainfeld instead Of Cabot.
The Burlington Free Press says that on Thurs
day afternoon, as q freight train on the Rutland
and Washington railroad was crossing the bridge
over q small stream near Salem, N. Y, the loco
motive was thrown from the track, by the break
age Of a rail, AMI striking the side Of the bridge,
the whole structure, engine and cars, were precip-
p itated into the bed Of the stream, eight or ten feet
below. A portion Of the broken rail was driven
: through the ire-box, letting out the steam, and
t %scalding, though not severely, the engineer and
: fireman.
The secretary Of the treasury has appointed DAN
4 iel C. Linsley, Esq, of Middlebury. superintend-
ent Of construction for the new court house and post
> Office to be erected at Windsor.
The ladies of 1.-THE Congregational Society in Wind
sor have presented Mr.. Mrs. srNoSDs, of the Wind
sor House, a beautiful piece Of silver plate, as a
" token Of their appreciation ofthe liberal and elegant
u Inequalities extended to them on the occasion Of
their recent festival.
The directors of the VT, and Canada Railroad
- Companies have issued a circular, containing theiI
report to the stockholders, and giving n statement
Of the business operations of these roads for TIVE
years and a half, to Dec. 81, 1856.
" At the rate of the last six months business, an(
' allowing for the best portion Of the business year
included in that statement, the years business will
give the next result Of probably not less than $3.50.
: 600, or sufficient to pay one years interest on Yer
mont Central first mortgage.
Gen: Lsvega. the =! Ms. .saIn gsGn, Ii i Is s siissBP9lootI
" May, who took Lavega's guns and made him ris
oner at the battle Of Palo Alto; and to complete tn
curious reunion, Col. Magruder, to whom Ma,
III handed LaVega over for safe keeping, is at .h
d. same hotel.
Ex-President Pierce will return to New Hamp
shire about the middle of May. So it is said.
Aaron Beede, Esq, Of STAFFORD, &c years ofage
shot a large black bear in that town on Tuesday
Of last week, which weighed $50 lbs. Bruin ha
been seen a number Of times before he was shot.
A Paris letter says it is now certain that Eng
land and France have agreed to act jointly in tn
. China affair. France will furnish twenty thou
sand troops against England's superior nav;
=. force; and England allows France to introduce
clause into the arrangements in favor of the Catl
ole religion.
There were six arrivals Of ships and steamer
on Monday, each bringing from one to three hur
bred immigrants, most of them of the better clss
~ and nearly all Of whom have already embarke
% for their future homes in the West.
Six portly barrels of whisky were knocked o
. the head at Burlington a few days since and the
,e contents allowed to seek q c~ongenial resting pla,
in the gutter.
Mrs. Mary Bennett, widow Of the late Jam,
Bennett, died at Burlington, on the S0th ult.,
the Goth year Of her age, her death having bee
y FASTENED by a fall by which her hip bone was br,
ny ken. Her husband served as an officer in the Re-
sc dictionary army, and was in the battle of Bunk,
Ks Hill.
DIR. Hunter says that women who love their hu
bands generally lie upon their right side. (Noa
- fusion to mendacity.) We know not the rhy, b,
wi suppose that they who lie on the left side disord'
US their livers, and consequently become SO ill-teu
' pered as to drive their husbands to evil courses
nc and, pray, what woman would then love her "be
ter halfi" Ladies see that you lie correctly.
The house of Daniel Dunn, in the town of Che
, ter, near North Springfield, together with the flu
IL niture, and a large quantity Of grain, was entire
Us consumed by fire on the night of Friday, Mare
~ Goth. The family barely escaped with their live
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