Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-07-25
News, Notes, and Varieties,

with its Just rebuke. Such an instance occurred
Few nights since, when the fences Of Mr.. Alanson
Nye were torn down and thrown into the river, and
his crops pulled up and otherwise injured, by
band Of midnight brawlers. Such proceedings can
find no justification under whatever pretense, ana
the perpetrators of il would find more t associates
within the walls of the State Prison Waterman
Montpelier claims to be the capital Of the State;
what marvel then that she should, to some extent,
seek to rival the capitals and leading cities ofother
States.
great hail storm passed over Central Vermont
Wednesday afternoon of week, through the
towns of Roxbury, Northfeld, and Williamstown,
and other towns in Washington County. Hail
stones fell, measuring three inches in diameter,
completely covering the ground, cutting up the
grain, running gardens and breaking great deal
Of glass.
A. D. Hager, Esq Assistant State Geologist, and
Mr.. Hitchcock, son Of Prof Hitchcock, Of Amherst,
were in vergennes two weeks SINCE They had
been taking a survey of Snake Mountain. Mr.. II.
divided the State into six sections in his surveys
and he has now commenced work on the last Sec
ton. He says the vertebra Of Vermont is call
right" He has crossed it FIVE times recently and
can answer for its soidity from personal obserya-
ton.
The Republicans Of Chittenden County met at
Essex Junction, last week. and nominated a County
ticket as follows: Senators, Martin Wires, Francis
Wilson, Lucius E. Chttenden; Assistant Judges,
Stephen Sayles, D. II. Onion; Judge Of Probate,
W. II. French; States Attorney, Elizur R. Hurd
Sheriff, n. b. Flanagan Hon. Levi Underwood
declined re- nomination as Senator on account Of
private business.
Jean Petit French lad about. seven year old,
was drowned in the winooski, near the Railroad
bridge in Burlington, last week
Business in Caledonia County must be exceed
ingly dull. Since the cessation of liquor prosecu-
tons the local department Of the Cdiedonidn has
lost much of its spirit and JUNCTION. Last week that
journal came to us with an entirely blank inside,
symbolical Of the dulness Of the place we presume
We regret this decline for we have usually read
the CaIedonidn with good deal Interest. When
the railroad is opened to Canada we shall look for
a revival.
An OK belonging to Alanson Hibbard Of Rowe,
Mass, killed by lightning Tuesday. He
was yoked and hched to pillow, with which q
person was blowing potatoes at the time the OK was
struck. The person holding the pillow was not in
jured.
"Well, my lad, where you travelling this
stormy weather, alone ?" asked an inquisitive
landlord in the north Of Vermont, during the last
war, Of small lad, whose father was engaged in
smuggling, and had sent him young as he was
with an important message in advance Of the party
"GOing to draw my pension" was the reply
"Your pension - echoed the landlord, "what doe.
so small boy as you draw pension for - "Mnd
ing my own business, and letting that Of other peo
pie alone" The landlord sloped.
+. NJ Trsbon, a native Of Barnard, was thrown
from wagon on the oath ult., while returning
from Dixon to Grande de Tour, H.. rupturing
blood vessel. and died during the night. He wa
married only three months previous
An English paper gives account Of a tea part,
Of sixty old women, who were the mothers Of eigh
hundred and Srty. nine children! They mus
nave naa something to talA about that tea party
we should think.
The house Of Frederick A. Adams. at Shelburn
Falls, Mass, was burnt on Wednesday. Insure
for 800.
Douglas Jerrolds definition of Dogmatsm can
not be beat. He called it "Puppyism come to ma
turity."
The Deseret .Neps, Brigham Youngs organ,
highly gratihed with the decision in the bred Scot
case, and argues that the application Of the sam
principles to the peculiar institution" of Uta
will secure that territory in the full and free excl
else of the Mormon faith
The state house for South Carolina, commence
at Columbia, is to be Of pure white marble. and
cost two millions Of dollars.
Hon. Charles Sumner, who is now in LOndol
continues to improve in health. He recently dine
by invitation with the Benches Of the Inner Ten
ple-the first time such courtesy was ever e1ten,
ed to stranger.
p Mr. Daniel Frost cut off one of his heels by ste
ping on a scythe he had been moving with in Go
ham, Maine.
man, on Friday last, in ST. Louis, was FIN
e $50 for using obscene language the street, VIII
J ladies were passing. All vulgarity and profani
in the public streets should be punished in the sal
4 way.
Teacher: "How many kinds of axes are there
!, Boy; "Broad axe. narrow axe, post axe, axe Oft
N Apostles, and axe my pa"' Teacher: 5000
: go to the head of your class -
"John, how does the thermometer stand -
y against the WALL dad al mean how is I
mercury" "Guess it's pretty well it hasI
complained lately" "You little rascal, is it col
err than yesterday" 81 really don't know, dG
but I'll go out and feel.
h An old lady in Pennsylvania had great av,
y, sion to rye, and never could eat it in any FORM
Is It'll of late," said she, "they had got to maxi
"a it into whskey, and find can, now and tn,
!. worry down little"
re The New Orleans Della learns by private lett
10 that the notorious Captain and coward, Col. Tit
y who in addition to his rufianly acts in Kansas,
NJ serted to the enemy in Nicaragua, is again go
to Kansas. He complains bitterly of the Unjust
ir done him by Nicaraguan correspondents, and
as clares his intention to make good his reputation
occasion arises in that territory. "The North