Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-07


allusion that you are actually looking out from
some window upon a reality, over which momen-
tary paralysis has fallen, suspending motion, 50
perfectly are the colorng, the perspective, and the
proportion of the various objects preserved You
read the signs distinguish the lettering on the door
plates, and can critcise the trimmings Of the Ia
dy's dress who is Just entering the doorway,
Take your family to see it; you will be well paid
The ST. ohnsbury ColedOnidn says '.Gftesn hun
dred persons visited Billiards. Panorama Of n Y.
City, in that place in two days. ......
News, Notes, and Varieties
A meeting OF the Board ef Directors Of the YER
mont State Agricultural Society was held at Bel
lows Falls last week, at which it was decided to
hold the next State Fair at Montpelier, on the 9Th,
9th, 10Th and llth days Of September next.
The merchants and business men Of Burlington
have signed IN agreement not to take English shil-
lings and sixpences for more than 20 and 10 cents
respectively. Being Of less value than the Amer
lean coins at the rates at which they have hitherto
passed in that section. they have driven them near
ly out of the market.
The Supreme Court have sustained the decision
Of the Franklin County Court giving Judgment in
favor of stilphen against the Vermont and Canada
Railroad, whose conductor put stilphen out Of the
cars at place not usual stopping place, because
he did not pay his fare.
Lake Champlain Is frozen over from shore to
shore, an event which has not before happened SO
soon as this for seventeen years. The cold wealth
er Of week before last put an embargo upon na1i-
cation.
In consequence of difficulties met with in filling
some departments of instruction, the Trustees Of
the Woodstock Medical School have concluded to
suspend the lectures for the next Term.
AT meeting Of the stockholders of the Con-
nectcut River Railroad, held in Boston on the 2lst
ult., the following gentlemen were chosen Direct
ors for the year ensuing, viz: D. L. Harris Spring
field; Ignatus Sargent, Boston; C. P. Huntingt
+. Crowningshield. Boston H. W. Clapp,
Greenfield; Winthrop Hillyer, Northampton; Ro-
land Mather, Hartford. The railroad company
are about to establish telcgraghc communication,
for their own accommodation, between Greenfield
and Brattleboro.
The Worcester Bay Slate announces the failure
Of Henry s. washburn & Co., the extensive iron
and wire manufacturers in that city. The failure,
burn is one of the most public spirited citizens Of
Worcester, and his failure in business will be deep
| ly regretted by the public. ID.
The Barre Gazette says that John Stanton. Of
Phillipston, was frozen to death on the road be-
tween that place and Rvyaston, on Saturday night
9th ult. lie was returning home from the latter
place with his brother Michael. On the way Mich
ael stopped at house to warm himself, but John
refused to stop-beng within c mile of his home
where young wife was awaiting him. He only
went about hundred rods, when he sat down in
q snow drift, where he was subsequently found by
his brother, dead.
The Spring term of the Castleton Medical Col
lege commences Feb Goth, under fattering auspi-
ces. new and perfect chemical apparatus ha.
been added since the last session. together with ma
ny new articles for demonstrating the other De
partments, which evince n discrimination on tn
part Of its faculty Of making it worthy of NOR
J extended patronage, which We have no doubt j
will receive.
Gov. Newell, of New Jersey, walked from hi
residence at Allentown to Trenton, twelve mile
through the snow, Tuesday morning before his in
auguration. the roads being impossible by teanI
lie was accompanied in the laborious journey thro
the drifts by candidate for the attorney general
ship, and the feat has probably secured it for him
Warrington writes from Boston the Spring
field Republican q singular statement. He say
that the directors of bank in the vicinity of Bo,
ton, held meeting within six months and chos
q committee Of their number to burn o lot Of oil
mutilated bills to the amount of sixty thousan
dollars Of course the bills were burned-fo
that was the vote. Yet it is remarkable that sine
the conhagratiop, S14. 900 Of the same bills Ia,
been redeemed al the bank.
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Correspondence of the Vermont Pheniz
FROM CAIRO TO NEW ORLEANS.
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