Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-11-06
News, Notes, and Varieties.

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News, Notes, and Varieties,
Mp. Willis hates the build Of tro,tiug sulky with
driver looking if hi. spine was screwed into the
axetree--a man with wheel. put to him.
The Government horses and mules sold at Fort
leavenworh a few day. oro brought prices ranging
from 81 to ss0each All these animals cost the Cow
eminent much $50, and many Of them twice that
sum. y great many Of them sol for s15 and $50
each; only few brought much II. $50.
\ correspondent ola Boston paper send. from Jap
an few notices Of the Harris treaty. He confirms
the rumor TINT iapanc.c Ambassador, with suite,
will visit Washington Should our Goyeruinen, furnish
national vessel 3 "a conveyance.
The War Department has received offci account,
Of two late battles ia Washington Territory. Gen.
Clarke presume, the success. narrated therein is SUI
rcty Of peace with the Indians encountered on the
Spok - Plains. the red men having been sound'y beat
en-, and ome frightened into earnest oyertures ofpeace
The contents Of Lieut. Tyler letter are all thus con
frned.
The Railroad track is now laid from ihi. village
to within mile Of the New York State line Work
progresses on tire Tunnel amid LAYERS oC rock which
resemble the New York Democracy alternate
ly" lizard" and "sofi."--Norh Ad1ms Transcript
Sill RELMNcE.--A clergyman who was con.olirg
young widow ON the death Of hex husband spoke in
very serious tone remarkug that he was Zone ofthe
iew-such jewel Of a christiM-you cannot find his
equal you know To which the -obbing fair one re-
Piled with an almost broken heart, Ill bet will"
Oh likes rersifed
At church, joe -nys, hi manly heart
with true devotion ,wcls.
Dsproving thai.-as some assert
lic'> led there hy The bellies.
While Jane the happicst Of coquettes
Whose eve no sorrow dim-,
Most picusy employ, her time
In looking for Tie Has
The New York Tribune. in a denunciatory article
called ont hy the lote Irye 6sh "rba p..rsns
Of the ring are thmble-rig gamc,iers fancy fighters
burglars, street thieves, har-r,om hules and New
I York Aldermen" This is very hard on the game
.ter-, fancy fighters &c
An "old rat in B. A. Morey's apothecary shop. Lee.
Inns long d-ed all modern iavouor. for his capture.
The clerk therefore barred him on dinners Of butercd
cracNers which he rat relished exceedingly, hut when
at last a little strychune sprnkled on cne side,
the knowing varmut turned the cracker over and
scraped oil his meal from the other.
HonsoN's CmoIcE-"Bly. how did Won loose vour
finger Easily enough" said Bill. Il suppose so,
but how; Il guess you'd lost your finger if it had
been where mine WAS" THAT don't answer NV
questions" "Well, ifyou must know H." said Bill,
Il had to cut it oil or else steal the trap"
/ The Executive Committee Of the American rract
Society have Issued ma appeal for funds. They say
there is deficiency Of $4,000 in the contributions of
the first five months Of the current year as compared
with the same time LAT year.
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WtIGHNG 4 TnIrF-A citizen missed two pounds
offeh butter, which was reserved for himself The
maid, however, had not only stolen it, hut fastened
! the theft the cat avcrriag moreover that she
caught her in thc act of finishing the las morsel The
willy cit Immediately put the cat into the scales and
found it t. weigh but pound anda half This mode
OF accurate reasoning being quite conclusive, the girl
confessed her crime.
TnE OPTICAL NoTE OF Observation-Disclosures fol-
lowing is the official vote Of Pennsylvania: Totalvote
for Read, rep Tor Judge 1876 ll9 for Porter (Dein
III ,O9G. For Canal Commissioner, Frazer (Rep.O
l96,j20; Frost (Dcm) 1895. Reads majority ov-
cr Porter 27,O23; Frazers majority over Frost, 25.
2s4. Total vote for Supreme Judge 1868, 3Gs,zl5
total vote for Governor, 1857, 500 1877 increase in
1855 co.'s.
THE lliNGHAM POISONING CAsE.--The Supreme
Court in session at Taunton, Thursday overrued the
exceptions in the case OF Mrs Gardner, convicted of
murder in the second degree having administered pos-
on to her husband, postmaster at bingham She is
to be sentenced to the House of Correction for life
A SINGULAR SURGICAL OrERArIoN.-A man nam
ed Try, residing in Petersburg wa, ALTERING Intense
pain last week from feon in his hand On the 7th
inst, he seated himself by te track of the Petersburg
Railroad, and when the train approached coolly laid
his hand on the rail- the cars passing and sever
ing it from the wrist The consequence is that he will
have to undergo second operation ut the hands of the
surgeon.
FATAL ACcIpENT.-AboEt O'Clock on Friday eve
a Frenchman run over by the Rutland Freight
Train, about IL miles from this place. He was on
board the mail train but got off at Sheburn and was
overtaken by the Freight train which run over him.
mangng him dreadnlly, causing instant DEATH His
wife board the Mail train and proceeded to
Montreal whittier they were destined, remnrkng to
Conductor Appleton that her husband was LEFT at Shc
burn. His remains were conveyed Saturday morning
to Monteal.- Burlington Times,
Two German brothers in Calhoun county, H., mar
ried two German sisters The elder brother fell sick.
and the younger away with the sick mans wife |
The convaescent brother then followed with the other
wife, and now wants to swop back, but his own Wife
who has tried both, says neither Of the brothers is
worth having.
At the cattle show in Bechertown last week, some |
boys tried the capacity of the human stomach on a
very hungry man, paying for all he would eat, and
the result follows six quarts of baked beans
two pounds of pork, seven mincc pics, five bowls of
oysters and quantity of smoked beef all at one sit
ting. The Hampshire Gazette is authority for the
trnth of the statement,
John Adams, being called upon for contribution
for foreign missions, remarked ~ have nothing to
give for that cause but there are here in this vicinity
six ministers; not will preach in the others pull
pit; now will give much and more than any one
else to cvilize these clergymen -