Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-10-09

DESTROYED in The place were several fine niece,
statuary, including Kiss Equestrian statue of
the Amazon MarochcttiS' fine colossal statue
of Washington casts from lhorwaldsdcn's
group OF the Apostles bas-relief of the de
scent from the Gross; mantle statue of Col
umbus, and several other valuable works of art"
The exhibition of the American Institute was
ot it's b.iybt in the Luld;n, ., tbo ,ino of tho
.
ne'' ""ch sIe"''! increases 'he loss
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lIlE STEAM PLoCGII.-We have believed for
some time that the next great achievement in
mechanics and in agriculture would be the steam
plough. That achievement has apparently been
made, or something so near to II, that success
Is assured and near. MIR. fawkes of Lancas-
Ter, Ia mas constructed steam plough. which
was tried at the recent state fair in Illinois, and
was pronounced il complete success. 1t is de-
scflbed as cross between locomotive and
tender 1t Is mounted on two guiding wheels
ana huge propellng wheel IN the shape of a
drum, which oNercomcS the difficulties of miring
on soft soil and Shining on hard smooth
ground. 1t is said to be easily managed. and
TO require but n lnoderat. amount of fuel II
draws six plourhs. SO regul,ted bv sniral srrinps
as 70 Weld ia am, ov,r,1rdinar, 'ohstr,c,;or
The machine was tried ON the mos, difF,cnlt soil
the unhroken nrairic. and is nerformance i
thus described in the Cb;cogo Tr;bure
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t t''' "es ~, ine soui was WIZ s.ean,
'nc '''e u. hi'uIe anu 'i'e S''n
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Wv i'e =. II p.' "''N e suI mig
w. ~, "c'i'n y. nu'lI'i1NS eIon'G'aS iui ''e
ssalc va. ea' nv Po''.ol.l- fI
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rotasb H.; hos,,La,l in sil;;o ad o,bo, -
tia elements Of Vegetable growth. The lono
line Of matchlcss burrows parted the crowd. and
Law between the moving masses like A line Of
Amid the eycitrmcnt The iS,cn,nr rernn;noa
calm; i, was enough for him tn be,r the oIoJ
shouts OF victory which rent the air for this he
ma" '3iieG LOT TINS ms hands mad become har-
ina, ;r, ,,, 81 ,b;rh M "''I! o'eI .iie gov"
the iron s,ccd of the prairies.
"Mr. Fawkcs and Others were called out BY
the crowd ana made hTiei speeches. Mr.. Cole
cc-s IF ,be n,cnr, , iu ~ SPone ol ,ne sue
aI0I ~ ~ l." - 'n0 ""'N progress; anu ue-
be placed side 5y Side with tho steon, ;,a
the steamboat, the locomotive, the cotton ON.
ana the Telegraph. After the speaking the en-
49,, NV ""ri Tue pIoughS
six burrows side-by-see with rho NJ, 1872,
cas-, and in the most workmanlike manner
The consumption OF fuel and water was very
,hnn ''' ,'l' llEi,e Is complete sue
wanting is to demonstrate thot taL;ra tbewh t,o
expense into consideration it is che per than
morse power II TINS Is answered III the affirm
",Ne !. VIII produce inc greatest revolution IN
will take another wrinkle from the brow Of la'
Dor, and give to the toiling millions lighter tasks
TO perform
~ We omitted to say in its proncr nlace
that the Bra,tlcboro Cornet Band and the Hv-
dropath Engine Company. were most hand
,omely ontertn;,od ~, Cow u n E;r,h,u osi