Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-08-07
News, Notes, and Varieties.

Inc Boston traveller understands that the society
OF the fremont Temple have, by n nearly unanimous
vote, made a call upon the Rev. l. s. kaoch to return
to his old position their pastor, which call,
derstand, he has accepted and will recommence
preaching there in September next.
The notorious DR.. Howard, Of Bradford, is stuck"
at last He is in Jail in default Of sl7, 900 bonds,
which he never will be able to get awaiting trial
four indictments, two Of them for mausaughter and
abortion, one for nm assault with intent to KILL and
one for making oil with an important government wit
ness.
The barn Of Messrs. Pixley and Horace Bush. of
Orwell, was struck by lightning on Thursday about
noon, and their horse barn, sheep house and sheds,
together with thirty tons of hay two seighs, pows
yokcs, and Of their farming tools not in use
were burned.
At the commencement of Harvard University the
honorary degree Of Master OF Arts was conferred up
on James T. Fields, the well known publisher Of Bos-
ton, Richard rockingham, Jr, of the editors of the
Boston Post, and the historian Of Bunker Hill; James
b. Francis, of Lowell, and William s. Leland Of Rox-
bury.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, the attorney general of England,
has scandallzed the fashionable world by avowng his
marriage some time ago with his dairy maid. The
fact has been concealed until further eament was
impossible, the lady having presented him with a son
and heir, 10 the intense disgust Of his only child BY
his first marriage-a daughter-who is herself mar
ried and has family. The old fellow is in his sixty
second year.
A foolish girl of 90 married one Of the Sioux chief,
recently at Washington. When she reached his
princely wigwam she found it n mud hovvl, occupied
by two other wives.
The democratic state convention of Ohio lodged
the Douglas difficulty by declaring the Lecompton is
sue dead and that all who supported regular nomina
tons are democrats, however they may have stood
on that question. The administration men had a ma
ority in the convention and resolutions of confidence
and approval OF the ofhe president were aop
ted.
The Chicago Tribune learns from gentleman lust
arrived from Minnesota, that bloody battle occurred
between bank of the Sioux and Chlppewas near Big
Stone lake, the l4h ofIuly. Twenty Of the Sioux
and eleven of the Chippcwas were killed.
Tom Corwin has far consented To be n candidate
for Congress in the 9TH (Harnn's) district of Ohio
that he will submit his name to the republican con-
vention to be held on the 18th, and if nominated will
'stand fire." He is already the stump, and the
nomination seems TO be between him and W. HIP
Denny, editor of the Lebanon Star.
Rev. DIR. Smell, of the LIST Congregational Church in
North Brookiied, Massachusetts, recently preached
his sirtieh anniversary discourse. lie has reached
the age Of eghtyour with good health, while all the
congregation over whom he settled sixty years
since, have been gathered to the grave.
A chimney built in Northampton, Mass, in 1888
ha,
to build three modern chimneys an underpinnng to
the house, cistem, eight piers in the cellar, and
drain three hundred feet long, besides wagon load
sold and lot on hand.
From the suboined jen esprit it may be inferred
that the Boston Post is not very friendly to the editor
Of the Louisville Journal:
Prentice has tried how aptly and well he
Could rattle his jokes on poor Monsieur Belly;
But an old French gentleman seems the more fit
And natural butt Of Prentlce's wit,
"for"-says Old Hunk whose tongne there's curb
"Hasnt Prentice, for years. been butt Of Old Bourbon ~
Miss Jane Lloyd the wealthiest of English heiresscs
is to be married to Col Lindsay, the "hero of the Al
ma, who was lucky enough to get nine Russian balls
fired into the coors which he carried, without recev-
ing one into his own body. The fortune of Miss Lloyd
is stated by the London Illustrated News to be from
twenty-five to thirty million dollars.
Ex-president Pierce is said to he preparing his
tory of the Mexican war. contemporary expresses
the hope that in this case the pen will prove "mght-
Ter than the sword"
Col b. P. Walker, of Claremont has the honor this
year of sending the first lot of green to the Bos-
ton market 1t arrived July 27th, and the ears were
well filled out with plump kernels. 1t is little sin
gular that "bleak New Hampshire" should be ahead
Of supposed warmer ATTITUDES in the production of this
almost tropical escuent.
Boston correspondent of the New York Tribune
says:
VI learn that there Is brisk contest in the Tenth
Congressional District between DR.. Chafiee of Spring
field, the present member, and Hugh W. Greene Of
Northfed, who has been State Senator for two years
past. Emstus Hopkins of Northampton and William
Hyde OF Ware also have friends but the contest
is believed to be between Chalee and Greene"
Southern editor thus disconrseth to We delin-
qnents; "Wagons cannot run without wheels, boats
without steam, bullfrogs jump without legs, newspa-
pers be carried on eyerlastingly without money, no
more than dog can wag his tail when he amt got
none. Our subscribers are MI good, but whit good