Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-05-29
News. Notes, and Varieties.

The work Of building the United States Court House
at Windsor is progressing finely. The building is to
be about SO by b5 ee-three stories high besides the
basement, aud the outside TO be wholly Of granite,
brick iron and slate. The Journal understands that
about $4,000 has been appropriated tor its construc
ton.
The large wooden mill Of the Messrs Harding Ut
Winooski. employs three hundred and twenty-five
hands, and is running fun They use ton Of
wool day and making fifty thousand yards Of
cassimcrcs aud black dooskns per month. The prod
uc,s Of this mill are said TO have an euyiabe rcputa
;ion Throughout, the country for both finish and dur
ability.
A correspondent Of the Hdtchndn says that Mr.
Hcman Power East Montpelier made, the past
son, from II cows, four thousand twenty pounds Of
good butter All of his cows of the native stock.
and very good and fed plenty Of hay in the win
ter and large range Of good pasture in summer and
nothing more excep; few loads Of pumpkins il the
fall. Mrs. Powers made all the butter herself
The Me,ssnger states that jackson A. Vail, Of Mont,
peler 70 the Swahon station Friday the Both
ult., snd persuaded Henry Mullen To carry him to
Rouses Point in hand They became intoxica-
ted, and Mullen thrown the track, and the car
passed him. He died in consequence Of injuries
received, on the following Monday.
A daughter Of Levi o. Corlis Of swan'on, WAS so
badly burned the ist inst, by her clothes taking
fire. as TO survive but few hours.
Mr.. Burnhsm Of Montpelier, and two Indies, came
being killed day last week, by the horse he
driving becoming frightened, running with great
violence, up.etting the carriage and throwing them
out before punging down ss;eep hank into Dog river.
The horse Was drowned. One Of the ladies had a
shoulder dslocaied, and the other and Mr Durham
considerably bruised.
At the request Of the Univesalist Society Of Bar
uard, ordainng Council will meet nj the house Of
Mr.. A. Chamberlain that place the 18th Of June,
to confer ordination on the Rev Simon tioodenough.
The ordaning services will take place in the forenoon,
ard the usual services will be held in the afternoon at
/ O'Clock.
The Hon. TappNn Stevens, who Keeps the Spring
Hotel in Newbury, refused TO let Nj Flynn, tailor,
have liquor, whercupon Flynn bit of the landlord.
and injured him otherwise, for which offence he
has been holden 10
= l. Elliot. Secretary Of the Vermont Teachers As
ISOLATION gives notice that the Constitution and Rec
ords Of that Society lost, have been mialaid,
and requests any one who may know Of their where
abou,s 10 inform him at Fairfax, w. without delay,
and thereby aid the cause Of education.
! The Washington t,sion reclaimed when Lcconpton
pas ed, " The back bone of the Republican party is
broken" Next week came the Election news from
Philadelphia and Indianapolis. The Union SEN
siby remarks
" 4 little further reflection and observation induce
Us to believe that We made a slight mistake"
| Ebcnezer France, Ihayer of Boston, aged 20 years,
only child of the late John T. Thayer by his first
rage died suddenly at Avignor, France of apope1y,
three weeks ago and only two days after leaving Paris
He was member Of the Sophomore class of Harvard
College, and went abroad in good health to spend the
suymer vacation. In few years his heritage would
have made him probably the richest man in New Eng
land.
{ Both Houses Of the Legislature of Wisconsin have
passed bill for the rc-cstabishmen, Of capital pun
ishment for the crime of murder in the first degree.
strong reaction appears 10 have taken place in the
minds Of the people of the State in relation to the sub
ec This last action Of the Legislature is understood
to be in conformity with general expression Of the
popular wilt.
| We are informed that S. NJ. reiteugill & Co., of
Boston appointed sole and exclusive Advertising
Agents for the Press OF New Jersey, by an Editorial
Association held at New Brunswick, May 10, 1855.
| Some idea of the amount Of transportation across
| the Plains, connected with the government service,
may be formed from the fact that in addition to their
already large quantity, Messrs Russel& Wsddel have
purchased this year upwards of hirty:fre thousand
rdgons for carrying the supplies.
On Thursday night, the 2sth Of April, some miscrc-
ants entered the Transcript Office, North Adams, mix
ed filthy oil with the ink pied the type, stole large
quantity oftype, oyerhaued and disarrsnged the cdi
tors desk, and committed other indecences and out
RACES. The editor has not mentioned the fact until
now in hopes of finding the perpetrator.
The Greenfield Gazette SAYS that eight hundred feet
Of the Hoosac tunnel on the east side Of the mountain
have been completed and the work progressing rap
idly, the rock growing and more pliabe rs the
work advances.
BY using the SOOTHING SYRUP q child on Con-
gress ST. cured Of nfantle Dysentery and Diar-
rhoer after being given over by the attending physi-
clan.
Prom the Lansingburg Gazette
DIR. HUTCHISs' HEAD.ACHE PmIs.--Among all the
remedies ever tried for Headache and Neuralgia, none
have been eifectual as the above Pills, which are
sold by all Druggists, and no need suffer an hour
when such a remedy can be obtained