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

y Tremendous hurricane swept through the upper
valley OF tie Connecticut in the vicinity OF Fairlec
oxford, Bradford and NeWhury. VT. on Thursday
week, doing large amount Of damage. Forest, by
tie acre were torn NJ by the roots fences pro,traied
haru- unroofei and much damage done TO such of the
crops %. were no. harvested Several of the lumber
men Ia for'ce and Oxford, Lad much valuable grow
ing timber completely llo,im'cd.
Two men named Tlsuly ami Hopkins tumbled into
tie Connecticut river near Northampton. Hopkins
Wa, drowned while Hanly escaped by loosnr one Of
hi, boots, which came on in the hund- OF the other,
who tried to save hm-clfbe selling hold ON. Nor
al Save your tee Joints and your life bv q loose
easy covering for the foot.
On Thursday last. bear came into Cyrus Phelps
lot, Munroe, Mass some fry or sixty rods from the
house, and killed calf bat before he could appoa.e
his hunger On the carcase he seen T., MIR Phelps,
sou and driven away. The hunters ARE after him
VIM. larkc~ou Of Springfield, with twoa.si>tants,
on Thursday OF last week. washed out nearly Sl7
worth Of geld IN Plymouth, Vt, on land Of Ano, Pol
- 20. Ills gold range i, one or two mile. wide. and
extends through tic town.
The Governor Of New Hampshire has appointed
Thursday, Nov. %, as ia, Of Thanksgiving. 1t i,
the first appointment.
jackson, the pelc-trun, has been walking IN Bur
lingon, on queer sort of ger Speed and distance
were not put INFO the game; but he undertook to walk.
at such pace he might choose, without cessation
Tor 100 ho"s--aying oy forty minutes for rest. Ne
concluded the feat. according to Programme. a, ~
o'clock a,t Saturday night, having spent thirty min
uie' IN taking lunch in sitting posture. Having
Won his wager $500 he confessed himself "uther
used up and proposed otake "g Bit If anap." which
lie accordingly did hi. Jackson, who had done
some tail running, before he was d.,tarccG tie other
day by Grmdal, call himself the American Deer
OF the sort. We imagine, put down in the book Us
"isHus -imericlnHs.'
Douglass chief organ tie Chicago Times, estimates
the Democratic strength of the next Illinois Legi,a-
ture To oos>, e, fourteen Senators and forty Repre-
seutatve'-a majority in each branch. The Chicago
PreSS, on the other side, says that 'f Douglas gets
thirty House members and eleven Senators he will 10
better than Vs. thnk he will" 1t also says that the
Republicans will have seven out Of the nine members
of Congress From these widely differing estimates,
our readers must guess Mt tie real prospect in Illinois
as best they can.
Mr.. Guslcy, Republican candidate for Congress in
Cincinnati, was formerly Unversalist minister one
OF the opporcus trying 10 per- uade nm old Meth
odst not to vote for him. "po You think YOU are fur
therns The cause Of religion" .ad he, by voting for
Iuiyer>ali,t, one who does NOT believe in help"
YES" tho old Methodist, reply. ali by the lime
Mr.. Gurey has been in Congress a year he docs no,
find ont there is he'll, then don't understand the
present Administration. shall vote for him.
The Navy Department ha. now decided TINT all