Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-03-13
News, Notes, and Varieties.

Martin Van Buren, Brownwe, Of Vermont on his
way to California, fell into the hands of the New York
tcke; swindcrs, on Friday. and paid $3.50 $500 too
much for steerage ticket The agen; Of the steam
ship line made his ticket good for the boat. in or
der that he might remain and prosecute the rascals.
Hon Geo A,hnun Of Springfield informed the Tar
III Committee that he received $4,000 out OF that I'M
lucky $1,000 from Wolcou for the purpose Of nflu-
s'atlcIan received 5000 he pleasan, little sum Of
$4,000 remains unaccouutcd for.
Mr.. Green has arrived Mt Washington. a messen-
ger, bringing with him the journal Of the Lecompton
Convention and the evidence taken before the Com
mission to examine into the alleged frauds in Kansa.
on the 2lst Of December and the 4th ofJanuary The
document ia voluminous. Il said tina; the investi-
CATION reduces the legal Of the former to abou;
$500, whereas it heretofore stated at 6,796
Work on the Hoosac Tunnel i, progressing bot, on
the eastern and western sides. Men are being daily
hired and in due season the big borer" will be a,
work again. 1t is the intention Of the contractors ia
employ none hut temperate, skiul workmen in this
part Of their enterprse-so saws the North Adams
Transcript.
Ex-senator William b. Washburn Of Orange has re-
moved to Greenfield and purchased the residence OF
senator Wendell 7. Davis for about 81, 900 Mr. Da-
Wis proposes removing to the West.
Amarah Briggs of West Deerfield with his boy.
and dogs, started out in pursuit Of fox last week
and the dogs being unable to get bite at the animal
who was lodging about in piece Of cornstalks, Mr.
b. caught him by the tail and secured him alive.
The lecture field has been much cultivated late
~ that it begins to need and receive guano gen-
tleman" whose term of eight months in the Hudson.
n j.. Jail has lust expired is cciuring on the eight
and shades of prison life The lecture has alrealy
been delivered in Jersey City and HUDSON and pro
nounced able and interesting.
Hon. William +. Niback, Member of the House Of
Representatives from the First Congressional District
OF Indiana has written a erer to Il gentleman in In
dianapois saying he shall vote for the I.ecompton
Constitution the final vote. He voted, he SAYS, for
Harrs's resolution simply because he was in favor Of
investigating the facts.
The Bills of the Bank of Royalton are now redeem
ed at the Suffolk Bank, Boston.
The Westinghouse of Z. and y. Garfield, Of Airing
ton, destroyed by fire last week. saws the Banner
1t proved to be the work of ncendiary one Of their
nearest neighbors, James Rule He was promptly ar
rested, examined and committed to Jail nobody being
willing to become bail for him.
ORLEANS County seems to be wide awake to tenn
perance and music. There has been two-days' sing
ing convention Mt Barton which passed OFF with great
ectit, and a "rousng temperance meeting at lras-
burgh. The Standard says that the work of temper
anee reform has commenced il earnest.
The " Crocodile Club" of Yale college, whose mem
bers had the late fatal fight with the remen, has been
disbanded after missing s375 for the family of the man
whom they murdered. The five hundred dollars of
ered for evidence that will detect the person who shot
the fireman will probably never be called for. The
students engaged IN the afray bear the character of
being among the best in the college, and it is said the
fireman confessed before he died that in the immediate
collision in which he shot he was the attacking
party.
The Chronicle says;-"A letter from Cambridge
March 4th mentions the explosion of the boiler Of the
steam saw mill and grst mill lately erected there by
Mr. IL. N Nacoy, destroying the engine house, and
nJurng several of the 40 or persons assembled
to witness the first revolutions of the large circular
saw. Mr.. Chauncy Warner is the only person badly
wounded
Paulsen, the great chess player has just completed
remarkable feat at Dubuque Iowa, where he resides.
He played seven games of chess at the same time.
against seven of the best chess players of that city, he
being olindiolded. The games lasted through three
evenings and resulted in the complete success of Paul
sen over all his opponents.
Persons who have used Mrs Winslow's Soothing
syrup say it acts like perfect charm.