Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

urging, carried it tQthe meat stall aud received his
food, and so for several days, when thinking one
piece of paper was as good as another he would pick
up pieces of white payer and carry them to the stall
without applying to his master. 1t was not long
before o long bill came from the meat dealer, who
had such confidence in the dog that he did not
think to look at the paper, and the dog himself was
very fat. No arrest was made, and the dog occu-
pics as respectable a position in society as ever.
The republicans were triumphant. in the city cleo
ton at Middletown, CT on Monday, electing DR..
W. b. Casey, mayor, by a majority Of 80. The
democrats have usually carried the city by 200
votes.
The cradle is wonan's ballot box. Yes, and
some of them deposit two ballots at once. Now,
isn't that illegal.
It's often another kind Of gal.
A State Convention has been called by prominent
Democrats If Indiana, who are dissatisfied with the
mild and Jlnus-faced resolutions respecting Kansas
affairs, passed ut the late Convention, and sec the ru-
in Of the party in the success. OF the LecCmpton fraud.
This Convention is to meet on the 22l Of February.
Gov. Packer Of Pennsylvania was imugurttcd at
Harrisburg Tuesday, and improved the opportunity
to demonstrate against the Lccompion Swindlc. This
Is Mr.. Buclanan's second emphatic rebuke from his
own State and party.
a train Of thirty cars, with over twelve thousand
bu-hel. Of potatoes for the Boston market, passed over
the pas,unpsic railroad o week or two since.
Mrs. Clcorn johnson of M.idlcbury drowned her
self, IN a 1T Of insanity.
a new bridge +. to be built across the Connecticut
river, at Norwich, on the Site Of the old one burned
three years ago, and q compensation is TO be made to
Dartmouth college, which o"n, t@tce-f,ny.
Three fellows npmcd Vincent. Beard and Archer,
the latter a Criinean hero who has deserted from his
regiment, now at Quebec, have been arrested in the
net Of robbing the depot At Barnet.
The Windsor Saving, Bank appears 10 be in prs
porous condition, having a small surplus Of cash after
an extra dividend Of per cent. per annum for the
last five YEAR. This extra dividend give, on deposits
that have been in tic Bank during the whole period.
abou, per cent. per annum.
Walker has flooded the South with 500 bonds,
payable in Nicarnea lands, running twenty wears.
On these bonds he raises the funds for hi. expedition.
GLOW 20 you and your friends feel now = sail AT
eSui'ant politician il. one Of our Western state. to a
rather irritable membcroft the defeated par;y. "l-Gp-
pose, aid The latter, 1--WE feel just II. I.a1,ru. did
wien he was licked by dog
A young man hired q horse IA; Greenfield, last week.
and thinking the proprietor knew him too well to bee
alarmed and bciu, ba,h'uI about telling the place q
HI destination, announced hi intention Of going to-
Decrfe,d. whereas he went uor,hwari, passed. a night
a, the house Of his lady, father, and took the girl to
a long ride through Mortified the following day; Of
course be was a-toni,hcd, ON returning, To find that
the keeper of the stable had seut men IN al direction,
IA search Of him.