Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-26
News, Notes, and Varieties.

1t appears in small flakes and is ufton of lighter color
than the California gold After all the best diggns
in Vermont are from six to ten inches below the sur
face and made with plow-share
Timothy p Redicld the frce-soil and abolition can
ddatc for Governor Of this State in 1851, been ap
pointed Postmaster Mt Montpelier in place of Charles
&. Eastman whose commission has expired.
John g. SAKE has prepared a new poem, VIC
learn from the burlington Times, on Love- mater
nal patriotic, phianthropic sexual conjugal patonc,
romantic and divine, in all its varieties, manifestations,
Accomplishments and consequence and its treatment
is sentimental heroic, pathetic, humorous, and satiri
cal and with it he goes forth to new conquests in
literary and lyceum campaign.
The General Convention of this State met at st.
Iohnsbury on Tuesday Of last week. The exercises
were opened with sermon from Rev. Vim. II. Lord,
Of Montpelier. The services and business continued
through that and the two following days and were
well attended.
We have received spicy little sheet from Rutland,
entitled ." What's The Ners" published by W. a.
Bacon, formerly Of Ludlow, and filled with large
and choice amount of Rutland local matters Its de-
signed by the Editor to publish What's The News"
once a month, and We bcspcak an exchange
The Vermont Democratic State Convention will
meet at Bellows Falls July sth.-free Press.
And the whole party in that State will fall JeilOr-
ing Sept. 7th.-LdasiHg tMich) Republican.
a new commodious und beautiful hotel has been
built in Chelsea in place of the one destroyed by fire
year and half since. 1t is kept by j. Pike, for
merly of Cornish, n. H., in manner that wins
tom and commentators. There is not more pleas
ant stopping-pacc in Vermont nor one where the
wants of the guest are better cared for
Allen Campbell, who escaped from the Manchester
Jail few weeks since, captured week before last
at Lyons, n. Y, from which place telegram
ceived by sheriff Wall lie has OF been placed
in his old quarters in Jail. His trial will soon take
place.
Solomon Downer Of ovation was mulctedin $751;
81 damages in breach Of promise case tried at the
Windsor County Court at its late session. Sylvesta
Day was the plaintiff in the case. The shin-plaster
will doubtless bring healing To her lacera,ed BOSOM
At Burlington on the "a is to be Fremens Mus
ter take the place Of fourth ofJuly celebration"
The prizes are 500, $50, and s25. On Monday, the
5th there is also to be celebration ut Rutland and
balloon ascension. AT fitchburg and wcstfcld, Mass,
the celebration will occur on the 9th.
We learn from the Mortified Messenger that George
W. Hobart, aged SO, OF that place. committed suicide
the 10th by cutting his throat lie had been for u
while past suffering under mental depression in con-
sequence Of some arrangement in his financial affairs.
In Forcstdale on the 18th the house occupied by
Lewis Russell was burned. The fire company Of Bran
don was present and rendered important service
few days SINCE n gentleman in Montpelier, says
the Hdtchmdn, received letter from an unknown per-
son in an adjoining town, inclosing five dolal BILL
saying that the money was due to him for n sheep
which puroined from his flock n few years since.
That mutton has undoubtedly laid bard ON his s,vr-
ach since"
Marshall Potter while blowing upon land of Charles
Hayward, Of Gill; Mass. about fortnight since pow-
ed up Indian skeleton entire excepting the skull
There popularity about the skeleton which NAV
be Of interest to surgeons. The thigh bone had
evidently been broken sometime during the life time
Of the Indian, and the ends Of the bone had slipped
past each other two or three inches md grown to-
gethcr.
On the 18th, the students of Amherst College and
Easthampton and Holyoke Semnaries, with their
friends assembled Mount Tom for the purpose Of chris
tenng the three lesser peaks of that notable mountain
About five hundred persons gathered for this purpose,
'AiH 'hS H't-hc thts EiiNc iHtulilAu WAS Mono
tuck"-the mountain of the blessed.
The Springfield Mass Repetition says thnt larger
preparations being made for the tobacco crop in
that vicinity than usual one Of the best paying
crops rich land. About 20 days of good weather
is all that is requisite to mature the plant after its
trnnspanting toms weight of merchantable to-
bncco is often realized from acre, and from $3.50
to 5000 is its money equivalent
A couple of beautiful but fallen girls arrested at
Worcester for taking money not their own, have the
cards Of several members Of Congress of whom they
speak in enthusiastic admiration. having passed the
winter at the national capital II is sincerely hoped
that they didn't follow any Of these NJ Cs home that
we find them in Massachuscits-Spr Springfield Repu5ii-
can.
The Albany KnicSerbocker says, Had Seward,
Douglas, Hale, and Wilson adopted the Posts and
Tribunes platform, and talked sneak on this British
Outrage question: the Buchanantcs would have elected
their President in 1860 For once the opposition lead
ers have had brains"
The Gymnasium at William, College was DESTROYED
by fire on the 18th inst. There was no insurance and
the loss fall the students. Some mean rascal OF
student did the deed and cor sequence the stu
dents at meeting called for the purpose decided IS
to rs not to shield the awessness Of the miscreans
WIN coihnlit sucn acts. L MS Is as II should be.
In Peacham Hollow, where the people do not fasten
their doors of nights, there has been bold and sue
cessful robbery,-the premises of Asa Sargent hay
ing been entered in the night, and slso taken from
his pantaoons pocket while he and his wife slept
The money had been borrowed on the day before by
Mr.. S., who is thriving tanner. A big club was
found in the sitting room, which proves that the rob
Der might have been murderer had he been resisted.
On Wednesday afternoon of last week, ms n number
Of citizens of Winchendon were engaged in raising the
upper section Of very tall liberty pole and had near
ly accomplished the perous feat, a chain parted
which caused the upper section suddenly fall per-
pendicularly alongside of the lower section, at the
same instant elevating persons who attach
ed to ropes -one man, Mr. Albert Gibson, was thrown
some ten feet high and severely injured about the head
and neck. Another man was considerably injured
about the head and arms, and others were slightly in.
jured.
boy at work in one Of the shoe shops at Milford
Mass recently found in an old mail bag which had
been purchased to work into shoes, letter mailed al
an office in Tennessee for another place in the same
state, containing bills amounting to $685. This same
firm has purchased several thousand ofthese worn ou
mail bags, and several other letters have been found
in them-one of which was written nv an old lndv