Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-05-22
News. Notes, and Varieties.

| On ruesdny night Of last week, Luther Moon ana
Allen Campbell escaped from the Remington County
Jail where the former has been confined since De-
cember. Sheriff Wall has offered reward Of 500
for both Of the prisoners or s75 for Moon alone.
| Two barns belonging to the estate of Lyman Pachin
of Bennington, were set on fire and burned to the
ground on the evening of the 9th inst Their contents
including COW and calf were destroyed. The fire
extended to tho barn of Willard Weeks which was al
80 destroyed.
The democrats Of Windsor County met last week
and nominated ticket for county officers to be knock
cd over in September. Other democratic organza-
tons will 60 through the same farce soon.
Thcceremofics of laying the stone Of the new
monument to Gen. Ethan Allen, at Burlington, which
were to have taken prce last week, have been de-
fcrred by the unexpected discovery that trace Of
the remains of the old patriot is to be found in the
cemetery at Burlington where they werc Inferred 6g
years since The Free Press says that the tablet
to his memory was not erected until several years ai-
ter the ntcrnent 1t is quite possible that 1t did not
the grave. An effort is now being made to have
the monument erected the Battery instead Of the
cemetery. As the deceased patriot was known to
have been somewhat rreverent it has been suggested
that the devil must have carried oil his bones
A spleilllr pair Of fat cattle passed through Yer
gennc, ON Monday Of last week, designed for the Bo.
ton market, from the farm of Mr.. Edrck Adams, Of
panton, Weighing 1870 pounds, and an OK from the
farm Of John Hopkins, ran;on, weighing 1880 pounds.
A banking institution called the State Bank has
been organized al Montpelier under the general bank
ing law with fifty thousand dollars capital. james
Il. Langdon, Daniel Baldwin, H. r. Keith, Charles
Clark, and &. A. Willard, are Directors. James Il.
| Langicn is President and George Is. Reed Cashier.
The bills will be redeemed Mt the Suffolk bank, Boston.
In Barre during the last two ycnrs there has been
sold from that town Young Morrill," and six Of his
colts from one four years old, for the Of ssG3j,
averaging sl727. One colt has gone to California all
the others to New Hampshire.
The Middlebury Register says Mddlebury seems
disposed to vie with Ncrgcnnes On Monday. OLesry,
male assault, with probable intent 10 kill, upon
John Brown. John, in self-dcfence, seized u two
pound weight from counter, and " knocked him
sble." When O'Lcary gets well enough TO" appear"
he will probably be committed. About the saue time
James Donahue, was locked up for drunkenness. The
Register thinks Middcbury will be entitled to city
charter soon. Shouldn't wonder.
Does the English Bill submit the Constitution or
no,I Just you please" replies Snowman Buchan-
| The heirs Of the late James Hurd Of Maiden Mass,
have succeeded before the supreme Mt Lowell in
having his will set aide on the ground Of insanity.
SIR lurd left $4,000 each to the States Of Mas,achu-
sets, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, ordering
the income Of it to be extended in experiments to pro
duce sugar in those States The decision OF the court
is received with general surprise there is said 10
have been no other evidence Of insanity than what
| inferred from the unusual nature of file beouest
| The Bradford. Iowa. Cedar Valley News comes 10
rs in the "hAbilimen,. Of xo Mt the death Of Jason
| Bushnell. Esa.. is editor and publisher. He WAS
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the pastoral charge of the First Independent Chris
tan Church." in Richmond, Va. He had previously
been invited 10 the Sixth Universast Church in New
York city bu, has declined tina; invitation 1t is not
known what his intentions are in regard 10 Richmond
The cor,p.,'s v.rd;c, say. tho la,e ,.ri,l o,;a,,
on the New; York Central Railroad nc,r I',ica Nv
was owing to the rottenuess or the brics and III. emil
pability Of the railroad company in not properly ex-
am'ningii.
The emplovees or the Nichig,n S,,,ho-r .,, N.,r,l
ern Indiana Railroad have pr.sent.d Edward n WI
lams. E.o their late Snpcru,.ndsr, with GOLD watch
and chain yalued nj s17o. +, Mrs W snl.udid .il
yer tease, cake basket and pair Of gobletsi and
silver cup to each Of their children. Mr. Williams has
l"'eiy been appointed assistant superintendent of the
Mil"anAe and MISSISSIPPI Railroad.
Henry William Herbert, the well known author
committed suicide on Monday at the Stevens House.
Broadway, New York lie had been laboring for some
DAYS under great depression of spirits consequen, up
on domestic difficulties lie left long letter address
| ell To the of the United nj tn