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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23
A President without a Party.

1t is no Uncommon thing TO see a party with
out a President. but n President without a par-
~ is rather more scarce. When TYLER by
accident became President, and when he turned
out to be q traitor to the Wings who elected
him, he found himself in that same predicament.
President Buchanan, at the present time, bids
fair to place himself in a very Tylerish posi.
ton. His trucking subserviency to southern
interests and sentlments on the Kansas question.
by which he has destroyed the feelings of his
northern friends and t~rampled upon the princi-
pies upon which he was elected, has left him
with a poor show among the states of the North
Douglas is most eifectually superseding him in
the affections of The people, if it be allowed
that The people ever had any affection for him.
lie could not now carry a single nsrlhern stale,
not even his own.
Then his Glllbusler message condemns him
with the South, for this is a pet scheme of every
distinguished southern Statesman. In order 10
retain caste at tie North he has concluded to
sacrifice the plans of the South, and between
them both, he bids very fair to be that unenvia-
BILE being, a President without a party, a Presi
dent without even a faction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23
Congressional.

In the Senate, Monday, a resolution was adopted
requesting the Secretary of War TO inform Congress
how many troops had been stationed in Kansas
during each quarter from the LIST of January. 1855.
until the present time. The special order was the
Kansas question, and Mr.. Hale occupied the atten.
ton of the Senate in a long speech in opposition tc
the %Lecompton Constitution and to the principle.
of the Kansas Nebraska a%ct-which latter, he con.
tended, fully justified the former.
In the House the Special Committee to inquire
into the disposition Of the S87 900 Tariff none,
disbursed by the Middlesex Manufacturing Com.
pany was appointed, and consists of Messrs. Stan.
ton of Ohio, Moore of ALBANIA, Kuukel of Pennsyl.
vania, Wright of Georgia and Russell of New York
A great number Of bills were introduced and re.
ferred, notice of which had previously been given
The President was called upon by resolution 70,
copies OF all correspondence relative to the abolition
Of privateering. A resolution was adopted in.
structing the Judiciary Committee to make inquire:
as to the p~ropriety Of legislating to prevent the i'm
migration or importation of foreign paupers and
criminals. A Special Committee of five was order.
ed, to inquire into the accounts and official conduct
of the late doorkeeper of the House.
Both branches of Congress. on Tuesday, speu,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

TERRIBLE CASE OF "NIoHrMARE.' About o.
clock on the morning of the 18th inst, the family
Of Nathan D. Blake of East Cornith experienced
the hardest attack of nightmare that we remember
to have seen on record. 1t appears that Mr.. Is.
with his wife and three children, were sleeping in
a bedroom upon the ground floor Of his house.
They were suddenly awakened by a terrible crash,
the lights usually burning suddenly extinguished,
the next instant the bed upon which Mr.. b and
his little hoy we're sleeping was broken in frnga-
nents and together with Blake and his boy piled
in n heap on the floor, next a large mirror at the
head of the bed was shattered in pieces, the table
overturned medicines, bottles, clock, &C., demol-
ishe1. Then came another crash the bed upon
which Mrs. Blake aud her two young daughters
we're sleeping was crushed down and in pieces with
as little ceremony and upon as short notice as the
first. Mr.. Blake Strung to his feet and found a
frightened horse had stormed his castle, broken in
through n strong street door latched and bolted,
dashed through his dining room some thirty feet in
length turned at q right angle and rushed into his
sleeping room leaping first two thirds the length
into his bed, then wheeling directly acrost and up
on the bed occupied by Mrs. Blake and the child
reu~-complctely demolished both beds he then
halted over the ruins under which Mrs. Blake and
the children were buried. Amid the darkness,
terror and confusion Mr.. Blake succeeded in re-
moving them from their dangerous situation-and
strange as it appears without injury except from
the severe fright.
A correspondent Of the Bradford Telegraph.
from which we gather the above particulars, says;
81 viewed this morning With many others the scene
Of the accident, and it is truly astonishing from
the manner in which every article of furniture even
to the baby's crib, is broken in pieces that no lives
were sacrificed, or other material injury received
by any Of the occupants Of the room, ercept The
mare-she cut her face probably against the Mir
ror. so that She left some two or three quarts Of
blood despatched over everything, giving the room
as tragic An appearance as is needed to have il re-
%membered by all who have seen il rs the hardest
attack Of nightmare in their remembrance.
The horse was a young mare owned by Deacon
Grant, weighing eleven hundred, and sharp shod.
She became frightened and escaped FROM his son
while returning from q party.
The above facts can be substlntiated by several
hundred oitise,s Of the place"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

LATE IRoMUTAu.-The ST. Louis Repub-
lican has Information from Fort Laramie. by an
lrdlan trader, who met on the 23,i N Dccrmbrr
between six hundred aud seven hundred Chew.
cnnc aud Camanche Indians, returning fran
salt Lake to their villages on the Black walnut
Hills, about eighty miles s0nth-east oi Fort Lar.
anne. They were accompanied by about tween.
~ Mormon leaders. 1t was their intention IN
remain in The camp erected there till the spring
and then employ themselves, under Mormon in.
%huences, in harrassing and cutting If HE supply
trains scnt TO the relief Of Cot. Johnston. The
Indians had been led To elirve that The Nor
mons had 10000 fighting men, well equipped for
sefsire. They also spoke of numerous for,if-
cations and a large number Of Indian alb -, and
declare thar the M'rmons hive no dea Of run
ning away from Utah.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23
Light from a new Source.

While some of the ''bread and butter dem,
ocratic presses Of the North are trying 10 rec
oncile their support Of Buchanan, in his attempt:
to get the Lecompion swindle through Con.
gress, with their former professions of popular
sovereignty, and are turning all manner Of pc.
sitlons To accomplish this difficult task, South
ern politicians come out more openly and give
us glimpses of the truth.
In the following extract from the Washing.
ton correspondence of the Charleston, South
Carolina, Mercury, are some statements which
are undoubtedly made by a responsible person,
and which should he carefully considered by all
who wish to understand the true state of af
fairs in reference to the complications Of the
Kansas question at Washington
"The great question now pressing upon public men
here is the admission of Kansas under the lecoiuptor
Constitution. The struggle upon this point viii hc
bitter and desperate. II is cledr Hut KdnsUs can onl,
be admitted htOugh The actice addetermiped support u
The administration and INT for his he PrtsiitRt rouIa
hdre been more roughly hUtditd IN ht hHt d,bat,, BON
in NE HJNSe md Senate, tVNH lie connection QC The At
minisirdti0n rih The UnhurfM capture Of General Udi-
ktr ,gEn The soI II Njc0ysiagG by Commodore I'ouRk
ing. The administration Is now weak. and the south
err, men are very anxious 10 strengthen il. 90 rs n
make its cfoits in bthdif Of he admission IF Kansas, M
der me LecopyiioR Constitution, more Influential This
will account for their Ignoring other issues in which
they differ from the President. Mr.. Buchanan did,
last Summer. write a letter to Governor Walker. in
which he said to him, =" Ioa must uso aH your indutace
Ia hare he Constitution rettyrtd buck 10 he people for
rdticfdticn or rejection upoH this, goa and must st1'd
or JdA' This letter will soon be published"
The letter concludes with the declaration
that Kansas will be admitted with the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, and that the next House of
Representatives will be Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23
WAGON Road to California.

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cxurdition ror ,br discovery ora nr,c,irabls rou,e
for a wagon ro,d IN Cahf3rn;a and The s,,rre.s
ATTENDING the emplovment Of ,ameIs in the cx.
n.I;t;on hovo alroaJv hcer h,,edy s,a,od W.
find IN thc Washington naner. n l.,sr from
Li.nt. Hea,e In the Src,.i,ry If Va, ,i,i,a an
account of ms ,rn. which emh,arcs conn. ;n,cr.
e.iino ra,trul,r. No, L,G,rn .,a,oJ Tbo noin,
of Lirut. P.,lo's L.na,,nro was Zun; in C..pn,,,I
New Mexico. and he r,,;on tbronnh which no
p,ss,.J from th.rcn ia ths ,iver CnIor,do i, C,I
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

CoCNTEiFEtrfNG OPERATIoys-Corn,
feiters appear to be driving an a.tiye and ryn,n
sive business. On Christmas d " and evrni,,.
seventeen or eighteen persons were arrested ~
New lurk CITY, for passing, or attemp,iny I'm
pass, counterfeit three dollar bills on the linn
Hancock Bank, OF Springfield. The attention
OF The police was called to The matter by an
anonymous note. On the day after christmas.
- hapm'n Of Hartford, zane 10 this town
on '"c ate noon IRAN from The Sou h. passed a
WI o. The Ind above named NJ the Franklin
House, (Ctpt. Re"d's) one AT NIr. Fur,t's salonn
one at X. X laylu's, one at j NJ Fnl,ne'. and
another at ] ID. Roots, all his purchases m, amt.
my to less than TWO dollar. in value. Tie tben
lett for the South. After reading the acroun, 81
the arr sis in New York, Mr.. TayInr ibouobt IN
100" at his money, aud lvund the bin. which was
passed. IN the store while he was reading the na.
per Inquiry was commenced, aud similar b;ls
were io1nd at the places above named A clnn
was obtained and followed to South DretG.ld
where the fellow was found in bed. He wasar
rested and brought 10 this place. and lo,lpcd in
JaIl. lie had about thirty dollars of good. bu,
no bad money on him. On MONDAY he was
brought bcfure Justice NATION on Tvs o complaints,
ana was ordered to recognize, on one, ia the sum
OF $500, and on the other in the sum of $500,
with %surrties, for his appearance at the March
term OF the Common Pleas Court. In default of
nill he was committed, and is now in jaii.-
GrceyfeH Democrat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

UNcoMMoN CRUELTY. Moses II. Brals
and his wife Mary Beals. of WILLIAMSBURG. wer.
broueh; before Justice Wells of this Town ihi.
morning, Tor cruelty TO his son by another wife.
a llaxen haired youth Of five years. The allrg-
ed cruelty consisted in severe whippings. and 10
exposure 10 cold. The c~rueltl-s have been con-
t'nued so As to attract public attention since Ju-
y, IN which month, as Mrs. Lucy Ward aud
Mrs. Mary Wells, neighbors of Beals, testified,
beals at one time gave his child at least fftv
blows, IN RAPID succession, with a pi,ce Of board
a foot and a half or two feet in length. and an
inch in thickness. leaving him in a very exi aus
ted condition. The selrctmen If the town in.
%,eriere and removed the child about a week
since, when bis body exhibited such evidences
OF cruelty that a warrant was Issued for the ar
rest OF the parents. The trial is IN progress as
we 90 to press Northampton Courier, 18Th.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

PUNNiNG DEspATCHEs.-Gen. Ilavelock is
a vii as well as a warrior. The following is the
despatch by which he conveyed the intelligence
of his last success in India to the Governor Cen
eral
Dear General LET all our past misfortunes
be forgotten, for we are in LUCK NOW.
Yours, HAvELoCK.
This is nearly as good as Sydney Smiths IA
nous despatch announcing the capture of Scinde
. Peccavi"-" | have sinned."
They both, doubtless, at some time served in
the Punjob.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

Most of the advice" afoat is written for the
benefit Of wives alone. but The following is 10 the
other side of the house, and meets with our
hearty sanction :-"When your wife begins to
scold, let her have it out. Put your feet 1p COST
y before the fireplace, loll back in your chair.
light one of your best cigars and let the storm
rage on, say noihing-make no reply 10 anything.
We'll, a little more advice, if you please. Bav-
ing placed yourself in that position, refec, wheth
er you deserve the thunder about your ears. and
if so. (Which probably is the CASE put your feet
gently down. cease your 'lolling,' put out YOUR
cigar. kiss your little wife, and endravor 10 be a
better husband."-N y. Mirror.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23
News. Notes, and Varieties.

Mr.. David Page OF Pownall, q man about GO
years Of age and Of incorporate habits, left tbe
house Of his employer Christmas day. After beinp
absent several days suspicion WIS excited and a
search instituted. On the Sth inst, he was found
sitting on the ground beside a tree ut some distance
from his residence, grasping n jug of rum so tight
ly that his hand was frozen to the jug-handle. lie
had probably frozen the night he left.
Bills of the Woodstock Bank at Woodstock. arc
now regularly received and redeemed at the Suffolk
Bank.
Hon. Rufus Bullock, late Of Royalston. left
among other legac'es, 10000 to the town of Roy
aston, $4,000 each to the two Congregational So.
c%ieties in that town, and $1,000 to his pastor. Rev.
Mr.. Billiard.
Miss +. L. Burbank, of Palmyra, N. Y, has a
brother in Louisiana, who sent her, us q new years
present twenty thousand dollars and n land war;
rant for 100 acres of land. Generous brother, and
nobly-endowed sister all she needs now is n hus-
band to cultivate the land and her affections.
The Lecomptonites at Washington, feel sanguine
of success, and boast that they will carry the Kan
sas constitution through Congress in less than nine
ty days, The administration is anxious to keen
Minnesota out. Its supporters in the Senate will
refuse to unseat Fitch and Bright, the bogus mem.
bers from Indiana, but will pass action in the House
against Davis and Harris of Maryland, and Camp
bell of Ohio, anti Lecomptonites.
The Bangor Union relates that q large dog had
been accustomed to get bits of money from his mas.
ter to 90 to a meat stall to get his lunch of fresh
meat. One day, when change was short, his mas
ter gave Growler a piece of white paper on which
vas an order for tue meat. The dog, after much
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23
United States Agricultural Society

The annual meeting Of the United States Agri-
cultural Society held its annual meeting in Wash
iugton last week, where the Office Of the Secretary
has been permanently established.
Marshall p. Wilder Of Massachusetts positively
declined n reelection to the office Of President, a
position he has ably filled for six years. Gen.
Teneh T%ilghman of Maryland was elected as his
successor. The General is q grandson of the gal
liant Gen. Tlghman, who was aid-dc-camp to Gen.
Washington. lie resides on the estate which his
grandfather owned before him, in Oxford County,
on the eastern sbore Of Maryland. nnl is tho own
or Of Milford Haven, which is proposed as the en-
frspot Of a new line of Transatlantic steamers, and
which is well known to epicures as the place where
the best oysters in The rord are found. Gen. Tileh-
man has filled a large number of important trusts.
lie is a middle-aged, good-looking, active gentle
MAXWELL educated, Il fluent speaker, and an en-
crgetic brsiness man.
The Vice Presidents from New England are J
D. Lang, Vassalboro', Me-; henry +, French, Ex-
eter, n. H.; Fred. llolbrook, Brattleboro', Vt;
John Brooks, Princeton, Mass; b. b. Thurston,
Providence, R.. l.; and Judge Huntington, Conn.
The Executive Committee are Eenry Wager of
Rome, y. y, John McGowan Of PHILADELPHIA: Jo-
siah Ware Of Virginia Henry Wilson of Ohio I;
John Merryman Of maryland and James W. Brown
Of lllniois-all good men and true lahorers in the
cause who will not put their hand to the plow and
look back"
b. d. French Of Washington has been elected
Treasurer, and Ben. Perley Poore of Massachusetts,
Secretary.
Interesting discussions upon the Sugar Cane or
Sorgo took place and much important information
was ELECTED. The general verdict was adverse to
Its value for New England cultivation. Judge
French of New Hampshire delivered an address
upon the value of the steam plough, an instru-
ment he had seen operate in Europe during his Wis
it last year.
Mr.. Flint, Secretary Of the Massachusetts Board
Of Agriculture deliy cred an able extemporaneous
address on cattle.
A committee was appointed to examine Nr Nor
rill's Land Bill'' now before the House Of Rem
resentatives, a copy Of which appeared in The
PHGNIx two weeks since, who subsequently pre-
scented n report endorsing it in the fullest manner.
and resolutions were passed, to be sent to Congress.
urging its passage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

EcLIPsEs FOR 1Sjs.-There will be f ur
eclip>es during the year 1858, two of the sun and
two Of the moon - Isl. \ partial eclipse of the
moon, February %, only partly visible in the
Unlted States. The moon will rise partly eclps-
ed, which will take place generally after the
time If the greatest phase. I'd. An annular
eclipse of the sun. March 10. The sun will GER
talnly be eclipsed on the meridian in longitude
l,lj west of Greenwich, latitude 45,44 North
In some parts of the Tilted States the sun will
be partially eclipsed. Sd. A partial eclipse of
the moon. August oath. AT some places the
first contact with the pcnumbra will not be WISH
BILE but to most places in the United States the
whole eclipse will be visible. 4ih. A total eclipse
OF the sun, September 7. The eclipse will be
total on the meridian. The sun will be certain
ly eclipsed in the Southern hemisphere osly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has given us
a new theory foE the manufacture of men of a
larger growth, The Dr., says In Kentucky,
Ohio and Western Vermont, men grow to lar.
ger sizes, because Of the limestone formation
under the soil. Parts of families have emioro.
ted to these regions, and the result, in the next
generation, has been a larger bone development
In those who left Massachusetts, than in those
VINO remained Kentucky, Ohio. and Iowa,
will grow great men. The fines, figure in the
world VIII be found in the valley of the Miss
'Ss'PP'' In a lew generations. Indoor labor,
10 unnatural for men,, will weaken the vital
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

THOMAS +. Powers VS.. THE BANK OF Roy
ALToN.-Our readers will remember that some
time since We noticed the commencement of a
SUIT bv DIR. Powers against the Royalton Bank
to recover $500 claimed for services in procur-
ing the charter for said Bank. The Auditors
report upon the case came before the Court here
last week, and upon the finding Of said report
the claim was not dAotred, it being deemed both
illegal and immoral 10 pay for such kind of
services. As the case is carried up to the Su-
preme Court, we will say nothing more IN rela-
ton TO it at the present. Woodstock Age.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

How TO SAVE YoUR SoLEs.-I consists
merely in melting togeth,r tallow and common
resin, in the proportion Of two parts of the for
mer TO one of the latter, and applying the prep
arailon reeking hot, to the soles OF the boots or
shoes-as much Of it as the leather will absorb.
One substantial farmer declares that this little
recipe alone has been worth 10 him more than
the price of five years subscription to the news
paper publishing il.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

Loss OF LIFE BY RAILROAD ACCIDENTS IN
ls57.-The New York papers give a Isl of the
most serious railroad accidents in the United
States during the year 1857. the number killed
being SO, and the wounded 19I. If, however,
all the cases Of single deaths from this cause were
included. the total would be greatly increased
There has not been in New England DURING the
year a railaoad accident of sufficient magnitude
10 be included in the list, though probably as
many as twenty-five lives have been lost in this
way, in most cases of those who have been run
over while walking upon a railroad track.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

CAMPHENE MuRDERs.'-The eccentric
Merriam, of Brooklyn, has KEEP, a record of ia
tai accidents in the United States during 1857
from canphene. These he calls :" camphene
murders and they reach the appalling number
of SO. Besides these horrible deaths, rs per-
sons were severely injured, of whom six are not
expected 10 recover. The loss of property in
the same time by %camphene and fluid explosions
was over $4,000. On the whole, taking all
the risks into account, these combusIibles are not
very cheap illuminators.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

DREADFUL CALAMITY "A fire occurred in n
school house in Brooklyn, n. y, on Tuesday by
which the building was destroyed and several child
rem killed. The fire was discovered in the after
teruoon at which time there was nearly 500 per-
sons in the building. Upon the alarm being given
the children were panic stricken and rushed to the
stairs in such haste and confusion that the passage
was blocked up aud several fell over and among
others causing the death Of nine children ard the
injury of many others, two Of whom are not expect
ed to live. The killed were all between six and ten
years of age, aud all died Of suflocation Mr. VOL
colt, the principal teacher, got down on the stairs.
and bending over the baunisters reached the boys
down to the men below pulling them up cut u
the crowd. and passing them over. There was no
fire in that part of the building at the time, and
no children we're burned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-23

Died in this town on the 18th inst, Henrietta.
daughter of Mr.. Ezra Streeter, aged IS months
and 8 days, Three weeks previously the little
girl was choked with a kernel of corn, which en-
tered the wind pipe, and caused a distressing ir-
ritaiion until she was relieved by death. Upon
an examination of the body, the corn was found
lodged in the left lung, and the organ had be-
come much larcerated by the irritation.-Keene
Republican.