Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-09-18

ing about sevei v-ve feet, was literally smashed to
pieces, and Mrs Glensbcckel was killed outright, and
four little children or less mangcd and thought
or two of them will die. The house stood on silt
on the very edge of the precpicc
Junius W. Craig of Helena, Ark lately died at
Louisville KY, leaving the use of $4,000 to Miss
Wright of the latter city, to whom he was betrothed.
After his decease this and the balance of his estate is
to be devoted to the endowment of college at Helena,
The relatives contest the will
George Bush, who recently pleaded gully to the
charge of robbing the mail, while postmaster at Etna,
Alleghary county, Pa, was sentenced last Saturday,
at Pittsbure to ten years imprisonment in the West
penitenary, which is the shortest term which the
law allows.
Three m ore of the rioters concerned in burning the
quarantine have been arrested and held to bail in ST.
600 each.
The State Convention Of Democrats met at SYRIA
cuse on Wednesday. Great things may be expected
The annual meeting Of the stockholders ofthe Hart
ford and New Haven railroad was held at Hartford on
Wednesday. The receipts of the year up to Septem-
Der 1st have beenfrom passengers S37 ,90G, freight
215,557, mails, ETC. 4o7sl, making in ali s62s,2i5
the expenses have been S606s54, leaving balance of
1921 800 which leaves further net balance of 264 s45
after deductng the terest paid on bonds. The re-
cepts have been S1i2 pa less than the previous year.
the expenses 65o52 less, the number of passengers
So 1908 less being 462, 53a in all, and the number Of
miles run 5000 less.
The quickest rate of ocomotiou, after the electric
spark, light sound, and balls is ascertaned to
be the flight Of swallow. One of these birds has
been let of at Ghen and made its way to its nest, at
Antwerp, in 12l minutes, going at the rate of five xii
ometres a miiAhtc Ii. c. - mles.)
by the death of Mr.. lIobson of Calcutta youth,
now in the employ Of printer in London, is suddenly
put in possession of more than million and half
sterling 1t is said that the Young man had no prev-
Gus knowledge of his relation, except as to having
once heard his mother say She had brother in India.
The New York Tribune says that it is a striking
proof of the whrnscaty OF humar.aste that the gen
cra crowd will fill ases pews and galleries to hear
preach the Gospcl-not because he breaches well
or ILL., but because lie has been indicted and tried for
adultery; while Paul Peter might hold forth to the
bare walls as the penalty Of character above suspic
ion.
Hiram NJ Moore, at Waverly, n Y, one day last
week. threw his shoulder out Of joint by snee1ing. A
solemn warning.
Wfstar's BaIsamef wa Cherry, is pleasant rem
edy for every kind of cough cold, and irritation Of
the breathing apparatus it is safe remedy; it is II
powerful remedy it is a speedy remedy; it is rem
edy that cures.
| DRoPsIEs.--There is no disease in which the Pc
RuNlAN SYRUP has achieved greater wonders than
in Dropsyof the abdomen and the limbs whether oc-
casioned by disease Of the liver or of the dnevs-
It stimulates the absorbcns to take up the cfiused
fluids, increases the urinary and cutaneous sccetons
and gives tor TO the stomach and inte>,ne thus
moving both cause and consequences in these alice
tons.