Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
News, Notes, and Varieties.

1880 go ASS@NS'
At the annual meeting OF the Vermont and Canada
Railroad in Montpelier on Tuesday. Vim. Parsons
VIM. T. PARROT, Geo. VI. Brown and Sidney Homer
of lIoston and Joseph Clark Henry ". Bates and Asa
o. Ahlis, of Vermont, chosen directors. The
report II the directors which was debated bu. not
accepted states that the indebtedness Of the road
Sll.eot The amount invested in wood and shop
stock i. So0,l42 !. and that We have now arrived nj
the long hoped for period when the debts are disposed
Of and quick capital provided, SO essential for the
/ proper operation Of the road
! The Messenger soy, tia. the s. Adams Bank is now
redeeming It's bill. IN Boston md that during the
panic il redeemed them at it. counter Til. course
parsu"d by hc bank is extending it, Inc Of discounts
md at the time refusing during the suspension
of specie p1ymcnts It j. claimed II advantage To-
tie business interest. Of that section.
Mr. Aaron Brownor Sheffield was killed on the 18th
ult, by falling from the scafiod ola barn and break
ing his neck. He was about fifty years Of age, aud
leaves Il wife and several children.
Mr. Amo. Cook of Glover broke Lis leg on the 18th
ut, 10y tie falling Of log lie had been chopping.
The Postmaster General has appointed Ansel L.
Tyler to the Chareinont, Mass, Pot Office place
worth about $500. Mr Tyler is Republican. What
pity Chariemon is no; III the bailiwck Of the Argus
\ nan named Noble Shaw went fishing in North
permanent residence h> absence rs no, noticed On
the elsi two men from Greenwich who went fishing
at the same place. found hat in the Ice and string
Of fish. Ii further search SAaw's body Wa, found
in ten feet of water.
a man calling himself George Williams, but whose
real name is George H. brown, belonging in Boston.
was arrested AT Manchester. y. H.. on Friday evening
charged with posing counterfeit bills on the John
Hancock Bank Of Springfield, and the South Reading
Bank. lie committed for trial
W II. Emerson, a incrclau; n; Newport. c. W, was
robbed Of slio in bank bills while travelling on the
New lork Central Railroad, on Thursday last. The
money in ,atchel, which he placed ON the car seat
by his side aud covered it with his shawl lie got
out at depot for refreshments, and when he returned
the money was gone.
So far rs returns are received the state constitution
is accepted in Oregon by ss2s majority slavery i,
prohibited 10y 5000 majority and free negroes ex-
Guided by 1929 majority. The vote for the cons,u-
ton is about two to one, against slavery four one,
and against free ncgsoe, Zine To one.
1t is undo' stood tina, tho Rhode Island banks will
resume the REDEEM ption of their bills Mt the Suffolk
I
1t i, stated that the calcium ligh, on board the new
Collins steamship Adriatic, was distinctly visible
nj distance of fifteen or twenty miles from Sandy
Hook, NJ an early hour on Monday morning last n 10
cause the impression that there fire at sea
The ctllcaI canvass of the Minnesota election has
been completed The entire democratic ticket is 81, Ct
cd. Messrs. Rice and Shields, democr t. have been
elected l.. s. senators.
Hon. !.mos Tuck Of Exeter, and Lyndon A. Marsh,
Esq, Of Woodstock, have been elected Trustee. of
Dartmouth College
An impairment Editor in Alabama wants to know
when we "utend to pay the debt of NATURE" We
are inclined to think that When nature gets her dues
from Him il will be ly an ere'dion-LouisriHe JtindL
Francis W. pckens of South Carolina, has been
nominated to the Senate for the mission of St. Peters
burg and not Mr. Ruchanan of Maryland, as rumorcd.
Col. Seymour OF Connecticut thus seems to GO home
nolens rolens,
Among the decorations Of St. James (EpiscopaD
church ut Greenfield, on Christmas Eve, was large
and beautiful "Star in the Fast set somt forty feet
above the pulpit and lighted by fluid lamp. In the
midst Of Rev. Mr. flns sermon the star took fire. the
| evergrccus blazing up in Il very startling manner
Seeing that tile star could not be immediately reach
Cd, and unwilling 10 lose his congregation, Mr.. Flint
mass gave way and fell upon the reverend gentleman
the fluid lamp striking him on the back and scatter
| Ing the blazing fluid in all directions. Fortunately
the fire distinguished before it had done any dam
age and MIR. Flint was unhurt His escape is remark
able.
bill to punish professional gamblers By ,rkilpiag
has passed the house ofthe South Carolina legislature
1t provides that in addition the punishment already
provided by law, that the guilty party shall receive
not to exceed thirty lashes. The papers do not
state whether stock gamblers are included in the ben
eicent provisions of this BILL
The American majority in the Kentucky Senate has
recceded from its refusal to go into joint ballot aud al
low the democrats to elect II L. $. senator and the
convention Of the two Houses will be held next week
Tucsday. The democrats have 81 majority on joint
ballot, and have nominated ex-Gov Lazarus W. Pow
ell Of Henderson
Nicholas longworth, the great Cincinnati wine grow
er, celebrated his golden wedding at Cincinnati On
Christmas eve. The bride and bridesmaid were both
present and entered the parlor arm in they had
half century before. Three children, twelve grand
children and one great grand child were present.
Winchester, Illinois, writes n correspondent there,
the residence of those two notorietes, Ste
phen A. Douglas and Brigham Young. The first
taught school, and the second made sonp for living.
In the delinquent tax list of Mariposa county, CAL
John c. Frenonts name appears taxed on real estate
assessed nj s72s,Oo0