Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-07-16

lucky. They were valued at $1,000. A larg,
number of dams and bridges in Western Massa.
chusetts were swept away"
The Bellows Falls Times regrets to chronicle
among the fatalities of the Fourth the almost
instant death of MIR. Albert Harlow of Spring.
field. He was at Camp hill" on a visit to a
friend, in company with Barton Walker, and
while practicing with pistol firing at a target,
Walker carelessly let the hammer fall as he was
adjusting the cap. The pistol went off, and Mr..
Harlow being in range, the ball entered the eye
and lodged in the brain. He never spoke but
lived in an unconscious state about three hours.
He was a harness maker about 40 years of age
and leaves wife and two children.
The store near Hartland Railroad depot owned
by Mr.. Labaree, and shed connected, in which
some fifteen or twenty thousand feet of lumber,
owned by ID. III. Sumner, ESQ.,, was destroyed
by fire on Wednesday last A part of the lum-
Der was saved.
The town Of Greenfield voted on Wednesday
to subscribe 100000 to the stock of the Troy
and Greenfield railroad; yeas l46, noes 3. The
subscription is on the condition that the eastern
terminus of the road be as far north as point
near Russell's factory. Committee to carry the
vote into efTect Franklin Ripley, George w.
Potter, Lewis Merriam.
NJ. Blondin again crossed the tight rope sus-
pended over niagara river at the Falls on the
4th, in view of 10000 spectators. He walked
backwards 100 feet, and returned from the
Canada side an a sack! One of the Coroners
of Niagara county is expecting job every day
Mr.. William Smonds, one of the editors of
the New England Farmer, died of consumption
at his residence in Winchester Thursday night.
Deceased formerly edited and was proprietor of
th. CT .~la II.
lshed in Boston. He was the author of the
"Aimwell Stories,' series of excellent books
for young people. published by Gould & Lincoln.
He was 81 years of age.
The Oregon Legislature adjourned without
electing national Senator. so that Mr.. Delazon
Smith, popularity known as Deusion, was left
out in the cold. He found the whole thing
'feeting shadow, fond delusion," as Don Cal
deron dc Ia Barca hath it-not the minister,
but the dramatist
The Maine state republican convention met
at Portland OH Thursday 1t was organized by
the choice OF J. Is. Brown of Portland as pres
ident. Lot VI. Morrill, was nominated for gov
ernor. The customary resolutions were passed,
and the convention was addressed by w. Pitt
Fessenden, Gov Morrill, and Others
Report says that Senator Sumner is to be
married. As the lady assigned him is amiable,
beautiful, accomplished and rich, we hope re-
port is more truthful in this instance than her
talking ladyship usually is Such stories, how
ever, are to be taken with good deal of salt.
The famous Mrs Darlington being asked what
church she went to, replied, "Any parador
church where the gospel is dispensed with" We
should think that she would find no difficulty
in gratifying her tastes in Boston.
We learn from the st. Adams Messenge, that
the Republican County Convention, at Sheldon,
last week, nominated J. GREGORY SMITH, of
ST. Adams, VIM. c. Wilson, of bakersfield.
and ALoNzo GREEN, Of Franklin, for the SEN
ate. Messrs. SMITH and WILSON are present
Senator's Mr. GREEN succeeds Hon. ID. o. WEAD
on the ticket
1t is stated that the account between the over
land mail company and the post office depart
ment Will stand thus at the close of six months
account Expenditure by the department, 49,
GooOOo; receipts, 100000, showing a clear loss
from the route of three millions five hundred
and ten thousand dollars.