Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-04-30

y. l1lllS vi hCeHcs lVCCItlN caught otfor
in a trap in a mellow below the village. tho,
measured five feet and four inches in Length
He had dragged the trap mile from where i
was set.
A dwelling known as the widow Fisher house
was burnt on Wednesday at Fitzwiam. A
barn upon the same premises, was DESTROYED bv
an incendiary fire the pcryous week.
Keene is to have a public libary-$1000 in 81
shares have already been subscribed for that pur.
pose.
Henry Pond has recently purchased the Chesh.
ire House at Kecne, which cost S2j 900 with fur
niture, 20 years ago Mr. Z. contemplates max.
ing important alterations in the house.
The mills at Hinsdale, that were disabled nv
the food month since, have been repaired and
are now in operation.
Some NIllerites in New Jersey are in daily
expectation of the worlds destruction. 1t i
strange how long this deusion lasts; and il il
pretty sure that it will last as long as the world
itself. There has, probably, never been since
the commencement Of our era when these whole.
sale destructives have not had an existence which
it has daily annoyed them not to lose until
death came, and destroyed their earthly taberna-
cles.
The acquittal of the Echo prisoners shows that
the idea of enforcing the national law against
slavery, at the South is one that cannot be enter
tanned. When asked where in the South it can
be enforced, Echo answers, Nowhere" The
verdict acquitting Capt Townsend and his ne.
sociates is much such verdict as would be one
from the jury in the Sickles case that Mr.. Sic.
kles was killed by Mr.. Key, so hagrantly in op
position to law and evidence is it.
The South Carolinians are about to erect n
monument at Eutaw, in honor of the battle there
r = =. Al
but few men from their State on the American
side in that battle; and the American comman.
der Yankee, absolutely Rhode Islander.
whom a chivalrous Southron threatened to horse
whip at later day.
Frank Blair, in speech delivered in st Louis,
said that tone slave stands more in the way of
building railroad, than three mountains"
During schoolhours Monday, a "schoomarmp
at Winstead, who takes to setting up late o'Sun-
day nights, fell asleep in her chair, whereupon
the reckless youngsters, regardless of birch and
bhsters, gathered around and tied the dreamy
maiden to her seat.
VIM. VI. Dickcrman, Esq., formerly of Gov
entry, died in Manchester y. H., on the 14th
inst, aged 3S years and eight months. He was
born in Burke, August 18th, 1920. He was
representative from Coventry in 1919 and 1850
Assistant Secretary of the Senate in 1857 and
States Attorney for Orleans County two years,
lSjl-52. He died of consumption after sick
ness of more than six years.
Mr.. Justus Cobb, for sixteen years identified
with the Middlebury Register, as printer pub
Usher or editor, has disposed Of his interest in
that paper to Messrs. Mead & Fuller. In his
valedictory, Mr. Cobb speaks handsomely and
feelingly of Vermont and her people, and of his
"bretheren of the press"
George Burton Shaw was recently arranged at
Montpelier for polygamy. Also, VIM. B. Itch
for aiding the second marriage. while he knew
that Shaw was married in March 1853. to Euphe-
mia Ann Wells of Albany, who was still living.
Shaw was married a second time at Montpelier in
March last, to Laura \. Clark of Brookfeld She
left home with the expectation of marrying Itch,
but on arriving at Montpelier, Itch advised her
to marry Shaw, as he nearer her age and
''all right" Having set out with the determi-
nation of marrying some one, she consented, and
was married that evening. Shaw was committed
for trial next September, and a continuance Of
two weeks was granted to Litch.
"ln one Of the rural towns there lived man
who was accused of stealing sheep, and the day
was set when he was to answer the charge before
court of justice. But, as it happened, before,
the day of trial, he sckened and died. His old
mother was overwhelmed with grief and sat
long by the corpse, filling the house with wall
ing and lamentation. At last a thought seemed
to strike her, she frightened up, and throwing
up her hands, she piousy calculated: Well
thank God, he's out of the sheep scrape any
how y"
Mr.. Luke Piper, of Royalston, was instantly
killed in Winchendon, on "Wednesday last. He
was riding on a loaded OK team with two pair of
cattle; the forward ones, being young and wild,
attempted to take the wrong road at crossing,
and MIR. Piper, while alighting from the cart
made misstep and fell, the wheel passing d.
rectly over his head and killing him instantly.