Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-09-03


very large pearls have been found.
As J. NJ. Martin of Peacham, was recently
engaged in blasting rocks near his house. one
weighing about 600 lbs, was thrown into the air
and descended upon Mr. Martins house, break
ing through the roof and lodging in chamber,
but without harming the inmates Of the house.
Mrs Jared Howard of Bennington, was thrown
from carriage few days since and fatally in
jured
The fruit crop in this state is generally fail
ure, the potato crop, owing to the dryncss of
the seaayh, will not be great one in quantity
bnt the quality will be unusually fne-the tops
are all green, and show no signs of the rot or
rust; corn came forward rapidly in July, and
the prospects are that there will be at least half
crop.
A. w. Kenney of Woodstock, has been cleo
ted cashier of the bank of Royalton, in place
of VIM. II. Baxter, resigned.
The Geological specimens and collections in
! Natural History, belonging to the late Profess
sor Thompson of Burlington, have been pur.
chased, by order Of the Legislature, and are
! now in Montpelier, awaiting the fitting up of
room in the pSY State House for their exhibit
| ton.
A barn owned by Avery Billings, near Rut-
I
Elizebeth Caruthers has been arrested and held
for trial on charge of setting the fire.
John Lyman, u years CID son of Charles I.y-
| man of Montpelier, was drowned while bathing
on Monday in the river near that plsce
A train of 81 cars took $500 Sabbath school
children from st Adams to Montpelier, on an
excursion on Wednesday.
The grist mill at Lowell formerly owned by
Seth Bodgett, and lately by a Mr. Hackstaf,
was burnt on Friday night week; insured for
| $1,000.
! The fire at New Bedford, Wednesday, des-
! troyed 5000 barrels of oil and other property,
making total loss Of about $500, 900, on which
there was less than $4,000 insurance.
! The German democratic organ at Newark. n.
! j., announces the nomination Of Gen Wright
| for governor, as ga defeat of the aristocracy of
| the hypocrisy of religion and the hypocrisy of
Sabbath The precise character of the nomi-
nation is perhaps better expressed in this than
in anything else.
John Y. Brown. the youthful democratic men,
Der of Congress elect from the 9Th district of
| Kentucky, will dodge the constitutional proyi-
! sion requiring members to be % wears of age
! by keeping away from Washington until the sec
ond session. Considering the scarcity of dem
ocratic votes, it will be example of hon
esty and conscience for politician, should he
fail to take part in organizing the House.
| Rev DR. Daniel Dana of Newburyport, one of
/ the most distinguished Of American divines of
the old school, died on Friday night, at the adj
vanced age of IS years. He founded the acade-
mics at Andoyer and Exeter and was one of the
founders Of the Andover theological seminary;
| was settled over the First church in Newburv-
| port in 1874, was called thence in 1920 to the
I presidency Of Dartmouth college, and after fur
Their pastoral labor at Londonderry, n. H.. was
again settled In Newburyport over the Second
church, retaining that connection until within
few years and his residence there until his death
X. BarnweN Rhett of South Carolina, the
/ leader OF the nullificrs. was born in Massachu-
sets and changed his name from Smith to please
his rich father-in-law. Horace MAYNARD Of Ten
nessee, the uncomposing hater Of the North,
was born of poor parents at Westboro gradu-
ated at Amhest, and went south to .teacG school,"
/ Siddell of Louisiana was a Yankee, and Ham,
mond of 5. C., was born of New England pa
rents. In fact the most outrageous southern
demagogue were raised" in the North, to adopt
an expression of their present home. Of south
ern disuhion editors most are of northern origin
who think they can't be too hot to please the
children of the sun.
Gov Chase, of Ohio says that the Priest and
the Levite who passed by on the other side leay-
ing the man who fell among thieves, were ''dem-
ocratic non-interventionists
The Inauguration Of the erection of monu-
ment at Heath in the memory of Col Hugh
Maxwell, on the 9th, drew together some 40 de-
scendants, among whom was Rev Joshua Leavitt
/ OF New York, who delivered the address. Col
Maxwell participated in the most important
battles of the American revolution, besides be-
ing engaged previously as soldier and officer
in the French war. He obtained the charter of
the Town of Heath, and was the first Justice
commissioned in that section and the first dea-
con in the first church in that town.
The territorial election in Utah was held on
Monday, the LIST of August, and for the first
time was contested by opposing candidates for
delegate to Congress. These candidates were
William II. Hooper, Mormon, and DIR Garland
Hart, ex-lndian agent, Gentle. DIR. Hart was
| nominated at largely attended convention, held
in Fairfield, July 23d, which copied largely from
the Declaration Of Independence in setting forth
the grievances OF Mormonism, and declared it's
elf free from the thraldom of the 'head of the
Church."
A SMART FROST occurred in this region on
Monday night. This estab ishes the fact of a
frost in every month during the year 1859, pro-
vided it occurs during the remaining months.
which hardly admits a doubt.-Comparatiye
little damage will result from the cold of Mon
day night, although we are informed that some
fields of corn and potatoes between Cornish Flat
and Meriden are looking rather black.-Clarc-
mont Eagle.
The rope-walking mania has resulted in one
death. young man named VIM. H. Jennings,
while DE Lave was crossing on his tight-rope
wednesday, fell from the top of Genesee Falls,
distance of ninety feet, to the rocks below,
and was of course instantly killed.
The Republican State Convention of Wis
eonsin, which met Wednesday, nominated Gov
Alex. w. Randall for reelection. The Hon.
Carl Sehurz, who was his principal competitor.
received 4S votes, Gov. Randall, 49, % are
reported as scattering"
Davis Pain Killer gives immediate relief in cases
OF Asthma and phthisic, by taking tea spoonful in