Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-04-02

Mr.. j. {. Baker writes from Dandy to the
Rutland Herald that quite an excitement has
been started in the former place by the discoy-
cry of gold on the banks Of White brook Just
West of the village. In one locality, he says
which the prospectors have visited. the precious
metal has been found sin every painful wahed"
how much does not appear.
The Waterman SAYS two men, one of them
giving his name as VIM. Is. Litch of Balston
Springs, \. u, and the other John Burtonshaw,
OF New York city, were arrested in Montpelier
a few days since for swindling, and are now lodg-
ed in Jail awaiting their examination.
On Wednesday last. the farm house of Free
man Chase, about three miles from Athol Depot,
was destroyed by fire. The fire took from fire
used for boiling sap. The house was unoccupi-
ed, Mr. Chase having removed out of it a few
weeks since Loss about $1,000 The Athol
fire department started promptly for the fire on
the alarm being given, but owing to the distance
and bad state of the roads, did not reach the
house until it was destroyed.
DIR. Nehemiah Cutter, well known for his sue.
cessful treatment ofthe insane, died at Pepperel
> Mass, on the 10Th ult. His wife died on the
23d of February.
The Springfield Republican announces the
the death of Uncle Jerry Warmer in that place.
on Friday. His wife, Aunt Phebe whome tray
oilers will remember, died not long since. Both
were widely known and respected. Their hotel
was famous for cookery and cleanliness.
Dea Elisha Field of Decrield, who is in his
18th year. says that he has not failed of reap.
ing at seventy harvests. Year before last. he
reaped hye acres of rye in four DAYS. He saws
he likes reaping better than any farm wok he
does.
Montague has suffered by the late freshets in
damage TO her roads and bridges, about $1,000.
town meeting is to be held on Monday. the
4th INST, to take measures to repair the same.
The rush to Pixies Peak continues. tboupb tho
place is not worth rush. Those who 90 there
will become peaked enough All of them are af.
ter dust and most Of them will come down
with their dust some feet belog the surface of the
earth. They all take spades, and it would be as
well II they were TO take the winding sheet that the
poet associates with the spade. In mining coun-
tries, clubs are generally trumps.
The authorship of the celebrated sermons on
The Harp of a Thousand Strings" and "The
Spirits OF Just men made Perfect" is ascribed
to the Rev. Mr.. Lewis, Methodist minister sta.
toned at La Grange, Tennessee.
The Keene Sentinel has passed from the hands
OF 5. Woodward into those of Thomas Hale. for
merly editor of the Windsor (Vt.) Journal. AL
bert Godfrey, Thomas {. Rand, and George &
Woodward, all of whom will be employed on
the paper.
The Wisconsin Legislature. Republican
body, has passed law prohibiting the marriage
OF whites and blacks. Such law seems. not
merely unnecessary, but cowardly panderinp
to prejudice. We do not believe there haye
been five hundred marriages between blacks and
whites, IN the United States, since we have been
a nation.
One of the late Democratic candidates for the
United States Senatorshp in New Jersey, it is
SAID, remarked, THAT the present was the high |
est priced Legislature he ever had dealings
with"
The Louisville Journal SAYS of a paper lately
started in Providence to advocate the claims Of
Douglas to the Presidency, that it "does NOT
believe that Providence will smile on it."
Captain Ryndcrs is qualifying for the Presi-
deney, or for nomination for that dignity. He
licked" q one arm man, the other day, and that
establishes his claim to the heroical character.
Some disgust has been expressed with his having
assailed a cripple, but the Captain knows whom |
he can attack with safety, and never will assail
a man with two fists so long as he can find one
with only half-allowance of that article. He 90
es for popular sovereignty in its strict democrat |
ic sense, namely, the right of the strong to as
sail the weak.
a rural gentlemen went to New Haven last
week to see the sights, and on Thursday uncon-
scious fell in love with most bewitchine dam.
sci of the genus "frail," at whose house he spent
happy evening. On bidding her good night,
he gave both his purse, containing twenty-six
dollars, and heart into her charge for safe keep |
ing, promising to call for the former in the morn
ing but strange to say when he made his ap
pearance at the appointed hour, the sweet-pretty
had never seen his money called him scamp and
ordered him to clear out. He obeyed sadly re-
marking she did think she loved him, for she |