Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-08

fourteen, with 81 POO in her own right. Tho
young couple slipped off and had the nuptial
knot tied in opposition to the will of the brides
guardian, who undertook to regain possession
of his charge by writ of haJeas coypus, but
was defeated. Among other peculiar features
Of the case, was petition for a divorce Of the
new Mrs Brown from her husband, made by
third party-an aunt of the lady, but Mr.
Brown seems determined "nevcr to give it up
So" %
UNPRECEDENTED Successive are glad to
learn than the Atlantic Monthly is meeting with
great favor from all sources. Though the pub
fishers printed nearly thirty Momsand copies of
the January number, this large supply was en-
tirely exhausted on the very day Of publication.
thus compelling many new subscribers and 9th
ers to wait few days before obtaining COPY.
The publishers have another edition of several
thousand Impress, which will be readyin fewdavs
and with their present facilities they will be able
to supply the demand however large it NAV be.
Their subscriptions, received by mail alone from
all parts of the country have averaged more
than one hundred day, for some time past
Mrs II. i. Stoves new serial, "The Minister'S
Wnnins," is immensely popular. as indicated by
the success which is thus attending the enter
prising publishers efforts to make the Atlantic
the embodiment of all that is entertaining and
instructive.
Mr. Phelps, chairman of the committee of
ways and means, says a majority of his commit
teeare radically opposed to specific duties, and
will report bill increasing the duties adj vao-
rem. He also confirms the statement that the
President had said to him, that, unless the pres
ent Congress increases the revenue by the tariff,
or authorizes a new loan, he will convene the
new Congress carly in the summer
The new cent is described by the Washington
Star as bearing the design Of a graceful Indian
girl, with a circlet of feathers radiating from a
bandeau around her head inscribed with the
word Liberty" The head is surrounded with
the inscription Omitted States of America,
1859" On the reverse side is the denomina-
tional term "One cent" encircled by a wreath.
Two men, Samuel Cargill and Charles F.
Bunker, met with terrible death at Manches-
ter, n. H., Friday evening. They were literal
" torn in pieces between the large wheel of mill
number one of the Manchester print works and
a post, and their flesh and limbs were torn into
q great many pieces, and no piece was over two
feet long. Bunker was showing Cargill how to
make the nightly examination of the wheels, and
it is supposed that he (Bunker) was caught in
the wheel first and that Cargll in trying to save
him was caught. Both left families.
At new Haven, on Tuesday, Judge Waldo
granted the application Of Mary a. Bennett for
divorce from George Bennett, and assigned to
her the custody of the children, three in num-
ber with the sum of 1000 alimony, to be paid
within sixty days. The Judge was severe upon
DIR. Bennett and some of his witnesses.
One Otis Shurtff of Barre, went to Mont
pelicr to celebrate Christmas, and committed
singular mistake in going out of town westward
when he should have gone eastward on his way
home, and again on taking cleft hand"N way
which proved to be the railway. AS conse-
quence his "pony' was soon stalled between the
rails upon bridge over which he attempted to
drive, the poor animals legs hanging through
and its body resting upon the seepers. While
in this predicament train came up and demol-
ished both horse and sleigh. the engine being
thrown from the track and badly injured.
FIRE.-The Catholic church at Swanton, was
totally destroyed by fire, on the morning of the
2jth inst. The services of Christmas eve were
protracted till past midnight, and the audience
were still in their seats when the alarm was
given from without that the roof was on fire, at
about l2 past - o'clock, and the efforts to
save the Building were nayailing.-.ueSSenger
A gentleman was travelling. while afflicted
with a very bad cough. He ANNOYED his fellow
travellers greatly, till one of them remarked, in
tone of dispieasure: Sir, that is a very bad
cough of yours p True, SIR replied he, but
You will EXCISE me-its the best I've got
rroi. Josepn u. noyt, of Exeter n. H. VINO
has been considered a prominent candidate for
the nomination to Congress from the first Dis
trict, has received the appointment of Chance-
Tor in the Washington University, at St. Louis.
salary $4,000 per annum-and in a card
withdraws his name from the Congressional
canvass.