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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

THE MYSTERIOUS STONE AT HRAIH.-Ws
have been furnished with some further partcu.
lars in regard to the mysterious stone found at
Heath four years ago. DR. Hitchcock and Prot
Shepard Of Amherst have examined :he stone
and do not find II to be an aeroie, but a common
stone found not only in Vermont but 10 Massa.
chusetts. IL has no appearance of being deiacbed
from lsrger mass, but is a worn stone with
rounded corners. 1t could not have come from
Vermont as II hit the tree near which IL was found
on the southeast side and must therefore have
come from that dire ction.
At the time the stone was found there was two
feet OF snow on the ground, covered with a crust
sufficiently strong to bear a man. Dea Hart
Brown bad occasion TO pass through a tract Of
woodland about hundred rods from bis house.
and noticed a stone of considerable size, lying on
the top of the snow, the crust not being broken
under IL. Ii struck HIM as something sing ulsr,
as there were no tracks in the vicinity and no
conceivable Inducements to any one TO take a
stone weighing ~ pounds and leave it there. On
examining fiat side OF the stone IL was found
TO be covered with puverized hemlock bark,
which filed the crevices, and a hemlock tree
standing about four feet from the stone showed
wbere the bark came from, 10 the loss of its bark
from a space about eight inches square and four
feet above the surface of the snow. The bark
which was an inch thick, was worn away and
the wood beneath was bruised, indented and
slvered. The stone must have come In a nearly
horizontal direction towards the tree, striking 1t
Win great force.
Our own impression from the description given
is that the stone was rapidly revolving and that IL
so hit the tree as TO co ltnue TO revolve upon IT,
thus pulverizlng tue bark, and so breaking its
own force until Il slid gently towards the ground
with SO little violence not to break the crust Of
the snow. If that idea had occurred to Dea
Brown 1t is quite likely he would have discovered
marks upon the tree as well as upon the snow
which would have established the fact OF the rota.
ton Of the stone. II does not by any means fol-
low that the stone is not aerolite because it is
| like stones found on this earth The fact that
| aerotes hitherto found differ in formation from
| the stones on the earth does not by any means
prove that there ere not aeroliies which iden-
| teal with our earth stones In character. Our
scientific men are apt to limit their fed OF dis
covery by establishing negatives in that way, but
| il is not scientific method by any means.
| The stone has been carefully preserved and is
| Ia possession Of Rev Isaac Esty of Heath. The
facts in regard TO its discovery are sustained by
| good authority ard it seems n be worth while
for the Swans TO inquire little more fully into
| this matter. There are mysteries enough about
it to make the investigation interesting .-Sprtng.
| field Rep1ib(icon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

The proposals were opened on Tuesday at the
ressury department for the issue OF any portion
or the whole OF the three millions of doll aYs in
treasury notes, in eAcbsnge for the gold coin OF
the United States. They are TO be made PAYABLE
fhs order nf each hidder ar bidders as shall
agree 20 make such exchange at the lowest tate
OF interest Dot 10 exceed SIX per cent per annum,
and will carry such rate OF interest from the
date OF the certificate of deposit. The following
bids were made at six per cent
Warren Institute for Saving Charlestown, Mass,
$50 .0oa Riggs Co, Washington. 81 go coo; A e.
NJ Ia-ker New York, $500; u. MeMuuris. Penn
syNaniA. s5O.Oco, Trevor a colgate. New YORK,
SJUO 0OJ; Thompson n Bros, New York. S2OO0oc
Alex. stewart New \ OK, $1,000 REID, DTeNel
Co. 81 10000; EmigrunI Industrial Savings bank,
SO 90 II L & a. Stewart, S3oOooi Hoffman
90. $4,000; Marie a RAM, 10000; the savings
bank, Baitn ne, sl5tO,o; Clsrkssn Co. s32 go;
Cuylers BANK. falmy \. Y. $1,000; lnsttet on
Tor savings Tor me- chants ana cierks, New York,
500 co; United state Jrast comuany, New York,
$1,000; New Haven bAnK. 80, 90, Queens CountF
bans, Fiushing, New ofk, 50 90 Henry l. Vail,
s2ofo; Mariners savings iDtutute, New York.
$50 COO Irving savings institute. $1,000; Savings
n.tituts. New York, $50 o; Dry Dock Savings
Institute, New York, 5000; Orient mutual insur-
company, NeS YORK, $1,000; Salem hve cents
savings bank, $1,000 George X. Norman S2o, 600
The following were the bids ut 81 per cent
Savings bank Of Baltimore 81 900; Js. Law
ce, e25,AO; Irving savings Institute, $1,000;
Cab lei Ne,d, Ne : York, $1,000, Dry Dock Saw
ings institute, so 600.
Those bidding 3. per cent got $50 600 and all
the Others get pro rata proportion of the re-
naming portion OF the three millions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

SLAVE ExC1TEMESTs IN THE YxRRtrop,rs-
Three Missourians lately went over into Ksnsas
In pursuit of runaway chattel, and pu, IN for
the night with Mr. Taylor, near Ossawatomis
Soon after the house was surrounded by band
Of forty men, who obliged the Missouri parry 10
surrender; they were then Invested Of arms. oy.
ercoats, hats, boots, &C., which were DIVIDED
among the crowd, and the negro was brought for.
WARD 10 confront them with mockery and laugh
ter. Ineir horses were then taken from the stable
and, after compelling them to give the negro ffty
doisrs the fugitive was mounted on the best horse
and started for Canada. The Missourians threat.
en- nrnole vengeance. The hanging of John
Brown has not produced that sautary fear among
men Of his sort that was expected from IT,
Peter Durand of Alabama found his runaway
negro at Dacota, Nebraska territory, on the 10th
and took possession Of him mob of rough
settlers came down from Sergeant's Bluffs. TOOK
the negro out Of the hands of the marshal, and
started him off on a race for his freedom. This
action OF the squatter sovereigns in tue terri.
tories Will not be much more acceptable TO the
South than the unfriendly legislation the Doug.
las men threatened against slavery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

Preparations have already been commenced
at ST LeHis by large number of young men, to
emigraie to Pixies Peak in the spring. Oue
company has been formed which will leave at the
earliest opening Of spring. Many of these who
are now going, were among the number who
turned back last spring after going nearly there,
under the belief that they had been hoaxed.
The women of Richmond, Va. have inaugural
ted the non intercourse policy by establishing
"homespun parties" at which each person Is ex.
pected 10 wear something of Virginia manutac-
ture. Virginia cloth is scarce as yet, and the
northern fabrics prevailed largely, but the ladies
of the Old Dominion hope Ia do better when they
get supply Of spinning wheels.
There have been lis fires in Chicago since the
LIST Of January last, causing loss Of $50, 900,
on which amount there was an insurance OF S3l4,-
325 OF the us fires, 90 were caused by ineen-
diaries.
Van b. Smead, one of the editors Of the Fon
du Lac Press, who was among the injured in the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad disaster few
months ago, died on Sunday week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

CLERGYMES AND DAScISG.-Those who rail
against dancing are perhsps not aware that they
do but follow in the steps OF the Romish church.
In many parts Of the continent, bishops who have
never danced in their lives, and perhaps never
seen a dance, have laid ban of excommunica-
ton on Waiting. story was told me in Nor
mandy of the worthy bishop Of Bsyeux, one of
this plumber. A priest OF his diocese petitioner
him 10 put down round dances. 81 know nothing
about them, repltd the prelate, 81 have never
seen waltz" Upon this the younger ecclesias-
tic attempted TO explain what it was and wherein
the danger lay but the bishop could not see IL.
win monseigneur permit me 10 show him ?"
asked the priest. Certainly. Ny chaplain here
appears 10 understand the subject; let me see you
two waltz. How the reverend gentlemen came
TO know SO much about 1t does not appear, bat
they certainly danced 4 polka, y galop and
trois.temps waltz. can these seem harmless
enough" "Oh! but monseigneur has not seen
the worst" and thereupon the two gentlemen
proceeded TO founder through yalse-a-oeux-
temps. They must have murdered IT terribly,
for they were not half round the room when his
lordship cried out, Enough, enough, that is
atrocious, and deserves accommodation Ac-
cordingy this waltz was forbidden, while the
other dances were allowed. l was at public
ball at Caen soon after this occurrence, and was
much amused TO ind the trois-temps danced with
peculiar scuffie, by way of compromise between
conscience ana pleasure.-Hdbfts Of Good Society.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

The FRUIT OF LovE.-If is rot hard 10 bear
with those whom you Sve. If love sleeps, then
IL may be hard to bear with them bot while il
dawns forth, II is easy to overlook and excuse
their faults. That thirteenth chapter of First
Corinthians, where charity is said TO endure all
things, hope all things seek all things, expect all
things, and wait for all thipgs-what a regal and
glorious chapter that is! There are some peculiar
scenes, think, which await us in the world that
is just before US. think that If there is any one
thing that parents long for, II is the full requita
OF all the love they have bestowed on their chill
think that they plant their love in their children,
and that 1t does not come up, in thousands of
cases, ill they stand together in tue better land
Ii will be paid back there Persons do a great
deal OF unTtquied Christian work here, one with
an other, which does not seem 10 produce any
fruit. | think it will bear fruit in heaven. They
will see II there.-H. ". Beecher
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

FOREIGN IIEMs.-The most melancholy ac-
counts come from Venetia Of the condition ofthe
people under Austrian rule. Promises of reform
have been made only to be broken; the taxes are
so increased as to become a system of confissa-
ton; the prisons are filed with persons suspect.
ed Of political designs an intention 10 emigrate,
which is not permitted; the espionage Of the
police is incessant and intolerable; the vandalism
Of the soldiers who are quartered upon the PEG.
pie is terrible, aud they dare not complain. The
European congress should demand Of Austria the
correction Of these abuses or undertake the pro-
lection Of the Nenetans in some other way.
Nazzini has issued 4 new manifesto 10 the Ifal-
iaus He chides them for waiting 10 be directed
by European congresses; tells them they are
strong enough to achieve their own destiny, and
urges them TO rally under Garibaldi for the free.
dom Of all Italy. regardless alike Of the pope, Ma
poeon and Austria.
At a late grand ball in the mperial palace at
Florence, the democratic idea was introduced into
ETY. and titled ladies danced on the same floor
with the wives and daughters Of lawyers and
merchants. The most graceful and most admired
ladies present were the American guests, who are
said 10 have danced better than the Italians, and
the Italians dance better than any other European
nation.
The women Of Turkey have recently been throw
ing off the traditional reserve of their sex, and
have worn wells so that their attractions were not
half concealed. The sultan has issued an edict
10 stop this vomen's rights movement, and
"henceiorth, all women, whoever they may be,
on leaving their houses, must wear thick wells
which completely cover their features, and be
clad in dresses OF cloth or other suitable material,
without embroidery, trim mings or external orna-
ments of any kind. They must not show them
selves out of doors simply in stockings and slip.
eSne n or Some gf kkehfA h Se de
ing for the feet. When they 90 out 10 make pur-
chases. they strictly prohibited from entering
shops, bu, must stop on the outside 10 be served
and must not remain longer than is absolutely
necessary. When they are on the public prom
enaces, they must contine themselves TO the part
reserved for females. Any woman who shall be
guilty of acts against the law, will be severely
punishet."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31
The Grace OF Simplicity.

Stin to be neat, still to be drest,
As you were gong 20 a feast;
Snll TO he powdered, still perfumed:
Lady, It Ia to be presumed,
.nongh ans hid causes are not found.
All IS not sweet, all is not sound.
Give me a look, rive me a face.
Ihat makes simpecity a grace:
Robes loosely flowing. hair as free.
Such sweet neglect bore taketh me.
Than all the edaltries If ART;
Iney strike mine eyes, Int not mine heart
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

WASHINGTON AN ASTI-SLAvERY MAS.-Tbe
following paragraphs arc from Irving's Life OF
Washington. The facts need occasional repub.
LEGATION, to show that Washington was much
more fully in sympathy with the ideas that now
prevail at the North than with the present senti.
ments Of those who speak for Virginia and the
South on the slavery question, as well as those
who undertake TO monopolize attachment TO the
UnioD and inheritance Of Washingtonian opin
ions:-
"On opening the will which he bad handed To
Mrs Washington shortly before his death, il was
found 70 have been carefully drawn up by himself
in the preceding July; and by an act in couformi-
~ with bis whole career, of its first provisions
directed the emancipation Of his slaves on the de.
cease Of his wife. IL had long been his earnest
wish that the slaves held by hiA In his own right
should receive their freedom during. his life, but
he bad found that il would be attended with in
superaole d fticulties on account Of their inter.
miXture BY marriage with the dover negroes ,
whom it was not in his power TO manumit und er
the tenure BY Which they were held.
With provi ent benignity he also made provi-
sion in ais will for such as were to receive their
freedom under this devise, but who, from age,
bodily infrmltes, or Infancy, might be unable to
support themselves, and he expressly forbade
under any pretense whatsoever, the sale or trans
portation out of Virginia, of any slave of whom
he might die possessed. Though born and edu-
with feelings, sentiments and principles which be
had long entertained.
In a letter to Mr. John F. Mercer, in September,
1856, he writes - never mean, unless some par
ticuar circumstances should compel me 10 it, 10
possess another slave by purchase, it being among
my first wishes 70 see some plan adopted by which
slavery ia this country may be abolished BY law.
And eleven years afterwards, in August 1877, be
writes 10 his nephew, Lawrence Lewis, in lettef
which we baye had in our hands, Il wish from
my soul that the legislature Of this state could
see the policy Of gradual abolition of slavery.
IL might prevent much future mischief"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

I'iN, -.-..,- unnDre .--~eIs rvn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31

II NJ Ew uUUDo nEUEIvrD EVERY HATS,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-18
TRUMBULL.
War in Europe.

It now seems almost certain that war
has commenced in Austria and Sardinia.
France takes sides with Sardinia, and
England and Prussia are making pTepar-
atoms TO join the dance, if parners offer
sufficient inducements.
The C.sueland Leader of the 17.h has
the following in its telegraphic columh:
NEw YORK. May Is.
The steamers Weser and BorusSia ar
rived this evening at half past 6 o'clock
from Bremen via Southampton, with
Liverpool dates TO the Sd inst.
In regard to the war there can be but
little doubt that it has commenced. In
all probability there vas a sharp action
at the bridge of Bufalora on Thursday,
the 9Th inst. Ii is reported that the Aus
tlians, after a considerable loss. took it
at the point of the bayonet. 1t is also
reported that Mortsra has been taken and
that the S~ardinians had retreated before
the Austfians zeal the Lake MaggiOre.
VIENNA, Sunday. May 1.-The Aus
trians have occupied Intra. Pallarza and
Aroma, the S~ardinians retreating al their
approach.
The hustrisns are concentrating in
great masses at Piacenza. where a proc
iamation has been issued by the Austrian
Commissioner Extraordinary.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-18

Fifteen thousand Of the French Impe-
rial Guards land tonight at Genoa,
making the force now there, 40, 600 men.
The force at Suza is also increasing fast.
TURIN. Saturday. April 3O.-The off
cial bulletin confirms the passage of the
Ticino by the Austrisns. Yesterday the
King, accompanied by Generals Canro-
bert and Neil, visited the line of the river
Dora. The corps de arme which entered
Piedmont by Gravellona consists of twen-
ty batIallions and eight batteries of can
non.
TURIy, Sunday, May 1st.-The King
has gone TO assume the command. The
Austrians are at Novara in force, and
also at Pavia. The French infantry and
artillery continue to arrive. No decisive
movement has been made.
BERNIE, Saturday, April 30.-Austrians
have seized several Sandman vessels on
Lake Maggoire, and commenced hostili
ties last evening.
In England a royal proclamation has
been issued, offering a bounty of Flo TO
seamen, with the intention OF recruiting
10. 600 additional men. The greatest
activity prevailed in the English dock
yards preparing for war.
The Emperor Napoleon was expected
10 join the French army on the 81 inst.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-18
The Rescue Cases.

The past week has witnessed the SEN
fencing of two OF the Oberlin men in the
rescue cases. Bnshnell was sentenced to
sixty days imprisonment and six hundred
dollars fine, Langston to twenty days i'm
,pr;sopment and one hundred dollars fine.
The trial of Langston had been Just
begun when we published ouriast weeks
naper. The sentence was pronounced
Friday morning. Lansston is a colored
man. and upon being asked Ehat he had
m saw before sentence was pronounced.
he made a speech which will be long re-
membered. We print il in another part
of the paper ard call particular attention
~ IL. as a manly and noble defence oil Dis
.suse. Il is one of those eloquent and
vigorous protests against desP0ilsm'
which History will give a permanent place
40 The press far and rear is loud in lis
eommendations of it. and the fact that q
man that could make such q spsech Is
-, only puuisbed for aiding in the escape
- a fuui,iye, but is himself enc Of the
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-18
Fatal Accident at Lowell.

Ca Friday morning last. Henry G.
Ware, Engineer at the Furnace Of J. II.
Crawford IL Co. Lowell, met with sudden
death by s~uffocation. He had entered
n of the pipes of the gas receiver, or
reservoir, to make some repairs, and
contrary to his usual custom did not
have the engine in motion TO keep mp a
supply of fresh air, thinking, as he re-
marked on entering. thatit would require
but a few minutes time, and that he
could remain long enough without. He
had no. been in over two minutes when
he was heard to fall, being overpowered
by gas from the main stack. Every eff
fort was Immediately made 10 extricate
him from his perilous situation, but, as
a number of bolts had to be cut in order
to discover the pipe, involved some TWEEN
ty minutes time. life was extinct when
the unfortunate man was taken out
MahoRiRg Register.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-18
Fer the Chronicle
Anniversary of the Hesperian Lyceum

lfor the Cnroniclel
Anniversary of the Hesperian Lycsum
Dear Chronicle.
Being in Hiram on Friday evening
last, we went with nearly all the rest oil
humanity, to see and hear, what then
appeared to be the leading topic. viz the
yearly appearance of the Hesperian So
ciety. When We thought of the tran
sient and ''highfalutin" character OF
many modern literary societies, we made
up our mind to be content with poor fare,
during the evening and took a seat near
the door, in order to be able TO make our
exit when our literary appetite should be
fully satisfied.
In this premature decision We frankly
admit we were entirely mistaken. The
entire performance from beginning to end
was a complete triumph. The fore part
Of the evening was occupied by orations,
with intervals of music by the Glee
Club, of which the Eclectic may well be
proud. The orations would have done
honor to the Senior Glass of any Col
lege. Indeed, in points of accurate rhe-
torical finish, richness of thought, and in
free, manly delivery, they are seldom
surpassed. Finely sandwiched between
these solid yisnds was a scene from Don
QaixOte, capitally played. which tried the
buckram and rest buttons of the audience
to the fullest extent. But the GROWING as
well as the closing glory of the evening
was the COllOquy. a standard tragedy,
in the delinealion of which the genius of
the youthful tragediaas. shown forth in
the fullest splendor.
The play included several difficult
characters, but the ability with which
these were sustained from beginning to
end was surprising. Many ofthe scenes
would have konored the dramatic boards
of any metropolis. The hall was dense
ly packed, and the heat oppressive, but
such was the excellence of the entertain
ment, that the s~trictest order prevailed
drought. The society, SO far as we
could learn, is one Of three connected
with the Eclectic Institute, to which all
its members belong as students. The
interest which every n instinctively
takes in such an association of young
men, was in this case heightened by the
unusual excellence of the exercises, as
was amply attested by the congratula-
lions that poured in upon the young as
pirants from their friends and teachers.
Let the Western Reserve be proud of
the Eclectic and the Electic proud of her
Hesperian.
TRUMBULL.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-05-18
1fatbs.

In Aberdeen, Miss, on the evening Of the 18th
of April, Mrs. ADA BYRAM CASTERLINE.
wife of DR.. a. B. Casterline of Liberty Ind, in
the 18th year of her age.
Deceased had accompanied her husband (whO
was in search of health) to the South To spend
the winter. When upon the eve of their depar-
ture for home, she was taken sick and died, in
a land Of strangers, but where every kind atten-
ton was paid. Her remains were brought home
for %interment. and followed to their resting place
h7 avery large eoncuurse OF sympalhizing friends.
Mrs. Casterline was a member of the Presbyterian
Church of this place. and one Of its most active
members, and brightest ornaments. She never
sought an excuse from her duties. Her Piety
was ever active and unaffected. He life was
consistent and exemplary her death calm and
triumphant. A few hours before she died, she
sent her farewell to her friends ut home and bid
them meet her in heaven.
These passages Of Scripture seemed 20 delight
her as death approached
81 I'm my Beloved's and my Beloved is mine"
YEA though | walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, | will fear no evil, for thou art
with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me"
blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
from hencefor:h. Yea saith the spirit that they
may rest from their labors and their works do
follow them"
HerlaSt words were, "now let me rest in Jesus"
--"Death should come
Gentle to one OF gentle mould like thee,
As light winds wandering through grows OF bloom,
Detach the delioats blossoms from the tree.
Close thy swee. eyes calmly, and without pain.
And We will gast in God TO see thee yet again"