Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-11-19


were duly despatched their several ways the next
morning In the number was the largest cat
tie train ever sent over the road. 1t was, in
fact, three trains in one, numbering l03 cars.
While Eleazer Gray, few days since, was
digging a well in Coventry, he came upon a
quantity of frogs, imbcdded in the clay, about
20 feet below the surface. After exposing them
to the air for time they became active, and
hoped off.
Ex-Liquor Agent, Burnham has been sent to
Jail for % days for contempt to the Legislature
in refusing to produce the books of the Agency.
lie has also been indicted by the Grand Jury
for sundry violations of the law creating the
agency of adultcratng and selling adultcrated
liquors. The way of the transgrcssor is hard.
The RIOT IN BALTIMoRE.-The late election
riot in Baltimore was the most formidable one
that ever occurred in that city of election riots.
Although only three persons were killed, not
less than thirty were wounded. A. F. Kyle,
X. n. Kirkland, and James Johnson were shot
dead.
To BIZ IlUNG.-Cook and all the rest of the
lIarper's Ferry prisoners have been sentenced
to be hung on the 10th. 1t is said that Gov.
Wise will repricyc Brown till then, and have
general hanging.
Cook and Coppie both addressed the Court
before sentence was pronounced, denying all
knowledge Of Browns plan until the Sunday
previous Copclend and Green, the negroes,
declined saying anything.
The entire ornaments of all United States
national vessels amount to 1901 guns, divided
thus Liners, $40; frigates, 800 sloops, 1926,
steamers, 1Gi; brigs 10; and all others. %
guns.
There have been found in England, in rocks
which were deposited long before the creation
OF man, frogs bones of such size as to indi.
cate clearly that the animal, when alive must
have weighed from 500 to 800 pounds.
a late Utah paper mentions the arrival of a
company of European Saints, who came in So
wagons and numbered about 400 souls mostly
from Scandinavia. There were six deaths and
three births on their journey of three months
through the country.
The Scientific American states that there are
in the city of New York about 100000 smokers,
each using two cigars daily.
Punch says, "Kinder is the looking. glass
than the wine-glass, for the former reveals our
defects to ourselves only, the latter to our
friends"
Gcrritt Smith was on Wednesday sent to the
lunatic asylum at Utica, seriously derangcd
stood that he refers in his rawlings to the lIar-
| per's Ferry matter and supposes himself ares
/ ted.
The propeller Ohio, from Cleveland for Buff
| ialO, exploded her boiler off Long Point, Cana
da Sunday morning and sunk.
DIR Livingston, the celebrated African travel
Ter, who Is at present exploring the river Fam
best, reports the valley of the Shire as Astounding
with wild elephants, having magnificent and
valuable tusks. In one herd he saw over five
hundred of the giant game grazing on the plain.
The Shire is a good na,igable river for over
100 miles from its confluence. The mountains
of Merbela stand 1000 feet over the plain, pos
sesscd OF fine climate and protuse vegitation--
lemon trees, oranges and pine-apples growing
Wild in the woods promising to be had in abun-
dance and cheap from the natives, who cultivate
largely the upper third of the valley.
The extended brandy of Massachusetts finds
rival in New York in the shape of what is
known as ''tangle-foot whisky" beverage in
use in the lower wards in the city, and warrant
ed, says New York paper, to upset an indi-
vidual at a distance of four hundred yards from
the demjohn containing it"
If the poorhouse has any terror for YOU, never
buy what YOU don't need. Before you pay
three cents for a jewsharp, see il you can't make
just as pleasant noise by whistling, for such
nature furnishes the machinery.
And before you pay seven dollars for a fig
ured vest young man, find out whether your
lady love would not be just as glad to see YOU
in plain one that cost half the money. i
she wouldn't let her crack her own walnuts anC
? buy her own clothes.
The Nashua Telegraph says:-The bloodhound
terocty with which the Washington Constitu
ton, New York Express, journal of Commerce
Herald, Nc, have attacked Gov. Seward, for
the last three weeks, in their attempt to CON
Wet him as accessory in the larpers Ferry con
spiracy, is regarded with adherence bv hun.
dreds of the more honest and respectable por
ton of the Democratic party, even in this CITY
They would vote for him today, were he can.
dldate, II for no other purpose than to rebukt
those who malign the character of u pure mar
and upright statesman. The infamous charge.
brought against him by those journals, and re-
t peated by their echos IN every northern State
has not lost him single friend in this region
while thousands who were before only friends
, have become his devotees.
A Japan criminal was condemned by the Sui
tan to fight large royal tiger, whose ferocit,
was raised to the highest point by want of foot
| and artificial irritation. The only weapon al
lowed to the human combat was dagger witt
the point broken off. After wrapping a clotl
round his left fist and arm, the man entered tn,
arena with an air of undaunted coolness ant
, fixed steady, menacng gaze upon the brute
The tiger sprung ferociously upon his intende,
victim, who with extraordinary bodness anC
rapidly thrust his left fist into the gaping Jaws
I and at the same moment, with his keen though
pointless dagger, ripped up the breast to the yer
e heart In less than minute the tiger Law dea
l at the conqueror's feet. The criminal was no
only forgiven, but ennobled by his sovereign.
> A modern philosopher gives several poteu
e reasons why man should never marry for mon
ey; but an old epigrammatist argues the cas-
very pleasantly on the other side:-
"Whcue'er you marry, Crauus said,
Take one rich widow or ric maid
S For any wife may turn out III,
c But, gad the money never will :"
= "Plcase take this medicine wife, and I'll b
. hanged if it don't cure YOU "Oh, will tax
q it, then by all means, for it is sure to do goo