Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-08-06


by lightning and burnt together with 10 or II
tons of hay, farming tools, &c. Partly insured
The Burlington Free Press gives the follow.
ing account of damage done by a storm on
Tuesday
ain Jericho there was heavy hailstorm
breaking glass and cutting down crops. In
Williston some hail fell, but not to do much
damage.
A frenchman in the employ of Charles Mill.
er Of Williston, was struck by lightning lie
was going home from the bayfield,, with his
pichfork on his shoulder, and the bolt striking
the tines, penetrated his body, killing him in
stantly.
Two oxen under shed, on the Town farm in
| Wiliston, were also killed.
We learn that the hail was very destructive
in Stowe, destroying almost all the crops, over
a tract four miles long and two wide"
Mrs Brockman, of Huntington. about IL
months since had four children at one clip; and
the Burlington Times says that she has Just had
three mare! at one birth, and all reported to be
living!
The Bradford Telegraph has heard from
Sickles it says abe has become entirely recon-
cled with his wife, and is now living with her,
IN maternal relations, as before"
Hon. John b. Hutchinson has been elected
Cashier of the Mortified Bank rice Hon. ii.
NJ. Bates resigned.
The republicans of Caledonia county hold
their convention at st. Johnsbury, Aug, 10th,
and the democrats at the same place on the
10Th.
There is to be fireman's muster at Man
chester on the nth, 18th, and 10th of Septem-
h.r ell, 4
for by the "outsde" fire companies first prize,
$500 second POO; third $50; fourth 100; fifth 80.
About 40 buildings are being erected at Gene
this summer, larger number than has been
erected in one season for several years; and bus
mess OF all kinds is unusually thriving.
In the vicinity of Keene farm crops are gene
rally looking well; grass is of excellent quality,
but does not yield as well as in some years ;
wheat, oats and rye never looked better; al
though corn is backward, appearances favor an
abundant crop.
To resuscitatc drowned Englishman, place
n piece of roast beef under his nose; an Irishman,
gill of poteen; Scotchman, half-penny; a
Welchman, few lceks; Frenchman, pinch of
snuff Spaniard, some fresh blood; an old maid,
an offer Of marriages Yankee, attempts to pick
his pockets.
The last Legislature of Texas contained thir-
teen linen of mark" Not one of them could
write his name.
Thirteen ladies from New York city going to
the White Mountains on horseback, passed
through Rutland, last week. They had half a
dozen men servants as body guard
There has been very hot weather in California,
the thermometer going up to lis degrees.
Horses died from heat, and birds were tanned
by It. This is the hottest weather Americans
have ever known in California.
The new jail at Rutland which is in the pro-
cess Of construction, is being built of limestone
from Essex county, n. Y.
The workmen connected with the marble quar-
ries in the vicinity of Rutland, have established
"Quarrymen's Benevolent Association the
object of which is TO support the sick and disa-
abled connected with the quarries, to bury the
dead and alleviate the sutierings of the widows.
The annual exhibition of Mount Holyoke
Female Seminary, at So. Hadley was attended
last week. The exercises were interesting in
their character. The address was delivered by
Professor Phelps of Andover The graduating
class numbered ffy-six. The Seminary is in a
prosperous condition.
On Thursday last, Alfred II. Field, Esq, of
Greenfield, killed a black snake, on Shelburne
Mountain. in Deerfield, which insured eiqht
feet in length.
There has been great hailstorm in Sanborn-
ton, \. H.-stones, large as robins eggs, fell
orchard and fields are sadly damaged, and no
end Of window panes broken.
James S. Brown of Plymouth, had a barn
l,lnwn Inun fa.v 1axs ,xbicl, ba
buildings loss 500.
Mr. Obed Nelson of Coleraine died very sud-
denly on Monday morning of last week. He
was out Of doors near the house, with others,
apparently well, when he tainted and fell. He
was Immediately taken into the house, where
he died in n few minutes, He was about 10
years old.
The Independent is unfavorably affected by
the hot weather. 1t says that Theodore Par
ker's last book "in cgotism malignity, censori-
BUSINESS and irreverence, must take rank with
tho worst illusions CT Thomas Paine;" that he
is sin the lowest grades of infdelitv, conceited
boisterous, discourteous declamatory profane;"
and that DIR Holmes is mot one whit behind
him in conceit and malignity against the Bible
Rev. DIR Bellows, who created sensation
some time ago, by proposing to regenerate the
stage, has now undertaken large work, which
is no less than a reconstruction of the whole
Christian Church. by adopting some of the ex-
ternally prominent features of the Catholic
Church, the new universal institution to be styled
the BROAD Church" by this means he ex-
poets to viyify Professionalism, which he finds to
have sunk into negative state. Of this new
system, Antioch College is to he the propaga-
ting centre DIR BIS chief anxiety is on account
of the Unit arians, with whom he has always
been affiliated.
The Providence journal says that an organ of
the Democratic party should be published daily,
with three editions, and every faithful Democrat
should destroy the paper as.soon he reads it,
lest what he sees to-day may interfere with what
is expounded to him tomorrow.
The n. \. Tribune says--The very latest af-
fair is that Of wealthy merchant down town,
who found a deficit of $1,000 in the account
of one of his clerks. He called the defaultcr
to account, and told him that If the money was
not at once returned he would arrest and expose
him. The clerk mildly informed his employer
that he reckoncd he should not return the cash,
and that he further concluded that he had a
sufficient offset. "Oliset,' said the merchant,
"what do You mean by oilset?" 81 moan my