Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-05-26

attacked oy a couple of dogs, on the night of
the 9th ult., and 10 were killed and some 10 |
others badly bitten.
VIM A. Burnham, Esq, long connected with
Burr Seminary, at Manchester, died at his res
idence on Tuesday night, the Sth inst He had I
not enjoyed good health for some time past,
and for the past year was unable to attend to
his school duties He was a ripe scholar and a
very excellent man.
The Rutland Herald says: "Mr Barnabas
Ellis of Castleton, was found dead in his bed
on Wednesday morning, 10th inst. lie retired
to rest the evening before, in toerabe health,
though he had been complaining ofssght i'll.
ness for II few days previous. MIR Ellis was
formerly resident of Fairhaven, in which
town he had held many posts OF honor, and the
intelligence of his sudden death will be received
with profound sorrow by large circle of friends
and acquaintance. His age was Is years"
On the 18th instant a bear was seen near
Brownsville, West Windsor, ard after being
pursued four miles, was shot. Weight 10 lbs.
A few hours later another bear of about the
same size made his appearance in the pasture.
1t was so near night that he escaped These
are the first wild bears that have shown them
selves so near that place for many year.
The Palmer, (Mass) journal details the par
ticulars of a case of clowement in Endfeld, in
which the parties were Otis S. Ward, who kept
the boading house for the Minot manufacture
ing company and young Frenah girl. The
parties are supposed to be now in Canada
Ward has wife and two children in Endteld,
and leaves debts behind him.
Silas Rowland, ESQ.,, of Sugar Hill Lisbon,
n. H., man of property and good standing in
the community, absconded on Wednesday night
last with the wife of Mr.. Issac Rowland of the
same place. Both leave families, and up to the
time of their elopement had borne good char
acters.
The fate of the tariff bill in the Senate seems
to depend upon Mr.. Toombs Of Ga who holds
the balance of power in the committee. He is
said to have favorable disposition towards the
BILL and if reported its passage is counted up
on. The % republican senators are n unit i'll
its favor, and added to their vote are Kennedy
of Md, Crittenden of KY, Bigler of Pa
Thomson of n. j., and Pearce of Md, who are
courted sure, while Others are expected to alb
sent themselves and let the bill pass by the vote
above indicated The bill can hardly be killed
before the Senate except by premature adjourn
ment or intentional discussion.
The robbery of Grant &; Co.'s store on Wash
ington street, Boston, three weeks ago, of about
nine thousand dollars worth of silks, which
are charged upon members of the police force
and an investigation has resulted in the arrest
of Isaac b. Huchins, J. II. Goodwin of the I'd
station and James McCrillis, an eX-policeman.
Rumors are current of several other policemen
being implicated in store robberies. Rigid in
vestigation is being made by the mayor and
and other heads of the departments.
The Springfield Republican says "a de-
structive fire broke out about o'clock Sunday
morning, in the old paper mill on Mill river,
formerly ownsd by ID. & J. Ames but latterally
owned and operated by Greenleaf & Taylor in
the manufacture of fine writing paper. The
flames spread rapidly, and soon entirely de-
stroyed the buildings with all their combustible
contents, and the sheds adjoining the machin-
cry is also supposed to be nearly total loss-
Probable loss S25, 900 Insured OO0-$4,-
900 in the Fire a. Marine of this city, 81 600
in the Massasoit, 1000 in the Hampden, 81,
: 600 in the Conway, and $4,000 in the Etna
Hartford"
An exciting elopement occurred at Spingler
Institute, an establishment in New York where
young ladies are fashonably educated, on Sat
urday evening. Gen. Bynum from Tennessee
had visited a young lady in the institute from
that state on pretense of relationship, but the
teachers ascertaining that the pretense was false
he was forbidden the house. On Saturday he
called, and the young lady, who evidently I'M
derstood the arrangement, babe the preceptress
good bye and got into the generals carriage
not without struggle of the preceptress to re-
tain them both, and great fright and confusion
among the young ladies'. The school girl is
now at the st Nicholas hotel as Mrs Gen By.
mum, and the schoolmastcr, G. ID. Abbott, who
was out when it all happened, is publishing III
dignant cards in the newspapers.
A most destructive tornado passed over the
city of Cincinnati, on Monday. 1t came from
the northwest in n densely black cloud two
miles broad, rushing forward fearfully and rap
idly, accompanied with thunder and lightning
and torrents of rain, demolishing and unroof
ing houses to the damage of half million o
dollars. a great many persons were injured
and six killed outright.
A destructive fire occurred at Nebraska City
N. T., the afternoon, ofthe 10Th, consuming near
ly all the business portion of the town, consist
ing of forty-two permanent business houses, in
Guiding the post-offce with considerable mai
matter and the government land Office Will
nearly all its papers also, Nuckel's HOTEL
The total loss is Sl25,000; insurance $4,000
mostly in Hartford and st Louis offices.
A smart Irish boy by name of Cronan, aget
about l6 years and belonging to Westminster
Mass, came to his death while blasting rocks
in company with his father, on the acre il
Gardner. Having prepared blast they ignitct
the fuse, and took refuge behind house, SOM
five or six rods distant, when the boy putin!
his head around the corner at the instant of tn
explosion was struck in the forehead by a frag
ment of the flying rock, mangng his head il
shocking manner and killing him instantly.
A man named Moulton, while gathering u
sawdust in Greenfield, on Monday, under
mill, was struck on the head by wheel an,
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