Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-11-17

tlnclnnutl, tne great vine culuNHlOr, tnul Wlno
made from the best native American grapes
surpass in quality the hest wines of Europe.
Two years ago, a Canadian, near Acton, c. f.,
while engaged in digging potatoes found some
fragments of copper ore. On the 10th of Sep
TENDER, 1859, Mr.. Lewis Sleeper, school teach
er at Montreal having obtained lease of the
grounds, commenced the development of mine
with great success. having, since March last,
taken out S200,00 worth of ore, some of the
blocks weighing ID tons. A few days ago this
mine was sold for $j00,000, of which Mr..
Sleeper received 100000.
A new class of 81 young men have lust entered
the national naval school at Annapolis, Md, in
Guiding among them son of w. j.. Yancey,
the Alabama democratic orator.
The total amount of wheat received at Chica-
go, since the first Of January last, is 2G,S70,073
bushels, against l2,42S47S bushels received in
the corresponding period last year.
Instruction in architectural and mechical
drawing is given gratuitously to applicants of
all ages above fourteen, at both the Cooper
Union and the Mechanics Society School in
New York.
The population of Brooklyn, n. Y, by the
late census is about 100000, being an increase
of 10000 in five years.
"Ihe excess of corporca exercises, SAYS PA
to- "may make us wild and unmanageabe, but
/ the excess of arts, science and music, makes us
triiling and efeminate, and the right combina-
ton of both makes the soul circumspect and
manly"
| 1t has been said that ladies have generally a
great fear for lightning, and this has been su-
/ pericially ascrbed to their natural timidity;
! but the truth is, that it arises from their con-
seriousness of being attractive.
1t is said that from 1851 to 1859 five hundred
millions of dollars in gold have been produced
from the various mines throughout the world.
Our ngrcss in life is naked and bare
Our progress through life is trouble and care
Our egress out of II we know not where;
But doing well here we shall do well there;
could not tell more by preaching year.
The great fair recently held at ST. Louis
yielded to the Association profit of $1,000.
| Above $4,000 were expended in premiums,
| if reports are correct, and other expenses are
estimated at 10000 Lord Renfrew was
among the chief attractions
Deborah. from the Hebrew means a bee
Rachel shecp Sarah, princess; and Han
nah, the gracious.
Torchlight Professions were designed more
thantwo thousands years ago. See Maccabces
w. -, wherein account is given of the high
priest Jason, who escorted the King Antiochus
into Jerusalem with foychigM and grcat shout
| ings.' Jason lived in the fourth century b. G..
The third volume of Agassizs contributions
to the Natural History of the United States"
will be issued in few weeks it will contain
the views of the famous naturalist relative to
| Darvins doctrine OF the Origin OF Species"
u
prcssibly sweet about little girls ErchdRge.
And it grows on them as they get bigger
| There now ,-LouiSrHc journal.
The following line of an old British Yoet-
L.wd did live, and evil did dwell,
if read backward expresses the same sense.
Well done old Springfield you have done
most nobly We set you at 500 for Old Abe,
but very promptly after the closing ofthe polls,
we received our dispatch, giving Lincoln jjl
She gave out that she would beat Brattleboro
on majority for Lincoln and has done it
Brattleboro gives 39S, and Springfield 457 ma
jorily for Lincoln, being 50 more than Brattle-
| boro.
TYPHOID FEvrR-This disease is prevailing
| to an unusual extent in this town and vicinity
| There have been and now are a great number
of cases in this village, most of them of exceed
\ in5y viol.n, character. For yeurs there has
not been known so wide a spread ofthe disease
among us. But few cases prove fatal. and
there are as many sick in other towns as here
or more.-BeHingto Banner
The expenditures of the new State House at
Montpelier amount, in all, to Sl40996. There
are some small bills yet to be paid, besides the
superintendent of construction, Thomas l.. Pow
ers, who has had no pay yet for his three years
aud half service.
Several young gentlemen went to the resi-
dence of young damsel, To give her serenade
After some time. the servant stepped out, and
walking up to the harpis'. exclaimed. INV
friend the folks are all abed; you can't gd
cent here Tonight"
One OF our compositors says he hears a great
deal nowadays about "Alr Iincon's over acts"
and wants to know il it is the axe he split those
rails with.-HaJJord Press.
GREAT YIELD OF PoTAToEs.-MIr. John J.
Butler of lrasburgh has raised the past season
from two thirds of an acre Of ground, four hum
dred and ifty-iivc bushels of potatoes.--Stan-
ddd
TAKING THE NEIL.--Fifty-ive young ladies
took the white veil on the LIST inst, at the Con-
vent of the Sisters of Notre Dame, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and eighteen the black veil on the
Sth inst, in the same establishment.
4 Colored Gentleman appointed to the Cor
eminent Of a British Colony.-The British Gov
eminent appear to be determined to carry into
practice the principles OF equality set forth in
the famous act of emancipation. Thus, lately, |
the Mayor of Kingston, jamaica, was made |
Companion of the Bath, and more recently, Mr.. |
Samuel Cockburn, another gentleman of color |
and creole, of the Island of Granada. has |
been appointed administrator of the Govern
ment Of Montscrrat.
Dean Swift, getting ready for ride on horse
back, called for his boots The servant brought
them. "Why didn't you black them?' asked |
the Dean. because you'll soon get them
splashed on the road, and thought it wasn't
worth while A minute atierward the servant
asked Swift for the key of the pantry. "What |
for?" said the master. 80 get some breakfast"
"Oh," said the Dean, "as you will he hungry
two hours hence, it isn't worth while"
a New York paper describes a new plough
ing machine. by which it is said that three fur
rows, each foot deep, are not only turned
over, but thoroughly stirred up and pulyerizel |