Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-07

Whitcomb at Rutland on Monday, charged with
robbing the United States and Canada mails
while under his charge at the Rutland Railroad
depot. Ten bags are missing. The accused
has spent 5000 in Canada money within few
weeks, and skeleton keys were found on his
person, with other evidence of guilt.
Elias Blair of Fletcher was thrown from his
wagon on Saturday week, al so badly injured
that he died in few hours.
Uriah w. Miner aged so years, and an hon
orable citizen Of Peacham, fell from the roof of
a building one day last week. and was instantly
killed.
Isaac Pratt of Bennington has caught coup
lie of bear cubs by trapping, and also a young
catamount in the same way. A wolf has been
seen in the same vicinity and hunters are on
the track of it.
A man named DIN, from SALISBURY, was
robbed of 500 in money, while visiting Ben
nington one day last week. John Lanegan and
Thomas Morrisey have been arrested on sus-
pcion of doing it.
A rattlesnake was killed in Pownal one doy
las, week that measured nearly six feet in length
and had seventeen rattes, which, reckoning ac-
cordng to the usual estimate, would make his
snakeship twenty years old.
Rev G. B. Manser of Bennington, has in his
possession a sofa made by Stephen A. Douglas
and his partner while in business in Williston.
The workmanship is very good. He agreed to
make it for forty dollars, but, true to his nature,
when it was finished, wanted a title more--ff-
~ dollars.
Castle Warner, a respected citizen of Ferris
burgh, committed suicide by hanging on Mon
day. lie went into pasture and said he was
IN mil tbo but hal
fer and hung himself to a tree. He tried to cut
his throat few weeks previous but with poor
success.
Narcissus Duval of Brandon died from a
stroke of apoplexy on the 25th ult., it being his
42d birthday and his father died from the same
disease on his AID birthday.
George w. Flint of Salisbury, only II years
old, has been committed to jail to await trial for
a series of burglares.
The circumstances of the fatal accident by
which William Griffith lost his life in the rolling
mill of which he was foreman, at Fairhaven, on
the 2lst ult., were peculiarly frightful. While
turning screw in the machinery, he was drawn
through space of from two to four inches in
width, by ten to twelve inches in length. 1t
was the work of moment, as the rollers were
making ninety revolutions per minute.
William Carleton of Wells River was killed
while coupling cars in that town, on Thursday
of last week.
On Monday June Is, son Of Mr.. jeremiah
Rankin of Highgate, aged years, was drowned
while bathing in the river.-Two boys, ten and
twelve years of age, named Chaplin and Nye,
were drowned at North Montpelier, on the 25th.
| DIR. Powers is experimenting the brick cree
ton of five superior buildings in one block, on
the burnt district in Woodstock village, on the
plan and from The drawings of Joseph r. Rich
ards or Boston, the architect of the interior Of
the State house at Montpelier.
Senator Foot of Vermont discharged the
most laborious duties of the chair (called there
to by the vice president,) throughout the recent
session of the Senate, and with an ability and
impartiality which extorted commentator from
all sides. During the last nine years he has
presided more frequently than any member of
the body. His democratic colleagues were
strongly disposed to do him the honor of an
election as president protein, at the recent ex-
ira session, but the political debt of obligation
due to Fitzpatrick of Ala, for abandoning the
Douglas ticket prevented them.
The Breckenridge national campaign commit
tee is Composed as follows; Isaac I. Stevens of
Washington territory, chairman; senators, JEFF
Davis OF Miss, Thomson of n. j., Bright of
Ind, and Johnson of Ark. representatives
Hughes of Nd, Stevenson of KY, and Flor
ence of Pa. Augustus Shell of N. Y; A. B.
Meek of Ala. Mayor Berrett, George w. Riggs,
(the banker,) Walter Lenox, and William Finn
of Washington.
The Unirersalists half century ago, with
comparatively few exceptions, (such as VIM
chester and Hudson,) were of the Murray and
father Ballou class, who did not recognize fu-
ture retribution. Now, eight-tenths, with the
Tufts College, DIR. Chaplin and other eminent
men, fully recognize future accountability,
and are simple Restorationists- e. that pun
ishment is medicinal, but that all will be finally
restored.
The American screw company of Providence
has declared ten per cent dividend upon the
capital stock of Sl,000,000. The dividend of
the Washington insurance company was nine
per cent upon capital of 100000.
The largest manufacturing profit of the last
half year that has come TO notice. is that of the
"Great Falls company" which has melted $780,
600 ($2 per spindle) on capital of Sl'5OO,O0O.
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