Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-08-18

A couple of barns and sheds adjoining, be-
longing to Orrin kelton Of Ilinesburgh, togeth-
er with several tons of hay, were destroyed by
fire on Tuesday.
a wnltc wOoucnucK. with PINK EYES, iius been
caught in Westminster by Mr.. Tracey.
young Canadian employed in James Morse
Brothers brick yard, in Burlington, was
killed by being buried beneath large mass of
clay on Thursday.
A couple of ladies on the night train going
south, Friday evening las, were robbed, one of
81 and the other of $50, while eating at the
saloon at ST. Adams.
new paper called the Island Pond Item, a
journal of wit, humor and romance has been
started at Island Pond BY Mr.. J. ]. johnson.
who proposes to issue the same on the first day
of each month at present, and weekly when
the support will guarantee the outlay.
Mr.. Thomas Cults, n respectable and well TO
do farmer of Orwell, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with a pruning knife on the
morning of the Sd inst. 1t is supposed that
the act was committed under a temporary aber-
alton of mind. lie leaves u wife and three
children, who have arrived at the years of ma
turity.
Mr. George Ladd ofJohnson, in whose hands
was the gun at the time of the unfortunate ex-
plosion which caused the death of Lewis Page,
at Hydepark, on the 22d ult. has had his ex-
animation and been acquitted. 1t appeared
in the evidence that he was wholly unused to
firearms, and that the fatal result was attribu-
ted TO carelessness and not to design.
Gen. Jackman has appointed the muster at
Montpelier on the 29th, 30th and 81 ST DAYS of
the present month, the citizens of Montpelier
having complied with his demands.
The duty of the Matrimonial Committee of
the Senior Glass of Bowdoin College, is to pre-
sent a silver cup to the first successful husband
of the class. We understand that the competi-
tors are quite numerous, and vigorous efforts
are making among them to secure the prize.
Mr.. Dewey, conductor of a freight train on
the Vermont Central Railroad was killed on
Wednesday evening by his head having come
in contact with bridge, in the town of ryngs-
boro. Mr.. Dewey belonged in Mortified VI.
Mrs. Bailey, wife of hwyer in Highgate.
was badly burned short time since, by pour
ing burning fluid upon her kindling wood to
make it burn better. OF course the can explo-
ded. 1t is about as safe to use gun-powder for
kindling, as to use burning fluid.
At Highgate, last week Friday, mischiev
with a hideous mask. One of the girls. dauph
ter of Mr.. John Hogaboom, in her fright fell off
the edge of bank, and broke one of her legs.
A mason, named Peck, was badly bruised
last Saturday, by the fall of a scafIold erected
on the inside of the new Episcopal Church at
st. Adams.
A correspondent of the Irasburgh Standard
says several herds of cattle in that vicinity
have been visited by peculiar disease which
attacks two or three, and seldom more than
two or three in each herd. 1t commences by n
weakness in the limbs. Soon the cattle totter
some walk cross-legged, and some on their
knees. They become emaciated, and the skin,
instead of being flexible becomes fixed and
tight.
Gold has been fouGd in IIardscrabble brook
in Springfield. Twenty seven particles of gold
were found in one pan of dirt How big the
particles were, is not stated
About $4,000 have been paid the farmers
of the vicinity of Bradford, during the last two
or three weeks, for wool. Large quantities
have also been bought up in Chelsea Fairlee,
Stanford and Newbury
Mr. A. V. Holey of Bradford, has received
information that large property in England
falls to him through his wife, who is one of the
heirs to an estate there. The estate is estima-
ted at about 100000.
The Mddlebury Register says that tens and
perhaps hundreds of thousands of bushels of
oats will be destroyed in Addison county the
present season, by the terrible scourge grass
hoppers.