Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-11-24

HEAVY FIRE At RuTLAND.-On Sunday.
Bryant X llolcomb's. and Atwood's livery sta
hles, at Rutland, with Pond x Morse's drug
store and bowling saloon, were DESTROYED by
fire total loss $4,000, partially insured.
GREAT FIRE AT MEREDITH BRIDGE, y. II.
A fire at Meredith Bridge village, y. H..
Wednesday morning, DESTROYED TWENTY-FIVE
buildings, including the Ccrro Gordo House.
Goyes new block, telegraph and pos, office. and
both newspaper offices. Loss estimated at
Slj0,00O. Nearly all the business portion of
the village is in ashes The fire originated in
the rear of the Ccrro Gordo House, about y
o'clock. The wind was blowing very hard from
the northwest, and the flames spread rapidly.
WHEELER 4 WILSON SEWING MACHINES.
REDUCTION IN PRICHs.-'lhe Wheeler & VIII
son Manufacturing Co., having secured decis-
ions in their favor in all their lawsuits with in.
FINGERS on their patents, have largely reduced
the prices of their machines, and furnish hem
mers without extra charge. This will be good
news to thousands, who have been waiting the
past year or two for prices to "come down.
See Advertisement.
Gov. LETCHER on NIRGINIAN's MISSION
The Richmond Enquirer Of Wednesday rub
fishes a letter from Gov. Letchcr in replv TO
John Busbin of Pruna. The governor saws
that the dereliclion on the part of the North is
the prime cause of the present trouble. and
advises the people of the North to correct the
public sentiment of their section and discharge
their constitutional obligations with strict fdcl.
lty. leindicateS his determination to defend
Virginia, who will stand us n mediator an arm
ed mediator if necessary, between the South
and It's assaiants. The letter creates n sensa-
ton in Richmond.
The FIRST RAILROAD IN TURkEY.-A rail
road about thirty miles in length will shortly
be opened from Smyrna to Turbah, which is
nearly due East of the former place. This
work, the first of its kind in Turkey was UNI
dertaken some years since by number of Eng
lishmen but has experienced more than the
usual share of delay, arising from obstacles on
the part of both the government and the people.
1t was expected to be completed early in the
present month, and the Sultan and his Minis
tiers were to attend the opening.
CRY OF ST. LoUIs.-By the census lust
completed st. Louis has population of lG9,-
l19, which, says the Comptroller of that CITY.
establishes the fact that this the compress" city
of the great central valley of the American re-
public, to which she justly holds the KEYS of
trade. The property valuation of the city is
SlO2,4OS,2 3O, the revenue 81 1896 Is, o.
which S6S,000 is from merchants licenses"
and $4,000 from dram shops, brokers and in
surance licenses" The bonded dept of the
city on the LIST Of October, 1860, was 81, COG. 700
OF which 81 ,63I, 900 was for railroad purposes,
and S490,0O0 for water works.
DISASTER on LAKE HuRoN.-The shin
Rocket with cargo of %, 600 bushels of wheat
collided with the bark Marion, on Lake Huron
last Monday night, sinking the former. ship
and cargo are total loss. The bark was not
damaged.
SHEEP RAIsING.-In Saxony, not larger than
Connecticut and Rhode Island, there are 3 600
900 sheep; England and Wales produce o.
1000, while in the whole territory of the
United States we raise only 2l,0OO0OO.
A CONVENTION CALLED IN GEoRGA.-Both
branches of the Georgia legislature have finally
perfected and passed the bill calling state con-
venton.
HARVARD COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPELLED
The faculty of Harvard college on Tuesday sus-
pended nine students of the sophomore class for
terms of one to two years, for an attack or two
freshmen followed by some riotous demonstra-
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