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

Ariel Martin, who was convicted Of murder
in March, 1859, at Montpelier, and his sentence
committed by special act of Legislature to
Imprisonment for life, died at the State Prison,
April Dist, of consumption, The case was a
very aggravated one,--the convict having shot
two persons, in Calais, in July, 1853, without
any apparent provocation, and hence the plea
of insanity was set up as the defence, but not
sustained by the court Martin was a man of
very weak intellect.
Peter Mcdonnell of Burlington who was
tried last fall and convicted of the murder of
]. o. McKeen, and subsequently granted new
trial by the supreme court, has now convicted
of manslaughter, and sentenced to the state
prison for life.
Jerry Drew of Barton has been made to pay
fine Of $40 and costs for keeping a hotel with
out license; and neglectng to take down his
sign within the time specified by the court, he
was reminded of it by second and similar
fine.
The Burlington Times learns that Mr. L.
Whitney, of Williston, has sold two colts with
in the past year, under three years old, for
$500. One of team was sold to Mr.. G.. +.
Blake, for $500, and $500 has been refused
for the same animal since These colts are Of
the St. Lawrence stock, and do honor to their
blood.
The Orleans Standard says:
"The Rock Island liquor store-one of the
vent holes of Tophet-situated on the boundary
line about one half mile from North Troy vii
lage, was on Sunday evening last burned to the
ground. The books and one barrel OF pork
were all that were saved. The loss falls heavi-
ly upon the owner, and there is mourning in
pandemonum. The fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary."
young lad by the name of Marshall, while
holding horse Tuesday of last week, in Brad
ford, was so violently kicked that his life was
despaired of. The horses foot struck the boy
on the side of the head, knocking him down
and rendering him insensible for hours.
The Woodstock Standard says:
1--WE have to announce this week the death
of the Hon. Reuben Washburn, who died at his
residence in Ludlow on Monday last. He had
for some time been in i'll health, but was taken
worse on Sunday and lived but few hours at
forwards. Judge Washburn graduated at Dart
mouth College in 1908, and was well and favor
ably known to the people of the County and
State. He was good lawyer, an honest man
and estimable citizen, and the announce
ment of his death will be received with pain by
his many friends and acquaintance"
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Willard of North Montpelier, but who has a
family in st. Adams, hung himself in his bed
room on the morning of the 2Sth.
Mr.. A. d. Phillips of the Pocumtuck House,
Deerfed, has leased the Bloody Brook House,
So Deerfeld. He will carry on both Houses
until the expiration of his lease with the Po-
cumtuck. The hotel at So. Deerfeld is one OF
the best stands on the Connecticut River, and
will become under the administration of Mr.
Phillips, favorte place of resort for travellers
and pleasure seekers.
1t has been decided, by Judge Jones, in the
U. S. Circuit Court, of the Alabama district that
when slaves are once brought into this country
from Africa, and sold, they can't be interfered
with by government. Between this decision
and Judge McGraths, the African slave trade
may be considered one of our commercial inst
tutions.
A newborn child was killed by rats in New
York Hospital, recently. The arrangements il
the metropolitan hospitals, judging from th
fact, are calculated to give capital idea of met
ropolitan hospitality. "She was only pauper
whom nobody owned"
There are 1O5 soldiers of the Revolution still
living. The youngest of them is 80 years old