Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-04-28

Mr. Sylvester Howard of Irasburg, purchased
twenty sheep last fall, and now has thirty-two
lambs from them-making a flock of fifty-two
One of the lambs weighed thirty-five pounds
when eight weeks old. The sheep are large,
with wool of medium grade and compact, and
were selected in Canada at cost of S97.
The Vergennes Citizen gives an account of
haul of fish from Dead Creek, by D. Adams &
Co. They used four-rod seine, and caught at
one draught l74S-l723 "bull pouts," and
twenty-five pickerel.
Bennington people have purchased 5000
worth of fruit trees, to set out in the different
sections of the town.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont made an excellent
speech on Monday in illustration of his Tariff
bill. ltprovides for funding outstanding Treas
ury notes. about S20,000,000 of which are LA
BILE to come upon the Treasury for redemption
after the 30th of June next. The funded debt
of the country is now S4j,OOO,00O; and $780,
100000 Treasury notes added as proposed by
this bill, will make it $65,0O0,00O. If this is
not done the passage of law will be required
authorizing the reissue of the noted for long
er period.
On Monday night fire occurred at Henni-
ker, n. H., destroying two barns shed, pair
of horses, yoke of oxen, twenty tons of lray,
and lot of farming tools belonging to Rufus
Howe. The fire was supposed to be incendiary.
1t occurred on what is called the Noyes Tavern
Stand. The loss was about $4,000.
The CdledonioH understands that Messrs. +.
& I. Fairbanks & Co., have purchased four lots
on the corner of Hudson and Morris streets,
Jersey City, containing 10000 feet, on which
they are about to erect shops for branch man.
ufactory of their celebrated scales.
Mrs. Elijah Esty, of Farhaven, comitted SUI
icide Wednesday morning of last week, by
hanging herself with knot of wooden yarn,
which she attached to a nail in clothes-press,
and leaned her neck on it. She had eaten break
fast as usual and had not been absent up stairs,
where she committed the shocking deed more
than ten minutes, when she was found lifeless
The family are highly respected, and no cause
but declining health is attributed for this act of
self destruction.
Patents were issued to the following YER
moners on the 10th inst. Elliot Dickerman,
OF Richmond, for improved clothes wringer; A.
j. Fullam, of Springfield, for improvement in
punches Ansel Howard, Jr., of Readsboro for
improved machines for making wooden ware (;
John Gore, of Brattleboro, for additional i'm
provemel in cutters for haryesters.
One of the school districts of the city of YER
gennes, at n recent meeting, appointed q COM
mittee to prepare plan and estimate the ex-
pense of building new school-house, at a cost
not exceeding $4,000 also another plan for
a building not to exceed $4,000. The district
is determined to have new house, and good
one withal
The last Legislature granted 800, 900 to the
Wilbraham Academy, the payment being con-
tingent upon subscription to the same object
to the amount of $4,000 Isaac Rich of Bos-
ton, and Lee Clafiin of Hopkinton, having sub
scribed the required amount the Executive
Council have passed warrant for the pay
ment OF the legislative appropriation. The sub
scription of 100000 is to be used in the cree
ton of boarding house.