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

bed last Monday night of between $4,000 and
$4,000 in watches and jcwelry.
Loss OF LIFE oN THE ONO RIvrR.-Eieycn
lives were lost by the burning Of the steamer
Paciit, on the Ohio river, last Tuesday.
AT recent term of the supreme court in
Bangor, Maine, the case Of Newcomb VS.. in
habitants of Newburgh for damages for alleged
defect in the highway, came up for trial, when
the defendants put in the following specifications
Of dcfense:-
|, No such town as Ncwburgh;
=, No such man as Newcomb;
3, No road
4, No hole in the road
., No horse ever injured;
6, Horse injured did not belong to plaintiff ;
I, Plaintiffs finger not hurt;
s, Plaintiffs finger injured two years before +;
9, Plaintiff injured his own finger BY pound
ing it with a rock two years previous to the all
legged cause OF action against town, in antcipa-
ton OF and preparation for the same 1t is
quite unnecessary 10 add that the verdict was
for defendants.
Old Sam. Houston of Texas. has declared
against the disunionists. In recent speech at
Independence, he said
However much lie might regret the election
OF Lincoln, still, if consti,utonally elected. he
ought 10 and should be inauguratcd. Yes !,
they would have to walk over his dead body if
he was not ~
a deputy sheriff broke up Sunday evening
PRAYER meeting al Braceville, Ohio, a week since.
IN lndeavoring to arrest one Barrett, noted
counterieiter. Barrett's friends raised window
for him to escape, and the deputy, knocking
some OF them down, seized the retreating cui-
prit by the coat-tai, which remained in his hand
then by the seat Of his breeches, which also
parted; and finally by the leg D.; but the fellow
got away and has not since been found. There
was no more prayer meeting that night.
young mechanic of Jersey CITY saw stone
wedSed into switch over which railroad
train was about to pass, last Wednesday, and
kicking 1t out, his own heel became fastened in.
so the cars passed over him, inhicting injuries
of which he died that night.
Bennett of the Herald having charged Thur
low Weed with sending dispatches to Mr.. Lin
coin without preparing them like George n.
Saunders to the president. Weed reorts that
II dispatches have gone in his name, "thcv were
iorSed ny Bennett or some other greasy old
vagabond.'"
In San Francisco several SUNDAYS since, as the
congregation at st Mary's cathedral was being
dismissed, an insane man stationed himself on
the other side of the street and let off a double
barrel'ed gun having fourteen bullets at the
people coming out of church. Happily his aim
was too high to do any damage and he was
seized before he could fire another gun tia,
stood loaded at his side. He said he was 1.-THE
chosen instrument of God Almighty to clear
out the Romans" There was great excitement
over the affair.
The New York sun says; "Sixty wears AFRO
n wi 70 T..
Island 10 Bergen, could find no person willing
to undertake the job save barefooted boy,
who despite the roughness of the sea, braveiy
rowed HIM to the place of destination. The
oihccr so pleased with his pluck that he got
nm situation on steamboat, and that boy is
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is worth over sis
100000.
Hon, Asa Smith of Mattawamkeag, Me-, has
counted the beans that grew upon single stalk
TINS season, the product of one bean. There
were 237 pods and 100 beans.
a correspondent of the New York CONNER
cim AdrGtiSer has the foowing:-
at is astonishing to see with what sang Croid tho
people OF the South will talk of the slavery question
before their negroes recall one occasion upon which
our whole party in one OF the southern states had
been discussing the subject Of abotionism in the
presence OF tive six attendant slave winters Tho
whole question Of possible nternecine war between
the North and the South had he m cauvnssed from he
ginning to end. One young South Carolina planter
had been particularly bood-thirsty in his threats of
vengeance upon the North Should the abolitonists /
lanother hypothesis, you see) march down TO take the
city OF Charleston, he would arm all his negroes he
san and set them in the of the defending force TO
30 battle against their "norihern brothers. The con-
Versatlon being ov and the company Dispersed ono
OF the walters, nm old Charleston negro called me ont
OF me room on the preense of wishing to have feou
on his finger examined by me. When we stood in the
dark OF the negro quarters, he whispered to me: /
AlNssa, do dem ab0litiOnistS rny mean TO come md
help usT Don't talk about such things Cesar. ,
No. they can't comes they couldn't help Won if they
would WELL Nlassa' es tell We what: I'd like to
sec EN- put guns into our hands, and set Us ahead TO
90 the lighting! Dey'd find who we'd firht fori 1
1ey duisht put dc guns in our In tsl No dev |
dursnt! And an hour after | heard Cesar's master
say that lie would trust him with his life"
Hare goa a Coagh Cold, pain in the Chest or Bron-
chlnsF In fact, have you the premonltory symptoms
of the "nsatiate archer" Consumption? Know that |
relief is mt hand in IITsars Bolsam Of Jt7M Cherry
Ferry Davis Pain killer.-rhis unparalleled prepa-
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efficacy In removing palms, than any other medicine |
ever offered to the public. And these testimonials
come from persons Of every degree of intelligence and
every rank of life. Sold by druggists.