Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-05-19

perintendent Of the Connecticut and Passump-
sic Rivers Railroad, was lately presented by the
employees of that road with beautiful silver
service, consisting of large silver pitcher, two
silver gobets and q salver On the pitcher was
inscribed, presented to Col. Geo. A. Merrill,
Late Superintendent of the Connecticut and
Passumpsc Rivers Railroad by the employ
ees As token of their regard and esteem.
Nav 8. 1860" No one was ever more worthy
of such "token of regard and esteem" than
this same retiring Superintendent.
The Commissioner for Orange County buys
for the county imported liquors in bond, brings
them to some convenient point where they are
to be analysed by practical chemist, and If
found pure distributed to the several agents in
the county. His agents are not allowed to
make purchases elsewhere. Mr.. Baldwins ar
rangements are made with the celebrtted i'm
porting House of Chas. Bachman, New York,
whose liquors have been analysed during the
past year by DIR. Thayer Dean of the medical
faculty at Burlington Medical College, and GER
titled to be pure.
John Sherman Of Pownal, on the day of COM
pleting his 10th year, few days since. became
the fortunate father of sor, whose name was
called Levi. On the same day were born to
him a grandson and great grandson, the parents
at the time residing in three different states.-
All three of the boys are now living.
A rail laying across the track of the Vermont
Central Road, just below Bethel, was thrown
off by the engine wheels of the night passenger
train on Tuesday of last week The scamp
who placed it there should be sent to the state
prison, and convicted to hard labor during life
A freight and passenger train of the Vermont
Central Road, came in collision, at Essex juno
ton, on Tuesday, 10th inst, badly smashing
the cars but doing no injury to the passengers.
George G. Bovin, jewery vender was knock
ed down by run away horse, while attempting
to stop him. in Burlington on Monday of last
week, and so badly injured that he died the fol-
lowing morning.
DIR. C. o. Dennison of Lyndon committed SUI
icide few days since, by taking an overdose
of laudanum He was man Of Incorporate
habits, and leaves wife and one child
Ira d. Richardson trader belonging in
East Orange, VT, was run over and badly in
jured by train on the Boston and Lowell rail-
road, between East Woburn and Winchester,
on Thursday. While getting out of the way Of
one train he stepped in front of another
| We learn from the Banner that fires have
been raging in the woods near Bennington,
burning over much valuable timber land Up
wards of thousand acres have been burned
over on the mountains east of Manchester, and
six hundred acres of wood and timberland have
suffered the same fate in Sandgate. In all these
places large piles of cord wood have been de-
stroyed.
Mr.. Hiram c. johnson, who has conducted
the Nergennes Citizen for the last four or five
years, with credit to himself, has retired from
the paper He is succeeded by Mr.. VIM. G.
Cambridge, whose salutatory gives us the prom
Use of hearty Republican paper. We wish
the new editor all success.
The population of Illinois is estimated at L.
100000, and of Wisconsin at $685. 093 These
two states, therefore, on the present basis of
representation, will gain 10 members of Con-
gress Illinois having II instead of 8, and Wis
consn s instead of 3.
| The reelection of Lafayette S. Foster of Nor
wich, as U. S. Senator from Connecticut which
was virtually decided by the April election, was
consummated by the Legislature at New Haven,
on Thursday, 10th inst. The vote was Sen
ate-Foster II, w. w. Eaton of Hartford.
democrat, I; House-Foster 1879, Eaton 20,
James A. Hovey of Norwich, dem, ., Chaun-
cey A. cleveland of Hampton, rep, /. The
denomination of Senator Foster was made in
caucus, Wednesday evening by l24 votes to IA
for Ex-Gov. Cleaveland
The official canvass of the late judicial cleo
ton in Wisconsin has been completed, and the
following given as the result; Luther S. Dixon
received 5S,50S votes A Scott Sloan, 5S,Il3
majority for Dixon, 395.