Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-31

is representa- bY u STOCK OF EoVVuVV, WHICH Is
said to SELL when any OF II is to be had at one
hundred and sixty per cent. The Eighth ave-
nue. cost about S2G0,00O, has n stock OF $500
600, and is said to be worth about two hundred
per cent, with no purchases to be made at
that.
p. T. Darnum made speech in New York,
Saturday evening, telling the people that since
his failure four years ago, his lectures and 9th
er enterprises in Great Britain have enabled
him to cancel his clock debts and preserve
large norton Of his estate that he is again the
uroprietor of the American Museum and in
every respect "ltichard is himself again."
Mr.. Ethcridgc of Tennessee, when it was
proposed to add to the rules Of the House, said,
hc thought it not so important to have rules
as to observe what they had" For instance,
said he. "what good will rules do, when mem
Der rises and aludes to his friend on the other
side Of the House, as tie hdnorJie d-a rascal
from so and So"
There is good story of ore of the hangers
on at Washington, who get Offices because they
need Them and had been appointed engineer, a
business of which he had no knowledge. The
day after his appointment gentlemen and two
ladies had the curiosity to look at the engine
room ind its machinery, where they found the
new oHcc-holder on duty merely as gentleman
usher, practical engineers doing the real duty
of the so-called "assistant engineer" allow
many horsepower is your engine ?" "Horse
poco J" replies greeny with look Of mingled
pity and contempt "doat you kaoe tie machine
goes by stcdm2'
There is married lady in Gmanton, who,
having herself been born on the 9th Of January,
has three children born on the same day in
three successive years, and one on the 23d of
I he mr. ~
What will next January add to the list.
The Peterboro', n II. Transcript says that
Capt Alma Spoford Temple, committed suicide
by hanging, on Saturday night last. lie was
a son of Jesse SpoHord, who was killed a few
years since, while drawing building. He was
about 40 years Of age, and leaves a wife and
sevcoal children. About year since he at
/ tempted the same deed, but was cut down by
his son in season to be brought to. Domestic
difficulty is the cause assigned.
The town of Surry in Cheshire county, n.
| H., did not vote for State officers or elect
Representative this year tor the reason that the
warrant called the meeting to open at 10 =. NJ.
instead of 10 a. VI.
a tenement house on West 10Th street, New
York, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday
morning and ten persons persisted in the flames.
The house had but one flight of stairs, under
which the fire was kinded, by an incendiary.
as is supposed.
benjamin Tilton has been elected president
of the Cambridge bank, in place Of Thomas
Whittemore, resigned; Joseph Whittemore,
cashier, in place of Lucius II. Page. resigned
and Roland Lichfield, Jr.. messenger, in place
of Joseph Whittemore promoted.
l.. y. Brownell of Griswodville, is irving to
save horse with broken leg, by splintering
it Ia doctors OF humanity.
Fays mills in Conway, occupied by VIM. B.
Fay and John lngham, were burnt last We'd
nesday morning. Loss from 1000 to $4,000
Henry Coulard and Alvin Richmond Of
Ashheld, and Marshall Thompson Of Conway,
have paid fines and costs, amounting to S33,
for disturbing singing school in Conway.
Daniel w. Spear, Jr., Of Greenfield, has
killed since last September 10 foxes, A rabbits,
% partridges, 20 pigeons, II gray squirrels, 3
woodchucks, skunks, muskrats, 8 owls, 8
hawks, ) crows and ducks.
Franklin Clapp of Deerfeld, sold his crop of
broom brush, raised last season on five acres,
at cents pound, and received 1920; and the
broom seed for 800. The crop Melted him
S2l0 after paying the expenses of tillage, har-
vesting, use of land and manure.
The fat OK of John Sanderson of Bernard
ston, which weighed on recent morning, unfed
and unwatered, $3.50 pounds, is to be Kept for
exhibition at the State fair at Springfield next
fall.
Henry Wait, citizen but not a voter Of
Deerfeld, brought suit against Henry Shell
don. constable, for putting him out of the Town
Hail on election day, in obedience to the order
of the moderator. The constable was fined 81
| and costs and appealed.