Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-06-02


increased receipts of the various roads of ~
country, The April earnings are Sl5iG an ' ~,
excess of those Of the same month Last ycor
me passenger earnings were S10,51S; freight
Slz'0ol,o V, the former being SIG, 30. and tbc
latter So4V,ol more than in last wear. Tho
road mas made steady gain in its reccipts sincc
the commencement of the ycar.--GreenfeM
Gazette. N''''9'''"
Another instance of corruption ferreted IN,
by the Covode Committee is an ofyer ,,,oie
through Attorney General Black Of tho pos,
Office blank printing to Mr. Forney in coso ho
would change his course on the Kansas ofI,; ~
The profits of this job during Mr.. buchanan,
term were estimated at $4,000. The pronosi'
ton was declined by Mr.. Forncy.
Post Master Fowler's dcfalcation amounts to
10000 dollars. AS his bondsmcn can be held
responsible for the period of ouy one quarter
at time, and as the deficit runs through several
years it is probable that they will escape all in
demnity except for the last quarter.
The ordination of Mr.. c. C. Carpenter of
Bcrnardston, Mass, Missionary to the Labrador
Coast took place on Wednesday evening of
last week in Zion Church Montreal The Reyds.
DR.. Taylor Mr. Bonar, and Prof Cornish of
Montreal, were present, as well as the Rev. Mr..
Ileadley of Greenfield, Mass, Mr. Carpenters
former pastor.
The given name of our next President is not
Abram as printed by the papers generally, but
the good old word in full-A-BRA-HAM.
The steamship jamestown on recent trip
from Richmond and Norfolk to New York, was
laden, in part, with 1900 barrels of green veg
ctables, consisting chiefly of green peas and
new turnips. There was also a quantity of
cherries and Strawberries aboard
With respect to the cattle disease that is pre-
vailing in Massachusetts it is suggested whether
Connecticut and Vermont in cooperation with
Massachusetts,, ought not to take measures to
prevent diseased cattle from passing to the
west bank of the Connecticut River.
Our neighbor of the Democlat, in an article
upon the Presidential nominations tries to ridi-
Guile dignity. IT'S all very natural. Those who
admire Douglas have contempt for dignity,
and those who admire dignity have contempt
for ouglas.-LouisriHe Journal.
1t is said that the business of the Prince de
Jolnville at Washington is to get an appoint
ment for his as Mdshipman to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis Md.
The Covode Committee think to prove that
some 5000 votes were manufactured through
naturalization frauds in 1856 in the State of
Pennsylvania, by which Mr.. Buchanan's election
was secured. 1t is believed that some of his
principal office holders were engaged in it.
Sir Walter Scott once gave an Irishman a
shilling payment for something which amount
ed only to sixpence. Paddy fumbled consider
ably, but couldn't make the change 'Remem-
ber,' said the baronet, you owe me sixpence'
Aye, long life TO your honor, an may We live
till pay ye,' quoth Paddy.
4 do not wish to insult you gentlemen. but
must take the liberty of telling YOU that there
has been a good deal of hard lying under this
roof today Yes, sir, and it has pretty much
all been done under the roof OF your own
mouth
1t apears when Mr.. Buchanan desired COL
Forney to take the Liverpool consulate he off
cred him in addition to the salary of 81 500, S1O,-
600 year as European correspondent of the
Union newspaper.
The government has intelligence of the cap
ture of another SLAYER off Cuba, by the steamer
Crusader, Lieutenant Maffit She had four
hundred and fifty slaves on board, and was sent
to Key West. This increases the government
stock of Africans to 1900.
The Baroness Noel Byron, widow of the late
Lord py-e., diel iH London the 10th, at
the age of &c. Their only child, Ada died in
1852, and the family is now extinct.
The Spanish Government, through its Con-
sui at Richmond, has advertised propositions
for an immense amount of Virginia and Ken
lucky tobacco during the coming three years.
The total amount wanted is about 4OOOO.OOO
pounds.
The most shameless profigate of all men is
the steel pen maker, for he makes peoples
steel pens and says they do write WELL!
An excellent woman at Washington has made
several efforts to present pocket bible to one
of the japanese princes. Not to be thwarted.
she Joined the family of member of Congress
when they were received, and watching her on
portunity, she thrust her cherished volume into
the hand of the astonished envoy, who could not
understand what she meant, but Capt Dupont
Immediately took the book, and thus ended the
scene.
The Monster Gun recently finished at Pitts
burg, under the superintendent of Capt. I. J.
Rodman, is 10 feet 10 inches in length its
length OF bore l3 feet 8 inches; and its exact
weight $1,000 pounds. 1t is to carry shell
of $50 pounds, and solid shot of 42j pounds
weight. The oalibre of the gun is 10 inches
in diameter, and it is estimated that it will car
ry $50 pound she'll between four and five
miles. The gun is named the "Floyd" after
the Secretary of War, and is now on its way to
Fort Monroe, where it will be tested BY board
of army officers.
A shower of metoric stones recently fell in
Ohio. 1t was accompanied by loud explosions,
as OF thunder. Twenty three distinct reports
were heard, and fash, or streak of light ap-
peared to dart from one cloud to another, which
hoated above the town. AT the last explosion
people saw a shower of black specks, which
they compared to a flock of black birds, fly
from these Clouds and descend with great We
locity to the EARTH The place where they alight-
ed was at once visited, and many stones were
found which were still warm to the touch. The
largest stone found weighed 103 pounds; and
all that were collected weighed over seven hun
dred pounds.
THE FOLLOWING is a sample of the numerous
letters constantly receiving for Hostcttcrs Stomach