Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-02-25


JAMES RICE of Pawlct, has been nominated
as the candidate for County Commissioner for
Rutland County-Mr. Chatterton of Rutland
declining reelection.
LEMUEL BorrUM, Esq. of SALISBURY, is
nominated as candidate for County Commissioner
for Bennington County.
L. S NKwcoMn, Of Waterbury, has been
nominated for County Commissioner, for Wash
ington County.
WIN. I GIHBoNS, Of California, has been APP
pointed Route Agent on the Rutland K Bur
lingion Rail Road, in place of Mr.. J. NJ. Hall,
resigned.
In Readsboro on Monday last Frederick
Houghton, an interesting little boy, aged years
and MONTHS son of Merritt lIoughton. was
drowned by slipping off plank on which he
was crossing ditch, and breaking through the
ice.
The house of DIR. Crowley of Mt. Holly was
entered on Wednesday night of last week and
gold watch and chain stolen; the store of L.
Pierce was broken open and all the money taken
and a quantity of clothing, and the Post Office
was robbed of money and stamps A busy
night for somebody.
In Stamford, some time since, as team with
load of wood was going up a steep hill by the
river the horses slipped and the wagon ran over
the bank tipping the load into the river. The
town pays 800 damages, on account of the
lack of railing at that place. There have been
one or two accidents there before.
George W. Curtis has been discharged from
his post on the lIarpers' Weekly, and probably
on the Monthly too, because of his anti-sla
notions. lie had never introduced his opinions
on this subject into his contributions but the
lIarpers publish for the South and market,
and southern papers demanded his discharge
and they obeyed. Mr. Curtis loses $4,000 per
year by this operation, but the Harpers lose in
tinitely more-the respect of all honorable and
independent men, in all sections Of the country.
There is pretty thorough change of the I'M
der officers of the house at Washington from
democrats to republicans, since the heads of
the different departments were chosen. A list
OF nearly 40 republicans and anti Lecomptoni-
ties is printed who have been appointed to these
places, with from $1,000 to $1,000 each per year.
Among them are DIR Chatiee of Springfield, libra
rian to the House, salary SiS00 Herman
kriesman of Chicago Formerly of Boston,)
clerk to enter petitions and papers in committee
rooms, $500; J. Z. Allen of Conn, clerk in
| land office, $500; X. L. Sherman of Utica.
| y. y, clerk to take the yeas and nays, $500 /;
and George Chapman of Vermont, an under
clerkship, $500. Only three or four of the
old clerks are retained.
Gov. Latham, of California, has been chosen
! to occupy the place of the late Col. Broderck,
in the Senate, place he never can fill. He
/ beat Mr.. Weller, i'll the nominating caucus by
half dozen votes, much to the latter's aston
ishment. Weller did well, but Latham ''did"
| Weller
The annual State Election in New Hampshire
] taGa Nlao he, Oh ,fN
correspondent of The Boston IrdrcUel. saws the
Republicans have canvassed the State, and have
ascertaned that they will have five thousand
majority. Last year the Republican majority
was $500.
a ScHooLMAsTER's DIFFICULrY.-A country
dominic had hundred boys and no assistant.
wonder how you manage them,' said friend,
without help All was the answer Il could
manage the hundred boys well enough; it's the
two hundred parents that trouble me-there's
no managing them
The Eagle Screw Company, of Providence
is one of the most valuable in New England
Very rarely does one of its shares find its way
into the market Its par value is $500, and its
market value fifteen thousand dollars.
Stephen Whitney, the merchant prince of
New York, who died on Thursday at the advan-
ced age of 81 years, was native of Derby, Ct
and commencing in New York as a grocery
clerk he became shipping merchant in the
China and Liverpool trades, and retired from
active business thirty years ago with fortune
which has since accumulated to SS000,00O.
The backmmitb shop in Bernardston, near
Powers Institute, owned and occupied by G. w.
Barney was destroyed by fire on Friday night
at about IL o'clock, together with all of Mr..
Borney's tools Loss $40. Insured at the
Quincy Mutual $500. Origin of the fire not
known but supposed to have taken in the coal
bin in the cellar.
The following rough but well put epigram is
from the Brandon (Miss.J Republican,
John Sherman, to prove you're bad
But one remark suflces-
You endorsed Helpers book
| Called The Impending Crisis
| John Letcher, You endorsed
/ Rufiner's abolition opinion;
i But you were a democrat, John,
And now govnor of the Old Dominion
John Shernans Il devil John Letcher's saint
(John letcher's democrat-,Iohn Sherman ain't)