Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-06-05
VFRMOT ITE MS.

The Manchester journal commenced its sec
ond volume last week, signalling the event by
material enlargement and typographical i'm
provement. 1t is an excellent newspaper, doing
equal credit 10 its editor and its publisher, and
merits the great success it is meeting.
George S. Denison, formerly of Royaton
but more recently Of Texas-which State he
was compelled TO leave for the heinous crime of
loving and preserving his fealty to the Union
has been appointed special agent and collector
of the Treasury Department for the port of
New Orleans. He is a brother of Dudley c.
Denison of Royalton.
Considerable local interest was excited by the
trial of the case State Z. Henry E. Miner, at
the session of the Bennington County Court at
Manchester last week. The suit was founded
on the summary punishment mcted cut by the
defendant to one Marvin Dole who at that time
was giving violent expressions to his secession
proclivilies. The jury returned a verdict Of
"Not Guilty" without leaving their seats, and
expressed themselves satisfied that all loyal
citizens should go and do likewise.
The Rev. r. S. Cushman, recently of Orwell.
was installed as pastor of the Congregational
Church at Manchester, on Wednesday of last
week.
We learn from the Journal that Major Haw-
ley of Manchester has recently lost thirty or
forty sheep by the depredations Of dogs.
Since our own State, though often requested,
hath neglected and refused to tax dogs or en-
act a "dog- law" it is pleasing to have reason
for believing that Congress will impose tax of
one dollar per head on every animal of the
canine species. The dog will no longer he
in the ascendant.
The Passumpsic railroad bridge across Wells
River near the depot at Wells River Village,
was set on fire by Goals falling from the engine
of freight train, on Thursday afternoon and
entirely consumed
John Mills of Pittsfeld had barn burned
with yoke of oxen and small quantity of
hay, on the 18th ult Insured for 500 in the
Farmers Mutual.
Luther Henry of Waterbury had house
situated about mile from the village, burned
by fires running in the woods, on the 22nd ul'
Fully insured.
Rola Gleason of Richmond, lost house,
barn, saw.mill, and 20, 600 feet of boards, in
Balton from fires running in the woods. Par
italy insured in the Farmers and Vermont
Mutual.
The house of William Hastings, at Lunen-
burg, was burned on the 22d ult, with the fur
nture, provisions, and most of the clothing
contained in it, Loss $1,000 insurance 5000
Assistant Adj. Cen. Hiram Stevens, of Gen.
Woods staff, has returned TO his home in St.
Adams on furlough, he having been sick sew
ero months. lie will be remembered as the
AljulOnt of the LIST Vermont Regiment.
Patents were issued May Goth to Hosea Will
lard Of Nergennes, for improved looking glass I;
to Thomas G. Ball Of Springfield, assignor to
himself, ID. NJ Smith, H. ii. Mason and A. c.
Mason of the same place, for Improvement in
blind and shutter supporters to John Howe
Jr., Francis NJ. Strong and Thomas Ross of
Brandon, assignors to John Howe of the same
place, for improvement in portable platform
scales to Chas. Il. Bancroft of Waterbury for
improved clothes wringer to James G.. Currier
Of Bradford. for improvement in window sash
es and to n. L. English of Hartford, VT, for
Photographic apparatus.