Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-05-13
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Favorable reports come to us from varl-
Gus parts of the country IN regard 10 'ho
prospect Of the coming crops. WIN Out
very few exceptions the prospect oil AL
abundant harvest is everywhere promising
From the South, particularly, we have inc
most encouraging information forebeding
another season of successful planting ana
parnering. In some places 1t appears that
an untimely frost has nipped in the bud
the peach blossoms and that diminished re-
turns may be anticipated from those us
tricts when the ripening period arrives
But altogether we may, from present oDser-
vations, predict another year of plenty and
richness to our divinely blessed country.
The news from Mexico is not of great
importance, but ii is of an interesting char
acter. A resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution, creating Senate,
has passed Congress and now awaits the
ratification of the States. 1t sounds ike
civilization to hear of anything constitu-
tional in that country, even if it is consti-
tutional amendment, and the additional
news that the revolutionists are unusually
quiet and the Mormons are prospecting
there tor place of refuge, give us further
proof that Mexico is improving.
The most destructive hail storm ever
known at Philadelphia passed over that
CITY from northwest to southeast about
o'clock Sunday afternoon. For nearly 80
minutes there was continuous fall OF hall
stones from the size of pea to some that
were six to seven inches in circumference.
On the south side of Chestnut street, above
Eighth, hardly a pane of glass is lett. On
Broad street many churches had their
stained glass windows destroyed. On the
front of the Continental hotel, as far as the
windows are concerned is a perfect wreck.
The loss will be computed by thousands OF
dollars. Reports from the outskirts say
that the storm caused an almost total de-
struction of fruit trees, which were just in
blossom.
"A meeting of citizens was held al
Helena, Montana, on Monday, to decide iii
reference to the prisoners, A. LeCompton
and Job Wilson, identified as the robbers
and would be murderers of Lenhart, on The
9th of April. District Judge SHINES lro-
tested against interference with the civil
law and advised the people to dispelse.
But leading citizens urged, the necessity OF
striking terror to the rufians. The meet
ing selected "a persons to try the prisoners,
who confessed they premeditated robbery
and murder. Both were found guilty at
p. NJ, sentenced, and hung at 4.30 in the
presence of thousands congregated at TIE
hang mans tree. Tie trial was not by t,
vigil ance committee, but by the best citi-
zens. The whole affair was conducted
quietly, but in the msst determined No. L.
ner.
The election of managers of the PeLL-
sylvania Hospital on Monday, May :,
turned ON the question of allowing on.tl.
to attend the clinical lectures, and resuitod
in favor of admission. All our readers al {
aware of the disgraceful attempt Of the male
students to drive them by insults and
abuse last winter from these lectures, an,
after a bitter contest compromise Wa
agreed to, allowing the women of the me di
cal college to attend select clinics one DAY
in the week, together with the young Iiol
of the u University and the Jefferson med ca
college. The male students were to haN 4
the full run of the Hospital all the rest OF
the week. On Monday, in the annual
me citing, the issue was distinctly made and
the two parties were out in force. After Il
full discussion, involving the whole quos-
ton of education OF women in medca.
science and practice, resolution was
adopted by large majority, instructing
the IN anagers, with the cooperation OF their
medi cal and surgical staff, to arrange Tor
appro pirate and thorough clinical instruc-
ton TO the students of the women's m,di-
cal c ollege, as well as to students OF Oy..er
cole ges. This is a victory over the ole
70 gyism Of the medical profession which
cannot fail to be gratifying to all the friends
of progress, as well as the advocate Of.
women's rights. The ungenerous eArlu-
siveness that would debar women from Il
sphere for which she has such preeminent
adaptation as that OF medicine has receiN III
fitting rebuke.