Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-03-25
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The State Of Kansas is TO place a por-
trait of John Brown in its Capitol.
The Legislature of California has pass
ed an act "to prevent the establishment OF
coole slavey in California"
-3l54 conversions have been reported by
pastors of the churches in the United States
during the month of February
AT Ieddo, Japan, from 1000 to 5000
houses were destroyed by fire February 4.
The American consulate narrowly escaped
destruction.
Collector Joshua +. Bailey of New
York has disappeared, and is said to be de-
iaulter to the amount of about 100000.
His bondsmen will lose it.
The New England Conference of the
Methodist Church will hold its annual scs-
sion at Trinity Church in Springfield, Ms,
beginning next week Wednesday.
"A resolution proposing biennial ses-
sions Of the Legislature Of Wisconsin was
defeated by one vote in the Senate after it
had passed the Assembly by a very large
majority.
George w. Pierce of Wostfield, Mass,
who is accused of attempting 10 eXtort $685.
900 from James Fisk, Jr., was committed
on Saturday in default Of bail to await tri-
al in May.
The commissioner of internal revenue
decides that the farmers are required to
make returns Of produce sold within the
year, but are not required to return pro-
duce raised until the same is sold.
The L. S. Supreme Court has decided
that the soldiers who enlisted in 1861, on
the first call of President Lincoln, and who
were honorably discharged before the ex-
piration of the term of their enlistment
are entitled to 500 each as bounty.
AT Pawtucl;ot, II. l., on Saturday night
last, kiln used for boiling yarns, in the
drying and bleaching establishment of
Samuel Merry & Co.. exploded with terrific
force, nearly demolishing the entire works,
and resulting in total damage estimated
at 100000. Strangely enough, no one was
injured.
In the Nova Scotia Assembly, n petit
ton has been pres ented from fishermen,
merchants and inhabitants of Cape Canso,
comp!ainingof the encroachment of Amer
lean fishermen, and ask ing the govern
ment to bring the facts to the notice of the
Dominion authorities, and to urge the
adoption of measures for protecting the
fisheries.
1t appears by the Washington dispatch
es that the calls for troops are growing
quite numerous. Some were sent last week
to Charleston, West Virginia, where Gov.
Coleman said Ku-Kluxing was prevalent.
Georgia is all the time asking for troops,
and Gov. Holden is calling Tor more troops
to suppress his North Carolina insurrcc-
ton.
The Committee ON Territories OF the
House of Representative has devised an
economical plan for governing Alaska
namely, TO annex 1t to Washington Terri
tory as a county. Nothing more is neces-
sary. 1t will thus have one member of
Council and three of Assembly. and a
Sheriff with bailwick extending to the
open polar sea and the last and usual place
of abode Of the walruses. The cost of gov
eminent by this plan is estimated at $4,000,
but that does not include soldier and Gus
tom house officers.
In contrast with the cowardly, inhuman
conduct of the English Capt. Eyre, it is
noted that the first act in the life of Mid
shipman Edward p. Williams, late COM
mander OF tho Inflated Oneida, was to save
the captain and crew of the British ship
Cleopatra, Off st. Johns, n. b., in the year
1858, while Capt. Williams was attached to
the United States sloop-of-war Decatur. 1t
was dark, stormy night, and after much
danger and exposure the officers of the ill
fated ship were got on board the Decatur
with safety. Mdshipman L. L. Williams
was In charge Of the boat that brought
them, and upon getting on board Capt,
VIM. e. White asked if all wero safe ?
williams replied: 81 have saved every
soul, sir ~ And he had.
The migration Of negroes from the south
ern seaboard States to the Southwest is be-
coming very extensive. The New Orleans
Times Of March 10, says: A gentleman of
this city, large planter, just returned from
Chattanooga, reports that by the regular
official accounts of the railroads at that
place, 81 900 negroes have passed through
on their way to the States of Mississippi
Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. This in,
hux is steadily increasing, and from the
accounts which reach US OF the great salts
faction of the negroes from the old State
who have eniSrated TO this State the higl
wages they command on tho sugar aud Get