Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-04-22
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cells for writing seven paragraphs contain
ing "hits'' on the government.
Mrs. Emma willard, the founder of the
Troy Female Seminary, died at Troy, N.
Y, on Friday, April 18th, aged cighty-four
years.
The New England female medical col
lege of Boston has contracted for $685.
brick building, to be erected in the lot OPP
posite the city hospital.
Prof. Morse, the telegraph inventor is
now nearly 80 years old, and IL is proposed
to present him with national testimonial.
The Geographic operators are at the head of
the scheme.
Tho expedition from Canada to suppress
the Red river rebellion VIII number 10000
men. Permission for the troops TO pass
through United States territory will be So
licited and probably refused.
The Governor of Florida, IN summing
up the resources of his State, observes that
the colored population are worth, as free
men and citizens, fourfold more to the State
in enhancing its wealth and prosperity than
they were as slaves.
During the recent storm in the Sierra
Nevada mountain, two feet of snow fell on
the Central Pacific railroad This is prob
ably the last snow storm of tho season.
Trains have run on time all winter, proving
that the road can be kept open the entire
year.
A long and animated debate in the Hun
garian parliament has terminated in the
House voting, by large majority, in favor
of a proposition for the establishment of a
professorship of Homeopathy in the Uni
versity of Pesth and of another for the
foundation of homeopathic hospital in
connection herewith.
DEB. A. Gould of Cambridge Ms. has
accepted an invitation and appointment
from the Argentine Republic, to establish
and organize an astronomical observatory
Mt Cordova, the second city in magnitude
in that Republic. He leaves this spring to
enter upon the work, and will be accompa-
MED by four assistants.
"A freight train going east on the New
York Central railroad was thrown from the
track near Rochester ON Friday, 10Th inst,
by a broken shaft, and a freight train from
the east ran into the wreck, killing forty or
fifty head of cattle and smashing the en-
CINE. Sam Clifford, the engineer, was seri-
ously injured, as also was boy.
"A serious fire occurred at Nashua, N.
H., on Sunday night, 18th inst, breaking
out in the belfry of the First Congregation
al Church, about 10 o'clock. When dscov-
cred small quantity of water would have
put 1t out, but the flames spread with great
rapidity, and in short time property to
the amount of 800, 900 was destroyed.
Gen. Sherman has issued orders max
inganumber of changes and re-assignments
in the various military departments. Gen.
Schofield succeeds the late Gen. Thomas in
California; Gen. Candy is assigned to Ore
gon and Alaska; Gen. Stoneman to Arizo-
ma; Gen. p. st. George Cooke to the lakes,
and the departments of Virginia and Cum
berland are discontinued.
1t is over so days since the steamship
City of Boston sailed for Europe. That she
was crushed by an iceburg can hardly be
doubted. This is the fifth steamship that
has been lost leaving no one of their crews
or passengers to tell the story of their fate.
They are the President, Pacific, United
Kingdom, City of Glasgow, and the City OF
Boston.
The following is a description of the
new postage stamps now ready for issue
lie, bust Of Franklin, color imperial marine
blue; &c, Jackson, velvet brown; Sc, Wash
ington, Milan green; &c, Lincoln, cochineaI
red; Toe, jefferson, chocolate; 12c, Clay
neutral purple; 15c, Webster, orange; 24c
Scott, pure purple; SSc, Hamilton, black
&c, Com. o. II. Perry, carmine.
The Indians cut a stringer of bridge
in Nebraska last week Thursday, ant
threw IA cars Off the track. All the trair
men except the brakemen got on to the en-
gine and ran to the next station. After they
left the Indians broke open number o
cars. The brakemen fired upon them
few times and they left. The western bount
passenger train was delayed 6 hours wait
ing for the wreck to be cleared.
Gov Stevenson of Kentucky has jus
pardoned northern man from the peniten
tiary, who had been sentenced to II years
Imprisonment for negro stealing He was
convicted in 1863 and had, therefore, served
about years of the term of sentence Tn,
Louisville Journal, in commenting upon
this event, remarks that "this may be sci
down as the last of the immediate conse-
quences of slavery in Kentucky" 1t is
one of the first of the 18th amendment.
The Mormons have presented curious
memorial to Congress against the proposed
Legislation on polygamy. They assert that
they have reclaimed the desert waste, cult
waited it, subdued the Indians, made roads
built cities, towns and settlements, estab-
lished government, encouraged education
and founded new State. Then they de-
clare, 1--WE, the people who have done this
are believers in the principles of plural
marriage or polygamy, not simply as an ell
evating social relationship and preventive
of many terrible evils which afilict our race
but as principle revealed by God, under
lying our every hope of eternal salvation
and happiness in heaven" The memorial
concludes by appealing to Congress in the
name of humanity to send commission o.
inquiry to the Territory before legislating.
Births and deaths in Massachusetts fol
the year 1868 show considerable increase
over the previous year, but the marriages
were sos less. The deathsswere 2s3l great
err, being 25, 603 in 1868; and the increase II
chiefly due to the mortality among children
which again is largely due to the wretchec
homes of the city poor. There were 1918
births, which is the largest number eyel
reported in Massachusetts, we believe. The
number of illegitimate births is also large
than ever before given, though probably
two-thirds of these are never reported
There were but 1855 couples married
which is less than for the last two years
but more than in any year before 1866. TIT
largest number of deaths recorded was il
1854, when the war brought it up to 2s,723.
"A mass meeting has been held by thu
merchants OF Chicago, to consider the sub
Iect of taxation and national reform, the re
suit of which was the adoption of resolutions
which call upon Congress to take steps fol
production of at least s5O, 900, 900 in the ratei
of taxation. They urge that in the present
depressed state of all kinds of business II