Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-08-19

In Louisiana women teachers receive
the same wages ms men.
The Merrimack river has been sur
veyed as far as Haverhill, under the SUI err
vision of Gen. ]. G. Foster, for the purpose
of clearing it from distractions. Work is
TO commence at once.
Hon. Andrew d. White. President of
Cornell University, and Professor of lIsto-
ry, has put in print the outlines ola Course
of History, addressed to the Senior Class
in Cornell University.
"A suffering female OF Troy, n. Y, has
commenced a suit against that city to re-
cover $4,000 damages for injuries received
last winter, through having fallen upon
some ice left in the way by the carelessness
of public servants.
Mr.. Conway, the State Superintendent
of Public Schools in Louisiana, is said to
adhere firmly to the position he has taken
in favor of giving negroes the same rights
rs whites in respect to having their chill
dren educated in these Institutions.
Miss Smith, colorod lady, daughter of
Rev. j. j. Smith has just been confirmed
teacher in the Boston Grammar Schools.
She is the first young lady of her complex
ion that ever reached that pest. Accom-
plished and able, she will be successful.
The first bequest Vassar College ever
received, except from the founder, was re-
ceived few days since. Jacob z. Girard,
a wealthy Poughkeepsian recently deceas-
ed, has bequeathed to that institution S32,
600, of which $4,000 is to ondow profess
sorship on Natural Hi,kory, Ind S2bOO for
purchasing and mounting xspaslaens of
North American birds.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Swartout, well
known as the founder and for many years
principal of the Elmwood Seminary, at
Glen's Falls, n. Y, has died rom Ntarva-
ton in the State Lunatic Asylum, at Kaa-
mazo, Michigan. She became insane from
close application to study, and, for nearly
two weeks prior to her death, refused to
partake of food
-Littells living Age for Aug. l3, CON
tains among other interesting articles one
on THE future of the British Empire
from the Westminster Review; Lecture
on the Science of Religion" by Professor
Max Muller, from Frazcr's Magazine
1.-THE New Dogma from the Spectator
1.-THE Declaration of War by France, from
the Economist.
The Womans Journal of Boston, and
tho Woman's Advocate of Dayton, Ohio
have been consolidated, to be published
hereafter simultaneously in Boston and st
Louis. Mrs. Livermore will continue edi
tor-in- Chief, and the editors of the Dayton
Advocate will also be connected with the
consolidated concern. The name of VIII
liam Lloyd Garrison editorially associated
with the Woman's Journal at the beginnn!
OF the year, we observe has been with
drawn, and that of Henry b. Blackwell
substituted in its place.
The London Times says that cont
mental war will cause rise in all freight
for neutral flags TO the Mediterranean
Black sea, and Baltic, as well AS homewar'
for grain. The number of French mer
chant ships is limited, and they chiefly trad
with the Mediterranean, Black sea, Yves
Indies, and River. Plate, but the Gerna
tunnage is very large, and its withdrawf
is of great importance. Steamers will b
in great demand, as merchants will pref,
to limit the risk of capture and detention
Large supplies of coal will be required
the Mediterranean to supply the navie
there.
Coming events cast their shadows, ct
Montgomery Blair speaking OF the nel
, Presidential election, says: ~ would 81
lect a good Union man, one. whose rccoi
i was loyal during the war, (s<s-s-s -b'
. lieved in the old consttutionfundor whiC
r our country attained all its prosperit
n The old fossil party leaders 1 would di
+ card The candidate of the opposite
: ought to be some man like Chase, for i
s. stance, who would DO acceptable to Il
y true Union men, North and South. But
o don't name any particular m.... as the be
u tits impossible to do so now. The titne
q of a candidate depends upon great maj
II circumstances, which can only he weighC
y when the time comes for making non
II nation"
'' Sensible Southern papers ara urgi
l. urging their people 10 cultivate other ere
VI than cotton, or at least, not to caltivate @
~ ton to the neglect Of grain, &c. Grain of
III kinds and cattle would find ready mari
the raising, and if the Southern land-ov
G. ers would act upon this fact there would
Is an independence of the West aud Nor
at west that would tend to develop the Sou
a crn interests materially.
ge Candidates for public Office are rs Pl
III ty as blackberries in Missouri. IL
he what a country paper says: "Candida
ed are 80 thick throughout the country, 1
Int travel SO carelessly, that some of the far
he ors have fenced up the roads to keep Fl
No being troubled. Where they have
as fenced up they erect pole and notch 1t
&c, every candidate who passes. The first /
he erected has sevonty-three notches, and
" season has hardly commenced. Every
&C. claims that he does not want the office,
ire his friends are anxious to push him
,er ward, and he is willing, for his iriei
tie sake, to sacrifice his personal comfort
TO the public"