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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24
NO. 4.

tains for life, or for ten years. The doom
ed men and women burst into piercing
shrieks and bowls, and we'll they might
for, in the case of the former, the sentence
included barbarous flogging and branding
on the fol ebead with red hot irons while
the women, some of whom were of fine de.
scent, shuddering at the idea of having to
do the most menial work for life or ten
years at the station-houses, where the keep
ers of the male prisoners reside. In their
despair some of the unfortunates threw
themselves on the ground, and their pierre
ing cries, mingled with the clanking of
their chains produced a truly horrible eff
feet. The excitement and frenzy OF the
condemned grew from minute to minute
more intense, and the Judges, in order to
restore quietude, had to call in the soldiers,
who, with their kantschubs, beat the pris-
oners right and left, and then dragged them
back to the vaults of the Kremlln.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24

ONE OF THE MosT VINDIcTIvE AT
TEMPrs AT WHOLESALE MURDER lately
chronicled occurred few days ago in the
little village of Coeyman's Landing, n. Y,
about IL miles below Albany, nearly re-
sulting in the sending Of IL souls into eter-
nifty to crafty, if accounts are true, the
disappointed spite of scheming, revenge
ful step-father. The circumstances and
the surroundings of the attempted tragedy
are about as follows: For several years
past John Uazeton, thrifty and indus
trious man, has resided with his wife,
Martha, and family at the Landing. His
wife, it appears, has step-father named
Elias Houghtalng, who resides at Valatia,
and who at rst was much incensed when
Martha accepted and married Hazleton
Since then he has at various times and on
several occasions expressed his dissatisfac-
ton at the match, and once or twice was
even heard to utter threats against them
both, expressing the desire to rid the earth
of them, and that he would poison the
entire family. The Hazletons are also
connected with man named John Nc
Dewitt and his wife Eliza, who reside in
Greenbush, and visits between the TWO
families have been frequently exchanged.
To carry out this alleged threat, Houghtal-
ing sent on the 3Oth of December, as New
Years gift, neat package OF tea and sugar
from Albany, by carrier named Halstead,
and addressed it: John Hazleton, Coey-
mans Landings from John and Eliza"
The package was duly received and on
New Years day, when Mr.. Hazleton and
family were assembled at tsble-1l in num-
ber, including four relations on a visit
the tempting parcel was opened and the
contents partaken of by all. But they had
scarcely concluded the meal when every
one was seized with violent spasms and
vomiting, and, on medical aid being sought,
1t was found that they had been poisoned
with arsenic. BY strenuous medical ex-
ertions all were saved except the father and
youngest child, who are both still danger
ously i'll. Mrs. Hazleton's affidavit and
other circumstances pointed distinctly to
Houghtaling as the author of the hellish
deed, and he was arrested, but on pre-
liminary examination pleaded not guilty,
and protested his innocence. The exam
inatlon was adjourned to the 18th inst.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24
Poetry.
THE xs.vG OF:Tss C.s.v.,yB.sL
IsL.s.vDs.

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TIE" XIV" :sE:.~Ss. SE ;TMS c''"''"''h
And SO our royal relative ia deadt
And 81 he rests from gustatory labors;
The white man was his choice--but II La said
He sometimes would ''run down" his colored neigh
He worshippsd, as he growied his tts;to;frm,
The goddess Of the Epigastrium.
And missionaries grsced his festive board.
Solemn and sueculent, in twos apd dozens.
And smoked before their hospitable lord
Welcome as II they bad been his second cousins;
When cold he warmed them, as he would his kin,
They came as strangers, and he took them in."
He had hundred wives. To make things pleasant,
They found II quite judicious to adore him.
And when he dined the nymphs were always present,
Sometimes beside him, sometimes before him
when he was tired of one he called her "sweet"
And told her shs was good enough to eat"
He had good taste. Although no wars were rife
He fatted many young men for his navy
And when he cut them of In midst Of nfe,
He furnished not exactly grave-but gravy.
He had be d, but csmped out on bis shail't'
While other people occupied his palstel
But the deceased could never hold candle
To those prinn, pale-faced people Of propriety
who eloat DER gossip, and get fat on scandal
The cannibals OF civilized society
The drink the blood Of sisters with their rations
And crunch the bones Of living reputationsi
They kill the souls he only claimed the dwelling,
They take the eharpened scapel Of surmises,
And cleave the sinews where the heart Is swelling
And slaughter Fame and Honor for their prizes
They make the spirit IN the body CULVER;
They quench the Light; he only took the Liver!
I've known some hardened customers, I wot
A few tough fellows-Pagans beyond question
I wish had got into his dinner pot,
Although I'm cerlain they'd defy digestion,
And break his jaws and ruin his esophagus,
We're he the chief Of beings anthropophAgous
How fond he was Of children to his breast
The tenderest nurslings gained free adms sion;
Rank he despised-noF, II they came well dressed,
Cared re II they were plebian or patricisn.
Shade OF Leigh Hunt! Oh guide my laggard pen,
And write Of one who loved his fsllow-menl
Minneapolis Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24
'Home again, home again,
From a for-hor-reign shore;
And, oh, 1t fills my soul with Joy
To me-he-et my friends once more" Z"

To me-he-et my friends once more"
Suddenly he hushed his notes of JOY and
reached for his carpet bag.
The appalling idea flashed across his
mind that the shirt which had done him
such good service-which had clung to him
during the toilsome journey across two
thousand miles OF mountain, plain, and
desert-was not exactly the thing to appear
In when one wished to intensity an already
good impression. 1t certainly wouldn't be
the clean thing, he said to himself; 1t
wouldn't be justice to the shirt. So he re-
solved to change it. But howf The car
contained several lady passengers, and they
watched everything that was going on
around them with an assiduity that did
honor to the sex.
"Ah, hs st-r-rategy, my boy p said this
resolute young man TO himself 1.-THE tun-
nel-we are approaching the tunnel. can
do the deed in the long tunnel just beyond
Sunol - and, with smile on his manly
features, he gracefully lifted his carpet-bsg
from the floor, unlocked 1t, and drew forth
a snowy shirt with nice frilled bosom.
Then from another recess he drew a little
package containing handsome pair Of
sleeve buttons and a set OF studs, which
were quickly adjusted in their proper
places. Casting a careful glance from the
window he saw the train was not far from
the tunnel where the metamorphosis was
to take place, and so he turned his back
upon the other passengers, and began to
loosen sundry huttons-in short, prepared
shuck himself
Presently the eventful moment came.
The iron horse plunged into the dark re-
cesses OF the tunnel, and the car was shroud-
ed with impenetrable darkness. Soon q
| raw Of light cleaned In iantastical shapes
along the rugged wall of the tunnel, and
| by its faint glmmer struggling figure was
| discernable In the direction Of the young
mans seat. An the light became stronger,
| its gyrations grew more frantic. Its great
| long arms, encased In white, thrashed
wildly about, as though In the agony OF de-
| spair and finally, when with a shrek OF
| Joy tho engine dashed into the dazzling
| sunlight. II shrank into its seat apparently
crush ed with modification and chagrin.
The ladies screamed with terror and hid
their bushes at the unusual apparition.
Strong men crushed their hankerchiefs into
| their mouths, and nearly choked with emo
ton. The figure reclined motionless on
the soft cushion, until some one. with more
| courage than the rest, advanced to ascer-
| tain who and what II was. Finally, the
| terrible truth was revealed. The white
covering was lifted, and from beneath the
features of our young friend, clothed with
carnations richest hue. The mystery was
soon explained. He had COTTON the cheviot
| OF, hut, alas In his hurry ard excitement
he had forgotten to undo the collar fasten-
ing Of the elegant white frllled front. Hor-
ror II wonld not go over his head San
! Fraaefsoo ChroaiotS.
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sCB.rR Nv n .C.sR.

Among the passengers In the overland
train was young man possessed of judi
cious spirit of economy and pardonable
share of vanity. The judicious economy
was made manifest to the other occupants
of the car by the fact that the young man
wore plain clothing and single cheviot
shirt all the way from Chicago and for
the pardonable vanty-well, how that be-
came apparent Is where the joke comes in.
He had only been to the East on visit,
and the girl he left behind him had been
notified in advance of his approach, and, In
company with few other friends, was to
meet him at Niles station. Visions OF rap
ture floated through his brain, and, seating
himself in secluded corner OF the car, he
poured forth his spirits gladness in gush
of melody, somewhat as thus:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24

"A terrible earthquake, causing 1900
deaths, is reported from Soonghur, India.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-21

WHAT RE KNEW ABOUT TuREsHING.
The Titusville Press gives an account
of a young man from an Eastern city
who had been visiting rural friends
in this vicinity. After seeing a far
mer thresh out a flooring" of oats
the other morning, he asked and
received permission to swing the fail
few minutes, upon assuring the
agriculturist that he was perfectly
familiar with the art of threshing." !"
Expectorating upon his hands, the
young man went at the oats, but at
the first pass knocked the horn off
from a new mich cow that was
leisurely chewing her cud in a neigh
boring stall. The second swing
eaFed IN the head of the farmer, who
thought he was safe enough as long
as he roasted on top of the tanning
mill IN the other end of the barn, but,
without discovering the havoc he was
making. the city artist kept at his
labors; the third blow fell upon the
oats, the fourth killed a hen in q
manger near by, and the fifth pass of
the deadly weapon was the best of
all. for it came around behind the
young man, boomerang fashion, and
taking him under the lower law.
knocked him down, and thus put a
stop 70 the work of slaughter. Tie
mere fact that the city ssthresher''
returned to consciousness an hour
before the farmer did allowed the
former to get several miles out OF
town before his efforts at threshina
cats we're discovered by his neighbors.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-21
Thich he VIII sell on The most Reasonable
GIVE DIE A CALL.

All work entrusted TO me viii receive prompt
attention. and be executed in the best possible
manner, with good material. A sharc of public
patronage is solicited.
L.is- Shop on corner Ellsworth and Secont
streets. opposite Pearccs Ferry.
v7nitH. l.. WOOD.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-21
HEALTH! BEAUTY!

xTgosG AsD PURE RICH BfOOD-fScREAsE
OP FLESH And WEfGHJ-cLEAE SKIS AND
BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION sEcLEKD TO ALL.
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WILLAMETTE
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

TyROM AND AFTER DATE UNTIL FUR
E ther notice, the Company will dispatch
boat from Albany to Corvallis on TUESDAY
and FRIDAY of each week.
Also will dispatch boat from Albany for
Portland and 1termedinte places on same days..
leaving Comstoek 4 Co.'S wharf.
Faro at reduced rates. ]. D.. BILEe,
Dec. 16 1871. xs1t-
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DISSOLUTION OF CO.PART.
NERSUlP

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
dissolved by mutual consent, &. d. Simpson re-
tiring from the firm, having sold his interest
to G. Westlake. All accounts due from West
lake & Simpson, as firm, will be paid by G.
Westlake, and all amount due will be collected
and receipted for by him only.
CYRUS WESTLAKE,
G. d. SIMPSON.
Albany, Jan. Is, ls7a.--n25w4.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-21
CITATION.


In the County Court Of Linn County,
State Of oregon.
In the matter Of thecstate of Caroline Lytle.
deceased.
To Francis J. Williams, James N. b. Iytlc,
Marcus l.. Lytle, William Lytle and Jerome
Lytle, non resident heirs of said estate:
In the name Of the State OF Oregon: You
and each of you are cited to be and appear in
the County Court of the County OF Linn State
of Oregon, at the Court House In the City of
Albany, in said county, on
Tuesday, the 4th day Of March, 1878,
being a day of the regular March term of said
Court, at the hour OF O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day, then and there to show cause, II
any exist, why an order OF sale of all the right,
title and interest of said deceased in and to the
north half OF Section 30, Township IL, South OF
Range, west; Also beginning at the south
west corner of Donation Land Claim of NJ.
Furguson, Notification No. 3,027, Claim No. 57
In Township 49, South of Range, 3 west thence
north 1915 chains to northwest corner of said
thence o st 30.69 chains thence south 40 chains
to Il post on line between Sections 30 and 81 !;
thence south - degrees and 80 minutes; thence
west 5000 chains TO the place of beginning
containing 10 acres. in Lane county, Oregon,
should not be made as prayed for In and by
the estate OF said deceased, now on file with
Clerk of said Court.
BY order OF said Court, made December 4th,
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of said
Court, ut Office this 2lst day OF Janu-
LIS j. II. IIACKLEMAN,
County Clerk.
n24w6-
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A DvERTIsEME EMTs.

No Person can take these Bit.
tcrs according to directions, and remain
long unwell, provided their bones are not
destroyed by mineral poison or other means,
and the vital organs wasted beyond the
point OF repair.
Dyspcpsia or Indigestion, Head
ache, Pain In tho Shoulders. Coughs. Tight
ness OF the Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructa-
tiona OF the Stomach, Bad Taste IN the
Mouth. Bilious Attacks, Palpitation or tho
Heart. Inflammation OF the Lungs, Pain in
the region Of the Kidneys. and hundred
other painful symptoms, arc the ofspriBgs
OF Dyspepsia. In these complaints IL has
no equal, and one bottle viii prove better
guarantee Of It's merits than lengthy ad-
yertsement.
For Female Complaints, in young
or old. married or single, at tie dawn OF
woInatho01. or the turn OF life. these Tonic
Hittcrs display 70 decided an influence that
marked Improvement Is soon perceptibie.
For 1nffnn nnt0ry and Chronic
rheumatism and Gout, Dyspepsia Or
Indigestion, Bilious, Remittcnt and Inter.
mittept Feyers. Diseases OF the Blood. Liver,
Kidneys and Bladder. these Bltters have
been most successful. such Diseases are
caused by SItiated Blood, which n produced
by derangeniept Of tho Digestive Organs.
For skin Diseases Ernptions, Tet-
ter. Salt EhenIn. Botches. Spots, Pimplcs,
Pnstnles. Boiis. carbuneies. Ring. worms,
bcald-liead. Sorc Eyca. ErysipeIas, Itch.
Bctlrfs. Dlscoloraiionb OF the SkiB, UumorB
and Diseases OF the skin, Of whatever name
or nature. are literally dug Up and carried
out Of the system In short time by the usc
Of these Bittcrs. One bottle IN such cases
viii convince tue most incredulous or their
curative effects.
IL. IL. MCDONALD e. co.,
Druggist. 4 Gen. Aais., san Francisco. Cal,
cor Washington and Charlton Sts., NY.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS q DEALERS.
ysusyl.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-30
schcnck,s Mandrake Pills.

These pills are composed exclusively Of
vegetable Ingredients, although they en-
tirely supersede the use Of mercury, do
not leave any Of It's injurious effects.
They act directly upon the liver, and are
a valuable remedy in all cases Of derange.
ment resulting from a disordered state Of
that organ, Liver Complaint, Bilious
Disorders, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Typhoid FeVers, &C., &C., all succumb to
the free use Of Schenck's Mandrake Pills.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-30


SToCKs-The situation on stock ex-
change was marked by increased activity
and buoyancy In some shares, with q
further advance in prices. Vanderbilt
stocks continue to lead the market on an
upward turn. Western Union was the
feature at the opening, advancing from
92i to 03i. The afternoon dealings were
largely at 93ba0St. There seemed to be
disposition on the part Of those who
bought stock recently 10 sell and take
hold Of Lake Shore land New York
Central, which have not advanced so
much. New York Central was strong
and active, advancing from 104f to 1861.
Lake Shore advanced from 03S to 05i on
an active business. Erie rose It per cent
in sympathy with the advance at London.
Rock Island, st. Paul and Union Pacific
each advanced about per cent. Pacific
Mail was exceptionally weak, and de-
clined I per cent on a statement that the
additional subsidy commences in October
next, and that the company cannot have
their new steamers ready by that time.
The remainder Of the list was firm, with
only slight changes, and the market closed
strong, with Vanderbilrshares as the lea'
ture. The tone and temper Of the mar
ket seem to favor higher prices.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-30
Humorn Of the Telegraph.

(From Harper g Magazine for AuguSt)
Not long since countryman came into
a telegraph Office in Bangor, Me, with
message, and asked that 1t be sent I'M
mediately. The operator took the mes
sage, as usual, put his instrument in com.
mHnication with its destination, licked oil
the signals upon the keys, and then, &C.
cording 10 the rule OF tho Office, hung the
message. paper on the hook with other
paper that had been previously sent, that
Ut night they might all be filled Tor
preservation. The man loungel around
for some time, evidently unsatisled. "At
last" says the narrator Of the incident,
"hls patience was exhausted, and he
belched out, 'Ain't you going to send that
dispatch The operator politely inform
ed him that he had sent it. NO, yer
amt, replied the indignant man; there 1t
Is now on the hook
80 far as the exact use Of language was
concerned, the man was right. Still
more ludcrous mistakes sometimes occur.
Thus the German papers reported that at
Carlsruhe, toward the close OF the last
war, an aged mother came 10 the tele-
graph office carrying dish Of sauer-
kraut, which she desired 10 have tele.
graphed to Rastadt. Her son must re.
ceive the kraut by Sunday. The opera.
tor could not convince her that the tele-
graph was not capable Of such perform.
ance. allow could so many soldiers have
been sent to France by telegraph" she
asked, and finally departed grumbling.
Almost every operator meets with
equally amusing instances. Ono recently
related the following incident: "a gentle.
man recently came TO my office TO send
message, and after writing 1t out waited,
as people often do at small offices, to see
1t sent. 1 called Office, and the operator
at the other end Of the line came to the
key and said, 'Busy--wait a minute So
l leaned back in my chair to wait, when
the gentleman said, Have you sent itY l
said, No; they say they arc busy-tO wait
minute whereupOn he said, looking
surprised, why, l didn't hear them + and
then added, Frightening up, as If he had
thought Of the reason, But I'm little
deaf in ono ear l managed to keep .
straight face till he left, but 1t was hard
work"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-30

up to the oath Of this month the To-
tai number Of immigrants who had ar.
rived ct New York this year was no.
$40, which d only between seven and
eight hundred less than the figures At the
corresponding time year ago.
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y-s1II m, an down uutIl the last minute Of

wen not 80 down until the iaS' minute OIL
the hour"
Al the expiration Of the flty-ninth min.
ute thoy ye.urned 10 !he Professor and
rSpa, SSrfL s, u blushing, but more calm
Than before. Then, Nib Q firmneSs that
astonished herself as well as her parents,
she extended her hand 70 the Professor
and said
"Yes, sir, Il papa consents"
lie gave his consent without hesitsncy,
and It was readily agreed BY all that the
wedding should take plAce week from
that time. Then Professor Foster, with
his usual calmness, conscious Of having
done bis duty, withdrew to report pro-
gress 10 his friends.
Well, In due time the Professor went to
the clerk for his license. The clerk In.
formed him that the law required bond
and security in the sum Of $3.50, to be
void on condition that there was no legal
objection 10 the proposed pnion Of the two
persons named. The Professor very
promptly replied: "Oh, never mind the
bond, MI. Clerk; l will pay $l,10O down,
and will hand you the balance in q day or
two" After further explanation by the
clerk, the Professor soon compiled with
the law and obtained his license.
At the appointed time the wedding
came off In the best style OF the city, and
the company enjoyed the occasion with
the greatest zest. The hours flew like
humminR birds. As the clock struck
twelve the Professor picked up his hat
and started to his boarding house. His
principal attendant, surmising his inten'
ton, followed to the front door, and IN
formed him that matrimonial etiquette
required him to stay and board and lodge
at The house OF his father.in.laW until he
and his vile wished 10 live by themselves.
Finally tho happy couple went To house
keeping, and never were man ana vile
more heartily congratulated or more
highly esteemed than they were. They
were the favorites In the city. Never
was wife more loving or husband more
kind and devoted, but no didn't know
anything about providing for the larder,
only as Sarah taught him. One little in
cident may suffice to illustrate. She told
him one day TO get some rice. He went
Immediately to the store and told the
clerk he wanted TO get some rice. "How
much 2" inquired the clerk. "0h, not
much" said the Professor, II reckon
three or four bushels will do for the pres.
ent." The clerk was very sorry to say
they had not so much on hand, but that
they would soon have more. The clerk
persuaded him 10 try. and make out for
0 few days with some fifteen or twenty
pounds. Sarah and the clerk were not
the only ones who laughed over the Incl
dent. he never called for the three or
four bushels afterward.
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NEW York, July 2O.-BuGiness con.
tinues TO improve with manufacturers
agents, but the jobbiDg trade remains very
quiet. The market for cotton goods Is
steady and unchanged, except that Allan.
tic All P and L brown sheetiDgs are re.
duced ic, with free package demand for
bleached and brown Cottons and cotton
flannels. Brown drills are more wanted.
Prints quiet. Western jobbers are buying
worsted dress goods and hosiery. Wooden
branches are fairly active, especially fancy
cassimeres and wool ilannels, Foreign
goods arc still quiet. - .