Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-30
IN GENERAL.

Some rebel bonds and notes, assets of the
bankrupt bank of North Carolina, were sold
at auction in Raleigh on the 18th inst. One
man paid Sc 20 for 800, 900 of Treasury
notes and So. 10 for 800, 900 in bonds. Anoth-
er bought SlS2, 900 worth of the notes for
$3.50, and S62S, 900 of North Carolina war
bonds for SO. One lot of unsigned notes
were sold for 1915.
The longest miroad bridge in the world
was opened for public travel near Dundee,
Scotland, the other day. 1t spans the Tay at
point where it is two miles in width, and
was built by the North British Railway Com
pany. Thirteen of its girders are each 245
feet in length, its hight above high water SO
feet, and its cost was 81, $50, 600. 1t will en-
dure q strain of q tons TO the square inch,
and is a wonderful product of engineering
skill.
A disguised man broke into house at
johnson, Mich, few days ago, and demand
ed of a little boy large sum of money, known
to be in the building The boy was alone,
and, going into the next room on a pretense
of getting the money, brought back gun,
and shot the would-be robber dead. Then the
little fellow went to the next farmhouse to
tell the news, but found the farmer not at
home. When the disguise was taken from
the dead man the discovery was made that it
was the neighbor himself.
Vigilance committees have been formed
in northern Pennsylvania for protection
against tramps. A number of stores in Lehigh
and Bucks counties have been plundered
The tramps were found rendezvOused in a
house, near Coopersburg. The place was
captured ON Saturday, and several thousands
of dollars worth of stolen goods were recov-
cred. The vigilants had desperate encoun-
ter with another body of tramps four miles
from Coopersburg on Saturday, and captured
ten, including three who were severely wound
ed.
The project of monument to Senator
Morton at indianapolis is taking a wider
scope. II is now proposed to erect a memo
rial hall, to which the people of the whole
State will be asked to contribute. 1t is to be
a depository of objects of historical interest
connected with the States growth, such as
portraits and statues of public men, arms and
military trophies, Legislative volumes and
works of citizens in science and literature
Marble panels win preserve the names of
those who have performed distinguished SER
vices to the State and mankind, while in the
center, beneath the dome will be the statue of
the Senator. At least $500, 900 will be re-
quired to carry out this plan, and the State is
to be thoroughly canvassed for subscriptions.
Maine, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and
Michigan are now the only States that elect
two years are Alabama, Colorado, Connecti-
cut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, Ohio,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,
Wisconsin for three years, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania for four years, Arkansas Cali
fornia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
AIississ ppi, Missouri North Carolina, Oregon,
Virginia and West Virginia. -Four States,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and
Michigan pay their governors only $1,000 a
year; Massachusetts, phys 5000; and New
York and Pennsylvania pay each $4,000. In
all the States the governors are paid $751;
200
The recent executions by the Piutes of
Nevada of several unsklled medicine men
and women has occasioned some inquiry as to
how the doctors got their sheepskins. The
method is now found TO be as follows: All
the adult members of the tribe are called to-
gether a white round stone is provided for
each and all, except one, and that is black
one these are put in sack together and
passed around, each hand drawing out peb-
bic. The one drawing out the black stone is
thereafter TO act as medicine man or woman,
as the case may be. The doctor-elect then
must qualify himself as best he can-the
more the better, for he will have a longer
lease of life, because ON the death of his third
patient he is put to death in summary man
ner; sometimes shot, again stoned to death,
and at other times burned An advantage OF
this plan is that young doctors don't have to
struggle and starve before obtaining prae-
tice as among the whites.