Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

list, and It's pagoda is the nucleus Of crowd
reaching usually well up into the thousands.
Occasionally, as was the case one evening last
week, the beach for nearly n mile is maae to
blaze with fireworks Of u quality and in n
profusion heretofore known only in the gay
capitals Of Europe. The season is now draw
ing fast to its close, but MS yet there is little
falling of observable, either in the crowds or
the attractions Of the place.
The past week was the last in the oventful
life of our National Bankrupt Law, and has
probably been the lvclest week of it's exist
ence. The unfortunate merchant, the tricky
SPECTATOR the hapless real estate owner
whose handsome fortune in equities has
faded into thin air, and the brazen fraud who
habitually takes advantage of the act to cheat
his creditors about every other year and who
has been the main cause of its ropeal--all
these representative applicants for relief have
thronged the halls of justice and jostled each
other in their eagerness to secure eleventh
hour salvation. Henceforth insolvent debt
ors will have to stand or fall by their record,
and the shameless impositons which the dead
act has rendered possible will be so no longer
Not that this repeal is going TO put stop to
defraudng creditors. There is no such luck
as that for the commercial world this side OF
the millennium, but at least the tactics of the
wicked will have to be changed somewhat,
and the way Of the trnnsgressor be made more
BEAUTIFULLY difficult
In few weoks New York has got to sub
nit to n great and humiliating loss. Theo-
dore Thomas, who for fifteen years Inns
worked in this city and whose orchestra and
concerts have been the chief pride of the
town, unsteady speaking, for not much
shorter period has become weary Of the per-
sistent failure Of the metropolis TO afford him
proper support in his arduous and useful la
bors, and has signed a contract with certain
gentlemen of Cincinnati by virtue of which
he will soon disband his incompatible orcbes-
| ira, shake OFF from his feet the dust of Gotham
and take up his abode in the former city
where lucrative and honorable position
awaits him Us director of new and complete
Conservatory Of music on the model Of the
best schools of Europe. New York ought to
be ashamed of herself and to do her justice
so she is. But it is too late for repentance
Thomas is as good as gone, aud fear it will
be long before we shall lock upon his like
again
The Essex Market police court Of this town
has curiously complicated case Of larceny
on its hands. Tn prisoner is young wom-
an occupied rs attendant at bath establish
ment. lady came TO the place for n dash
before entering which she gave little bag Of
yaluables containing among other things a
| 500 diamond ring, into the custody of the
present prisoner. When the lady reclaimed
the little bag she found her sparkling jewel
hoH cst. Although search of the bath and
premises was made with assistance of the at
tendant no ring was found, whereupon
the victim accused the girl of stealing it, and
had her arrested The latter pleaded limo
cence and persisted therein till the next day,
when she complained of feeling sick and con
fessed TO her startled keepers that she had
swallowed the missing ornament. A physi-
clan was called and every effort made to re-
cover the property, but up to date the ring
has not been brought to light. Further de
velopments are anxiously awaited by all par
ties concerned. RADIx.