Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-04
IN GENERAL.

A Boothbay, Me. youth named Decker
1G years old, is 6 feet inches hight and
weighs 2li pounds. H. viii be- double
decker" if lac keeps ou growing.
In am odd st. Cloud Mimi wedding
the groom could not .pnk or understand II
word of German, willie the bride was n Ger
man who could not speak or understand
word of English.
Henry B,rgh. Jr, had his nose broken
recently by the kick of "a horse hc was exam
lining in the interest of his fathers society to
prevent cruelty to animals.
j. Milton Turner, the colorcd brother who
formerly represented us in Liberia. is lcctur-
ing through Missouri, warning the dnrkies
not to cmigrnte to that barbarian fryiug-pan
An intellectual member Of the Arkansas
Legislature has introduced Lill ubbreviatiug
the season Of Lent from forty to tW,uty days
lie explains that every thing else has come
down - per ccutum since the war, and there
should be no discrimination in favor of Lnt
A wealthy Scotchmnn who died recently
cut oil his relatives without penny. and gave
fortune OF clUO,O OuO to his lawyer. Thomn.
Thow of Dundee The latter, however. con-
sidering the will an injustice to the natural
heirs, voluntarily gave up one half Of the be
quest to them.
The Kentucky Supreme Court has decid-
ed that the statute against gaming which en-
ables person losing money at a faro table to
recover his loses from the proprietor, viii not
work the other way and allow the proprietor
to recover losses from fortunate players.
A party Of men Of the rougler set in
Dayton Ohio. went ont to See two bears fight
but when the animals were brought together
they recognized each other as old friends and
no amount Of proddiug could prevent their
embracing each other in their playful way,
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As man WAS passing house in Port
land the other day two-yoars- old girl, who
was playing in II second story room, Jumped
out Of the window and stuck fairly on his
head. The child f,ll to the pavement and
was badly bruised though not seriously hurt
and the man. except being half scared to death,
was not much injured.
Albany, n y, has sad case Of gum
chewing. 4 young lady of great beauty and
many accomplishments began chewing gum at
theagcof ten and has been a constant chewer
ever since The habit has become so con
tirmed that her jaws in voluntarily perform the
motion Of chewing even when the gum is laid
aside.
Work is to begin at once on a railroad up
Nesuyius, for which the italian ministry Of
public works has issued IA concession, and it is
hoped to get the line running this year. 1t
will be built along that part of the mountain
least exposed to eruptions and cars are being
built to accommodate COO passengers daily.
Nilsson, now Madame Rouzcaud. lives in
Paris. where her husband is prosperous
stock broker. He refuses to let his wife ap-
pear any longer for the entertainment of the
public, and truly pathetic stories are told Of
the young artists sufIerings because deprived
Of the applause to which she was so long ac-
customcd
A formal invitation has been extended to
the United States to take part in the Austral.
ian international exhibition, which will open
at Melbourne October |, 1850, and continue
until March ~. 1881, and American Iuer-
chants interested in the Australian trade will
endeavor TO have an official exhibit made
An opera was very successfully transmit
tod from the Baltimore academy Of music to
several residence in town the other night by
n Blakas battery tnusmittcr, connecting with
telephones Listeners at the houses heard all
the music almost as distinctly us if seated in
the auditorium Of the academy. Even the
words Of the prompter were audible, rs well
aS the applause from the front Of the house.
The New Jersey Legislature has passed
law prohibiting the sale or gift of any vinous.
spurious or malt liquors or any intoxicating
or poisuuou, fluid or solid Of any description
to a minor without the written consent Of the
parent or guardian under penalty Of $50 for
each otIcnsr, and in case Of three convictions
within six months a fine Of 500 or two years
imprisonment or both.
Now that the president Of the French
republic is a civilian, the black dress coat
reins suprcmc. The height of courtesy con
ssts in avoiding uniform. There is too, a
question rs to whether the white cravat ought
not to give way to the black cravat. The old
men prefer the latter and the young men the
former. There are, therefore, two camps.
In many Of the crack clubs, however the
black crayat has been adopted exclusively for
dinners.
The Quebec Mercury Of last Thursday
evening leads its editorial columns with this
personal paragraph: Whispers from Ottawa
assign Il very interesting reason for the ru-
morod contemplated visit of the Princess
Louise to her royal mother. The provcrbial
climatic inAueAce of Canada, and especially
of this Province, is said to have already had n
gratifying effect upon the health of her Royal
Highncss the Vice-reine."
Bullion is isconveycd in China in "sheaths,"
which are nothing more than rounded logs
about three feet in length and circumference
Each log contains 5000 tis or 5000 and is
split into two parts which are then followed
out for the silver. OF course these halves fit
most accurately together, and cannot possibly
be tumpered with The chink is pasted around
stamped The logs are then bound with iron
clamps and are ready for the toughest usage
An extraordinary specimen of the genus
tramp turned up at Danbury, Ct, last week
When arrested and searched nine pairs of
pants, dozen vests and an equal number Of
coats were removed before the searchers came
upon the framework of the man himself
These articles Of clothing, with the contents
of their pockets weighed some POO pounds
Al E IL
all sorts in quantity sufficient to fill an ordin- 4
AIRY flour barrel Amid the various bits of old
iron, rusty scissors, knives, etc, We're found
Sl47 in greenbacks.
A frontier romance has ended in restor-
ing Newton Reaves TO the father from whom
he was stolen by the Sioux more than ~ years
ago. Newton was but two years old then and
was taken from a settlement on the Missouri
river The captive dwelt 20 years among the
Indians, who called him Polar Bear, but final
ly got away and found work among his own
race in Michigan. Polar Bear could speak
only broken English, but he told his story
and it was published. 4 friend in Ohio read
it and informed the Reayes family, who soon
searched out the long lost one and took him
to their new home in Kentucky.
-Leadyille, Colorado is the latest wonder
among mining towns One year ago last July
the first frame house was built now there
are 5000 inhabitants and daily arrivals of
about 100 with double that numberiexpected
as soon as the spring storms are over, This
new town has already gas company, water
pipes are being laid and a horse railroad is in
process of construction 5000 letters are re-
ceived daily through the mail three daily
papers established are fourishing, and build
ing lots on good business streets sell for ST.
80 per square foot. This is the growth of
less than eight months; but the picture of
enterprise would not be complete without the
statement of the fact that bootblacks charge,
and get, twenty five cents per ''shine.'
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1t does not always follow that mans bare
assertion is the naked truth.