Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-07
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9th year, and had been connected with
the Gazette for near half century. He |
was one the kndcst and best Of men-a
father in his profession, and friend to
every one worthy of his liberality-in
thou ght, word and deed The last time
we saw the cheerful and benevolent and |
veteran editor, was at Washington, some
few years ago-when Mr. Seaton, junior |
editor Of the " National IntelIigencer," |
wishingto gather together the "veterans
ofthe press" as he called us, gave din
ner party, to Joseph Gales, then of Ra-
leigh, N c., Major B. Russell, of Bos-
ton, John Ling. of New York, and the
writer of this brief tribute to the wo.th Of
Mr. Lang. The five of us, onl y, were
present, and had a pleasant time Of it, TO
which Mr. Lang, with his great good hu
NOR largely contributed.-NlleS' Regr.
There are before the Massachusetts
legislature SIXTY petitions for new banks,
with capital of more than ttoenty.fre
millions Of doIlGrs.-B.
The annexed paragraph from the Har-
risburgh lntelligencer of Wednesday
shows how universally the rail road sys-
tenn of improvement is about to pervade
the state of Pennsylvania ID.
Between thirty and forty rail road
bills were considered and passed in the
committee of the whole, on Tuesday, in
the house. A number of them were read
a second time and passed. On Wednes-
day, those which had been read the second
time, were agreed to on final passage and
sent to the senate. The others were read
the second time and passed. Something
like sixty rail read bills have been report
ed to the Legislature this session.
1t is stated that in one of the expert
mental trips on the Greenwich railway in
England, the train of six carriages was
conveyed at the rate of mile minute, or
sixty miles an hour. This is annihIating
space with a vengeance.-B.
Twelve thousand bushels of American
wheat, which had been carried to Eng
land, bounded there, and re-exported to
the city of New York, were sold last
week at ll2 l-2 to ll8 ga cents per BUSH
el.-Ib.
A remarkable fact. The church at
Southampton, Mass, was organised in
I743, and they have had but two clergy
men in all that time, the first serving pc
Rod of 60 years, and his successor sill
holding on. This speaks as much in ia
f vor ofthe congregation as oftheir pastors.
Such instances Of uninterrupted harmony
are but too rare in our country.-N Y
Star.
5 Oak wood was sold in Philadelphia,
last week, at twenty dollars a cord. The
r harbor had then been bIockaded with ice
for two months. 1t is now at about six
dollars.-NlteS Register.
The Hudson Gazette says -" This
! dav makes lO8 days that the ground has
+ been covered with snow; thing, we may
f venture to say, unknown In the history OF
o America since it's first settlement. We
), may reasonably expect, from present ap-
pearances, that the snow will last 20 days
o longer -Ib.
b. The Columbia PA Register says
r eff any evidence in addition to our senses
= were wanting to prove the excessive Sc
Vt verify of the present winter, the fact tha
1t MANY deer have been found dead In the
If woods, in the upper townshi ps, in this
e county, is conclusive. They are general
It lv found standing erect braced in The
snow" I'D.
y The New York Gazette says -" Yes
= terday was the eighty eighth day since
~ the awful conAagration which visited gu
IS city; and vet in many places Throughout
~ the burnt district, the ruins are still smok
:. ing. "-I6.
er REVENUE The amount of revenu
n collected in the port of New York for tn
y last year, exceeds the revenue Of the fol-
d, mer years by forty per cent, the estlm
u ateS being the same. The surplus ofcours
- goes into the deposite banks. In 1872
n the amount was twenty-five millions In
er ports-last year there was ninety mil
n ons-N Y. Star.
~ A new steam. boat of great length an
- power, has been put upon the line betwee
VI this city ana New Haven. On Thursda
- of last week, she made an experiment.
,;r trip, an1 accomplished the distance usual
o- stated at "a miles by WATER in four hOx'
w and half This is at the rate of Is mile
49, per hourly Y Observer.
ng A bill approp~iat:ng $4,000 to each
rse the Colleges in Pennsylvania, has Passe
he in the Senate of that State. The Sena
VS.. also concurred in the bill from the Hou'
Use for State Convention, to amend the Co
- stitution.-Ib