Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-03-10

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disturbances.
DEsPAToH.-Iti is stated by the Comms,
clal Advertiser, that there were received .,
the New York Post office on FRIDAY lac,
nine thousand FIVE hundred and thirtv-n;no
letters, by the packets fromLiverpool and ~,
vre. Five thousand and seven of these Fl,
other offices, were marked, stamped ana
mailed by the forwarding clerks in less than
three hours after their arrival, besides atten-
ding to their regular ordinary business ofma.
king; up the mails for the south, east and
north. The city letter clerks and carr;ora
were ready for delivery before O'Clock PM
This may be considered despatch of bust.
ness unequalied in the annals Of the postof
flee department"
The Quaker Controversy in Nep Jer.
seq ended. 1t must be gratifying to both
parties OF Friends, that the question has at
last been settled by law which recently pas
sed the New Jersey Legislature the pro-
visions of which the property belonging to
the Society OfFriends at the time of the Sep
aration, IS to be divided in proportion to the
relative numbers OF each party. 1t passed
the Assembly by vote of % to IA, and the
Councils IL 10 2. This will of course put the
matter to rest.-Mer. Adr
The Edenton IN. C) Gazette of the 9th
instant says, the whole extent of the Al,
bemarle Sound had presented solid and
unbroken sheet of ice putting a stop to ev.
erv species of navigation; but there wa,
PROBABILITY of general breaking up.
Norwalk, (Ct.,) Feb. 10th
Cold Weather The cold on Saturdavmor.
ming was intense, the thermometer, in some
situations, indicating 20 degrees be,ow ze
TO The Sound opposite this harbor is frozen
completely over, & brig andtwo schoone-s
are ice bound within few miles oftheweN-
ern shore. Such an event has not occurred
sincethe winter ofI779 -SO,when deserter
from the British army came across the ice
from Long Island 10 the ship Ann.--Gaz
New York, Feb 18th.
Remarkable Fact Yesterday sample
ofoats was exhibited on Change, which was
part ola cargo of five thousand bushels re-
Gently import ed from London. Considera-
bic quantities of other desert ptons ofgran
are now on their way to this country from
Europe.
The total amount Of the principal of thr
public debt, paid by the United States, since
1871, is S255,59O,248,lO. The total
amount of interest paid in the same time is
S158, 548,9 65,7O. During the same period
there have been paid S6S7 ,59O,4O, in char
gcs on foreign loans, and $I98, 562,37 in
loss on exchange. Making in all, paid By
the United States, on account of the public
debt, since 1891, the enormous sum Of four
hundred and fifteen millions trenty fl:
thousand seuen hundred f. n;nety-t1oo d0!-
lars and sixty fire centsH
The value of imports into this city d.
ring the third quarter Of the past wear,
e1ceeds Mirty-three millions Of dollars!
while the gross imports ofthe whole year
1929 orere only thlrty-seren millions -
From this data, we predict, that more than
four-ffths of the gross imports ofthe Uni
ted States for the year 1885, were made
in the city of Neao- York, and that the Pre-.
portion for 1886, will he still greater
IN Y. CourierI
The anti-nasonic state convention Q:
Massachusetts has unanimously nominated
Martin Van Buren,, for president Of the
United States.
The White party in North Carolina
have placed the name ofJohn TQler, Of
a: as vice president of the I. States, On
their ticket
Michigan The Legislature Of :hs
State of Michigan assembled at Dc.roit cu
the lst instant. Gov. Mason s0hni:tti2
message on the occasion, which was list
ened to by the Legislature with becoming
gravity. Michigan is particularly favor
ed with Executive officers Shr has
Governor elected by the people, as we!',
as an acting Governor appointed " lie
Presldent.-B0ston Trareler
The Bangor, Me Wing contains an 2c-
count of ameeting in that city, for the
purpose of establishing a temperance tar.
ern IN Bangor The meeting decided =
torn company and purchase the Frank
I'm House, which can be had for $4,000.
Accounts from St. John IN. F. 10 the
18th Of December, represent the small
pox as raging there to a frighttul extent,
| Upwards $4,000 cases had occurred, and
500 individuals had been swept away by
it TO the tomb.
Everytrue minister ofJesus Christ ought
to be so exemplary that wheresoeyer he
comes the people should expect some edify-
ing discourse Immediately to drop from
his mouth WhltefeN
What sermons are attended with the
greatest blessing? Such as are most close,
convincing and searching; such as La:e
in them most Of Christ, such as urge III"
Nervousness ofmen's living in contempt or
ignoronce of Him-Johm Wesley.
Were the Lord to make me Young
again. said the pious and Jealous Mr.
Brown on his death bed, Il should study
to devise some other means for the gaining