Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-26

ty, by one of the female pupils of the deaf
and dumb. The blind children then snnn
the prayer, with the like solemnity, and
appropriate emphasis, accompanying the
anthem on the piano. The audience was
then dismissed, but it was long before the
people would depart, They hung about
the children, as though their verv souls
were knit to them. The whole perform
ances excited great wonder and mingled
deIlght.-Nelc- York Sun.
Pay "g for seeing the Play. A Mr.
W. L. Is. West, Of Richmond, Virginia.
Went to one Of the theatres in this CITY, on
Wednesday night, and afer- returning to
his lodging, had occasion to put his hand
IN his coat pocket, when he discovered
that his long coat had been nearly meta
m1orphosed into round jacket, one of the
HoPs and the pocket attached TO it having
been very neatl y cut off and carried away
whist ne was in the Theatre. On fur
Their examination Mr. West found that his
breast coat pocket had been also cut thro'
ard that the operator had Iemuncrated
himself for his trouble by taking Mr. Vests
pocket book, which contained about 500
dollars IN cash and due bill for 200 dol
lars more N Y Jour- Of Com.
H0re not zee a. co0} C0unirY7 A liz
| tie boy. who sometime since used to BRING
CLANS TO market on a hand-sIed, and who
was driven to this employment from al
most Wrctchedness, subsequently, became
! BARBER, in which business he is now
engaged, respected by all. Recently, we
underetani, he purchased a commodious
house IN the city, and paid for it down,
and Is BOW enjoying with very arciable
wife the fruits OF his industry and perse-
verance
We Turolitctan instance Of similar char.
actcr, The boy was mantled in wretch
eancsS. We have given him cold ,ict-
uajS. with oar own hands, a hundred
times. And we were ALWAYS delighted to
sec Challes come; for he was honest, and
free from proIancness. He ralelv left us
without mqnring for what seemed to him
even better than brcad--a book, or an old
newspaper. In this way he collected
chests full, from which he busted himself
IN making selections. He ultimately be-
came printer and publlSIer-and orig
mated pieces of poetry thar occupied
place IN almost every newspaper in the
United States. More than This, he be-
came Chr1N>0n.-H c.. Jour-
Mission CoIIegc for the Greeks. About
THIS time, convention. consisting of del |
rgates from the various Missionary sta
tons about the Archipelago, was to be
held at Smyrna for the selection Of |
place for the establishment of a college,
chiefly for those who speak the Greek |
language. The island of Scio will prob
ably be the place of their choice. This +!
IS one OF the eight colleges which the !
Board contemplate establishing on mis-.
sionary ground, as soon as circumstances
will admit.
Prof. Ripley, of Newton Theological
lHstItuuon, is preparing for publication,
Tor the use OF Sabbath schools and Bible
classes, u0tcS on tie four gospels. The
work IS IN good degree of forwardness,
and when prepared will be immediately
put TO press BY MesSrs Gould, Kendall &
Lincoln.
HORRIBLE. We learn from ST. Louis
that on Thursday last colored man was
arrested on board boat, by deputy
sheriff and constable; that another color
ed man assisted him to escape from the
officers, whom they Immediately arrested.
when he killed the sheriff upon the spot,
and SO badly wounded the constable that
he was not expected to live The negro
was then secured and committedto prison
but the people assembled in great force,
with the examination of tearing down |
ne prison, II ne was not given up to Them r
Our informant states that he was deliver
I'd 10 the mob, taken to the outskirts of
he city, and burned aliye.-Cinciuuah
Gazette.
HHocKING ACc1DENT.-The Philadel, |
INA Inquirer states, that by the falling in !
# bunk CT Garth on the line of the Read /
ng rail road, beneath which number Of
n>n were engaged at work, no less than {
IXteen lives were lost.
O1e Of the richest men in England is
he Rev. Mr. Hughes, formerly a poor !
Iergyman, but now said to possess rev. '
nue Of between 100000. and SO,OOOl.,
ear. Some years ago he was in part
proprietor Of barren piece of land, for
which Lord Uxbridge was then in treaty.
he purchase money IA very small sunny
vas agreed upon; but the nob!eman not