Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-03-01

Ipfff degrees tFlnN zero ~ TIE NNNEing pttut tl
mercury; thermometer, to be good Got any thing,
must correspond 10 the seceivcd standard that Is
to say II must be graduated aud prepared 10 that
the m,rcnry lit conecas. shall CONCEAL al the for
10th degree Tit desccnds lower than the for'cth
W,tnoui congeahng. this fact proves not the exact
intensity fihe cold, but the effectiveness Of the
thermometer. II The Ftnncon,a PHILOSOPHERS had
advertised that they lad pint measure which
would hold quart. pound weight which was
eq't TO two pounds, and yard stick which meas
red hhy inches, every one would have laughed
at their folly yet this blunder, which is equally
fragrant, o. eagerly circulated and grayely received.
--franklia (Mass) .uer.
MAN BcBlEB ~ rHB sSow. man named
Taylor. resident OF Monroe 10 this county, was
ascending th bank of Deer6eld river. day or two
ane the recen, heavy snow-storm, when n drii(
which he was trying to struggle through, broke
away from the bank. took him of his feet and az
ter carrying HIN some distance down he dcevity,
len hm fixed head dovnward. with five or Elk
feet Of snow above him. He struggled violently
to lbcra'o himself bat effect ially I'LL his strength
failed him. and II seemed to him by bis own sub
sequent account, # the bitterness IF death were
past. Ii so happened thai his sudden disappear
arce was noticed by some persons who were on
hill at quarter Of miles ds'ance--hclp was pro-
cured, and after long and fatiguciug search, lac
was finally dug out. fco hours from The time when
this wintry tomb closed over him. and in a state of
| suspended Consciousness from which he recovered
slowly and with grea, difficulty. - Franklin (.Hass
Mercury.
| Saoic IN Br0ttieboro. Ia some instances the
| buildings IN this village on Tuesday morning
so completely enveloped in snow that persons sleep
inn IN
from the light Of day. In this situation we are
told that several persons Far oversight their usu
al hours as to have lost their breakfast. An hon
est old gentleman who was found in this predica-
mcnt at very late hour in the morning, being ask
ed why he had INDUCED himself so long in bed, We
! ~ candidly replied that his room was 50 dark he
couldn't see to wake up BrattieJoro PhGnt1.
Name hall (Boadon C0Hege) Burnt The
Portland Argus states that about 2 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. Maine Hall was destroyed by
fire which took in a lower room in the northeast
corner. Had there been an ample supply Of water
II was thought the southern part might have been
saved. Dr. Adams, tutor. occupied the room over
that IN which the fire caught, and as the staircase
was on fire, he had barely time to escape by leap
ing from the window, by which. regret to state,
one of his legs was broken The principal par, Of
| ''c ooOhS uHu CiolHnn oi tue students saved !,
but tue Athenmum Society has lost It's valuable LII
brory entirely. The College is said to have $4,000
insurance -Bost. Trans
fh" Philadelphia Enquirer snys tt ia ru,nor
ed' on what authority we unable to saw rhat
Ten. Jackson has made, or is about to mako
claim upon Mexico for S 2 900 900, on the ground
that That nation has committed spoilaons to that
extent upon our commerce. 1t is also said that
should the Mexican government ridicule or dsre
gard this claim, Texas will be seized upop b, wav
OF reprisal. This story appears to be altogether
Improbable, but 1t has nevertheless been circulated
| very extensively, and We find that some persons
attach credit to it,.
| lif the quid nuncs cannot have actual war. they
deal IN rumors of wars, and this is a fair snecimen
An act OF Congress would be required to enable the
President to seize on Texas, or any other foreign
Territory, at peace with the United States o,-
ton Ctnhnei.
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
since the recent election in the West, this branch
Congress, has become full, and the state Of mar
ties is repuled TO be as follows:
VAN buren,.
| Shepley Rnggles, of Maine.
HILL, Hubbard, of New Hampshire.
Niles, Of Connecticut.
Wright, Tamadge, of New York.
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