Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-09-28

Monday night from the steamboat Rhode
= Island, Capt. Thayer. The robbery was
=. discovered Tuesday Elornlng, on separating,
. as the boat approached Providence, the bag
papc for Boston. 1t was then found that
The bottom If the keg which had contained
the cold and which was in the captains off
fce. had been taken out, the money stolen,
n and the key replaced as before. The boat
was hauled OF into the stream and two
hours were occupied in search, but without
success. Six or eight persons landed at
! Newport; Of whom probably one was the
thief-with confederates. The money was
insured in Boston-$3U, 600 at the Common
wealth and $4,000 at the Ocean.
| We presume some one connected with
! the boat knows where the money is.
N. f.. Spectator.
FRENCH METHOD OF FISHING on THE
GRAND BANKS OFF NEwFoUNDLAND.-
| French vessels, it appears, mostly anchor
n la. so, On. and lon. 40, gov. in about
As fJthoms water, vecr 90 to 100 tthoms
Of cabs, and p pare TO catch goldfish, with
two ga inch lines, 5000 tuthons long
each. On these Il small cork is placed, al
every twelve feet, and white metal hooks
baited with part Of small fish, 10y uscaIl7
cd kiplings) are alternately fastened by
sIoois Of three feet long, six feet apart,
and the whole neatly coied in half bushel
baskets clear for running Out. Half the
number OF baskets are then placed in d
large strong butt lug-sai boat on each
si11, and at 3 O'clock in the afternoon both
make sail together at right an les from
! . b. Sol | IN
straight, sink them to within fs2t Of the
bottom. The crew having rested all nigh!
boats proceed again the neat morning, at
day break, to tip the shaker, and while
hauling in lines, unlocking fish, &C., The
II N LEFT on boarI, hrave in the Other eud
with vawn. VIII n in that manner 400
cvdfsh are caught in night, some are
), then employed line clearing, fish behead-
= ing, splitting. saiting, aud slowing tAem
: away in layers across each other below {;
liveFs and refuse boiled to oil, AMI put in
large casks on deck Ihret months seems
10 be the average time so employed. ar
} irving early in July, and d|porting again
) in October.
AS British fishermen are said to be con-
, tinua!ly holding lines in a perpen licular
position ov,r the sides in all sorts of wedlh-
er Tor the same purpose, owners Of YES
= scls-we conceTve-should give the above
/ method some coasideration-Ha! Rec.
o KEQ EST TO EDITORS All editors
f of'newspapers and other public journal:
r Throughout the United States are request
r ed TO mention, "th4t the Pennsylvania
! Lyceum is prepared to deliver, gratuu
, Dusty, an elementary set Of spec mems in
/ Geology ana Mineralogv, to any and every
: County Lyceum, which Is or may BE- form
t ed IN the Union. II any such Lyceum,
, or few Individuals with view of form,
2 ing one IN any one Of the eleven hundred
t counties in the United States, will reques
some merchant or other person who may
: visit Philadelphia the present season, tc
call upon John Simmons, corresponding
secretary ofthe Pennsylvania Lyceum, OF
- upon DllIwyn Parish, corner of Arch anc
e Eighth streets, they can procure set o
l. s1ecim<ns representing the elements o
= rocks and mountains, the different straits
! or kinds Of rocks. the ores Of the most use
8 full m ota!s and few other minerals, also
J. few specimens of Improvements in schools
5 AMI iyceuDs such as geometrIcal, AM
e perhaps archi ectural and other respective
/, drawings, foliuns, impressions Of leaves
$ and possibly few specimens Of needle
: work.
Q Editors OF this and other countries, ar
e also requested TO mention in their column
r that the next National Convention Of A
V mercan Lyceums, will be held in Phi!a
o delphia, commencing on the first Tuesll.
e Of May next, and that any person or per
d sons from either continent, who may b! In
4 or send to thai meeting specimens OF ? Iant'
J. minerals, shtl!s, insects, or other produc
e, tons Of nature or art, may exchange Their
T, for others, deposit them for the use OF tn
l. National Cabinet, or appropriate them !
i, some way for the diffusion. Of knowledge
e an1 Ior lnstructing a scientific, and, II !
lie hoped, Christian Intercourse among th
he nltions Of the earth.
u 1t is expected that delegates from s;a
I'd and county iyccums IN America, AMI fro
n similar societies 10 o.her countries VI
er be provided with accommodations by IT.
Of hospt1lHies o! the citizens"
G1RARD EsTATE-It is rumored TIL
the foreign heirs oEStephen Gtrard filed
re- bill las. week, in the Circuit co IT OF tt
rs, United States for the district Of Pennsy
lr- vania, praying to have the devise lnati
in. will of Glrard fol. the endowment and
sw reciion Of college, set aside. and the pr
Ire pcrty which is the subject of it, dlvld
al amongst his natural heirs and next akin
TO
n TExAs.-Colonel Wilson, with a lar
portion of his soldler-emigran;s has
la TUNED from Texas. That country
to longer has demand for the nerve an Vi