Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-23
GENERAL INTELLIGE NCE.

GOOD SYMPToNs-When we COM
menced this paper, our friends advised US
not to print more than 5000 copies. We
saw, however, that unless we circulated
$4,000 copies, it would not do to put our
terms as low as we thought 1t necessary,
to give all an opportunityto read the work.
$4,000 were published. In four monlhs
after the first number was issued, we had
$1,000 subscribers 5000 copies of the
back numbers were reprinted These las
| ted till the seventh number, when our sub
scripton list numbered 10000 subscri-
bers. We then reprinted the back num-
bers to the amount of 10000 copies more,
which now ma kes monthly publication
of 10000 copes!! The numbers are so
connected, that the back ones are always
desired. We ask if these are not good
symptoms? Is not education the great
thing before the public mind.-Common
( School ASSISTANT
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT BY POWDER IN
RUMEpRD.--On Monday week, the store
OF Gus G. Bolster, Esq. IN Rumford, was
blown up by cask Of powder being set
on fire. Mr.. Bolster had Just been get
ting a stock of goods in his sore, and
among other articles was cask of pow
| der HIS customers had been trying the
powder, and had left some PARTICLES upon
the top of the cask. Mr.. Boosters bow,
nine years old, in order to amuse himself,
and IN the absence of his father, took a
cole OF fire and thus set the pa. ticle IN a
blaze Two other young lads were also
in the store. The whole cask Of powder
immediately ignred. Half of the store
was blown into the Androscoggln, and
the other halt into the street, the roof
tumbling down in the middle. MIR. Boil
ster's boy was immediately killed. One
of the other young lads had his arm bro
ken, and the third was badly burnt. The
goods in the store were greatly damaged.
Portland Advertiser.
INFORMATION WANTED. A gentle
man who gives N. W. Jr. as his initials,
has published request, to any body hav-
ing the ability to comply with II, for a
statement of the exact amount of graln
consumed annually, in the manufacture
OF alcoholic drinks, 10 any town, city, or
village where such mandatory exists :;
with the name OF the'proprIetor. Inc re-
quest includes New 7 ok, Pennsylvania,
aud all the New England states. Com
munlcatlons 10 be addressed, postage paid,
to N. w. Dr., Vernon, Conuectlcut-N
Y. Spectator.
! IMPROVEMENT OF THE MARINER 5
CoMPAss.-hy two ad Justments, causing
the cardinal points on cord to correspond
with the same points of the horizon, the
mariner is saved the trouble OF allowing
tor the variation in steering, and the ex-
pense OF variation plates, &c. 1t will
soon be before the public.
The TEXAN GovERNMENT.-Iti is tc
be remembered that the names of the off
GERS OF Government recently chosen II
Texas are all Americans; not a single
Mexican name Gu the list What
TACT, IN confirmation OF the origin and ma
ture OF the Texidn Struggle!
! Luther Rice, an old and celebrated Min
- lister OF the American Baptist Church, an
one OF tie founders OF Columbia College
Washington, died In Edge6eId District
South Carolina, on the 18th ult alter a
T. illness oftwenty days of an inflammation {
u the liver.
J. The new Silk Factory is to commenc
l. operations in Dedham this week. Vine
l. IN full operation it will run 800 spindle
lie and employ 100 females.