Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-12-29
FROM MEXICO.

d1 FROM MEXICO.
The schooner Levin Jones arrived at New
Orleans, Dec. 9Th. from Tampico, FIVE days,
bringing S53,9l3 in specie.
VIOLENT shocks Of an earthquake were felt
at Acapulco, on the Pacific, Oct. 18th. From
A o'clock Am. till 9 at night. one hundred
and thirty distinct shocks were counted.
AT half past IL Of the following night an
other shock was felt. and at | a second
which was more powerful than all the pre-
ceding. and which compelled the inhabitants
TO leave their houses. The CONSERVATION
was general; this shock overthrow a large
part OF the litle parish town, and The entire
building of the prefecture.
The others received more or less injury.
The public terror continued during the night,
frightful subterraneous noises were heard,
and when the dawn approached, the specia-
Gle Of calamity could not be contemplated
without sorrow. n7a
"A society has been formed at Matamoras
for the establishments of Steamboats, on the
Rio Bravo.
Nep Orleans, Dec. 6.-There has never
been known so large a number Of ships in
this port. at this season ofthe year, as there
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Yesterday two Williams robbed a poor
washerwoman Of her hard earnings, amount.
ing to $50. The police are in hot pursuit
ofthe scamp. A man that would steal from
a poor would plumber a grave yard.
I'D.
TRAGEDY IN REAL LIFE. The journal
des Tribunaux of Thursday gievs the details
OF a horrible crime recently committed in the
upper sphere Of Partisan society which re-
wives the exclusive iniquiiy Of the too cele-
brated Marchioness de Brinvillieas, in the
seventeenth century. The initials of the
names of the parties are alone given, in or.
der to spare the feelings Of q distinguished
family. A young, accomplished, beautiful,
and wealthy heiress, Mdle. X, was, in 1880,
married to a young and rich proprietaire,
M. de N. The match was equal and auspi-
cious-the lady was fondly loved by her
husband, to whom she bore two children
But neglecting these sources of domestic
happiness, she had meanwhile cherished a
guilty passion for M. A. de c., who, him.
self trembling for the consequences Of its
iindisguisable violence, fed from the eInbra.
ces of bis paramour to the Brazils, whence
he wrote her a letter. a~vowing and j~ustifying
the reasons Of his flight. The criminal pas,
sion of Madame de N. was in1amed rather
than quelled by this event: thenceforward
her husband appeared to her as the only OBJ
stacle TO its criminal indulgence. What pas
sed in her mind cannot be inferred; but from
that lime she resorled to the ruthless expedi-
ent Of imparting slow poison to her husband
In small and successive doses, so as gradual
ly TO consume him. without leaving indica-
tions of the means. aA > s7ra ~
Her husband removed, she next success
sively destroyed the two children she bore
him. in the same manner; and then, in the
character ofa rich and unencumbered widow,
and with a view to reopen advantageousIy
her suspended communications with her self
.banished paramount, she hired splendidly-
furnished apartments inIhe Rue de Ia Cha
ussee d'Anlin. But so many deaths had
awakened public suspicion. She herself
learnt that proofs of her mnrders were
sought and collected. At length they were
complete and last week, at six o'clock 10
the morning. a police inspector, with several
officers of the body, went with a warrant TO
her lodgings. Alter knocking some time TO
no purpose, they broke open the door, and
found the infatuated woman lifeless on a
couch, still beautiful in death, and enclench-
ing in her hand a phial which still retained
some drops ofthe prussic acid by which she
had caused her death.
Congress adjourned over from Thursday
OF last week to Monday, having no work
Tor immediate action. On Wednesday Mr..
Grundy offered. in the Senate a bill for the
better security Of the lives Of passengers on
board OF steam boats. The provisions of
this bill are severe. but Justly so. We copy
the last section Of it, -
Sect. ID. And be IL further enacted, That
every captain, engineer, pilot or other per-
sons employed in navigating any steamboat
or vessel propelled in whole or 10 oart bv
steam. BY whose misconduct, negligence. or
inaitenlion 10 his or their respective duties.
the life or lives o fany person or persons on
board said vessel, may be DESTROYED, shall
be deemed guilty Of manslaaghtcr, and upon
conviction thereof before any Circuit Court
OF the Uuited States. shall be sentenced 10
confinement at hard labor for a period not
less Than " nor mors than ten years