Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-06-28
From the Boston Courier.

Va VIC lOlIOWlng character -
The Florida tcaT IS ended
The FZorica DGr is NOT ended.
Which will be inserted alternately, once
a week, till intelligence of more authen-
TIC nature can be afforded
A very good plan to save composition.
We would suggest an improvement, how
ever, in the addition of a credit to each
statement. Thus:
The Florida war is ended. -Gen Jesup,
The Florida war is not ended.-OseoLa.
N. Y. Spectator
FoRTY-F1vE YEARS AGo.-ln the yesr
1892 or thereabouts, a mortgage was
taken on the county Of Ontario, which
then comprised the whole state of New
York west Of Utica, and belonged to Oil
yer Phel ps. The mortgage is on record
In The office of the Secretary of State at
Albany. II was for $4,000 and the Sc
curity was supposed to be hardly adequate
to so large sum.
NEW York AND ALBANY.-The great
falling off in travel has compelled the
withdrawal of the steamboats, Albany and
Champlain from the Hudson river. The
Ohio was laid up some days since, and the
De Witt Clinton has not vet been out
There is now but one dav line, which is
formed by the Erie, and the Rochester.-
The day boats have scarcely made trip
this season which paid expenses
MEuN1ER, who was convicted bv the
French Chamber Of Peers of an attempt
to assassinate Louis Philippe, has chosen
New-Orleans as his place Of residence
during his period of Punishment.
100000 bushels of wheat, and 100000
bushels OF rye were, imported into New
York during the months of February and
March. 5000 bushels of foreign were
sold in Baltimore last week. The Jo-
sephs it is said sometime before the down
tumble in Wall-street, sent over some
schemes Of grand specuIatons in this
country to the Rothschilds, TO induce them
to make investments. Those sagacious
Hebrews replied, We don't think much
Of country that imports It's Bread-stufs
Emamcipator.
A petition to Parliament has been go>
up in London, praying for a law to pro
hibit the employment Of dogs in drawing
carts, &c. The practice is condemned as
horribly cruel, and as tending to produce
canine Madness 1t is stated that on E
certain day mentioned 1.-The road from ST
Adams literally swarmed with dog carts
crowded with ruffians of every grade; anc
in one instance there were no less thar
four dranken fellows in one cart drawn by
three small dogs, which they were bella
boring with a heavy cudgeI."-N Y
Spectator.
The amount ofspecie sent by this day
packet is estimated from $50 to $4,000
on which the premium paid was from
to l2 per cent. The asking price 70
Mexican and Spanish dollars is now abou
l3 per cent, sovereigns, S5 As; Napo
Icons, 81 rs 80; American gold II
81 II per cent. premium. There i
little, however, to be had.-N. Y. Cou1
The crops, in all parts of the country
promise well. In this county, every thin!
looks smiling. The farmers will have
rich harvest-BGllston Repub.
SPEc1E.-The Cashier Of the Eek
change Bank at Cincinnati gives notice
that the notes Of the Bank of West Tn
ion, of the denominations of four dollar!
and also taoenty dollars, will be redeeme
in specie at par, on presentation at sal
bank.
MYRTLE OF THE SOUTH SEAs-Th
} myrtle, known in Europe only as smaI
shrub, in Van Dieman's Land grows
to the height of two hundred feet, and fror
thirty to forty feet in circumference, tn
wood resembling Cedar.
HARD T1MEs-A dealer in Washing
I ton street, advertises Camels hair shawl''
j., Figured all over" ct three hundred an
: ity dollars each !-Bos. Press.
, William II. Birch, lately deceased {
: Philadelphia, has bequeathed to he Inst
tutions for the Blind, property valued {
. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
: The Misses Grimkes will lecture o
e slavery this afternoon, at o'clock, at tn
Methodist Church in Church street, inca
r Pleasant street; y full house may De al
# ticipated.-Bos. Press
+ PENSACOLA, June 12.-The VandaII
came in last evening from Tampa Ba.
= and brings intelligence ofthe recommenc
# ment of hostiIities on the par of the Sen
inoles Upon this you may rely; ha1
g it from Maj. Wilson, of the U. S. A
# my. No particulars.-Mobile Reg.
o The Vandalia sloop Of war arrived
l. Pensacola on the 18th inst. from Tan
pa Bay, bringing intelligence that II
Seminoles had recommended hOstilities.
The information comes so direct that
can hardly be otherwise than true-J
Com
" FREEw1LL BAPT1sTs-The followir
- resolution was adopted by the conleren