Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-09-22
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From the Liverpool CMonicie.]
SIERRA LEoNE.-FRIGHTFUL MORTALITY.
We have been politely favored by Captain
George Bamber, who arrived here yesterday,
In the ship Sir Francis Burton, with some adj
ditonal particulars Of the horror and devast-
ating calamity which has overtaken the unfor-
tunate residents Of this wrecked place. Cap
tain Bamber sailed from Fernando Pc on the
9th of May; on the 18th of July, he boarded
the William Herdman, which sailed from ST.
ezra Leone on the S0th Of June. The latter
vessel was bound for Sunderland, and had on
board the Governor of Sierra Leone, Major
General Dundas Campbell and SUITE At the
sailing of the William Herdman, nothing
could exceed the misery which prevailed, in
consequence of the yellow fever raging with
undated fury. The mortality among the
Europeans was dreadful. 1t was calculated
that 10000 persons had been attacked by it.,
and its ravages were morn frightful than on a.
ny previous occasion. Several gentlemen at
tached to the Medical Staff, had been seized
by the fever and carried of. The duties of at
tending upon the sick and dying had principal
ly devolved upon Lieut.. Akin, the Colonial
Surgeon, who was unremitting in his atten-
tons, and to whom too much praise cannot be
given for the firm and exemplary manner in
which he discharged his duty. Lieutenant
R'sh-'sautesH Daeies,n asslsranr Surgeons, To-
gether with nine men had fallen victims to the
fever. In the Scout, twelve men were carried
OIL, and the Second Lieutenant was not ex-
pected to reach Ascension alive, whittier she
was bound. The Assistant Surgeon OF the
Buzzard had also died of fever and ten of the
crew. The body OF Lieut.. Roberts was con-
signed to the earth near Clarence Cove, Fer
nando Pc.
All the above cases were attended with black
vomit, which was proved to be contagious.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The report of Mr.. Secretary Woodbury., ON
the state of the finances is a very long docu-
ment, occupying about ten columns of an ordi-
nary news-sheet. Ii is a paper particularly adj
dressed to Congress, and would not, perhaps,
he found of so much interest to vast majority
OF our readers as to justify the space it would
occupy; but synopsis oft will doubtless be
OF interest.
IT is stated that, according to the Treasury's
running account of available money in the
Treasury on the LIST of January, 1887, applica-
BILE to public purposes, was $40, 46S 1853, o.
From that sum, there were on that day reserv-
ed $4,000, 900; and the balance, being $37 ,46S,-
S59 81, was, under the provisions Of the act Of
June 23, 1886, to be placed in, deposite with
the States. II is ascertained that 1877 ,O63, 4SO-
% OF 1t have since been actually received by
them.
The whole receipts for the first half wear,
were $lS, S7,152. If no further postpone
ment be granted on duty bonds, il is estimated
that the whole receipts for the astshaf of the
year, from all sources, will be about So, $780,
600; which would make them, as ascertained
and estimated for the whole year, 500, $751;
1872.
The expenditures during the first half wear.
were Sl6,7sS,Ss5 SO. The expenditures re-
qulred to meet existing appropriations. during
the last half OF the year, will, as computed, e.
qual the sum OF $l6,000,000; making for the
whole year $32, 733,SS4.
Whatever expenditures shall arise within the
year, upon new appropriations which Congress
may think proper to make, will require cor
responding addition to this amount But,
without them it will constitute an excess of
$5,o76,565 OF expenditures over both the re-
ceipts and the balance at the commencement of
the year; besides not leaving, at the close of it,
any thing in the Mint or the Treasury for fu-
ture uses, or TO meet contingencies.
A SLICK HoRsETHIEF.-We are inform
ed that company went to the house of horse
thief, in Weakly county, a few nights ago, to
arrest him; and to prevent discovery, the com
pany tied their horses short distance off, and
crept up TO the house with the greatest precau-
ton. The thief ''smelt mice" and slipped
out at the back door--took the best horse in
the company, and has not been heard of since.
This, we think, surpasses some of Murrel's
tricks.
a Frontier Town.-The ST. Charles paper
states that in Waterloo, the new county seat
of Charles Co., Mo-, there are no single wo-
men, and only five married ladies'. Among the
population are twenty-six old bachelors. Truly
they are to be pitied. '
The two eldest daughters of Mr.sElms of
brockvllle, Canada, were drowned with the
servant mad while bathing, owing to the maid
Swh' held 'heir hands) stepping suddenly into