Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-15

lore magistrate in another town r. fined
one dollar and costs, for delivering a tenn
Perance address on the Sabbath, (Which he
aid IN the Presbyterian church in pres
ence OF ministers, deacons, and elders,) g.
ior asking people 10 sign petition to the
Legislature for the suppression of the traf-
nc 10 ardent spirit. His trial took place
IN the light; and he says, between IL and
IN the morning, | delivered such tenn.
perance address as a certain class have
not had the opportunity to hear. The
Devil '-outwitted himself He says he
sinai prosecute the justice aud constable
IN the Supreme Court, for false imprison-
men:.-Boston Recorder.
M1ssoURI-The Governor is elected
for four years. His salary is $500 per
annum. The term for which Mr. Baegs,
the present Governor, was elected, expires
IN 1910. The Senate is composed of
thirty-three members, who are elected in
classes for four years. Of this number a
majority are to be elected on the first Mon
| day in August.-At the same time the
Representatives to the State Legislature
and members of Congress are to be chos-
en-. The number of State Representa-
tives is ninety-seven. Their pay and that
of the Senators is SO per day.
A New ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was
made to the late Circuit Court of the u
nited States for the district of Ohio, for an
injunction TO restrain the state of Ohio
from throwing a dam across the Maumee
river which, it seems, is necessary in Car
rying out her system of canals. The
ground Of the application is, that the or
dinance of 1887 "declares the Maumee
10 be navigable river" aud that the pro-
posed dam is likely to destroy or inllre
its navigation. II is commended that the
ordinance is paramount to the constitution,
and of course to any laws that may bt
passed by the Legislature The court,
considering the question new and import
ant, held the application under advise
ment.
GREAT SALE OF DURHAM CArTLE.-
Mr.. Clarkson of Cincinnati, recently sold
at auction, IN his farm IN that neighhor-
hood, his stock of Durham cattle. The
whole amount Of the sale fell but a little
short Of $4,000 This is believed to be
the largest sale Of the kind ever made BY
one individual of the United States One
fine bull sold for SI45O-one cow sod
for S975-another coward calf for SlO75
another COW $1,000 heifer a year
old sold for S85O-the balance for vari-
Gus prices ranging from $37 so to 800
HYDRoPHoB1A-Scarc y day pass
es, but accounts are given in some paper,
of the horrible death of some person by
this truly awful disease. Of what use
are the dogs2 Would it not be better on
the whole, if the entire race were destroy
ed from among us2-ZiOn's Herald.
! A correspondent has Informed US OF
the following process by which the ride,
uIous, unjust, useless aud absurd militia
law, which Furnishes the poor and the
conscientious, and exempts the gentry, is
enforced in this Commonwealth Boston
Press.
The WAY THEY SUPPORT THE Mill
TIA SYsTEM.-Taken by execution, and
will be sold at public auction, on Saturday
next al IL o'clock, at Aliens, TWO LARGE
FOLIO BIBLES, with plates, &c. to pay a
MILITARY FINE, from one who believes
the gospel of Jesus Christ forbids his
fol lowers to defend themselves by physic-
al force.
The members of the Society OF Friends
are by law excused. Why should not
others enjoy the same rights of conscience?
A murder caused by intemperance,
took blaze recently in Pope county, Ar
kansas, by man shooting his wife with
rife loaded with two balls. She was
, sitting among her children, in the shade
of a tree, sewing. She saw the rife point
ed at her, but before she had time to rise
received the balls between her breasts
The South.-The Mobile Advertiser
= says sit is fact worth mentioning, and it
has struck US with great force, that while
: we hear a great deal in the South amongst
: a certain description of politicians, about
Southern rights and Southern feelings,
t and Southern principles and Southern in
, terests,' we hear nothing Of such party
catch words in the North"
The Roxbury Bank, Roxbury, which
has been struggling tor breath for some
; time past, has at length breathed its last
LIS present circulation is thought to be
T from 80 to $4O,OO0.-BOston Press
. Four years ago there was but one
4 newspaper printed in the territories OF
3 Wisconsin and Iowa. There are at the
e present time eleven printed and one other
about to be estabIished-Boston Press.
MELANcHoLY.-Ach child of Mr.. ChaEd
' Ter Cass. of this city, was killed on Fri
: day evening last by the falling OF a Cart
5 hndu nnnn il which had been left care.