Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-24

tern book under his arm, called In at one
OF our large carpet warehouses: have |
come, sir, for some orders; here is my
pattern book-should be happy to serve
you" The proprietor, after turning over
the leaves, said to the agent +" Will you
have the goodness to leave this book for
day or two, and | will send it 10 your
lodgings2" HB!ess you, sir, have no
particular lodgings, arrived in the Great
Western, took with me valise and six
clean shirts, only used three on the pass
age. l have run about from s ore to store
until | have received orders for one thou
sand pieces of Brussels carpeting; you
are the last person | have called upon. L
am constantly on my feet. dine, when
| am at leisure, at any eating house that
is nigh, and pay for my lodging at night;
SO have really no settled habitation. l
must return in the Great Western to-mor-
row, as | shall have been absent from
home, when | get back, full forty days
You are the last have called upon, and
any orders you may please to give me
can be executed and sent to YOU complete
in sic aceeks from this per steam ship"
Commentary is useless. This travelling
agent, in "a days from the time he left
home, received orders for 100000 Of car
peting.-N Y Ere. Star.
FROM Nassau, BAHAMAS. By an ar
rival at Philadelphia, we learn that the
late gale was one of the most destructive
ever known. At Exuma alone, 10000
bushels Of salt were washed away, and ev-
cry house OF the island was blown down.
1t must however have been a hurricane in
IA narrow vein, as at Ragged Island and
Eleulhera, both near Exuma, it was not
felt At Abaco, however, 70 miles north
west of Eleuthera, il was terrific. At
Turks Island far east it is also reported
there @as no gale. Her Majesty's sur
veying schooner Lark rode out the gale
under Andres Island.--N. Y. paper.
We learn that company ofabout fifty
Mormons are soon to start for the land of
promise in the West, from Camden, in
this State. They have comfortable COW
cred wagons, and intend to take their pro-
visions and working apparatus along with
them, and board themselves on the road.
They have expended about three thou
sand dollars for the ouifit-BangOr Far
mer.
Prescription OF THE Rum SELLERS.
Rec. John Pierpclnt, OF this city, is a gen.
lleman justly distinguished for his active
efforts in the various enterprises of phi
Ianihropy and benevolence, which are
from time to time brought before the peo-
pie. He has been the unflinchng advo-
cate of temperance, and much good has
he done, both with his voice and with his
pen.
| We learn that, in consequence of his fire.
quent illusions to this subject in his SER
mons, and in other ways, his church, in
, which there is somewhat a large proper
ton of rum-sellers, distillers and drink
ers, have recently held a meeting, at which
, they informed him, that, if he continued
| TO use his influence in way which would
prove destructive to their business, they
must dismiss him. He returned the man.
| ly and dignified reply, that he could do
no different; but if there were ten persons
who wished his removal, he would irme-
t diately so. He will probably leave.
Qugre. What kind of minister will
his successor be ?-Zi0n's Herald.
Mormon TROUBLES ENDED A gen.
tleman direct from Columbia (Missouri)
informs the editor Of the ST. Louis Bulle-
: tin. that on the 26h ult. all the volunteer
: companies were disbanded by the Gov
, ernor, and had returned to their respec.
4 tive homes. Peace and quietness reign
J. ed amongst the Mormons the general i'm
: preston was that these people had been
: greatly slandered-" more sinned against
than SHINING"
- WABASH COLLEGE BURNED. The
elefce recently erected for the use ofthis
Institution was destroyed by fire on the
morning ofthe 22I Sept. Loss $4,000
J.. The loss of so much property would be a
- misfortune to the country; still more
J. when vested in Literary Institution, and
u that too, here, in the West. where there
are so few we'll endowed colleges. Eff
. cient measures will be adopted to repair
u the loss.-Cross d Journal.
IT AN EXTRAORDINARY CALF. Auslir
Harmon, Jr Of Bennington, Vt, is now
rearing an extraordinary calf, which, OF
the goth of March last, the day he wa
one year old. weighed ore thousand AM
three pounds; and on the Goth of Septem
Der, the day he was Is months old. weigh
of ed thirteen hundred and ninety pounds
- He sucked the dam ten days only wa
then fed with new milk twenty days, an
after that, with skinned milk and Iittl
70 oatmeal, till he was six months old sine
&c which, he has had neither grain or milk
"a, but has been kept upon hay and raw 20
r. tatoes- The above is a short horned Dur
ham, Benning ton County Wig.