Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-20

last year was l,0l4.e96 bushels; of rye
in l6 counties, 81 ,944 bushels; of corn
in FL counties. 79l,427 bushels; of oats |
in FL counties, l,ll6;9lO bushels; of
buckwheat 64,O22-Wayne county and
several others, which produced large
amount, are not included in the above.
The number of grist mills in "a counties
is ia; saw mills 443; carding machines
z3; distilleries l6-The amount of fax
raised in Is counties was 1896 lbs. In
% counties there are 09,6lO head Of cat
tie; l40j9 horses; 22,654 sheep; lO9,-
1876 hogs.
NEw-HAMPsHIRE.-The legislature
has been duly organised, by the choice of
Samuel Jones, of Bradford, President Of
the Senate, and Ira A. Eastman, Of Gil
manton, Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives. Asa Fowler, of this town, and
COL Sanborn, of Deerfeld, Clerks of the
Senate, and Jeremiah EIkins, OF Brum-
stead, and Winthrop Young, Of Meredith,
Clerks of the House.
ARREST FOR HoM1CIDE-On Monday
night, about II o'clock, the deputy mar
shaIs of the United States Court, s1cc>ed-
ed in arresting in WaInut-Street, Captain
! Luther 3. Johnson, late master OF the
schr. Ann Howard, recently arrived from
the South Sea on a sealing voyage He
was charged with having, in company
with his mates and crew, a,taC ked, fired
upon and killed IL to % Of the Pdtago-
MAN natives Of an island situated near
! Terra del Fuego.-N \. C0Ur.
A NEW MATERIAL FOR PAPER.-We
have seen quantity of writing and wrap
ping paper, manufactured by Mr.. Sander
son, made of coarse beach grass, a mate
rial which may be obtained in abundance
and is of no value for any other use. 1t
makes paper of browuish color, and
of firm texture 1t is not Of fine quail
ity for writing or letter paper, but it seems
we'll adapted for a coa!se kind of writing
paper, and for wrapping paper aud paste
board. We doubt not 1t will come into
extensive usc.-Boston Patriot
South CARoLINA.-A Joint Commit
tee of the South Carolina Legislature has
reported "a bill for rebuilding the city Ct
Charleston" which provides for raising
by loan two millions Of dollars. to be made
part of the capital Of the Bank Of the
State, AMI TO be lent out on suitable secu-
rites and provisions, 10 rebuild the burnt
district.
ToBAcCo-It has been ascertainet that
one hundred million pounds Of tobacco
are annually consumed in the u. States,
and it is estimated that the time lost by the
use Of it and the pau%er tax which it &C.
casions, together with its cost to consum-
ers, can not be less than twenty-four mill
ions of dollars. One of the New Y orll
Editors states that in the clear headed
sharp-sighted, money making city Of N
York, the inha bitants pay more for tobac
co than they do tor bread. We think this
rather tough story; still, it must be &C
knoWledged that the amount annually
expended tor tobacco is unreasonabIy
no:mous.-Eastern Baptist
An English paper says-We have been
informed that orders have been given out
this week for $4,000 tons iron raiIs-lO,-
4 600 for export 10 America, and 1900 tons
for Con sumption at home; and that several
other very extensive orders are about to
be given for iron rails and chains. for rail-
ways now forming in this country.
David Paul Brown, yesterday morning,
presented to the Court Of Criminal SesS-
ions, Tor the city and county of PhiladeI-
phia, a petition by shoemaker living in
the neighborhood of Pennsylvania Hall,
for damages done to his premises on the
evening of the riot. The petition prayed
the benefit Of the act of the 10Th of June.
1885. The Court, in pursuance of the
directions of that act, appointed six dlsln-
terested persons to invest gate, &c.
Verify, the fruits of the "spree" are
now beginning to ripen at the expense ct
The county treasury.-P6il. paper.
Iowa 1t viii be seen by our congress-
ionaI proceedings that Wisconsin territory
has been divided and a new territorial
government erected to be called Ioua-
Niles Register.
NELSON AND COTE ACQUITTED-Drs.
Nelson and Cote, who surrendered to gen
eral Wool on the Vermont frontier, in
March, and were placed under heavy bonds
to appear at the United States circuit court
on the 2Ist Of May, were tried on that day
before Judge Thompson and acquitted.
Nineteen witnesses, incIuiing gener i Wool
andhis staff, were examined, but nothing
was produced to prove any organic alton
Of the patriot forces within the Vermont
I;nes-Niles' Register.
The American Colonization Society
has just published an address to people