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

DRY OF any man living. been surpassed for
the hneness Of its weather and the luxuri-
ance of its vegetation. The sun-shines
and rains have come in such regular and |
beautiful succession; and the temperature
mas been so precisel y what it seemed de-
slrable that it should be that even habitual
discomfort has found no room for complaint;
and the most tastidious ina gination has not
been able to say how matters should be i'm |
proved. Hay is coming in abundantIv !
and the season has been as favorable as it
ever was fo- securing it. Rye and wheat,
and barley and oats, are looking extremely
well. Potatoes promise profusion, and
Indian corn, the best, treasure of New
England, never presented a more healthy
and brilliant appearance. There is really
nothing to be done; but to shake our heads
with sorrow, and cry; "it is too much
trouble to gather all these good things"
We shall never get through with harvest
ing and husking. O sad our neighbours
crops are as good as ours. We have got
too much, too much; prices must come
down; prices will be low the poor will
have enough this time; and other COM
plants as grateful and as benevolent, of
which there is ALWAYS in our community
quantum sufclt-N. E. Farmer
ANECDoTE OF J. @. ADAMs.-A few
days ago, a gentleman from the South,
travelling to the eastward, on entering the
cars at the lower depot in Baltimore, miss
ed his pocket-book, containing money anG
valuable papers. Subsequently the pocket
book was found-the facts were stated to
President Adams, who happened to be
IN the following train Of cars (which left
three hours later) who kindly offered to
take possession of the package, and en-
deavor to find the owner.
PunctuaI to his engagement, on his ar
rival in Philadel phia, without moment S
loss of time, he left the cars, and under
the rays of burning and whitening sun,
with the thermometer at 95, he sought and
found the owner, and delivered the pack
age, before seeking lodgings for himself
Such acts Of pure benevolence and kind
ness, are rare indeed, but they are charac-
}terislic of one Of the greatest among liv-
ing Baltimore Patriot
"THE SUITS AT LAW letter from
Philadelphia with the perusal of which
we have been favored, states that the suit
against the old trustees Of the General AS
sembIv came on before the Supreme Court
on Monday. The counsel for the defend
ants moved to quash tn. writ, and attempt
ed to show the cause why no writ should
be issued. The motion was overruled,
the court decided that the grounds Of &C
ton set forth in the writ were sufficient,
and that the cause must be heard. The
counsel for the defendants then made vari'
Gus motions for delay, which were over.
ruled and the case was ordered for d
hearing in November next.
The question seems to be- settled, that
! the case is one of which the courts must
take cogniZance. What the decision will
be, when argued upon its merits, cannot
be inferred from these proceedings.-N.
Y. Observer
SINGULAR EFFEcTs OF LIGHTNING.
On Thursday evening, about half past
nine o'clock, during the severe thunder
shower, the lightning struck the steepe
of St. Bartholomew's Church, corner of
Lafayette Place and Great Jones street.
The steeple WAS stripped of the leading
about twenty feet from the vane, but no
further damage was then done.
The lightning then glanced off OBJ
| iquely, and struck tree in VauxhaII
Garden, which we are informed was
shive7ed TO atoms, and what is the most
singular circumstance of all, Is, that all the
lights in the garden Were instantaneousIy
extinguished, to the great dismay of a
large company who were assembled
Courier.
HENRY CLAY has written letter to DR..
Winans, of the vicinity Of Jamesto Nn,
Estate not mentioned,) in which he express
es the opinion that the existence of slavery
in the District of Columbia is ga small
affair."" and says it is "not worth while
to disturb the harmony ofthe whole Union
about it, A small affair" that nation
boasting of liberty and equality should H.
cense the traffic in human flesh! A
"smaII affair" that our national capital
should contain 1000 slaves Some ofour
shrewd Yankees may recolect this dis
graceful SENTIMENT perhaps, when they are
called upon to give their votes to its author
for Observation-Disclosures.
SMALL Pox AMONG THE INDIANS
The 81. Louis Republican states that the
agent of the American ur-Company, ar
rived at that place, reports that the small
pox has ceased its ravages amongst the In
dams higher up the Yellow Stone. The
Assineboines are said to be extinct, anc
most Of the Blackfeet have fallen victims
1t was believed that more then Is, OOC
have died Of the disease, and that it will no
stop short of the Pacific Ocean.