Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-21

TRADE OF ALBkNr.-The Harbor
master of the port OF Albany reports that /
473 vessels have arrived at Albany dur
ing the season. The aggregate tonnage
Of these was 81, 594 tons. The number
of trips made by these is computed at g.
435.-N Y Spec. /
LEArHER.-The weight ofthe leather,
of all kinds, inspected in the common
wealth of Massach usetts, from January l,
1887, to January |, 1888, was l,9se,754
pounds.-N Y. Spec
OLA correspondent OF the New
Bedford Mercury estimates the quantity
of sperm oil imported into the United
States in 1887, at l5l.724 barrels, and
the quantity of whale oil at 2lo,l3s bar
rels.-N. Y Spec. H. -..-.
TExAs.-The Richmond Enquirer of
Saturday contains extracts from letter
dated at Houston, 42th Dec, which sets
| forth THAT THE MExIcANs HAVE AGAIN
TAKEN POSSESSION OF BBxAR, with fifteen
hundred cavalry. s.: -.
CAPITAL PUN1sHMENr.-The House
of Representatives of Rhode Island, have
passed bill abolishing capital punish
ment and substituting imprisonment for
life
| TExAs.-It Is now certain that Mexico
has again invaded Texas San Antonio
has been attacked and taken bya party of
1900 horsemen. A partial engagement
took place.
FROM TExAs.-The schr. Dories, ar
rived on the 30th ult at New Orleans from
Matagorda, whence she sailed on the 23d.
She reports that all was quiet in the interi-
or of Texas, and that the army Of inva-
ders was only band Of marauders-
Boston Press.
SLAVERY IN KENTucKY.-The Leg
islature OF Kentucky has passed bill to
take the sense Of the people on the pro-
prety of calling conventionfor the pur.
pose of discussing the question of the alb
: oIiion Of slavery in that state.-Rach
momd Wing.
a PETITIoNs.-Twentv thousand per-
n sons have already sent memorials to the
l. Legislature of Massachusetts, asking tina
= bo1y to protest, in the name Of the people
Z against Mr.. Patton's unconstitutional anC
= despotic resolution, adopted by the House
}. of Representatives of the United States
LiberatOr.
l. The bills of the Fulton Bank, Boston
r, have not been received BY the Suffolk
il Bank, for two DAYS, but we learn, that they
l.. tho
g and at their own counter.-Chrlstla'
s WatehmGn.
TIE proprietor of the New York Cou
i rier and Enquirer, gives notice according
- to law, that an application will be mad
to the Legislature, to convert the SAID pa
70 per into a Stock Company with capita
70 Of 100000.
r The whole number o. chests of tea in
- ported into the United States from China
If during the year ending Dec. LIST is est
Fl mated at 1877, 8O5~
MINISTER TO AUsTR1A-The presi
u dent has nominated Henry A. Mullen
!, berg. Of Penn. member Of Congress, a
Il Minister Plenipotentiary to tie Court 0
Vienna.
THE ARNY-The Bill increasing tn
" army of the United States to between IA,
600 and $4,000 men, l. e. doubling 1t, hs
i. passed the SUBSEQUENTLY withou
=. opposition.
CANAL ToLLs-The Canal Commits
= sioners of the State of New York hav
- established the same rates of tolls for tn
ensuing season, that were during the pas
!. The story Of the seizure of 600 youn
women of the Ukraine by the Enpero
: Of Russia, turns GU: to be fabrication.
er The value of imports into New Yorl
I'd in 1887 is estimated at sixty eight mil
ne ions against one hundred and eighteen j
IL 1886.
t. The duties in 1887 were S9,49O,124
m in 1886 S17,ll4,3O5.-Boston Press.
There are now supported by publ
e. charity in the city of New York, NOR
re than three thousand persons; create
ty amount of paupers than has ever bee
ne known in that city.