Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-01

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ST. Gerry belgium and decimated in a
few days the population of the village.
Its effects are so rapid, that the persons al
tackled survive only "a hours, or 36 a,
most. Upwards of 50 of the inhabitants
had been already carried off, and the au-
thorities, not 10 alarm the PEG pie, had for
hidden to ring the church bells for funeral
services. The malady mantests itself by
a complete prostration of Strength and
C ltaneous eruption, which induced many
to call it pimpIe disorder Others give
it the name of black fever, on account of
the dark color of the body after death.
Several cases Of the same disease have been
observed at Beaumont aud Consolre in
! Fran~e-C0mmerce.
Brussels. June 25:-A dreadful accident
occurred on the 22d in the coal mines in
the vicinity Of Deraing, by the explosion
of fire damp. Ninty nine workmen had
gone down into the mine when the expIos-
ion took place; ffty-six have been taken
wounded. Their Majesties have senr1
1000 francs for the relatives of the work.
men who lost their lives by the accident.
Our correspondents who write for our
| paper, and those who We hope will write,
are affectionately requestedto prepare their
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positors set up the types by measurement,
and not by the hour. The consequence
is, if double the usual time is required to
deci pher bad nanuscri pts, they are com
PEELED to labor at half price. Besides this,
our paper is sometimes delayed full hour,
; on account Of the difficulty of correcting
the proof sheet We would recommend
to those who write in haste, and are of
course obliged to interline, that they first
prepare the matter to suit themselves, and
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Iige the printers and publisher A word
to the wise is sufficient. At all events,
give US some articles, now and then, such
as will enrich our columns, and edty
our readerS.-Ct. Secretary,
A SToRM-The Worcester Spy gives
t an account ofan appalling thunder shower,
t which visited that place on the evening OF
! the 10th inst, and was remdr kable for the
vast quantity of electric fluid with which
$ the atmosphere appeared to be filled -
We extract the following paragraph
N. Y. Spec.
p On Pleasant street, button wood tree
was considerably injured by discharge,
which very evidently arent upward from
: the earth to the cloud, a circumstance,
!! which, as is we'll known to the scientific
is not of uncommon occurrence, but OF
;. which considerable portion of the COM
S munity seem not to be aware. In this in
:, stance, the sp'intering of the wood is all in
I an upward direction, and the spinters that
remain attached to the tree, are attached
S by the upper end; and the other indications
correspond Herewith, leaving no room for
? dou BIT as to the fact This shows US the
; importance Of having lightning conductors
so Constructed as to receive the discharge,
and convey it off, in either direction, with
: the same facility.
, GREAT Observation-Disclosures
Proceedang.-Monday June ll.--In the
House of Lords the royal assent was Civ
en- TO the poor-la amendment bill and
some others. A conversation took p lace
between Lords Btougham, Wellington,
Melbourne and others, on the Canterbury
riot, in the course ofwhich Lord Broughan
J said that lunatic named PouIger had been
liberated and sent to America. So it ap-
pears that England, not content with Send
ing US her criminals and paupers, makes
our country the asylum of her crazy people
also.-N. Y. Spec.
The Emperor of Russia has, it seems,
, imposed tax upon tobacco which will
yield 100000 ofrubIes, to be applied
to the formation Of rail roads and to the
promotion of steam navigation.-N. Y.
+ Spec.
> HA1TI.-ln common courtesy, people
, are allowed the privilege of spelling their
own names according to their own pleas
ure. A gentleman from Haiti who was
; recently in our Office, complained that the
world had not a O vrd to this sovereign and
independent nation the prerogative award
ed to the Jhumbiest individual. The name
is Haiti, pronounced Hah-e-te, not Hay
tie. And the people are tfaitians-H ah-
e-te-ans, not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
SHEEP K1LLED.-During the thunder
shower on the afternoon of July 5th. a
flock OF sheep, twenty-eight in number,
, belonging to Mr.. Samuel Davis of North
ampton, were killed by lightning at one
=, shock. They were crowded together on
bare rock.-Hampshire G0z.
r The WEST IND1Es-The news from
, Demerara leaves little room for doub',
! that on Wednesday next, the whole of the