Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-19
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er number of States. on Thursday, than
ever before united III honor of this reyer-
ent custom. Five New England States,
New York, New Jersey, Michigan and
Illinois, with an aggregate population of
five millions, gave up that day to devout
gratitude and social enjoyment. 1t is
grateful to see this venerable relic of the
Pilgrim habits, spreading through the
land. Vermont and Ohio are yet to come,
the former the 9th of December, and the
latter the l9th.-Boston Press.
The MoRMoNs.-In remarkine upon
the treatment these poor deluded people
have experienced at the hands of their
captors, the Fredericksburg Arena says:
:" The accounts which we give from
the Far West, are most deplorable. The
history of our country presents no similar
passage Of relentless persecution and
bloody vengeance. 1t is due the charac-
ter Of the people of Missouri, that a full
exposition of all the proceedings should
be given to the public. That the Nor
mons are miserable set of deluded fan
atics cannot be questioned, but we have
ooiAS suspicious, 1IOII Minus WHICH lHdV6
appeared, that they have been treated too
harshly. They have been placed beyond
the pale Of the law, and treated as brig
ands and pirates: Whatever may have
been their crimes, they were American
citizens, and should have enjoyed the pro.
lection of the laws. Their conduct,
doubtless, was bad enough, but, it must
be remembered, that we have heard but
one side Of the story
LAMENTABLE AccIDENT.-Wer regret
to learn that fatal accident happened to
Mr.. Jones Marble, in Hinsdale, IN. II.
! on Monday morning last. The roof o.
Mr.. Ms house having taken fire near the
ridge, adjacent to the stove-pipe, he as.
cended on the outside with a pail of wa.
ter to extinguish it. The weather was
intensely cold, and the water thrown up.
on the roof Immediately CONCEALED into
ice, forming most dangerous footing
Mr.. M. no sooner attempted to descend
than he slipped and fell TO the ground
striking upon his head, which was badly
fractured. Surgical aid was obtained
from this village, but without avail he
lived but few hours
Aflef getting her husband into the
house, Mrs. Marble, we understand. bv
applying water under the roof, kept the
fire IN check until a daughter had procur.
ed assistance from the neighbors, who
succeeded in extinguishing it.-BratAebo
no Dem.
The following impressive facts are mar
rated In the Foreign Quarterly Review for
October, 1888.
CHINA.-Thete is every reason to be-
lleve that all the persecution of Chris
tlans IS on the point of ceasing. The EN-
peror himself is said to have studied Chris
ttlanlty, and to hold it in respect, while at
his accession 70 the throne Christian blood
was frequently made to flow. The rieor-
Gus laws against Christians now exist on
ly on paper, and their execution is entrust-
ed to those mandarins who are favorable
to Christians. The law in 1886, al.houoh
In terms applying to all Christians, was
directed solely against the English. of
whose political influence they began to be
afraid,
TEMPERANCE IN STEAM SHIPS
About sky gentlemen, who were passen-
gers in the Great Western in her last vow
age, have signed recommendation to the
Directors of the Steam Navigation Com
pany, that, considering the change intro
daced by the establishment of steam nav
igation, in leading TO the employment of
larger class of ships, and the assem-
bling OF a greater number of PASSENGERS
than has been usual hitherto, instead of
wise and other liquors being freely sup
piled as they are called for at all times
and without any specific charge, thew
should be left to be furnished by the stew.
ard to the passengers calling for them. at
separate, established price, in the same
manner as in hotels, and In the STEAMBOATS,
employed upon the lakes and rivers of
America.
The lighthouses ABRoAp.-The
Slavery Abolition Society of Paris has
resolved upon. sending a congratulatorv
address to the abolitionists of Great Brit
ain, complimenting them on the success
OF their efforts, and promising TO pursue
similar task in France with unremi,tino
diligence.