Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-17

DIvlDENDs.-The Atlantic Insurance
Company have declared a dividend of
fifteen per cent, payable on demand, Il
The Newly Insurance Company
| i've per cent for the last six months, pay |
able on the 9th instant.
The Ocean Insurance Company, ten
per cent; siI per cent regular divi-
dend for the last six months, and an extra |.
one of four, payable on the 9Th instant.
The Howard Insurance Company,
have declared dividend of five per cent.
for the last six months, payable on the
9th inst.
| The Merchants Marine Insura nee
Company, three per cent. payable on the
| 10Th inst
The Merchants Fire Insurance Com
pany, five per cent. payable on the 18th |
instant |
| DIVIDENDS, DECLARED AT PHFLADEL-
PHIA.-The Bank of the United States |
four per cent. for the last six months,
payable on the 18th inst. The Savings
Institution, five per cent. for the last six
months, payable on The 10th inst. The
Union Insurance Company, four per
cent. payable the llth inst. American
Insurance Company. five per cent. for
the last six months, payable on the 18th.
Fire Insurance Company, three per cent.
payable the l2th.-N YSpee.
The ALTON OBsERvER.--An arrange
: ment has been made for the publication
! of the Alton Observer 10 Cincinnati until
: law shall be re-established, and afford
protection 10 the public press and to indi-
yidual right In Alton. 1t will be substan-
TALLY the same in matter with the Cincin-
natl Journal. Our anti-slavery friends,
+ however, in Illinois, wish it distinctly I'M
O derstood, that they purpose, so soon as
n Iexpedient, to re-estabtish in Illinois, at
| Alton if possible, an anti-slavery press
o bearing the name Alton Observer, "a
IS name consecrated by the blood of mar
y. tyr, and linked with the highest and holi-
L. est Observation-Disclosures.
n PRESERVATION OF NEUTRALITY, AND
At Defence OF TEE FRoNTIER.-TheP Pos
h of last evening contains the following
at short letter from Washington, which we
e presume may be relied on.-N. Y Spec.
it. WASHINGTON, Jan. S, 1888.
a. Captain Wright has been ordered t.
of take possession of Fort Niagara, and II
d. visit Buffalo and Pittsburgh, and if ne
cessary to call upon Col. Cutler for
b. sufficient number OF men to protect tn
D. public property, to prevent the interference
e. Of our citizens in Canadian affairs, and t
repel invasion. ~
A Coop YIELD OF WHEAr.-We ar
informed that Mr. Elias Whiting, of Win
throp has raised, during the past season
a. 80 bushels of wheat from S bushels c
NJ sowing. This makes yield of l6 busheI
n from one. Mr.. w. attributes this ncreas
Of crop to the previous use of lime upo
his land. If lime will do this we shoul
~ like to see it spread over the whole Stat
- There is material enough within our DO
nj ders to make lime enough to do it, ar
~, have plenty to spare.-Me. Farmer.
ed A RANsoM.-' For this, my son, wa
Of dead, and is alive; was lost and is found
OF Moses Cranky IA respectable and worth
=" eolored resident of this city, wishes US
Iy state, for the information of those kir
w friends who furnished him the necessar
ei- means, that be has succeeded in redeem
% ing his son from slavery, having bee
or obliged to pay $3.50 for his freedom. TT
III case of Mr.. Grandy is one of extraordin,
nd nv interest. He was born slave, and hs
IS paid for his own freedom not less thu
wv three times, at high price, having be,
Nv twice sold after paying the price stipul'
Re ted to his knavish owners. He has sin'
es- paid for the liberation of his wife, and Il
son above alluded to, and has still in slav
ny ~ six other children, of whose fate and l.
'e- cation he is guorant.-Liberetor.
S
re The annual average of dead letters
,st that is, letters sent to the General Pc
nst Office, because not called tor-is stated
m 9OO,0OO!-N. !. Amer.
Be NOT DIscouRAeED.-The vote {
Pinkrey's Resolutions, in 1886, stood II
ne to Al.
Is The vote on Patton's Resolution, of II
wv 2lst inst. was 1872 to a. Difference,
nd gain of 81 votes for our cause, in Coz
tn. gress, notwithstanding the tremendol
es' wrath and eztrGordimGry efforts o. the ST.
to vites. Take courage, friends !-N0t. Ing
H. LovEJo4's MEMo1R.-It is expeete
nd that the memoir will be prepared by Ii
ar two brothers, Joseph C. Lovejoy of Main
~ and Owen Lovejoy of Alton, both gentI'
"a men of education and of kindred spir
~ with the martyr. They will meet in tn
~ city within a few days, and press tn
work as rapidly to its completion, as il
he importance will justify.-EmomctpGt0r.
me CHEAP TRAvE1L1NG-The fare t
ar Providence on opposition days, is no'
ns fixed at one dolIar.-N. Y Spec. 1884,