Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-07
PExsIoNERs-The whole number Of

pensioners in the United STATES in A. ,76S.
OF these, 2l4O are in Maine, 20S7 in n.
Hampshire, 1881 in Massachusetts, 1884
in Connection, e04 in r. Island, 2497 in
Vermont, 1886 in New York, l166 in
New Jersey, 2649 in Pennsylvania, Al
in Delaware, 457 in Maryland, 1854 IN
virginia, 1890 in North Carolina, 6l3 10
South Carolina, 532 in Georgia, 81 in
Mississippi, 379 in, Alabama, ~ IN Lou
isiana, 205S in Tennessee, 1865 IN Ken
tucky, 1904 in Ohio, Isl in Indiana, 1922
in Illinois, 263 in Missouri, p 10 Florida.
Is in Arkansas, US in Michigan, 5 in
Wisconsin, l42 in District OF Columbia
The number Of pensioners added to the
list from Olt 81, 1886, to Oct. Fl, 1887,
was 2lll. Deaths during same period,
l645.-NY. Spec.
The SPRRM WHALE FIsHERY.-Dur,
ing the year 1887, according to the Nan
tucket Inquirer, the quantity OF spermace-
ii oil imported into the United States,
amounts to 1851 bbls.-equal to S.
554, 900 gallons. This was all procured
in the Pacific Ocean, by 81 ships-with
the exception Of about 10000 bbls. brot
from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, or
shipped home, viG Western Islands by
outward bound whalers, or sent from 9th
er ports in consequence IF some disaster.
A few Of the Pacific ships have completed
their voyages, by taking whale oil bu:
none Of the. latter article is embraced in
the above aggregate. The value of this
product may be estimated in round nun.
bers at S5,O09,000:
OF these 81 returned voyages So have
resulted proftably-on eight neither gain
nor loss he's accrued-ll have eyentuated
in positive, though not ruinous losses, and
on 9 there have been great sacrifices, say
from 10 to $4,000 each.
The most fortunate of these voyages
was that OF the WIN. Hamilton. OF New
Bedford, Capt Swain, which obtained
4I8l bbls. sperm oil, in SO months-the
largest cargo of oil ever mported.- Var
mouth Register.
A CASE FOR CoNsIDERATION.-A-
is Direc;or in one of the Banks in this
city. He has long known that it is IN
sound, and must soon fail. One weel
| before its failure, he hears of an estate
which for the cash, can be bought TO
$4,000. although really worth $4,000
He buys the estate, and borrows the mon
cy Of the Bank in which he is Director
with which be pays for it. In few day
the Bank fails, and be, by an agent, actu
| al 10 hI1t r. vi
on the dollar, with which he pays hi
note at the Bank. In few days be sell
his estate on good security, for $4,000
Now let us see what he has made
Forty cents on $4,000 is 81, 900, an
The 1000 on the transfer of the propert
added, makes 90, GOO!
Ii man steels a horse, he is sent t
. the State Prison. But is this transactio
any better7 If a man obtains goods uu
der cover of false pretenccs, he is sent I
the State Prison. But is this transactio
any better Ought not our Legislatul
TO protect the people from such wholesaI
{; swindling. from such gentlemGn!y vilIany
: lions Herald.
+ Copy OF a letter from the Postmaster
- Mobile, Ala, dated Mobile, Jan 81, 1873
. RoBBERY OF THE GREAT EASTER
h MAIL FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA.-Si
. Bv a letter from Mr. Taylor, the contrac
! or, dated this morning at Stockton, Ala
we learn that the mail from this Office
;. Montgomery was robbed on the eVenin
a Of the 10Th instant, and the driver mu
, dered. The robbery was detected at
:, O'Clock, A: NJ. on the Goth, but no trac
|, Of the mails or robbers have as vet be-
found. The cut portmanteaux have be-
returned to this office, the whole confer
~ having been probably deposited in t
|, neighboring swamps. Every exert'
- will be used by myself and the contract
! to recover the mail and pursue the robbeI
IS, FIRE AND DEATH.-A horrid dea
. occurred in our sister borough of Mari
es ia, on Tuesday last. A man, woodma
IN we believe, after breakfast, went to
L. daily labor, leaving his wife and en-
u about three years of age at home alot
:; The child vas in bed asleep, and
l. mother, wanting some necessaries trt
D. the neighboring town, proceeded thith
o. leaving the child asleep, light burnl'
Pa and the door locked. Some time aft
lp- ward, the house was discovered 10 be
pa FIRE; and when the frantic mother ag
"a reached the spot, the building was he
rs, Of ruins, and the child burnt, disfgur
D; ana unseem!y corpse l-Columbus n
- Herald.
- City BANKS We have underst'
, that the associated banks of this city, q
a~' late meeting, adopted a resolution b
!. large majority, declaring it exPedIent
: all our city institutions to issue their o
~ bills in the daily transaction of their b.
we ness, and Recommending the several boa
a ,o Of directors to carry out their views