Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-10
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the Temperance Recorder.

brations of our nations last birth day
were had in more than 100 different
places in the state of New York, while,
from our exchange papers and cores
pondents, we perceive they We're numer
ously attended in our sister confederacies
In several places, the rumsellers, and
grogbruisers, and demagogues who buy
drunkards votes, got up opposition, rum
and powder celebrations. A minute de-
scription of three Of the drinking, drunk
en- anniversaries, have been forwarded to
US. And though the roar of cannon, and
the pomp and circumstance of military
parade were added, their assemblages
We're very small compared with the neigh
boring temperance assembly And these
three correspondents all make substantial
ly the same remark, "that the division
and classification of persons and charac-
ters exhibited in these different collections,
were q powerful persuasive against the
rum and powder, and in favor of the tenn
perance celebration.' ..
We have not heard of single accident
or contention taking place OF the temper
ance assemblies, or in going to or return
ing from them. While at the rum and
powder celebrations, fearful has been the
loss of life and limb, and sad the destruc-
ton of property, morals and character
We could specify and give names of per-
sons and places. and trace this awful hav-
oc of what is dear and valuable to the use
CT intoxicating liquors and powder; but
mostly, If not exclusively, to alcohol.
Three men returning from their drunk
en- celebrations, fell from their horses, and
were killed. Two more, while drunk,
were run over by the cars, the one killed,
ana the other lost both his legs. Six were
killed or badly manned by the bursting or
accidental discharge of cannon or fire
arms. Four were drowned Three, while
drunk, were killed by the upsetting of the
vehicles in which they were riding. Two
were burned to death by rockets. So ma
ny we have heard of, being sacrificed on
the last 4sh of July, in the state of New
York onl Y, on the bloody altar of rum
and powder; and probably the half is not
told.
To what use is this waste2 Has the
the aggregate of human happiness been
increased thereby What additions have
thus been made TO science and morals !
Have our free institutions been purified
and made more secure by these expen-
sive offerings Have our natures been
ennobled, and our Heavenly Father hon
ored by these rum and powder exhibit
tons? All no, no. The reverse of ali
this. Then why continue them2 The
wise reap wisdom from past follies; the
foolish go on and are punished.
ENORMOUS ANIMAL. An Interesting
discovery has recently been made 10
Crawford county, Ohio; some laborers
whilst excavaling mill-race, came upon
the skeleton of Mastodon in perfect
state of preservation at the depth of six or
seven feet below the surface of the earth.
This furnishes positive evidence of the ex-
lstence at one time of those enormous an
finals, of which we have no account even
by tradition. SO long has it been since they
did exist, Some idea may be formed of
|. their huge size when living, and covered
with flesh, from the following weight and
measurement of d few ofthe larger bones
The skull and jaw bones weighed 226
peunds,-the length of the head 8 feet 6
l-2 inches,-breadth across the eyes 2
} feet 2 l-2 inches,-breadth of the eve
socket 6 inches,-iength of thigh bone 8
feet inch.-lower bone from thigh to
hoof % 1-2 Observation-Disclosures OF
J thigh bone 2 feet inches,-lower bone
2 feet l-2 inch,-leneth of rib feet IL
inches,-smallest circumference 5 IA
inches.-WeSt. Car.
RESIGNATION OF LORD DURHAM
Advices from Quebec, to the 22d oil
September, furnish the intelligence that