Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-17

Sioux Indians $500 90; Two assistant ex-
amlners in the patent office, at 1850
each; $500 90; 10 the chief justice of
the district court of the District OF CoIum- |
bla, in consideration of the duties imposed
on him by the "Act in addition to AN
act to promote the progress of the useful
arts 100 90; Two additional clerks in
the office of the clerk Of House OF Rep
resentatives of the United States. at 81
500 each 5000 90-Bur Free Press
The Earthquake at Martinique.
A private letter from the island of Mar
unique, dated St. Pierre, February 9Th,
lo59,-: Since the late frightful calam-
lty' we have experienced an infinite num-
Der OF shocks, one particularly, ten days
alter, which was extremely violent, and
which effected perhaps more damage than
the first. We do not know what will be-
come Of US. Poor Martinique is entirely
ruined. Misery and desoIation are at
their height. Our courage is completely
sublutd, The very houses that threaten
momently to fall are suffered to remain.
The indifference of despair has seized up
on all. People continue to reside in hous-
es that are on the point Of falling, without
having resolution or energy enough to
leave them. Every one appears plunged
In gloomy stupor. The city of Port
Royal is annihilated, and the street where
| reside is mass of ruins"
'This is the Age of Inventions.''
So says the Boston Mercantile Journal,
On introducing the following statement,
which, however, zee regard as no 'Finven-
ton" at all, but OIL y one of those events
which natural succeed each other in the
Gospel reformation of this world. " A
proposition has been published in Eng
land for GENERAL ANTI-SLAvERY
, CONVENTION FoRALL QUARTERS OF THE
WORLD, to be held in May 1910" Who
will go2 and whom shall zee of this quar-
; ter of the world send The proposition
is, indeed stupendous one, but none toe
: great for this age. The steamers are
, plying in every sea, and trip TO London
r now is little more than was a ride from
Worcester to New York fifty years ago
. Let the Proposition "go the rounds
= Brethren. Slavery, iron-f,ced monste
! as he is, will turn pale rs he shall reac
it-CA. Reflector.
e MELANCHOLY CoINCIDENcE.-In oa
J. last, we stated that son of Mrs. Ellei
v Campbell, was scalded to death, in New
d York. last Sunday, by inhaling steam
from the nose of tea kettle. Remarka
BILE as the coincidence may be, an acct
; dent precisely similar, occurred in Thu
= city on the day previous. A little chilt
=. of Mr.. Hellesen, No. SO, Common street
r named Charles Augustus Hellesen, age
four years, entered the kitchen on Satur
r day evening. where ea-kettle was stand
w ing on the stove, applied his mouth hasti
~ ly to the spout and inhaled the boilin
~ steam, which threw him into convulsion
~ and caused his death after twenty seve
IN hours of excruciating agony.-Bos. Ga
ry REVENUE OF BosToN.-The revenr
to that was secured in this port during ii
e. first quarter of 1888, was S48O,3OO So
as The revenue that accrued the first quart
Cd of 1889, was S562,645. Increase, 49,
ur 34441.
~, A nest of counterfeiters were arreste
~ in NewBedford on Tuesday. last wee
They occupied cellar, all access
' aG which was closed except through tr
w door, concealed in closet. On descen
sr ing through this they found two m
ore busiiy engaged in coming, and the grou
Us about thlckly strewn with spurious hi
'aS dollars Six individuals were arrest
vas and committed to Jail for examination.
Vel large quaEtty of base silver coin. IT
u'i- chinery, dies, &c. &c, were also tax
' ~ into custody. The examination of
'ef' prisoners will doubtless lead to some i
ava a, portant disclosures.
not The Virginia Legislature has passed
- resolution locating Deaf and Du
and Asylum at Stanton, and appropriate
,un. $4,000 to erect buildings and Sl0,(
ght annually to deffay its expenses.
" GRAHAM STUART. the wandering
the per" who travelled through this coun
ght. a year or two since, died recently in [
OF a lin, having previously made his will, ;
not thereby beaqueathed all his property
the the uses and purposes ofthe MERGERS {
pital in that city, Vergennes Vernon
I'M a Easy method OF detecting counte,
by coin--Take clean slip of common 81
pub zinc about two inches by half an inch
Rep lay it on the tongue; place genuine
'nSes yer coin under the tongne, and on on br
this ing the silver and zinc together, pun,
pay and disagreeable taste will be percei
for Substitute now. coin suspected 10
two counterfeit, in the place ofthe genuine
print and a very sHoht if any taste will be
ting ceived The false coin of half dol
the dimes and half dimes. is made mos,i,