Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-08
From the St. GATHERINGS Journal of April 10.

IA ALLS. - ne report 10 which
we gave currency of five men HAVING
gone over the Falls" was upon the an.
'naorIty' IN the first place, of the principal
OF the Lewiston Academy. who crossed
tne river at Queenston, on the mornino
1T was supposed to have happened; and in
the second place, from sergeant and two
PrIvaes OF the 531 regiment, stationed at
the Falls, who arrived here the nexi
morning, and cortoborated the report
Upon such testimony we give publicity
TO &c a taie' which now appears to be without
foundation in truth. but which was never.
'heless fully believed at the time by many
persons present
mat man was picked up in whirI-
poo': however, is true-supposed to be the
person who Is said to have been drowned
short time previous at the mouth of the
lonawan'a creek, N. Y. by the upsettino
OF a small boat, in attempting to cross over
to Grand Island.
MUD MACHINE. OR SUBMARINES Ex-
cAVAToR.-Mr. James Hamilton, one
among the many ingenious members of
me America Institute, in connexion with
Nr. William p Brayton, has invited and
constructed machine for clearing out
channels in harbors, rivers and streams
A patent has been grated, 1868. The
clalm OF tbs patentees is contained in the
February number of the institute,
lhose who have seen lis operations.
represented 1t as capable of being worked
with great facility, CELEBRITY and power.
ploughlng up and moving off in a few
minutes hundred tons of mud and earth.
Several gentlemen who feel deep inter-
est III the navigation of the Hudson, have
solIced Mr.. Hamilton to make an exper-
lment with this machine upon the Over
slaugh.
Mr.. Hamilton, we are informed. will
visit Albany in few days, and examine
the ground.-AIta~y Daily Advertiser.
The Mayor of Savannah has prohibited
by proclamation, the vulgar practice Of
smoking cigars in the streets of that citv
NJ YSpec.
FEMALE lNTREPIDITY.-Durinc the
fire on Saturday night last, the occunants
OF one of the buildings in Rose Alley,
m the hustle and confusion of saving their
little effects from the devouring element,
and after being driven out by the flames,
discovered that one of her children. bow
about a years old, remained vet asleep in
the upper part Of the house. The moth.
er after hearing of the situation of her
child rushed through the flames, and
seized her sleeping boy and no sooner
had she gained the object of which she
was willing to risk her life, than il was
discovered that all means of escape were
cut Off, save that of leaping from the sec.
ond story window with her child, which
without moments hesitation was done
Without any material injury to herself or
child.-Albany Journal.
Baptist Anti-s1averv Convention
We are gratified to learn bv cores
pondent, writing from New York, that
the Baptist Aboitionists who attended the
late Anti-savery Meeting in Philadelphia
strong desire for Baptist
Convention.
They will come to the Anniversary Of
the American A. S. Society in II. York
ne1t Tuesday 9TH inst. prepared to take
decided ground and to adopt such meas
ares as the present important crisis de-
mands.
The following paragraph is from a
recent number of the Eastern Baptist
Christian Reflector.
"Slnce our last remarks unon tho
proposition for Baptist Anti Slavery
we have received several
names TO he annexed to the call far =,
State Convention and several letters an
proving of the proposal.
The Editors of this paper are ready
Tor State, New-EngIand, or National
Convention of Baptists opposed TO slave
ry; and We believe we may safely relv |
upon the active cooperation of Baptists
generally in this Safe. Let a call be
issued, and this State will furnish her
quota of names, to be annexed to it, and
in case of Convention is convened, her
proportion Of delegates. w.
PUBLIC RoBBERtEs.-"Two MILL.
IONS, SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND, rwo HUN
DRIED AND FIVE DoLLARs'-is the sum of
losses to the people of the United States
Ov the defalcations of public functionaries
since 1929, as estimated from official
documents. "This says the Providence
Journal" after having enumerated about
forty detaulters, might be enlarged by
giving list of all the defauiters since |
le29, and the amounts due by them; the
on y are given above"
Now we of the Reflector have no eve |
70 political party in making this quota |
ION; if the Wings were in power, the
state Of things would probably, be no
better. The only efectual way to RENE
1y this and many other public evils, is in |