Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-13

ing the charge of children, beware hon,
they suffer them to have access 10. or han
die these powerful and dangerous articles.
for not only is the copper of which the
cap is composed poisonous, but the fuImi.
mating powder contained in them is pre.
emmently so.-Nes0-HaU Register.
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR AT THE ALox
PEN1TENTIARY.-Day before yesterday.
one OF the convicts in the Alton peniten-
nary whose name was unknown 10 our
informant, became sullen and refused to- 90
10 work, when requested by the deputy
warden, saying that he was sick. He
was ordered to the cell, and TO receive a
visit from the physician. He refused
'his also, and became abusive. The de.
putty warden then informed the warden
Mr' Samuel A. Buckmaster of the facts
"hen Mr. Buckmaster went 10 the rcfrac.
Tory convict and asked him why ., re-
lusen to go 10 work. He replied, 81 am
not gong 10 work-TIl never do anv
more work for you, God damn voulH
upon which Mr.. Buckmaster struck him
with cane. The convict, who is verv
powerful man, grappled with Mr.. B. and
wouid probably have murdered him, had
It not been for the interposition of the
deputy warden. who rushed between them
and afforded Mr.. Buckmaster an oppor.
tunlty of drawing his pistol, with which
ne shot the convict through the lower part
OF the spine, producing immediate death.
"A coroner inquest was held upon the
BODY OF the convict, and the Jury return
ca verdict of "justi6able homicide. -
81 Louis Bulletin.
REMOVAL OF THE UPPER JAW, WITH
A LARGE PORTION OF THE MoLAR BONE.
Ihls very formidable operation was late
y performed by DR.. Warren, Of this CITY.
lor Inc hrst time in the United States
Inc unfortunate patient was a gentleman
belonging to Newburyport, about sixty
years OF age, who for some time had been
affected with fungoid disease in the an.
trum, of dreadfully painful kind, which
must soon have proved fatal The tumor
was OF a sugar loaf foIm, occupying the
right side of the face, and had forced its
way through the cavities pertaining to
the maxlllary bone. The lioht eve WAS
compressed and infamed, and the cavities
OF the nostrl partly filled by the tumor ~
VI course, the support of the RIGHT ev.
and the right side of the RIGHT nosIril and
palate bones was removed o,bns onsn;no
tue nostrll, mouth and orbit into one com.
mon cavity. The patient supported this
Trying operation without a groar. and at
Its termination said that be would williuo.
~ submit again, were it merely 10 get Re.
ilei from the lntolerabie sufferinps which
ne had experienced from the presence 81
the tumor. He rose from the chair Al
me conclusion, and undressed himself he
lore retiring to bed. The wound was
closed by the twisted suture. and united
by the first intention. In a fortniob, be
was well enough to leave the chamber
and amuse himself with a spy gIass-us.
ing the organ which had been partly dis.
sected from lis socket in the operation he
so lately passed through. The onera,ion
took place on the l7th of September. and
on the 9th Of October the deliohted ma.
tent, thus almost miracuIouslv saved from
horrible death, was able TO leave The
house.-BOstOn Medical and SurgieaL
Journal
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT SING S1Se-l
we are informed by person just from
sing Sing, that on the evening of the 3O;b.
as Samuel e. Mott, in company with FIVE
boys was attempting to cross The river
rom ihe!ler's Point to Sing Sing, in a
small boat very heavily loaded, the boat
was upset by the agitation of the water
caused by the passing of a steamboat
mr.. Mott, and three of the bows, one of
ihem his grandson, another the son of
john ;. Meltick, and third the son Of
Dr. N. J. Green, of Sing Sing, were
drowned. The bodies have not vel been