Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-03
July ., lsas.
Il. :. .ir,u Ihnnsand dollars. :

~ ,0ooey % pay the claims, understood
\ wv :, something like villany was going on.
n "a ~ refused TO pay any claims in the
I uds of Broadhead or his competitions
y he fraud. Major Hitchcock made a
= '"s"ssntation Of the whole matter to the
|npposrrmenl. which sustained him in the
~ he had taken. The. Republican con-
eS1Sss the history, which we have render
! pO nncb more brief than 1t is there given,
IN observing,--" We here take pleas
',s IN noticing the prompt manner the
~ missioner of Indian affairs, j. Hart
- Crawford, set bis seal Of disapproba.
~ On this speculation. and " hich was
E" JI sustained by the Secretary Of War;"
When the facts were communicated to
l. Denartment, and the commissioners
IA ~ TepOrted their proceedings. they were
s" ~ by Mr.. Crawford. and he rec
IMmeuded 10 the Secretary of, War 10
!, aside their proceedings. which was
ooo and new commission has been Or,
srsd The repors-of the commissioners
srorohoul. in relation 10 the allowance
r,bc ,raders and halfbreeds. and ihesas-
embIiur Of the Indians, admits a total
isrecaId Of the Instructions ofthe Secse-
sarv Of War; and we are glad to see that
here is vet virtue enough remaining at
Washington to disco1ntenance and con.
qmn such an outrage. The document
lonans number oflelters from the com
hissioners and Bfoadhead. attempting To-
cCend their conduct, which they wholly
hil 10 do. The commissioners deny any
Participation in Broadhead > speculation,
bad saw that they were not aware of them
Until they had given him the drafts; but
IN The circumstances .conspire TO prove
BIZ faIsity Of this assertion, especially as
pr as Cameron is concerned, Murray's
Participation is not so clear and Broad.
be,d, as we'll as Cameron. has the IN.
cushing efironterv TO calf II legal tran.
Ilction, in which Broadhead sold his ie-
al services, as counsel to the half breeds
nd is now Justly entitled TO the money.
Efors, through political influence, and
be aid Of prominent political men, have
zen attempted to operate on the Secretary
War, 10 induce him TO. reconsider hi
8ecision rejecting the report of thescom
DESIGNERS but, with rfrmness whicl
0oes credit to his character as a man an
b officer, he has withstood them all, an
i aside the reports The consequence
lhis course viii be, thai Broadhead an
bmeron will, lose their money, or ell
uSt seek il Of the half breeds, who
ey have cheated and defrauded--Aa col
hnlnation which their conduct tichl
heriis. 49, .,.sts2
The whole transaction seems. to hay
Ken but one continued series Of fraud
mcsi, il not quite, unparalleled, even
bis day.
AN AWFUL PRoYInRECE.--Lelcsslo
Y-On the 29th of April, at "A sma
llage in This county. viz. Ellisville,
Jan namsd J.. IS. was killed suddenl
il was profane ,swearer.. He was
ne Of the stores. aalking about neyi'
is family to another- hopse.iR the villa
at day, though the rain poured down.
rrents on the earth. A friend sa
Surely you will not take your family .
such Iain.' Ele swore by the La
esas Christ that Vi il rained pitchfoi
Eih the prongs downwards. and if
hined heli-6re he would co. So sayir
e sprang from the door,, walked abb
en steps, and was struck. in the mouth
ghtning--his head swiftly maugled
md his lips still auiyeping with oaths
urned and swelled tili twas DISTRESS
see him. Nothing else was injured
re blasPhemeT only was killed.-C
Allocate. 2-'%
1t is feared that the late heavy ira
which NC have had, will be productive,
erious injury to the crops. The Ba
Toodsman states thar at Grafton. ILL.,,
quantity Of water that has fallen. is or
b than ever bifore known in so.shol
line, at this season OF the year
mailer streams are overhowed, and
many places The. boltou lands adioir
IRE inundated. II is feared thai IN
bridges are swept away, and some Of
armers have sustained serious DANA
We have heard Of one man, who hi
held olcorh containing twelve or four
pcres, entirely destroyed. The corn
lterally. washed ont Of the ground
Louis B1lletiH. &.
THE "0yERsLAUsH." Ills 50
Of great qualification 10 the citizens Q
bany and the country generally. ths
efforts to improve the navigation /,
Hudson river have been crowned
success. The dyke received no /
BY the breaking up Of the ice ia The
ter, as was feared al The time. inc
quence of the high, water and The
force with which the ice was c,
down, Several vessels irom PhiIad,
and the Eastern ports have recent
rived with full cargoes, and drawing
lcct wafer ha vfrrw $4,000 ~ :. L.