Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-06-19
VOL. XII. NO. 80

Mob I'm EevvsHaven, Ct.
The following letter from our tried :,
adjulor, Gerrit Smith is from the En-.
cipator:
Farmin gton. CT, MAY IA, 1890
Dear Brother LcaUitt:-I wrote nm.
brief account of the mob in Newburs u
Friday. Last evening witnessed aDoS
er similar answer TO the question, "wb,.
has the north to do with sIayery?"
On reaching New-Haven, yesterdav
few of the friends of our cause though /
would be well for me to speak in the e.,
ming on the subject of slavery. ca.
scented, and public notice was given oflS.
meeting. l had not spoken half an bo7.
before 1 was interrupted by a mob +.
| leaders Of which were, as was iniofmsI
southern enthusiastically law s,u1er,
i They beat the floor with their canes.
they cried aloud-they threw eggs atm
which despatched not only myself i
MIR. Sawyer and MIR. Dunton, two q,
gvmen, who sat by my side. 1t WIS 54
TO me, that some of the leaders occasr.
ally hourished their dirks.
To the dear brethren, who nantes.
: their soliciiude for my personal saie,E
feel under great obligations. Oar belop.
brother S. 5. JoceIyn showed remarka
selfpossession and good judgment On i.
occasion.
| am this evening 10 plead with Il
r people Of Pennington il beha II Of /.
: Savior's enslaved and crushed poor. /
the morning | am 10 accompany join 7
. Norton to the anniversary meeting Of 1.
Connecticut State Anli-Slayerv So,ia.
which is to be held at Hartford. Tn
well tried friend of the slave, Jane.
Fuller, who, in our periIs last eyera,
7 showed that "the righteous is bold ss,
: lion," is TO accompany US.
f Your friend and brother,
GE2RrT SMiTH.
4 REcToR CoSvIcTED OF MAxsLlrsr
r TER.-The protracted trial of Tb9as
> Rector, before Judge WILLARD, at b
lston Spa, resulted in verdict oil ml
slaughter In the ID degree. Tie il7I
we understand, stood out long time. Il
: to two, for a verdict of muTder.-Alb. E.
o Journal.
Fl "MR. JOEL S. BINGHAM, of Cor1Ea1J
f VI. lately student in Middlebuly Cd
: lege, and member of the Concrer4;ial
al Church spenta few weeks in Ken,1rs-
in the summer Of 1888. He relate. q
= following otcurr nee which took paq
y the neighborhood where he rcsiIe,a
e was matter of perfect noioriety i
J. vicini;y.-LIOTniRg Star.
8 Rev. Mr.. Lewis a Baptist niais;s.l
: the vicinity Of frankfort. Ky. had si.r
that run away, but was re.akea AMI t-
: back 10 his master. who threalcn,d Fl,
u with punishment for making an a1.at
; TO escape.-Though terrified, the
/ Immedlatel V attempted to ron away a-.1
n Mr.. Lewis commanded him 10 so7 4
: he did not obey. Mr.. Lewis then
his gun, loaded toith snail si0t. and J.
: at tAe Stare, achc fett; but was no.
/ and aferward recovered. Alr. l. d.4ad
e probably intend 10 Kill the slave, Is !. "a
+ his legs which he aimed at and rec
i the contents Of the gun. This took q.
) about the first of July, 1888"
MELANCHoLY.-The Coopers.osnI
7. Journal, OF jane 8, says,-oa Sgal.I
morning, about 10 o'clock, six pes
Z named Abraham Walter. Calharinr u
l. ter, Nancy Walter, Caroline Barra,s
10 Charles Hardendorf, and Celinia Nsa
= attempted 10 cross the Lake. about b. j
Is mile in width, in a small lcaky boat q
before they had reached half the di&all
I they were alarmed at the increIse OF 81
leakage, and commenced b1iiing or o.
water, the womel using their s55s I
that purpose, bat to no effect. as Il ia:t'
: ed rapidly In depth, and tie lost
: and sank in fifteen feet of waller and U.
n iy rods from The shore. The hre =
r named were drowned. Ce,ildl va
y aged about fourteen years, savel ha1s
|, by holding on TO the boat, which cen.
The surface bottom upwards, anl wa
!, cued by a person who came ID her e
IN boat, having heard the cries d
!, sufferers at distance Of bali 4 mile
Y The dead bodies were all rec0vele Il
q = 49, AOAaS- AOEdIdul ~ HUI No.
years of age, a poor man, AMI has j.
wife and Eve or six children who
dependent upon his labor for b7ssl~
Caroline Walter was aged Fl, ani y.
cy Walter Is years-ihey were coc.
and neices of Abraham. Caroline b.
b ringer was aged Is, and Charles ll'--
s dori 20 years.
METEoRoLoGY.--The public ~.
? heard much within year or tEo Pl-~
e chiefly, however, in the way Of sl.a's~
! oil Professor J. p. Espy, of Philad' =.
i who has been devoling many years o. ;
entlhc investigation to the subject q - 4
teorology, branch Of science very IL
understood. The cause of the sa'lTf'
which we have referred. is found u :
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