Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-04

pflncIpleQ WTetcneS may ledd on 10 work
of destruction. Even the proceedings
commenced under the act referred to, 10
compensate the owners of Pennsylvania
Hall. are stopped by the repeating clause
of that mongrel election law, and the suf-
ferers are at present without. any means
of obtaining damages for the ruin of that
building.
Are the citizens of Philadelphia gener-
ally aware that their property is exposed
to the attacks of the rabble, without the
salutary check which an act of indemni-
6cation would interpose2 We hope that
as the election is approaching this matter
will be suggested TO the candidates for the
Legislature, as one upon which they will
be expected to exercise their influence for
a reform. 1t is more important than
many would suppose. The conduct of
the miscreants who fired the Pennsylva-
MIA Hall has had grave defenders in Phil
adelphia, and unless there be general
statute providing indemni6cations for every
loss occasioned by riots. justice may be
withheld in every particular case, as in
that instance, owing to opposition on
special grounds"
This is unwelcome news to us. We
did not know that the indemnifcation law
OF Philadelphia had been repealed and
the regret and shame we fell for the des-
truction OF Pennsylvania Hall were miti-
gated only by the assurance we enter
tanned, that the owners had been or would
surely be automatically YSpec.
I AWFUL CoNFLAGRATIoN AT ST.. JOINS.
N. B.-Another FIRE has occurred at ST.
Johns, N. B. which destroyed about one
hundred buildings. 1t broke out on Sat- |
urday night about 9 o'clock in a ware
house in Nelson-st., occupied by Messrs.
Hugh Irvine & Brothers, ship builders,
and before its progress was arres'ed il
swept away all the buildings on both
sides of Nelson.st and on Lawton's, Wa
terbery's, Donaldson's and the North
Market Wharves, together with those on
both sides of Dock-street, from Market
square to Union-st.) on the south side.
Union street from ]. & ]. Lawtot's new
dwelling house to the water. including
all buildings and lumber on Blacks
Crookshank's, and Walkers wharves,
and all the bridges on the north side Of
Marketsquare. The loss is estimated at
100000. The last great fire, which de.
stroyed lis houses and stores, occurred
two years and seven months ago.
CRIMINAL SPoRT-On Saturday sew
eral boys were bathing off Washington
market. A young fellow named Chas
Hunter, IN sport, threw several of the
bathers into the river. At last he took
hold of small lad. whose name is sup
posed to be Gallagher, and attempted to
throw him in also. The boy resisted.
and begged Hunter to desist from his in
tent, assuring him he could not swim
Hunter paid no attention to his entreaties.
and finally cast the boy into the river
He sunk, and the tide carrying him under
the pier. he was drowned. A comnlaint
OF the matter was made to the police,
yesterday, but when the officers went in
search of Hunter, he had fed. We have
not as yet heard of his being arrested
N.YGGzette.
SINGULAR EPIDEMIc--A friend has
handed US a letter, Just received from
Springfield, VT, in which his correspond
ent conveys the following information.-
This town is at the base OF the Green
Mountains, remarkably healthy situa-
tlon, we had always supposed. - Boston
Mercantile Journal.
"Our town is almost string of hos.
pitais. A virulent dysentery, accompa,
MED with symptoms of Asia,ic cholera.
mas broken out among US; and hardly
family escapes. The wives of two of nv
nearest neighbors died last night; and in
every direction this disease seems spread
ing. We are not exempt; J. and B. have
the first stages of it. Our 'help' has left
US, sick; and we are not as we were. and
wish to be. The cause is inscrutable-
NO stagnant water exists near. All ma
ture Is still clothed in verdant beauty and
fuxurlant vegetation. / STAY at home
only on this account | have calls to I
visit others, when my own family can
spare me. One, nay, several Of our best
men and families are down with the cpl
demic.' 81
A CoUNTERFEIT.-Sylvester & Co. of
l56 Broadway, editors of the New Re.
porter, have shown US $50 counterfeit
bill OF the Bank of the United Safes. ma v.
able at New-Orleans, dated Philadelpbia.
July, 1926, letter t. No. 1910, purport.
ing to Designed N. Biddle, president, w.
Nc Twain, cashier.-N YSpec.
INSANE AsYLuMlN New
The COMMITTEES for locating the Asylnm
or the Insane. have decided on PORTS
mouth offered $4,000. provided it were
ocated within her limits The committee
was unanimous in this decision.
Near sighted children are often kept ia
hat state through life bv bo;,,- Z.