Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-07-23

1T Johns, \. II. with three hundred and
nifty cmirfants on board, was wrecked on
Brat's Island on the 10Th ul. Sixteen
cmigranis were drowned, of whom three
we're mon, and the remainder women and
children The survivors arrived AT Halifax
on the Path. in wrctchcdl, destitute situa-
ton, having lost their all in the wreck,
some of them being half naked. Measures
were immediately taken for their relief, and
many of them obtained cmploymen, at Hal
flax.
Parents who endeavor 10 protect their
children from labor and encourage them 10
seek scli-indulgcncc, instend of auimatlng
them Ia become as industrious and useful
as possible. are foolishly aud certainly pre-
pairing for them hard and thorny bed to
lay upon at subsequent period OF their
lives.
What a bull! A farmer lately wrote To
a committee OF one of the Maine Agricul
tural societies, thus--"Gentiemen you will
have the goodness TO enter me on your list
of cattle for hull"
| a correspondent Of the Courier, writing
/ from Saratoga Springs on the II Eth says
Lieut.. Gov. Bradish has been lusurlating
at Congress Hall for ten days. Gov. Sew
ard is expected here about the first Of Au-
gust. The Presiden; will arrive here in all
this month. "llarry of the West comes
early, and Gen. Scott later in August"
There are four hundred and seventy nine
legal practitioners of medicine and surger,
in New York city, and one hundred anc
seventy three undertakers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Meics, of New Britain, say
the Hartford Patriot, "A lady 81 years OF age
D.. during the year 1888, knit forty eight pair
= of stockings and footed upten pairs, beside
: knitting seven pairs of mlttens and two nigh
e caps. She also, during the same time pee
n ed two bed quilts, one of which containc
n 26Oi pieces Of one and a half inch square
Y all Of which was done with her own hand
h Gnnnher friends and needy acquaintance
i Ut any compensation. She is a piou
NV old lady, the widow Of revolution
IF airy officer, and a connexion OF the old POI
h Master General, Meigs. Besides accom-
= pishing such an amount of labor, she is !
r the habit of daily devoting AN hour or tw
c, to reading.
. .4nofher Patriot gone 10 rest.-Capt Jer
$ miah Harding, one of the defenders of Fo
~ Grswold, died in New Haven, Con on II
9TH instant, and was buried under milita
=, honors by the Artillery and Flank comp
MES.
IN
o. ILLINOIS. Fifteen Complies were establish
IN at the late session of the Legislature of this Sta
~ TO which the following names were given Marsha
NJ Brown, Du Page, Menard, Logae, Dane Villa
or SON. Scott, Darro Lee, Cewitt, Jersy, Lake, Sta
he and Hardin.
re We understand that the New York loco focos ha
ev sent depuaton to Professor Espy to inquire whe
Nv CT he can't make it rain whiskey
nd Violent I{aa Storm. The Berkshire Mass.
Al plasavs, that a most destructive hail storm
- perionced in that county few days since. 1t p
" scd over Lanesboro', the northern part OF Pttsht
rs the northeastern part of LenoX, Washington, BE
ere ct, and OTIS and how much farther II extended
his do not know Many OF the hailstones repres
ns ted by those who Witnessed the storm as having b
So six inches in circumference. Great damage Is d
TO the crops, Indian corn and oats being IN m
places cut down TO the ground. In the West BE
be ct Hotel, $50 panes of glass were destroyed
SEES panes were broken in the Hotel of Mr. Owen
Mt East Lee.