Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-24

you see, Is very low wages. | think
more are at work for eighteen cents per
day, than for twenty-five. Moreover, The
greater part of the people are at work.
So you will know how to answer those
who complain Of the lazness OF the ne
groes.''
VERY PIoUs.-A Clergyman of Lou
lsiana lately made the following announce
meat from the pGlpi -" | am requested
TO state, that immediately after service This
evening there will be race jus, back Of
the Church, two mile heats, for purse of
S300-two nags entered and some hopes
OF another. / trust you toiH all be there
Lie Roy Gazette.
No marvel that such ministers can make
merchandiz, of the souls and bodies of
their brethren. Alas, for The Church,
when such men are their leaders l--Ua
ION Herald
From the ST. Francisvlle Chronicle.
1.-Two or three days since, gentleman
of this parish, In limiting runaway ne
groes, came upon a camp Of them in the
swamp on Cat Island. He succeeded in
arrestng two of them. but the third made
fight. aud upon being snol in the should
er fled to sluice, where tie dogs succeed
ed In dro;cnjng him before assistance couId
rhace ARMED He is supposed to belong
to John Nj. Smith, and ran away 10 Cana
da some year or two ago. He was
depraved villain, aud his evi lent object
was to entice other slaves away. Justice,
though it may b, slow, is unerring."
'Justice, though it may be SLOW. is un-
erringl" We quote this declaration of
these murderous blood hounds with feel
ing which we know not how TO express
D. they never think that, if IL is true,
there is fearful retribu,ion to fall upon
mseIres!-British EmsacipatOr.
EXTENSIVE CLAIM.-A poor Journey
man printer. residing in Tennessee, nam.
ed Smith Harpendng. has Instituted
suit IN the Uniled States District Court, to
recover an immense estate in this cily. TO
which he claims to Be heir at law. His
action is brought against "the ministers,
elders and deacons of the Reformed Prot
es'ant Dulch Church Of the city of New
York, and others;" and he makes his
claim to tract comprising about sixteen
acres. bounded by Broadway, Maiden
Lane, Fulton, Nassau and John streets,
valued at twenty-five millions of dollars.
Graham, Hoffman, and Sanford are his
counsel. 1t would be funny If the ty2o
should recover.-M Y. Weekly Mess.
From The Montreal Courier we learn
that twenty persons, who have been con-
fined in the Jail of that city for political
offences were disc harged on the 3D. Eight
only remain in Jail who have not been
lried, and as only one Of this number has
been notified to prepare for trial, it is sup
posed that he is the last that will come be-
fore the Court Martial. His name is
Benjamin Mott. The prisoners from The
Chateauguay River entered upon their
defence on the 2nd.-F Messenger.
From the Waterman and State Journal.
Death OF Zerah CoIburn.
lam surprised to learn that no notice
has been forwarded to our papers, and
through them to the public, of the death
of MIR Colburn. so extensively known in
childhood and youth as the " Wonderful
Mathematician, and since as talented
aud Interesting preacher. As personal
friend of The deceased, felt it my duty 10
furnish this brief and i'm perfect sketch for
publication, hoping some one better quail
! fed will soon give a more extended notice.
Zerah CoIburn was native OF Cabot,
in this State, born April lst, 1904 His
singular gift began to attract public atten-
ton when be was in his SIKH year, al
which time he was taken to Danville,
Montpelier and Burlington, where large
numbers had opportunity to witness the
readiness and correctness with which a
perfectly uneducated child could give an
swer to questions that required the long
and careful attention of well instructed
mathematician. Attended by his father,
he afterwards travelled extensively through
this country and Europe. Mr.. G. has
published very Interesting memoir, in
which he relates, in his own peculiarly
interesting style, incidents of his even.ful
life.
He returned from London 10 America,
after an absence oftwelve years. In 1925
he made profession OF religion, and soon
after became an rnerant minister in the
Methodist Episcopal Church A few
years since he was elected 10 professor.
ship in the Norwich University, which
station be filled, believe, with credi. 20
himself, to his death. which took place a
Norwich, March 81, 1889. From hi:
sister, resident in our village, learnt hi:
r last moments were marked with grea
peace and resignation, and that his hope:
:. OF eternal life were unclouded
E. Smith.
a Montpelier, April l6, 1889.
-PR1soNERs PARDoNED.-Twen.y- tw,
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