Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-06-12

young lad by the name of WHEAT left
his place of residence for the purpose of
spending the day in amusement. He took
with him a piece of an old gun barrel, |
which he called cannon, and when |
short distance from the house charged
and fired it, when it burst and part Of
the contents passed through his head,
which, as is supposed, killed him instant
lily! His remains were not discovered !
until the Friday following, (the person
with whom he resided felt no uneasiness |
on account of his absence, supposing he
had gone to Tewksbury 10 visit his friends)
when they were found in the distressing
condition stated above, by a gentleman
who accidently was passing near where
the accident occurred. He has left
widowed mother to mourn his loss.
There were no less than three boys
killed in this city and vicinity on Wednes-
day, last week, from the use of gunpow-
der, VIZ Wheat, mentioned above, Cope
land, of this city, published in our last,
and Carleton, of Andover, published in
this days paper.-Ch. WatchmGn
DIsTREssING ACCIDENTAL young
lad, named Walter F. Carleton, was shot
in Andover, last Wednesday week, about
ten o'clock. He was of the age of IL
years, and son of Mr.. Dean Carleton
, The circumstances of the case were these.
; The deceased and another lad were out in
the pastures and woods cunning. 1t be-
gan to rain, and to protect themselves,
they entered farmers barn. Young
Carleton, who had short fowling piece,
was leaning upon it. his forehead resting
!, upon the muzzle. In this situation, the
gun was discharged. The fore part OF
! his skull was shiverej to atoms.-LoaoeU
) Courier.
$ RIGHTS OF PATENTEEs.-A case of
, some importance TO the community was
decided in the United States Circuit Court
on Saturday. The defendant was prose-
cuted for making friction matches, pa
: tent having been granted to the plaintiff
!, ! in October, 1886. The defence rested on
. two points,-first the invention was
! known and in use before the patent was
taken out; and second the inventor had
made it public, and extensively sold the
). article before he took out his patent.
, Judge Story summed up the evidence
and explained the law, by which it appears
!. that patentee can can claim to act under
;. his patent from the date of his application
for it, without being obliged to wait until
the day it is awared to him. The jury
IS gave him five hundred dollars damages
o 1t is said that the patent right is worth
o $50, o0O.- Courier.
a DEATH OF WILLIAM LEGGETT-The
II New York papers announce the death o.
:. William Leggett, who had just received q
!. diplomatic appointment to South America
, He was formerly editor of the i" New
: York Evening Post" and afterwards o
: the "Plain Dealer." As manly, indie
pendent, frank, open hearted, clear, anc
.. vigorous writer, he had few equals. TIL,
sc cause of the oppressed slave found in hin
a. a firm advocate; and the administrator
Mt party, to which Mr.. Legget belonged
e, and among whom he was esteemed lead
~ ing writer, have received many lectur
n of Jefersonian abolitionism from his pen
en- He has sown seed which is already be
IS, ginning to getate.-TBe Friend Of Man
" MIcHIGAN.-This infant State deserve
all the credit of having devised the most mae
nd nifcent plan for education of any in tn
gs Union. A University with branches
to endowned with lands which, when sold, 8
,rs the fair market value, will yield an in
come of over 100000, and the primar
- schools have landed property whic
vi vi will probably yield $350,O00 per annun
~ - This will carry the means of education I
u every child in the State, and will give I
Al ohor hk,ri faK
bbs than gold can buy: it will render tn
. ..I State of Michigan intelligent, moral an
~ happy-and will place her prosperity o
'as. the surest of all foundations-that of
~ well educated people.-IHe papers.
:, LEWIS TAPPAN's CAsE.-h is we
Nu' known to our antislavery readers gene
,eu ally that our friend Lewis Tappan, hi
ans been suspended from the Presbyteria
use church. by the Third Presbytery of Ne
=. York, in consequence of his alleged CO..
~ tumacy in refusing to submit to an una
ha. thorized and ty rannical order of an eceI
W. siastical court, before which he had bee
hl0 summoned for having ventured to spes
- the truth in relation to a recreant clerg
ois man. who after making professions of a
ar olitionism in the North, had consente
l's' with the shareholders of New-Orleans.
ang From the decision of the Presbyte
a =, friend Tappan appealed to the Gener
us'' Assembly now sitting in this city, and
80" ter full and fair hearing his appeal h
= been july sustained, He conducted
Ew- case with great ability.-Penm. FRI
Col- man.
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