Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-06
General Intelligence,

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"We ale informed that fourteen RIM.
way slaves left Cleveland last week in .
vessel for Canada, among whom was
John Randolph's favorite servant, Juba. !"
The Mansfield "Shield and Banner. !"
same date, saws:
within the last three or four month,
SIX or eight wagons have passed through,
or near -- freighted with runaway
negroes. On the night of 9Th INST. a
wagon with four runaway negroes In il.
started from depot about four miles
southwest of --, accompanied by
TWO abolition wings armed with guns and
butcher knives, and proceeded towards the
Jcc~s OF faction, and reasonable conspira-
cy, situated about forty miles North-eas,
OF -, where no doubt these runa-
ways Will be concealed till they can be
struggled into Canada"
The same paper declares that there are
"chalns of depots for the reception and
concealment Of runaway slaves, extending
from various points Of the Ohio and Mis-
s'ssIppi rivers to the lake shores.'' Ac-
cordlng to data furnished by this writer.
the number of slaves conveyed in three
months along the "chain " that passes
near Mansfield can hardly be less than 20.
ms we should say was doing a pretty
good business in the colonization line =
That the chain which terminates at CIeve.
land is kept bright is evident from the fact
that fourteen left that place in single yes
sci. In these facts the friends of coloni-
cation Ind great encouragement, but we
confess that we find it difficult to reconcile
ourJoy al the freedom of slave with our
patriotic anxiety of the thought, that in
any contingency, these men will be found
IN arms against their native country
Em0ncipatOr
ALBANY CIRCUIT.-Trial for libel,
John Taylor as. Edward C. Delaran.-
This trial commenced with the onening
OF court on Tuesday last, and continued.
day and night, until Saturday evening,
when the case was committed to the iury.
The case turned on the truth Of an arii.
Gle, Published by the defendant in Feb.
1888, charging The plaintiff and others
with the use, for several years, of filthy
and impure water in mailing.
1he examination of witnesses lasted
from Tuesday until Friday night, and the
summing up until Saturday evening.
The trial excited great interest, and the
case was very ably managed by S. Ste
vens NJ. T. Reynolds, J. McKown and ]
Van buren,, esqulres, for the plaintiff, and
by s. Beardsley, A. Tabor and Fl. G.
Wheaton, esqrs., for the defendant.
The jury. after charge from the Judge. |
retired, and yesterday morning, upon the |
opening of the court, came in with seal
ed verdict for the defendant with costs
albany Argus.
EMIGRATION FROM GREAT BRITAIN
FOR l839.-Sixty-two thousand, two hun
ared and seven emigrants have embarked
rom the various ports during the year
1889. Ofthese. emigrants have proceed
ed to the North American colonies 2.65S:
TO the United States, SO, $50; TO the Cane
Of Good Hope, 227; to Western Australia
and Swan River, 268; to South Australia,
=, 800; to Van Diemen's Land, 32S; 10 Port
Phillp, l,l6li and to Sydney, SASS; maxi
ing total to the Australian colonies Of
1876.
EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY To TIE
ONITED STATES -' AT no period" The
Mdyence Gazette Observes was emiora-
ION to North America so considerable as
at present. The emigranls, in general
are families in easy circumstances, some
even rich, and whole caravans of them.
ire daily passing through this town. The
Americans will be delighted with these
new coloniSts, as most Of them are Young
active men, between % and SO wears of
age On the 18th and Ash inst. upwards
Of 5000 persons left the environs of Alzei
Tor Havre by land. Only short time
ago. 90 persons from Bingen, Upper Hes
Sc and Rhenlsh Prussia, took The same
road, and will be followed tomorrow bv
as many more from the Grand Ducby Of
Baden"
AN INFLUENTIAL MAN-The vener-
able Noah Webster writes 10 the editor of
he Baltimore American, that COZ, 900 cop
les of his celebrated spelling book has
been sold within the last year, and his
great dictionary going TO a new edition.
Rapid traUeLting-A gentleman ofthis
;ity, who has just returned, went TO Gin
,lnnati and back in fifteen days-out of
which he stopped FIVE days.-This is prob
ably the shortest trip ever made to that
1lace, and. we think, is worthy of record.
Boston Press and Post.
TRINIDAD-The Trinidad Standard
mentions that several fresh arrivals of i'm
migrants had taken place, both from Eu-
'ope and the United States; end the arrivals
within the year were calculated at two
thousand pounds The same paper tells
IS. that some of the early Immigrants from
he United States have performed three
asks per daY from which the editor ri