Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-05


last week. Il seems that son of Mr.. ia
son Major, about fourteen years old, took q
down loaded rife from its resting place =
a gainst the wall to play with IT. As he
was handling the dangerous weapon
about the room the percussion cap exPlod-
ed and discharged the gun. The ball :
passed through two doors at each end
of the entry into the side of cradle IN
opposite room through the pillow and d.
reclly through the head OF child thir-
teen months old, repusing upon II, taking
out a piece of the skull about the size of
cent The ball then. having spent lis
force, fell upon the pillow on the opposite
side Of the cradle The little sufferer lln-
gered Till Friday and expired.
MELANCHOLY AcCIDENT.-On Sun
day morning last, about sunrise, as the
train of cars from Syracuse 10 this place
were crossing the embankment at Nine |
Mile Creek, George Williamson, one of
the collectors on the Auburn AMI Syracuse
road, who that morning had charge OF The
mail car, in receiving the mail bag while
the train was in motion, fell with one leg
across The track so that two wheels pass
ed over i, breaking aud mangling IL in a
most horrid manner. He was brought TO
tlis place, where his fimiy resides, and
expired about | O'Clock on Monday morn
ing He has left wife AMI two child.
rem to mourn his melancholy and unlime-
~ fate. Thus, within a brief period have
two coilec orS on this road been hurried
: out of existence Auburn CayugG Pat.
DREADFUL AccIDENT--The Ger
mantuwn Telegraph saws: We regret
to be called upon 10 record fatal accident
which occurred in this place on Monday
!, afternoon last. Mr. tmes Watson, a far
=, rer, at Wakefield Mills, having horse
10 charge belonging to a person in this
, place, sent his son, a smart lad OF about
= l3 years Of agr, home with the animal
! The BITTER to secure him, the boy fasten-
ed the bride eins round one of his wrists
and led the horse along but becoming
). afffighleI, he dashed off at his utmos
speed, and the poor lad being unable t
retain his feet was dragged along, bc uud
ing AT every spring of the animal, tor Ih'
distance of several hundred yards bruls
= lug and manging him to a shocking de
~ gree-there not being spot on his who'll
in body free from bruI$e or a confusion
IF He fingered several hours before dealt
m put period to MS suferings.
IS NEWSPAPER PosTAGE-Mr. Strange
4 J of North Carolina has introduced reso
- luton into the U. S. Senate. to allo'
|, newspapers which shall publish The Law
On of The Unit-d States (gratis to be circr
81, lated free Of postage in The S ates wber
he they are printed.-B0stOn Press d Pos
,as TEMPERANCE Reform IN lRELANl
..st Intelligence ut received from lrelar
!, informs US of surprising progress
% the cause of temperance. The Cathoi
1I3 have taken hold of the subject Tho
sands On thousands, through the infuen
of Mr.. NJ lhers, one of their prlrs
have signed the tee-t,tal pledge. La Ii
erick alone, 10000 signatures were g
en- Whiskey- houses have given up tn
the business in most of he small towns, a
e oil teal houses are rapidly increasing. 4
our OConnelI, the orator, appears lead
advocate of the cause. In speech
the Gently delivered by him at Cork, he spe
ceeu thus: There is a great moral mira
son. performing this moment among the I
ourt- pie of Ireland. Don't we know that Ii
are in this province, alone, hfty or 9
on thousand persons, who have embra
nlng the principles oil temperance, and b
essed engaged not to drink any intoxlca
terly liquor whatever2 Do we not w.tneS
e IN effects in our streets2 Where are
lew the riots, and drunkenness, and tlsorC
rohl which some time since disgraced the
prog At another great dinner given to hi
1lrec- NARROW, he again alluded favorabl,
how The .nr..ad of temperance societies an
jourt- the people. of Ireland, and called for
cheers for the temperance society
barrl- call aoas unanimously responded 10.
luares the priests have taken up the sui
asst of mucb ;s 70 b. exnected from their
foyeo' ence-N. Y Bap. Regr.
Cape mn, NM
1t, on Ram avn nv
build OF the African REPOSITORY III P'0
I,,t.r tus of a new volume SAYS:
.s,rov. We shall defend the CONSTITUTE
nrlud- the u States, and the sovereignty 0
: and individual States, IN all matters per
ID The ing 10 The subject Of SLAVERY, as
lng those St ties, and shall oppose
rn;,,r. impracticabIe theories Uhlch e1d'
.ss al our ciuI and religious anStttutt
kinds While we regard slavery
los on shall leave the application oil the
= mos. remedies, 10 the several States wher
NO was evll exists.
e bust by "lmpracucaoiT 'heo -,
mates of theory whicn oe'ieS 'ne
lined to trlne OF the American oo ,n. 49,
Z humid ety. That prejudice ms t-,e
r,lon i is an Ian ordination OF ProvltenC
Penn Freeman.
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