Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-29

able to her, 10 and for her own use r..
from the claims Of the Representatives 81
her husband. or any of IFS creditors: IN,
such exemption shall not apply where ths
amount OF premium annually paid shall
exceed three hundred dollars.
2. In case Of the death of the WIFE l.
fore the decease of her husband. n.
amount Of the insurance NAV lie mad.
payable after her death to her children n.
their use, and their guardian, if unde,
age.
SLIDE OF EARTH IN CANADA. n,
the morning of the 4th inst. large ,rsrt
of land Of several hundred acres. ne,,
Three Rivers, Lower Canada, slid of ina
The river. There were upon 1.-two house,
several barns, 40 horses. cows, and o,b.,
domestic animals, and 500 fine sugar ma.
pie trees. The land went off graduan,
and The inhabitants Including the men
employed in making sugar, who took ,h-
alarm as soon as they saw the :rees mos.
ing,l made their escape.-The papers
SILK.-The manufacture of silk was i,
troduced into Sicily about the year lISO
by Roger, king oflhat island. The WORK.
men were part ofthe booty taken BIZ him
in the wars in the Holy Land. 10 France
the first mandatory was established AZ
Tours, in 1470. by Louis XII The work.
men employed there were brought from
Venice, and other cities Of Italy. The
first pair of silk stockings worn BY mon.
arch OF france Were worn by Henry H..
at the marriage of his sister The nun.
Der of silk looms now employed in France
is $4,000. They employ I60.2SO wear.
ers. at an annual expense OF ~, 9260.O
francs, or about 800 francs TO each weaT.
er. The manufactures OF Lyons employ
10000 workmen. The value of the raw
material consumed in the kingdom is 49,.
623, $50 francs; and The value of the man.
ulactured article is gil $4,000 francs, q
!, which 138,550,O00 are exported, and TIE
; remainder, $4,000 francs, consumed IN
France.-BOstOn Press and Post
!, From the st. Louis Republican O Aprl4
S INDIAN DIsTURBANcEs.-By the steam.
| boat Euphrasie I'VE received, yeSlcEday
two letters from Fort Leavcnworih ds.
scribing fresh Indian difficulties on osr
e North West border. We suEioin the ioI.
!, lowing, which comes to US from an oil.
Y ficer In the U. S. service The other i
e also from an officer, and takes a wide
Re view of the whole subject. We are una
I, bic this evening 10 get It into type, bat shaI
e give 1t a place on Monday.
: The Indians, prompted by their starving
e and impoverished condition, and knoxir
:, he small number of efficient troops .
IF Fort Lsavenworlh, NAV be induced 10 q
r, TO great lengths; AID should other irib5
D. combine with them, there is cause 10 81
l. prehend The most fearful consequences
h our frontier settlers. The substance {
l. our informant's letter is as follows:
p "Strong symptoms OF open war haT1
d, lately been manifested by the Indian
south of the Missouri, bordering ON b.
ar chanan county, the northwest COUNTY
ii this Stale, The citizens of this count
I'd have addressed two letters on the suhed
rs 10 Col. Kearnv. commanding at FL.
s Leavenwo:th. The first, did l4ih ini
IS, states that many of the O,oes from The b.
Ill Plate have crossed into The State, IN sma.
parties of fifteen or twenty, and have in
pudently and forcibly levied contributions
IN from all ofthe whites that they MT VIII
On killing their stock, and taking away
y. whatever OF grain aud oihe. things they
e. might want.
II CoLoRED EMIcRAxTs. The brig POr
- polse sailed yesterday for Brush Guiana
- with seventy colored emisranls on toird
The passengers We're comfoitab,y proTi
hi- ed for, and seemed buovant with the higa
ng est anticipalions of the good fortune Ia
re awaited them in their new home ATrs
Is sci will sail for Trinidad on Wedueslsr
ng and we understand that one bundled "a
eP' twenty persons have already taken p.s
m sage on board of -Bail.more SAa
inn STEAMBOAT RACING. The Bati
as Courier Of yesterday morning contain.
In communication from "a passenger g'
ad ing statement of facts in relation 10
nd steamboat race in the Sound on Thsrsai.
,lv last, between the steamer New Yors
MS bound to New Haven, aud the Nlmrad
IN bound 10 Bridgeport. The New Yon
BY beat her antagonist, and the " rassCngd
ed has fulfilled the promise b. made 30 ID
be captain, that his boat should have the cfes
ed 1t OF 1t, as soon as he got TO Boston.
lad This steamboat racing is poor busnf''
an and should be exposed whenever 4
= known to take place-and the boats Wh''
md are known to be engaged la such dinsr'
me Gus experiments, should be avoided s.
hat the small pox, cholera. or plague was q
me board -BOst0a Journal.
mol New CoUNTERFEITs. Messrs. 10"
IAN and Davis of this city have shown Us
ms new counterfeit three on the Oneida Bini
Vas at UtIca-vignelte, Locomotive and ca
Try on the bank of river with = boat m0'