Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-19

The verdict entered was, /" Not guilty,
on the ground of insanity"
The prisoner was then ordered into
strict custody, during her Maiesty's pleas
ure.
Courvoiser. the murderer of ord Vim.
Russell, was hanged on the 9th of july
Noblemen and gentlemen" the Specta-
tor says, land Charles Kean the actor
took places from which they could see
the murderer's death Struggles" and
there was the usual scene of debauche-
ry and thieving in the Streets" Before
ne died Courvoisier made yet another con-
fession, as incredible as the two or three
preceding.
The revenue returns show an increase
on the July quarter of 1910, over those of
1889, of 82ll,699 The reduction on
the post office is 9369. o0o,-N. Y Spec
tGt0r.
GIRARD COLLEGE. More than five
columns of the National Gazette OF the
7th inst are occupied by communica.
! ton from the trustees of the Girard Col
lege 10 the city councils Of Philadelphia.
This communication contains full report
of the proceedings of the trustees since
they assumed the responsibility of the
trust, and is considered a very satisfactory
document. The trustees propose the in
mediate organization of a preparatory
school, for the Imitation of limited mum.
Der of pupils into the course of study and
discipline, which under the will must be
extended to several hundred. 1t is cor
rectly argued in President Bache's re-
port, that to commence the operations of
the college with the complement Of chill
dren would be attended with insurmount-
able difficulties to the formation of such
habits OF study and department as would
be required for the best ends of the insti-
tuition A commencement of some kind
is certainly desirable.-N. Y. Spectator.
HARTFORD, AUG. lO.-Earthquake.
A smart shock Of an earthquake was felt
in this city and vicinity yesterday after
noon, about four o'clock. 1t was accom-
panied by low rumblng noise. and re-
port like heavy clap of thunder, and its
duration was from fifteen to twenty sec
onds. Our buildings were very much
shaken, and considerable alarm was man.
ifested. In one or two of the churches,
part of the congregation rushed into the
street, Couramt.
PUNcTURE BY NEEDLE.-A case is
reported in the last number of the Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal of the am
putation of the foot of lady, rendered
necessary to save the life of the patient,
who trod upon a cambria needle, which
entered half its length into her heel, al
though the needle was extracted entire,
and she was able to keep about the house
hold work for two days, before the pain
arising from the puncture compelled her
to send for medical assistance. We men
ton this case, particularly as caution to
females, in whom we have sometimes
observed great heedlessness in suffering
needles to lie where they have actually
fallen or been carelessly thrown.-Boston
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SPECK IN THE EYE.-We lately learn
ed a very clever and safe mode of extract
ing any little speck of dirt or dust from
the eye, when it can not be easily removed
by the hand. 1t consists of licking it Out
with the tongue. The person affected
5 laws his head down with his face upper
| most, and the operator desiring that the
l eye should be kept open, comes across i
: gently with his tongue, so effectly as t
, wipe it clear of the extraneous body
: This we find has been the common prac
E Itice among some classes of stone-cutters
e on getting what is called fire In thei
eye, and we doubt if the whole of thu
resources of the medical art could affogt
better remedy.-Pen. Paper.
n JOHN SMITH sAFE-Remarkable Pres
IS charlottesville. John Smith, Of Whining
IF ton, while on his passage from Charles
o ton to Nassau, IN. P in the schoone
Mary & Eliza, was knocked overboal
from the boom. We learn from tn
Chronicle that the vessel was running &
the rate of seven knots. and before sh
: could be put about, he was lost sight Of
= A very heavy shower of rain came on
- rectly, and he was of course given up
- lost But after the rain had ceased, an
: while the vessel was on another tack, b
u was discovered swimming. and by NEAR
), of the yawl taken on board, having bee
=. in the sea something like an hour!-U'
Gazstte.
as Railway Casualty AT NAPLES
ed On the 26th of June, notice was Civ
he lha. trip would be performed on pc
is ton of the railway which had been COT
pleted between Naples and Portcl.
ne party of from one to three hundred Ell
trd parked in the train; but short time alt