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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18
CO N r E N r s

Natural Food of Man, deduced from
the character of his teeth and comparative
anatomy.
Opinions of various Authors, among
whom are the following Plato. Lycur-
gus, Pythagoras, Porphyry, Plutarch,
Cullen, Culver, Abernethy, Cheyne, Bell,
S. Graham, and others.
Tea and its effects; Sheep fed on flesh ;
Scrofula from eating pork; Effects OF
stimuIants on the jaws and teeth ofman--
also on animals; Milk for the young
Blood suckers ]. Mosaic Law; Teetaing
of Infants; Salt.
Unleavened bread; Manner OF prepar-
ing ana mailing bread; Fat and its effects;
Mar. mus. labor for its support; Dlges-
ton, and picture ofthe human stomach !
Mineral poisons, and their effects; Tooth
ache; Relation of husband and wife;
Power of assimilation Feeding of Lon
don Swine; Sleep; Nutritious matter in
animal and vegetable substances; 1niqui-
ties of parents visited on their children ;
Corsets and small waists; Marriage and
long life.
Price, 6 cents. single.
lust published. and for sale, wholesale
and retail. on liberal terms, by
GEO. w. LIGHT, 1 Cornhill.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18
MEDITATED INsUREATIoN IN LOUIS
lana.


MEDITATED INsUREATIoN IN LOUIS.
lana.
The papers have been teeming with ac-
counts OF a plot for an extensive insurrec-
lion to have taken place on the first of
the present month. ! did not publish the
reports in the Telegraph at frst-think-
ing it best to wait and ascertain something
further as to the correctness ofihe various
statements. There is no doubt left that an
instruction of some extent was conlem-
plated. 1t was discovered and prevented
by an oyerseer. at West Feliciana, over
hearing slaves conversing on the subject
/ ia the night. The Friend of Man has
|lhe following remarks;
The THREArENED SERvILE INsUR-
/ REcTIox.- giving the first intelli.
gence, as found in another column, the
New Orleans papers represent the report
ofthe extent of the insurrection as greatly
{ exaggerated. The Picayune says
.. 1t seems that the contemplated insur.
Il a
plantations. The Robert Fulton, from
f Bayou Sara. arrived yesterday. She left
Thursday at Ii o'clock. At that time all
: was quiet in the villages and on the plan.
tatons so far as heard from. The trial 81
the conspirators has been postponed until
Monday, the Goth inst. No more arrests
among the slaves have been spoken of. =
On the other hand, the Crescent City re.
cords numerous arrests. The bayous
lswamps. &c., had all been explored
Every white man was doubIv armed, and
no negro was allowed the freedom of pas
sing from one plantation to another. Phi
other city papers appear to have qoietet
their alarms. TIE Courier observes,
| is possible that the fear Of losing valua
bic hands, worth 5000 TO $1,000. ma,
have made the planters less eager in max
: ing arrests.
z But the papers of still later date say
! that at Bayou Sara alone, the negroe
!, arrested have had a trial, and EIGHTEE.
Of them are sentenced to be hung Va
! ued as these men are al 900 or 1000 dol
lars piece. they surely have not bee
e given up 10 death, eighteen from one lit
! lie village, without in the view ofthe slay
owners some good and sufficient cause.
But this is all natural. enough. Hav
Q mo sounded the note of alarm, they nov
!, when the danger which truly threatene
e has passed oyer,-turn and hush the maj
.eIter. with this cool talk about "exaggers
Ition.n Rest assured, however, these s'ar
H.. hoo I'd n l,t
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18

Il is stated by the Highland Messenger
that Matthias. the impostor. died in North
Carolina in July 1871. His age was
about 60 years.
MERKY's MUsEUM. Edited by The
Author Of Peter Parleyls Tales, Terms
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18
BAPTIST ANTI.sLAVERY
CONVENTION.

The Danpills Association. at its ami
,.,,ary in June. it will be recollected,
adopted, among Others on the subject the
following resolution;
R<solvsd, Therefore. that we now APP
.,;nt Committee whose duty i shall be
J. ;ssue a call for State Convention OF
~ BAPTIST Abolitionists Of Vermont with
view to finding channels for ou- mission
~ and other benevolent contributions,
which shall be uncontaminaied with the
price Of blood.
The brethren whose namesare attached
u The following Call. have recently for
varded il to me, for insertion in the Tel
.rranh
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18

The particular attention of the friends
of Physiological improvement is called to
the following work. HEALTH ALTMAN
Ac-1842. Devoted to the Law which
regulates the Animal originally designed
for the Spirit Of Man. By JOHN Bur
DELL. M D., New York. This Altman
&C. besides being valuable IN its Mathe-
matical character, contains numerous hints
in regard to Health, which will be OF
great use 10 every family. whether they
wish to adopt all its recommendations or
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18

% the following Call. have recently for
uarded il to me, for insertion in the Tell
sgraph. ~
call for Special State Convention.
70 ruE BAPTIsTs OF VERMoET:
D,ar Brethren Our beloved American
Zion is ia danger. The Missionary
eause. SO dear TO al. our hearts. is impeded.
An our General Benevolent Societies are
suffering: There Is a solemn and event
fol crisis at hand. The recent action of
The T'riennial Convention in the exclusion
from lis Board Of Managers Of ELoN
GAIusHA, son Of Vermont, and ether
brsihren equally worthy, expressly on the
ground Of their labors for Immediate
Emancipation, is threatening the demon
iualion with distraction. Certain other
events, also, growing out Of the guilty
connection Of our churches with the sim
fol system Of SLAVERY. give fearful
signs, that unless they are speedily count
eracIed by a wise aud faithful course, there
will be d wide spread division among US.
AT such time as this. there is great
need Of mature counsel, Of calm delibera-
ton, and earnest prayer. We, the under
signed, therefore, hereby call A SPEC
Hal CONVENTION OF THE BAP-
lists OF VERMONT. to consider and
discuss the following question:
WHAT Is the DUTY OF THE AMERI-
CAS BApTIsTs AT THE PRESENT CRISIS ?
The Convention will assemble in
Watsrbury. Washington Co. THE centre
II The s.ate,) on Wednesday. the 10Th of
Stplsmbsr next al 10 A. M and continue
session at least two days
Ii expected that the entire denomina-
ion in the State will be Represented On the
ccason. We cordially invite out bre.h-
n from every section p be present and
anticipate in our proceedings. We look
Or you to come from the Massachusetts,
} the Canada lincs--from the banks o
be Connections @ the shores Of th'
Champlain--fom among the hills arounc
be Cancels Hump TO the upper vallies Q
he Hudson-and il is our fervent praye
ad hope that you may come IN the iul
less Of the blessings o. the Gospel Q
phrist
lSigned oy ne Pastor ana members 9
he Waterburynnd other churches.I
j. r. Hail. Waterbury.
DanI. Green.
Philip King,
e. p. Butler,
Erastas Parker. "
Nelson SlOeum, Morristown.
C. r. Towa.
NJ - - r,..h,oh
w." u '0A"s0''' li'"ssoa'
Austin Bsecher, !"
VIM. II. Freaeh. WiiIiston.
/ have rsssn,Ir received communica
lon f,om .b,otSsy Ang;,y1of.,he Danyill
A,,o,;.,;oa = ~ s1h;sc, 4e had i.
ONE ocona;r,4d with he fact that III
80 - ....,.,,.a M,
pa.e,hnrs a,d v;c;0;,v lis his onin
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-18

aoril alst and some other numbers, as .
Guide IN preparing their history.
A. Angler.
Bardwick, Aug. 9th. is4i.
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DRopOsALs FOR INDIAN Goops-sealed |

PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS--Sealed
proposals will be received al the office Of the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs until the 30th day of De-
cember next, at one O'Clock, p NJ, for furnishing the
following goods for the use Of the Indians:
Maekinac Blankets various sizes and coors.
Cloths Of different quality and colors
Strouds do
Flannels do
Woollen So ks do
Yarns do
Linseys and worsted CATERING DO
Calicoes, assorted qualities
Calico and Flannel Shirts
Bleached and unbleached Cotton Shifting and Sheet
ing
Domestic Checks, Plaids and Stripes
Cotton Shawls and Handkerchief
Black Silk Handkerchiefs
Sewing Silk, assorted colors
Cotton and Linen Threads ASSORTED coloTs
Chinese Vermillon
Beads, assorted
Pipes do
Plns do
Brass and Tin Kettles, assorted sizes
Tin Pans and Cups
Frying Pans
Fire Steels
Britannia and paper lined Looking glasses
Avis assorted
Buttons do
BrSss nails assorted
Thmbles do
Scissors do
Giml,ts do
Table Knives and Forks
Pewter Plates
Fish Hooks and Lines
Combs assorted
Northwest Guns, Powder Horns and Shot Pouches
Gun Worms and Flints
Half Axes and Ha,ches
Gun Powder and Bar Lead
KnWs
a schedule of the above articles with samples, may
be at the office of the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, ia Washington, exhibiting the quantity OF
Zach article req lred but the right is reserved to the
Department 10 alter, increase, diminish any of the
articles named in said schedule.
The amount OF money TO be applied To the puT-
chase OF these goods will be about $40 900 co. OF
which some $50 900 will be wanted on the seaboard
and the residue in the west, and goods Of American
manufacture all other things being equal Ill be pre-
tered The contractors will be required TO deliver
them at such times and places may be designated in
the contracts.
A separate contract will be entered into for the
transportation to the several points of delivery.
Bonds with two or more surees the sufhclency TO
be certified by United States Judge district attorney
will be repaired for the faithful performance OF the
contract and payment will be made after the contract
is completed, upon duplicate invoice, accompanied by
the certificate Of the agent of the Government auho
rzed TO receive them that the goods have been deli
vored in good order and in CONFORMITY 10 the CON
tract and samples
r. HARTLEY CRAWFORD.
DEPARTMENT or WAR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
22d November, 1871.
To be published in the Pos'nn Atlas and Morning
Post, Boston the New York Express and Journal
of Commerce, New York the American Sentinel
and National Gazette, Philadelphia; the Madsonan,
Washington the Patriot, Baltimore the Bulletin,
ST. Louis. nov 23-d30thdec
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PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GUNS vii
Il received al the Office Of the Commissioner T.
dian Affairs until IL o'clock on the Both day ol H.
cember ne1i, for The sdpply Of 100 Northwest nn.
10 be Of American manufacture, and 10 correst,,d =
every respect with samples which will be exhi1tSi
the War Department. One-half the quantity v n Il
required for the serviceof 1912 and the other r s,S
The first delivery to be made or before tie
OF May 1912 as follows
At New York 80.
At St. Louis, 400
The second delivery 10 be mad0 al the same roini
al the period in the year 1913
The Guns will be subjected TO the usual proc, -,
inspection by officer Of the Government to az.
pointed for the purpose, whose certificate tina X
contract Is fully complied with, payment will be-
in the years 1912 and iS43, respectively slte M
Guns shall have been delivered
Contracts will be made after the bids are on. ~.
and bonds required to be executed for faithful ~
lion of the contracts.
T. HARTLEY CRAWFoR)
DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
22d Noremtr, 1911.
nov 23-t30thDec.
American Sentinel; National Gazette, Phl,Je
phia and the Republican, at Cincinnati
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HAIR MATTRESSES.



December ls lS4l.
DRoPOSALs, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
Il ceiyed at this Office until three O'Clock 7. NJ Of
the 18th January, 1912, for manufacturing, furnish
ing, and delivering twentyfour hundred Mattresses
for the use of the Navy, TO be delivered as follows
800 at the Navy Yard, Charlestown Massachu-
sets;
800 at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York and
so at the Navy Yard Gosport Virginia,
on or before the lst Of April, 1912.
The said Mattresses must be six feet in length,
twenty inches wide, and made Of the purest i'm
ported cured horse hair OF the first quality. The
ticking To be of American manufacture of the best
qualityeither of .inoskeag Ticking, or equal there
to; the gross weight of each of the said Mattresses
10 be eleven pounds, nine pounds Of har without
the tick The hair must be uniform in quality: and
perfectly clean in its state when imported. Each
Mattress is TO have cotton check cover OF the best
quality with tape strings at one end so as 10 be taken
oil and replaced at pleasure.
The said Mattresses to be subject on delivery TO
such inspection as the Commissioners oil the Navy
may authorize direct and must be IN all respects
perfectly satisfactory TO the commanders or COM
manding officers OF said navy yars, respectively
Bonds with two approved slSeties in one-third the
amount oil The respective contracts entered into, viii
be required, and ten per ceDim, in addition, viii be
withheld from the amoun, of each payment TO be
made, collateral security for the due and faithful
performance thereof which will not be paid until the
contracts be- complied with. After deducting ten per
centum, payment Will be made by the United States
within thirty days after said Mattresses are inspected
and received, and bills for the presented to the
respective Navy Agents al Boston New York and
Norfolk, approved by the commanders or command
lng officers Of said yards respectively, according to
the terms of the contracts.
All the said Mattresses must conform to- and be in
quality equal with, the samples deposited in the Office
of the Commissioners Of the Navy.
g.5-To be published in the National Intelligencer
Madisonan, Globe, and Army and Navy Chronicle,
District of Columbia Boston Atlas aud Boston Morn
ing Post, Massachusetts !; Express and Commercial
Advertiser, in New York; American Sentinel and
Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania; Baltimore Patriot
and Baltimore American, in Maryland and Norfolk
and Porthmouth Herald, in Virginia.
dec. 2l-dtl5thJan.
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PKOPUsALS FOX BINDING.
Posr OprlcE DEPARTMENT, ,

PosT OPrlCE DEPARTMENT.,
December I'd, 1871. !
CEALED proposals will be received at the Post
~ Office Department until the 24th inst, at clock
P. NJ, for the following descriptions of binding for
The period Of three years TO" the first day Of January
Super royal blank books, in full Russia, fent lined,
| extra ruled with printed captions aud headings OF
columns, with spring backs, leitercd and numbered
Same, without captions and headings, and with al
phabets, separate or annexed,
Same, in calf, with extra Russia bands.
Royal blank books, in full Russia, eint lined, ruled
and letteed with printed captions, spring backs and
indexes separate or annexed
Same, without indexes.
Same, without captions. and with indexes, separate
or annexed.
Same, in calf with extra Russia bands.
Same, without ruling
Same, IN calf with extra Russia bands, with and
without ruling.
DENY blank books in full Russia, with spring
backs ruled and fen lined with indexes, separate
annexed.
Same indexed, but without captions and ruling.
Foolscap blank books in full Russia, with spring
backs, ieint lined and ruled, bank distance
Same, in nalf Russia ieint lined, and ruled to pat
tern
Ruling quarto post paper ed, and fen lined 10 1at
tern, yer qure.
Ruling cap paper red, and ftint lined to p
quire.
Ruling deny royal and super royal red, and fem
lined 10 pattern.
Ruling DENY royal and super royal red and feint
lined to pattern, with printed captions, per quire, for
all the above.
Folding, stitching, cutting and quarter binding l6-
to 600 copies of the Laws and instructions, should
the Department order their publication.
Specimens Of blank books now in use may be seen
in the various offices aud divisions of the Depart
ment The paper will be furnished by the Depart
ment.
The bids for binding books must specify the price
per qure.
The price must be annexed to each item contained
in the advertisement and bid will be considered
which contemplaes more than price for any
article or kind of work.
The Department reserves the right of prescribing
the patterns for eint lining and ruling in all cases.
The bdbmust be accompanied by ample tcstimoni-
ais Of the ability Of the bidder to perform the work.
Ten per cent the price of the work executed will
be retained security for its faithful performance.
A refusal or failure to execute any work in due
time after il is ordered, dsregarding the instructions
of the Department to the manner Of its execution,
sovenly execution Of the work, falling to account for
or to return demand paper handedovei to be bound,
substituting other paper any other attempt TO evade
the true meaning Of the contract, will be forfeiture
of the contract and of the ten per cent retained.
Piopo ais should be addressed to the Postmaster
General, and endorsed Proposals for Binding"
Dec g-1td,
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HAMPToN's VEGETABLE TINCURT
HIGHLY IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
lINHE most safe and certain remedy ever knoi fl
l. the world for various chronic diseases after H.,
have reached state, and assumed character Ii be-.
TO considered desperate and incurabe.
ScTofula, Kings-e attended with swelling, mi
ulcers; sore eyes and loss of sight 10 a ftighiu q,
tent have been cured Females pnng away b, te,
son OF deranged secTeiions, broken crcuatlons And
obsruced menses, (monthly courses,) even whts Al.
tended by spasms fits, have been readily reievki
dyspepsia yields without a struggle To It's mill W.
powerful action on the stomach. In Caaul, Of
cough, rheumatism, Fstula Gonorrhea and Svth.
lis, IL never falls to cure We have fully proved
Is also eficacious in PaTalysi Dropsy Asthma Com
plants Of the Breast, Piles, Worms, Lumbago, hnt
ture, Darh9a, and Flux; usually eifecting c1t-
always giving relief
This tncture tends directly to excite healthy &C.
ton IN the stomach, liver lungs, spine and kdn -
TO purify the blood and other fluids by expelIng Hpry
particle OF morbid matter from the system, and lert
fore never fails with its accompaniment to prove a.
valuable remedy for the diseases for which catoleI
has been invariably used. Old sores and ulcers or
any chronic affection and for the caomel dise " It
is an infallbe remedy.
This remedy is perfectly vegetable, mild, agre abt
and safe for persons of any age either sex or in
condition; acknowledged by those who have tr ID It
to be the best known family medicine
he justly celebrated ncture creates crayin ap-
petite, and the patient is left at liberty to indulge II
indeed he Is particularly requested to do Thi use
OF TINS MEDICINE VIII change the complexion iror
pallid to fine blooming After using this Tine,
ture for six weeks, person of any age may eaG any
thing that child Of ten years OF age, in full a
could eat, without the least onvenience.
Persons afflicted with any OF the complaints tboye
enumerated earnestly entreated not TO let ths pre-
JUDGE commonly entertained against new reriedy,
prevent them from realizing the benefits to be d, rye
from its use. single bottle, which may be ha for
81 90, will produce conviction of its superior e4cl.
cy in the mind of the most skeptical
A large number of certificates, from Lexington,
KY, and many more, taken in Alexandria II. G..
published in handful form, all testifying its eff scy
may be seen application to the proprietor at Of
fee, east side 18th street five doors above Rieys cor.
ner, Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, d. c.
aug l2-3taw6m
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A IR-TIGHT STOVE-H. w. Edwards, High
II street, near Gay, Georgetown, is now ready to
supply the people of this District and OF the surround
my country with the Alright Stove to the best Of
his ability. Dealers supplied at liberal discount.
Mr.. Edwards is my sole agent for this Dis
trict. As far my health and occupations allow ]
will see that he sells the genuine article. All Others
are "humhugs."
nov 9-wSw ISAAC ORR
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SPECIAL OFFICES


PROP osas fer supplying the following Offices, ut a
sum to be name, d, and subject to the condi ion Of
being limited TO he nett p eds Of the office, are
invited.
Barren Plain to be supplied Fl ON Springfield,
four miles and back, once a week.
Blooming Grove to be supplied from Blue
Springs, four miles and back, once week.
Cypress Inn TO be supplied & ON Young's Cross
Roads, nine miles and back once week
Elm Hill to be supplied from Buchananville, four
miles and back, once week.
iial fax to be supplied from Lebanon, seven miles
ard back, once week.
Hampshire to be sipi lied from Mount Pleasant,
SIX miles ard back, once a week.
Johl sons 10 be supplied fon Oak Grove, FIVE
miles and back, once week
I-asado to be supplied from Galla,in, six miles
and back, once week
Martins Creek tn be supplied from Sandy
Br dye, six miles and back, once week.
Mount Prison TO be supplied from Jackson, II
miles and back, once week.
Montezlma TO he upplied from Purdy, 10 miles
and ba once week.
Montgomery To be supplied from Ilendersonve,
two miles and back, once u week,
NoncoRncr TO be supplied ON Collersyile, four
mi es and back, once week
Pleasant Exchange to be supplied from Lexng-
ton, 10 miles and bac k, once week.
Shelby Corners to be supplied from Porersyille
10 miles and back, once a week
Tempest Valley to be supplied from Jonesboro',
10 miles and back, once a week
War Tractville TO be supplied from Miller sburg,
FIVE miles and hack. n week