Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-04-14
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the Middlebury Peoples Press.

from the MIddieDafy FeopIe fress.
The following incident is said, by the
IN. " Sun to have occurred at MIR. Van
derhoff's recent lectures. it furnishes a
striking illustration of the power of an ac-
complshed dramatic speaker.
MIR. Y. was reading from a scene in
Byron's Gain, ard picturing the fright
full remorse of the murderer, when the
dreadful truth of Abeps death flashed upon
his mind and in an agony of soul he sum-
moned around him, to witness the awful
deed, his father, mother, and wife, and with
| the thrilling exciama lion-"Father moth
err! Ada! Ziila! come hither death
IS IN the acOrld e. This passage was Civ
en- with an energy of truth SO fearful as to
send a thrill Of horror to the very soul
and one young man, who had been gazing
intently and k!ndling to pitch of uncon-
troIa BILE excitement, as the last clause
death is in the world !'-was uttered,
! fell senseless to the floor.
LATEST FROM MEx1co.-The New
Orleans Picayune says the federaIists have
triumphed in Yutacan, and that the lead
| ing Mexican journals own the inability
of the Genital party to re-conquer that
province. The candidates for the next
term of the Chief Magistracy in Mexico
are Genes FariaS and the notorious Santa
| Anna. These men severalIy build their
hopes of success upon the chance of en-
listing the Interference of Texas in their
behalf by offering to recognize her indie
| pendence; both parties having made ar
engagements for overtures to that effect
thus placing Texas In position to rule
the destinies of Me1icO. But the young
republic is indep endeut-she asks no
| favors of Mexico, and will spurn the prop
osition to espouse either cause whenever
it is made.-Boston Post.
Use OF THE PUBLIC MoNEY.-The
late session of Congress appropriated
more than twentY-three millions of dollars
1928, 1918 above half of which was
for expenses connected with war viz,
S6,O4l,9l8 for the army; 1926, 1877 for
the navy. In addition to this nearly half
a million was spent for forts, more than
a million for pensions, and one hundred
and sixty-fve thousand dollars for the
military academy All the canals in the
State OF New York, which benefit almost
all the people in the Union, cost about
S12 O,OOO--being less than the appro-
priations for war, made by this short ses-
sion of Congress.-YoutHs Cabinet.
EsTIoNs.
If S75 were appropriated to purchase
library and philosophical apparatus for
school district, how MANY districts could
be supplied for i3,664,452. which isthe
nations a0ar-bW paid at the last session of
the 18th Congress
ANs-168, $50. Thus, if all the men
women and children in the United States
were distributed in districts with but 10
persons in each, they could all be greatly
benefited by such use of the money
Who is benefited by it now.-XoatA's
Cabinet.
SLAVE TRADE.-Capt. Lemist, of ship
Carolina, at Bo>ton, from Calcutta, touch
ed at ST. Helena lfth ult He left there
three slavers captured by British cruisers.
From one 800 slaves had been landed {:
2 about half of those taken in the other two
had died of small pox since their arrival
at St. Helena the rest remained on
board the vessels. The disease was still
raging amongst them.-N. E. Ch Ad.