Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-24

Murder. by a correspondent at Crownpoint, \. Y,
who signs himself an eyewitness, 1t would tina,
murder was committed on the Sd inst, upon boy
OF tho name Of BENJAMIN Franklin GAZE OF about II
years OF age, whose family live in Colchester W. The
circumstances are stated as follows The boy was
living with a man by the Of Joseph West, and
went out about O'Clock IN the morning to milk his
cows While milking, the murderer up and
knocked him down with lever, fractured his skull
which occasioned his death 81 hours after The de-
ceased was much respected by all who knew him
man by the name of Joseph WINCH a revolutionary
soldier aged SO years it is said is charged with the
dreadful deed and commttedt to Jail on the Wednes
day following He discovers no symptoms Of penl-
tence The reason he assigns for the deed is, that
some boys had, the day previous, provoked him by
throwing stones and chips, and he had resolved to be
revenged, and in the blindness of his rage had mslak
the deceased for one Of the offenders Vddiebu,v
Peoples Press.
ProgresJ Of Slander. Mrs. Hopkins told me that
she heard Sam Gibbs wife say tina, John Harris wife
told her Granny Smith heard that it doubt the
widow Baker said that Capt Woods wife thought
that Col. Lanes vile believed that old Mrs Lamb
reckoned positively that Peter Dunhams wife had told
Nell Bussenden tina, her aunt had declared to the
world that it was generally believed that old uncle
Trlmbetoe had said ia plain terms that he heard Bet,
well known in the neighborhood that in her opinion it
was matter Of fact that Dolly Lghtfnger would soon
be obliged to-ge! her neW apron 'Hing .-EIchanee
paper.
VI. s. Steamship Mls,,.sippi Thi, steam ship wa.
built at tho Navy Yard in Philadelphia, and (. noarlv
completed The Philadelphia Inquirer contain. a par
iicusr description OF her Her length is 22o feet
Her breadth OF beam 40 feet and from her upper deck
10 the keelson is 90 l-2 feet Her burthen is $500
tons.
Her armament consists Of PaiIhan guns, which
are placed on the upper deck. or these, Two have
bore OF 10 inches, and four Of inches
She has two engines, which weigh 500 ton, Each
OF $50 horse power The diameter Of her cylinders
Is feet inches, with a feet stroke She i. caIcu
lated 10 carry $50 tons Of coal or fuel sufficient for
20 days
She - provided with nine boats. which would proba-
by carry 800 men Her internal arrangements are on
a similar plan with other vessels o. her clas. Her
cost when finished will be about $500 900, and II i,
supposed that she will form part Of the Home Squad
ron which has just been provided for BY an Ac, oil
Congress.
Mails Loaded rh Nerspape+s The ofsc, Of
mammoth weekies in increasing tho weigh, Of the
newspaper mails is becoming very apparent More
than three wagon loads Of newspaper bag. were taken
from Baltimore to Frederick las, Sunday and on tie
same day the fur horse mail coach, made for ,hI.
special service, EFT eight bags Of newspapers at Fred
eHck, after taking away tAiry-siI.
Temperance at The Communion TaJle The FIRST
luversalsI Church N Lynn, It Is sad, hs, passed
vote TO water instead Of wine at the communion
table Phl!adsipha paper.
We do not llIak such departure rom the Say,of's
example aud direction ought 10 be diguGed with the
n,me Of Temperance. Hans ugh, 10 substitute va
ter for wine, why not equally Substitute po,stoe.
for bread Chusi knew perfectly well the evils which
were liable 10 result from he Of wine, and vet he
appointed o a. an emblem Of niA blood Way .ho.ld
tie disciple 1e wiser than Ls Master -yo II C5n
Iron n ne limited Sisie' Il is osumsieI hat the
amount II iron manUiacured iu me Unnei STATES IN
'a.ue sS5,-65,0O0. \ iogfth Of Ais probably tie
product VI Pennsylvania. About -ihifd 81 this pro-
duct u Pehusy.yau!a s nanuls rllfe4 w.lhin circuit
O! hNs miles q we cry u Lancaster
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