Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-10-13
VERA MONT TELEG RAPH.
NeU Governor General of Canada

New Governor General of Canada
Sir Charles Bagot, formerly Minister to
the United States from the British Gov.
efnment, has been appointed Gov Geu'l
o. the British Provinces In N. America.
olr Charles married the eldest daughter
OF Lord Marlborough, brother to the Duke
'oi Wellington. This appointment was of
course made before the tidinos of Lord
Sydenham's death reached England.
oir Charles is brother of the preseu,
Lord Bagot and is TO years of age.-N
Y.Spee. =. ,.o.>S
Temperance Moremeats.-The Pitts.
ourg papers state that upwards of two
thousand tour hundred persons have taken
The pledge OF total abstinence, in that town,
within few days past, 1t is further stat
cd that more than half of the responsible
portion OF the cities Of Piasburg and Al
leghany are low pledged to the temper
ance cause. A meeting has been held at
which i've thousand persons were present.
"Ho'o 1t pulls money in the pockst"-
-" A Certain butcher in Kennebec," SAYS
correspondent Of the Augusta Temperance
Gazette, Sd few weeks since, told ae he
had many good customers among the
WashIngtonIans, who had never before
been able TO purchase meat; and that one
had jast paid him for meat had nine wears
since. He had dunned for i. frequently,
bu! at last gave it up, bu! now gol it with
out asking" .......
+. DREADFUL ACCIDENT on THE WEsr-
ERIN RAILRoAD.-We learn by a slip
from the office Of The Springfield Repub-
tlcan, dated Tuesday evening, that the
eastern and western passenger trains Of
the Western Railroad. both going at great
speed, met Tuesday afternoon, in a curve
about four miles ives, of WestfeId, and
the effects were shocking aud disastrous.
WeslheId dtpo, is the place for meeting
and passing, bat as the Train froyu the
west was behind its time, the other train
went on, the conductor hoping 10 arrive
al the next turn-out before meeting the
other train. The baggage cars of each
train were behind, of course bringing the
passenger cars directly behind the Ioto-
motives and tenders. The two locomo
lives and Two or three passenger cars of
each train were smashed to a complete
wreck. The passengers were damned
and tumbIed together in dreadful confus-
ion. We are Informed that eighteen or
twenty have limos broken-and MS many
more are severely bruised and lacerateG
In various ways. Mr.. Warren, the con-
doctor OF the train from the est, is shock
ing " mutiated, but his life is DO. vet de-
SPARED Of The engineer of that train
escaped without much ininrv. Mr..
Moore, the conductor of the Springfield
train. narrowly escaped by jumping off
Mr.. Taylor, the engineer Of lha. train, is
badly wounded A young lady, niece OF
Maj. Whistler is said to be dangerously
hurt Col. HIrvey Chaplin is much
bruised, but not dangerously, as is now
hoped. The Rev. S. E liott an Episco-
pal clergyman from South Carolina, and
family, who left Spring field at noon, were
brought back 10 sad condition. The
ladies were not seriously hurt; bat his
two sons were wounded-one scratched
ard bruised, and the other had his leg
broken above the knee These are all
lhe particular cases of which we learn
Christian Watc4man.
The SToRM.-Our readers vii! not
need TO be told that a driving storm of
wind ana rain from The East commenced
on Saturday GIT, and continued ill the
middle of the present week. This is a
species Of news which spreads upon the
wings OF the wind and happy are those
who are igrNrant Of 1t, till they read Of
its effects. Some damage was done to the
shipping in this harbor and along the
coast, bnt we hear OF no serious disasters.
The Steam ship North America which
left this harbor Oh Saturday afternoon,
made the hArbor of Portsmouth on Sun
day morning. The snow is said 10 have
fallen foot deep in some parts of The
western counties In this State Christian
Waterman.
RHODE ISLAND CoAL.-Tbe last New
| port Rhode Islander saws: We rejoice 10
learn that the coal obtained from the mine
near the month end Of this island improves
| in quality as the exc walton proceeds, and
| that the quantity raised is sufficient 10 sup
ply a moderate demand Another com.
panv, we are pleased to hear, is about to
commence Mining operations somewhere
in the neighborAood of the nine row
open. We earnestly hope that all con-
cefned in the business may meet with good
SUCCESS.
Fatal Accident on board The Steam
! FrtgGts Faiton-On Tuesday afternoon
a sixty -four pound gun burst on board the
Fulton, off the Hook, killing two men
instantly, and badly wounded SEVERAL
The killed are Sam'l Snowman. seaman !;
Joseph l'hi!orools, ordinary Seaman. -
Wounded, RusscI Smith. carpenter maze
Joshua Wyman. quarter gunner; Lew