Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-06-02

THE WESTERN Rail RoAD.-Soon
alter July, l84l, the Western Rail Road
Will be open, fall but two miles at the
Washington Summit. to be passed by
stage.) So that traveller can 90 from
Boston to Hudson river, all the way by
railroad, except the said two miles by
stage. AT this Summit the traveller will
be gratifed by viewing the stupendous
work carried on by the mighty lever of
the credit of the State, which is breaking
asuEder the depressed ridge of the contin-
uatlon of the Allegheny Mountains. Here
the traveller will choose to GO on foot, one
mlle' through the deep cut, while the stage
goes round the two miles. 1t is worth
Journey on purpose, even merely to see
what can be done by the sons of the Bay
State. 1t is gratifying to see the republic
vylng for celebrity, in future ages, with
him who, with imperial power, erected
llmperlshable monuments to his own fame,
! by making good roads through the i'm
passable Alps.
| At the Washington Summit the travel
Ter, having reached, without fatigue, the
chain of mountains, which, with much
labor, he might have ought at the White
Hills IN New-Hampshire, will find the
keen appetite and elasticity, SO natural to
the mountain air. At this elevation of
l,84o feet above the level of the Sea, he
will realize the fact named by Professor
Silliman lin his late Lowell lecture course)
that this elevated position takes off sew
eral thousand pounds of the weight of the
atmosphere pressing on each human body
at the level of the ocean "a fact which
unveils the secret of the wonderful cures
effected by rambling in the mountains
| Boston Traveller.
NARROW EscAPE.-The great derrick
68 feet high, used for elevating the mas
sive blocks of marble upon the new Gen
eral Post Office, now erecting, and which
has withstood the severe and sudden
storms for which this spring has been re-
markable, was blown down at 2 o'clock
P. M. yesterday, Sunday, the I'd inst.)
during violent gale of wind, but, as we
are glad to learn, without doing much in
ljury to individuals or property. The
derrick was standing we'll secured by
strong ropes on 7th street, at the North
east colner of the building, and fell in a
southerly direction, slightly Featuring
some of the SPLENDID caps and cornice Of
the building. Had it fallen to the east or
to the west or to the North. there is no
calculating the injury it might have done
to private property, as the derrickswas %
feet longer than the width of the street.
Or, had it fallen upon any other day than
Sunday, while the hands were at work,
many lives might have been lost, and
great personal injury sustained. No cen
sure can be attached to any one connected
with the building, as the greatest and
most watchful care has always been be-
: slowed to the proper security of the ma.
chine, which now being broken to atoms
is rendered entirely useless, and the pro.
I gress of the work on the building must be
arrested until new one can be procured
$ National Intellsgsneer.
THE NEWEST BATHING AND WASHING
fl APPARATUS.
8 We notice 10 the recent work of the
! tailors, very economical style. The
:. vest collar being below the cravat, anc
st the collar of the coat below that of th
e vest, the wearer has only to walk out il
: the rain with his back 10 the storm, an
e his body and under clothes will find them
e selves in current of water which will
G speedily do the work of bathing and wash
1t ing. The inquiry suggests itself whethe
ID the same principle of economy might no
= be adopted in shingling the dandys necl
Of and shoulders. Should our house carper
d tiers put the butts Of the shingles upwards
to and thus afford passages for rain waite
in down within the walls, enough of it (pro
re vided the boarding was not too tight
e might run down the ceiling to keep it we
a, ing. We see no reason why the prime
ne pal would not work as we'll on the nous,
h. as on ones neck and shoulders.-N. /
rs, Farmer.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGIsLATUR
- The House has adopted a concurrent RI
81 solution for the adjournment of the Legi
= Iature on Wednesday. the Goth. 1t is
- lieved the Senate will concur-N
r. Spectator. ..-@
ng Later FROM ENGLAND.-Upon ha
his ty glance, we do not see any thing of il
portance enough to copy. The amou
ch of the news is that NOTHING HAD,
me THE LATEST DATES, BEEN HEARD FRO
oss THE PREsIDENT.-N.@ Y. Spectator.
CoFFEE-The Pittsburgh Americt
y says that they are planting coffee up
- some of the western praries-with WI
I'D prospect of success, we do not know
e. Farmer
- Loss OF VESSEL IN THE Let
ed bark Stardona, Robinson from Liverpo
hound To Mnntreal ,,.ith a ualIla HE e ,r