Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-11-09
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specimen OF vegetable Allow from Chu.an was e1hib-
tied at recent meeting Of the Calcutta Asia,ic Socis.
ty II was IN the form Of candle, and when touched
felt just like what 1t represents it, however, had no
unpleasant smell like animal ,aow, and did not keep
the wick na constant flame. Boston Times
An old FOUL A gentleman attempting to carve
fowl which had been roasted for his dinner finding
considerable difficulty in separating its joints excaim.
ed against the cheat who sold him an old hen for
chicken-'M My dear said the enraged mans wife
don't talk about the aged and respectable Mr. b.
he planted the first hill Of that was planted in
know il said tho husband, and should think thus
hen scratched it up
Sauers al 81. Helena. The ship Howard, at Bos-
ton from Calcutta, via. ST. Helena reports the arrival
at the latter place of the brig Gabriel, SLAYER which
had been captured when fifteen DAYS from Havana by
II. NJ. brig of war Acorn She had a cargo of bale
goods, lumber and rice In one of the bags of rice
were found papers which gave information that TWEEN
,y-thIee slave vessels were fitting from Havana
The Gabrel's were put on board the Acorn
which sailed for the coast OF Africa to land them on
desolate and unnhabited part of the coast.
Several other slavers previously captured
breaking up at St. Helena.
No less than 1900 slaves taken from captured slave
ships, were a, St. Helena when the Howard left.
Singular Suicide. A young man named Luther Har-
rs, aged about 81, committed suicide at Marlborough
n. H., week before last, having first ,crten notice
Of his death, which he forwarded 10 the Keene Sent
mel. 1t is as follows:
Melancholy Died, in Marlborough, Oct Ist I.u-
Their Harris. lie took his own life. lie was teacher
Of the select school Marlborough when he died. and
gave no reason which else has though, Of His
body was carried to his friends in windham His soul
is now in another, another, another world May it be
a warning to others not to take their own lives His
connexions were respectable. His father is minis
ter Of the gospel His school by this is broken up
and will not soon be started again"
Great Fire in Barre. Thirteen hundred ga lions of
spirl,uous liquors were lately burnt the green in
Barre The liquors constituted the stock of several
retailers who promised give up the business of SELL
ing on condition that the temperance people would paw
for what they had on hand
Deaths Doings A single number Of the Tallahassee
star contains the following obituary announcement
The Weliord family from Baltimore
Died at Tallahassee, OF the prevailing fever on tho
2slh September, Edward r. Wexford aged 81
And on the 2sth September, Robert Y. Wexford,
Esq
And on the % October, Mrs. Louisa Wsford, on
the Sd October James G. Wexford, aged Is. United
IN life, they were not separated in death.
And on the 9th October, Richard G. Well ford, aged
"a.
From BueHos Ayres. The Chalcedony at Salem,
leh Buenos Ayres, Sept. TO- Buenos yres wa. in a
very sckly state the scaalina ragged in nearly every
family, carrying off from 40 to so day. The season
was very dry there having been bu, little rain for or
months. The cattle dying 10y thousands IN the
camp The state Of affairs was about the same as
when the blockade first raised. Com Browns
fleet was at anchor of the port with Of his men
sick and unfit for action. On the night fthe Ilth the
Chalccdony was boarded by the Is, Lieut. Of Admiral
Coe, whose flee, was lying at anchor about 30 miles
z. or Port Indigo, all well and fit for action, manned
mostly by English and Americans.
Singular. Mr.. Harry French Of Bethany, has an
apple tree on his farm thirty years old, which is still
IN bearing, and not an apple from it was ever known
10 contain seed-COiunban Register.
! Scientific Hoar. The Society Of Arts in London
has been handsomely hoaNed. A carriage with bu
wheel, and To be used without horses was sdyer
sed 10 be al certain place the members OF the
Society and OF the public in general were invited to
come and H. The ardor Of their expectations wa,
somerha, dsmpened when they shown a thee!
bavoe
WeHern S,esq Boats. The number Of steamboats,
now shost the western ia stated TO be three
hundred and seveniy-lhree The receipts Of the Gin
einnsu boat builders for the present year i. estimate,
al more Than half milioh OF dollars.
We have reason 10 believe says the hatcher Free
Trader, from some adyiceS, that new proposition
relative to the Union Of Texas with ,bi, county ril
he brought forward by distinguished gentleman a
The session oi Congress under very favorable az
spices
Corn Sugar. The subject OF corn-sialk sugar whic
We have before referred 70 as',Lg been INTRODUCES
by Mt Webb Al tie late agricufsfsl meeting in TIA
city appears 10 be attracting considerable nett &c in Va
rou, sections Of the county We understand thar Nj
Ellsworth. the Commissioner on Patent, al Washing
too, b, much interested IN The subject aEd that turtle
erPeu'asn,s are sbos, 10 he made by Nr. wsLb.-De
sRsrs yourAsL