Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-11


head blown entirely off. He was muir
derer, ne was suicide, all through the
influence of rum, RUM, RUM.
When sooer, Atwell Tucker was an
excellent workman, and an honest mar,
but when under the influence of liquor, he
was as furious as tiger.
ANOTHER REscuE.-The Ann Mary
Ann. arrived at Marseilles, from New
Orleans, July A. had on board the crew of
the Alexander, Stab. from Porto Rico for
London, which foundered in lat SO, lon
81. The crew had been five days in the
long boat when rescued by the Ann Mary
Ann.-N Y. Spectator.
Fifty-one persons were drowned at the
launch OF large, al Rotterdam, in York.
England, on the 9th ull. As it was go.
ing into the water the barge upset. and Of
the one hundred and fifty persons on
board ffty-one were drowned-N Y. Sp.
The Pubic LANDs.-The estimated
quantity of public lands unsod and now
subject to private entry is 1878 AL
acres,
The estimated quantity surveyed and
unsurveyed, not offered at public sale, is
| 103,4l6, 863 acres. ....... .. ..e...
The quantity which has oeen sold from
the earliest period of the sales is 86,7Os,-
| 724 acres.
The amount paid therefore by the pur-
chasers has been $l2l1l3,435.
i The Quantity granted to each state and
territory, exclusive of the 10th section has
been 3,826,836 acres.
The quantity reserved from sale, exclu.
sive of the 10th section, has been 937 ,5S9
acres.
The estimated quantity of public land
to which the Indian title has not been ex.
tingulshed in the states and territories, is
735, Observation-Disclosures.
| SHOCKING OccuRRENcE.--Ano ccurr.
ence of shocking eharacter-the fruit o
the leprehensible practice of carrying
; deadly weapons about the person-tooL
place few days ago at lancaster; XIV
A quarrel occurred batWeen two mer
named Blackaby and Comely, when bott
palties drew pistols. As Comely advances
upon his adversary the latter shot hin
through the body and fled. The perpet
rator was pursued by two men, and wher
, overtaken was literally hewn to piece
with large Bowie knife. A man sup
posed to have been concerned in the muir
der of Blackaby was soon after arrested
and it is said that there is sufficient cir
cumstantial evidence to convict him.
Baltimore American g". 'e-s
CONGRESS- has now been more tha
two months in session, and yet not sin
gle act for public benefit, so far as "
have seen, has passed both houses. Tn
great difficulty seems TO be, that the slave
holding members of the dominant part
are afraid something will be done TO ben
: eft the North, they claiming, as hereto
:. fore, that all Legislation in Congress shal
be such as will chiefly uphold Soulher
interests while some Of the Norther
members seem DESTROYS that the good {
! the whole nation should be promoted
n Some progress has however been made
V A bill to pay their cwn wages was passe
unanimously; the bills giving to the heir
r. Of Gen. Harrison S25, 1000 from the put
u lie chest, and creating a national debt {
a t0elUe million dollars for eight year:
have passed both houses. The Senat
:. has repealed the Subtreasury law, an
% pas sed the bankrupt bill, and bill estal
. fishing National Bank both Of whic
IS it is though! will pass the House.
q The Revenue Bill has also passed tt
House, by 81 majority.-Chrastian r
+ feetor.
at STRIKING TEsTIMoNY.-After an e
le perience of 90 years, as Governor Of Il
IN Richmond Penitentiary, during viii,
period at least tventy thousand perso
o: were committed to prison, a great propc
tn ton of whom were for drunkenness, Inc
er knew of one solitary instance of an
as dividual suffering from being at once c
ed off from any thing stronger than mil
ut The contrary is the fact, that they inva
IT. ably improve in health from being debs
ad red the use of an intoxicating liquor
OF J.. T. PURDoN; Gocerno7.
mo Law IN THE South WEsT.-TI
ii. louisiana Advertiser says: "a f
weeks ago the court was to sit in Hele
to grant judgments to the banks, VIII
ted had sued extensively; but the people h
nv and closed the door of the court hou
ho and refused to admit either judge, jury
!, sheriff. The Judge was about 10 hold
~ couFt in another building, but soon lear
- ed that the sheriff had resigned and
~ court could be held.
Ind MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE ALUMNI
ng special committee was appointed at
ap- last meeting Of The Associated Alumni
re this College, to invite the attention
the members IL The neY, animal meatir40