The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-06

tanned lest a sanguinary struggle should take
place. The Commissioner sent by the Cover
nor 10 survey the lands, had been seized by the
Mormons, and both parties laboured unde
much excitement.
MoRMoNs of letter from the vi
cinitv of Nauvoo( Illinois.)
"The excitement ON both sides Of the river
against the Mormons is increasing very fast.
The conduct of 10 Smith and the other leader:
is sucn as no community of achiie men car
tolerate. 1t is the entire absence of all mora
and religious principle. that renders them SC
obnoxious to the Gentiles of all denominations
wherever they reside.
$40 Smith was yesterday arrested, between
Nauvoo and Quincy, by the authorities Of Iii
nois, on requisition from the Governor oil
Missouri.
"Mar,in Harris, who was one of the wit.
nesses TO the book of Mormon, and who has
been for some time lecturing in Illinois against
the Mormons, was found dead last week, hav.
ing been shot through the head. He was. no
doubt, murdered. Y Express.
ANOTHER MURDER.-By a slip from the
office ofthe 81. Louis Gazette, we learn that a
conspiracy and revolt have taken place at the
Missouri Penitentiary, which resulted in the
murder of the overseer, Mr.. VIM. Bullard, and
the escape of eight of The convicts. The
Governor has offered $500 for the arrest of the
prisoners, whose names are as follows: VIM.
Myers, VIM. H. Berry, VIM. Johnson, John
O'CallagaE, Thomas Finn, NJ. Bodin, and
Jas. Fuate.
How TO KREp A PRIsoNER.-The Boston
Post relates the following mode of practice Of
The late Sampsoa Wood, once Sheriff Of Mid
dlesex county, Mass:
He often had 10 convey desperate prisoners
from one part Of the country TO another, and
when night came, he used to iron himself hand
and foot to his prisoner, and go to bed and ad-
dress him thus :-"Yo on can now 90 to sleep,
if you like, or let it alone. For my part | shall
60 to sleep. You cant get away without
waking me up. and carrying me with you.
You have got one arm and one leg free, and
so have |. Yet you may make out to kill me,
but fyou do you'll have 10 carry my car
cass with you, and that will be proof enough TO
get you hanged for murder: so you see, | shall
DUN W DOu ilhS uCdtH ~ OCdu duI
way you can fix it.--Good night" 1t is hard
ly necessary TO say that with these queer
of precaution, no prisoner attempted
10 escape fom Sampson.
THE HEsslAN FLY.--We observe that our
in Congress, the Hon. William
Simonton, has presented the petition of Mr..
Jonah Ogesby, practical farmer of our coun-
try alleging that he has discovered an effec-
tual re,uedy against the ravages Of the Hessian
fly, and ,,raving Congress 10 test the efficacy of
said remN Nv: which was referred 10 the Com
mites on Agriculture.
We alluded to this discovery some time since
and have every reason TO believe that Ogesby
has achieved most important dssderatum,
TO which the attention of Congress should be
carefully and literally directed.
DREADFUL ScENE.-The Baltimore Clipper
gives the following as an extract OF letter da-
led Tallahassee, June 9th. 1t gives terrible
picture Of the ferocities Of Indian warfare:
I s''About four weeks since. as was passing
from Santa Petre, village 60 miles from Tai.
lahassee. where reside, saw an old acquain-
tduCc vi HiliIC lIOIll hIdUdllldf ny tuO uuiIC vi
Livingston, mos, horribly mutlated by the In
dams. His eyes were plucked out, his ears,
nose, and both hands cat off. He was really
the most awful looking object ever beheld.-
Those who live in your country may talk of the
war ending, but if they were here their opinions
would change. There are no signs of such
thilg-it may last from present appearances,
for twenty years. The bilious and congestive
fevers have ragged to a considerable extent in
this place. Many persons have died. Our
streets, as you may be aware, have been the
theatres CT some deep, dark and bloody TRACE.
dies morals are indeed out of tune. One
thing, however, we need not starve. as we have
plenty of fish, game of every description, and
vegetables in abundance, These everlasting
fevers, fear, will long continue to cast mil.
dew over human happiness in this region"
ANEcDoTE OF HENRY CLAY.-He was trav.
cling in Virginia, and late one evening arrived
at fashionable hotel. in very plain farmer
like dress, and stepping tot the bar he enqured
of The spruce bar-keeper if he could give him
room. He was told that the rooms were all
occupied, but that he could have a bed in
room with several others. "very WELL" said
MIR. CLAW, and was shown up three or four pair
of stairs into room with several common sort
of people, already snoring. He "turned in"
and was soon sound asleep. In the morning
he arose, and sitting on the side of his bed. he
kept his companions in roar of laughter. re-
lating humorous anecdotes and jokes. Some
Of them enquired of the bar. keeper, when they
went down, "wllat funny old cock" he had put
in their room. He could not tell them. but at
the Breakfast table they were alike surprised,
when gentleman boarding there recognized
and saluted him with profound respect as Henry
Clay the Senator. The poor bar.keeper was
in great confusion and lost no time in preparing
the best room. always reserved for the Presi.