The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-02-01

1 lniS geniietna'i, Ut tnelr urgent request, lney
proceeded TO the vessel, and having made
known to Capt. Bright the object of their visit,
, they were conducted to the cabin, where they
were Shown a large black truak, labelled
James Arson, Richmond, Virginia.
Suspeciing that the treasure they sought
: was concealed in this, the officers broke it
open. and there found, carefully wrapped up in
a straw mat. the costly pearl necklace, the
golden snuff box studded with diamonds and
two large pearls, and the golden sword sheath,
weighing two pounds and half.
II is due to Captain Blight to say that he
afforded the officers every possible assistance;
and although he was absent when tie trunk
was left. and therefore unable 10 give descrip-
ton Ct the individual who placed the trunk On
board, this desirable information was had Of
| the steward Of the vessel.
| On Saturday last, Lord Morpeth visited tho
! Philadelphia Aims House, Blockley. Coh-
siderable anxiety was manifested among the
inmates 10 obtain sight Of the distinguished
stranger,-After he had departed. a little BOY,
the son of Mr.. s., who was present.
marked 10 his mother that he did not know
that there were two Lords-he thought there
was but one, who lived up in the sky"
EMPTY Trearury We find in the Boston
Posi- the following remarks -
The Treasury the United States is bank
rupt And this. too, in eight short months
after the accession Of the Wing party to
power
If cur respected contemporary had said sin
ftco months after the Wing party came into
power, he would have been quite as near cor
rect. This QUERY against the present admin
istraiion, for the emptiness of the treasury, is
rather ridiculous than otherwise.
Mistress, want a new broom, if you please
men,"
"A new broom Betsev, why where is that
which you have been using 7"
{" 1t is all worn out to the handle, mem "
"Worn out, indeed what shocking care-
lessnrss Why Kitty, your predecessor, used
it for nearly two years and now you, who
have no, had the broom in use month. CON-
| plain that ii is worn out Shocking extrayi-
ganco ~. S. Gazette.
r. w. Emerson, A. B. Acott, Maria w.
Chapman. and Edward Quincy. advertise
themselves as a committee to call "bible con-
venton" for the public discussion of the "cred.
ulliy and authority of the Scriptures oil the Old
and new Testaments," to meet at the Masonic
iemple in Boston, on the 26Ih of March next.
John Doe has been sent to the States Prison
in Massachusetts. He was q great rascal
always engaged in law suiis.-ihH North
American.
The same gentleman is also ir duronce vile
here.
The Everglades. were informed not
long since. that in The Everglades of Flora
there IS distinct formation of coral extending
for hundreds Of miles al various depths uud r
the waters surface, which always IL,
reached by thrus,ing pole through the mu'l
and water. Sometimes this formation of
carbonate of lime approaches very near the
surface Of the water and gives forth a ringing
sound on being struck. IL is fact probably
not dreamed Of in the philosophy of gc"ogisis,
that such formation was 10 be- found in the
Everglades of Florida.-Saranndh Rep.
NORTHEASTERN BoUNDARY.-The LegIsla-
ture of Maine is in Session. In his Message.
Gov. Fairfield refers to the negotiation on the
subject of the Boundary as atfording no IndI
cation of favorable action on the part of the
British Government, and adds
"'rhe course which, under this view, the
general government should pursue, to my mind,
admits neither of doubt nor hesitancy. Ma
tional honor, as well as justice to Maine, clear
" indicates it-and that is--to purge the soil
of this State, effectuaIly and without delay. of
every vestage Of British cncroachment. And
then, if there is to be further negOciotion upon
the subject, let it be, the part Of Great Brit
ain to obtain, what for more that a quarter Of
century she has refused to yield. When
reasonable expectation Can no longer be enter
tanned, that the general government illadopt
this, or some equally efficacious course, if
Maine is true to herself. she will take possess
sion of the whole territory, and if need be, use
all the means which God and nature have
placed in her hands to maintain it,"
LIFE IN VERGESNEs.---llere We have
Hright for upsetiing all religion and govern
ment by passive obedience and non-resisiancc;
-Orris, declaring that Old Tip was MIR
derer, IT, on aduI.erer. and Gov. Paine duo;
--our Mormon friends looking right into our
thoTacic risce1a, as Easy as IT there was VIII
doy in our bress. and then talking turkey To
ne in the la gIagfe of mira, mintra, cutra,
corn "a foreign Doctor, preaching TO learn
ma VIVA, fools we are to die with consumption
--ihe Manakin, showing us ourselves 'aII used
IN lots of new musjc-scHoot folks, kicking
good old .faw. sol, law out of house and home,
to make room for dough, re, Sc ;'--sharerS.
loanrg cash at u per cent. on short paper,
ia anticipation of Milier's millennium, and for
tear Il at It's premature arrival may turn their
capital into moons' inc as quick as Jewish
jubilee ;--bankrupts gaping for the first OF
February, 10 exhibit themselves on paper a.
Rutland, and swear their creditors out Of ihe
little end of the horn and last, though not