Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-14

to the celebrated Newton pippins. Lik,
that delicious fruit, they were large, vel.
low. and juicy-each more than respect
able handful Chicago American.
SLAVE Casa slave was brought be
lore Judge Dewey, at Northampton, or
Tuesday on habeas corpus, having been
followed from Worcester by certain per.
sons with that purpose. She was brought
into the State By her owner, voluntarily
Having been directed by the court to de,
eide whether she would go with her
master or remain here, she preferred the
latter course, and was discharged accord
ingly.
! CHEAP LIVISG.-As an evidence OF
the cheapness of provisions 10 the West.
it is stated in ST. Louis paper of the 23d
ult., that fresh beef. best pieces, can be
had in that city al S cents pound, fowls
al so cents to 81 per dozen; potatoes at
12a cents bushel, 20 large Ioaves. of
wheat bread or 40 small loaves, for 81 !;
and good peaches for III cents per bush
ell.
CoNGREss.-This body adjourned on
the 3lst uIt. Since las, weeks report of
lis proceedings, the Revenue bill was pass
ed in the Senate, with some amendments
which were concurred in by the House.
Tea and Coffee imported in-American yes.
sells are duty free, brown clayed sugar pays
two and a half cents on a pound. The
President has signed the bill, so that the
question of tariff is at last settled. Both
Houses passed bill repeating the 20 per
cent condition of the Land Distribution
law, and it was sent to the President but
has not received his signature. The Pres
ident sent to the House a Protest against
Adams report on the Veto Message. 1t
was treated rather cavalierly by the ma
iority. Bots offered the four following
resolutions, three of which were adopted,
the first by 81 to 46, the second by Sc to
49, the third bv 81 to So; and the fourth
was rejected, SO to g.. $780, be- -.
Resolved, That while this House is and
ever will be ready to receive from the
President all such messages and commu.
nications, as the Constitution and laws and
the usual course of public business author
ize him to transmit to it, vet it cannot rec
ognize in him any right to make a formal
protest against votes and proceedings o.
this House, declaring such votes and pro
ceedngs 20 be, illegal and unconstitutional
and requesting the House to enter such
protest on its journals. IL. =.
Resolved, That the aforesaid protest Is
breach of privilege of this House, ano
that it be not entered on the journals.
RESOLVED. That the President of The
United States has no right send pro
lest to this House against any Of Its pro
I ceedings. Ugh 81,
| Resotoed, That the Clerk OF this HOUSE
be directed to return the Messageand Pro
test to its author.
| The Contingent Appropriation bill wa
passed, also bill fixing the pay ofcertaiI
officers in the Navy. The Fertilization
bill! was passed. A joint resolution wa
adopted by the House, providing that here
after members shall receive no pay for In
time they are voluntarily absent 1t wa
sent to the Senate, aud there was referre
TO the Judiciary Committee. An aPpre
priaton was made for experiments 10 ties
Il Colts submarine battery. A bill for tn
issue of Treasury notes, passed both Hon:
f es, also the bill for taking evidence in cor
tested elections, and bill appropriatln
, for the execution of the treaty with tn
: Wvandott Indians.
A falling of-A New-Orleans pape
saws that ansable bodied negro, who woul
> have brought $1,000 in the 'palmy day
: of slavery, was sod the other day at Ii
Arcade for 500. "...4 s@@ 5z@ @.....-
\ HUMAN SACRIFICES IN INDIA
: Blackwood is a singular account of
: oopulous native Indian tribe-ot whom
: till lately, little or nothing has BET
It known-who are in the constan: habit
!. offering up human victims TO their CHI
n deity. Berd Pamu. or the Earth-god.-
Il This tribe the Khonds, inhablt tract
o country two hundred miles long. al
Ie about one hundred and seventy broad, al
ID living between the valley of The Gang
G and that of the Godavery. The followii
Al is an extract from the artlcle;-N.
II Spec.
% The EARTH" say the Khonds, W
lie ORIGINALLY crude and unstable mass, L
'r fit for cultivation and for the convene
re nabnation of man. The Earlh-ged So
re LIE. human blood be split before ne
at and a child was sacrificed. The soil
n came forthwith firm and productive.
rs And the deity ordained "lhat man shot
lie repeat the rite and live" The disposlil
IN of this god is rnaievolent; and It is OF
$. on condition OF deprecasing his n1a.ignl
Ia by. the ceaseess efusion of human bio
e tia, the Khond enjoys the ordinary boz
as " of nature. .-s.- s...-~-.
of The rite of human sacrifice IS the We
foundation Of the Khond superstition, a
as all must contribute. according to tn