Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-15

SLAVE TRADE.-A letter from Cairo
IN the Augsburg Gazette. stales that the
Pacha of Egypt, with view of putting
2down the slave trade, has laid heavy tax
upon the sale of slaves in his dominions
this being the only way in which he can
attack the traffic, as it rs tolerated by the
Mahometan religion, and INDICATED BY the
lUIemas.
HE FIRsT New FLoUR.-The Fay
ettevllie IN. C.) Observer says - Col.
William Hancock, of Monroe county, has
sent US sample of new -four, the first
we have heard of this year.
! The wheat was sown on the 18th of
October. I84l,, cut on the 18th of Nav,
1912, threshed on the 21st, ground on the
Esd, and in market on the 23d. - Is.
The person who assassinaled Gov.
Boggs.of Missouri is said to be one of Joe
Smiths followers
From the Philadelphia Journal.
CASE OF KIDNAPpING.-A colored
woman BY the name of Mary Lowding,
living at the United States Hotel, was
yesterday decoyed by stranger, to go
with him 10 Baltimore, whefe he said he
! would give her good situation aud good
wages. He put her in store room dur
ing the day. and between eleven and
/ twelve o'clock last night, he was seen in
the neighborhood Of T welhh and Spruce,
in a carriage with the woman. Her
screams attracted a crowd, among whom
were-some of her former acquaintance,
who gave chase, and pursued as far as
! Gray's Ferry, but could not overtake the
parties. Her husband was ignorant of
any arrangements with his wife, although
similar motives of removal were held out
to him to 60 to Baltimore. The poor fell
10y is in great distress at this infamous
abduction Of his wife "
Eight barrels ofbuuer reached Buffalo
from Michigan a few days ago. Four
years ago. Ohio sent butter into that state
AS the tide Of empire wends its way west,
the tides Of pork and butter flow the other
way.
STRAwBERRIEs.-This delicious fruit
sold this morning in market at The average
rate of six cents per quart although they
might be had, in some instances, for flee
cents. They were in immense qhdntitles,
not blythe quart or peck, but by the bush.
ell, if needed Cincinnati Chronicle.
| THE LOWELL FAcToRIEs.-We re-
greet to learn from the Lowell Courier,
that orders have been received in that city,
to suspend, for the present, business 10 the
carpet mills. The Courier says" We
know tina, many of our mills have been
running here for some months past, when
perhaps it would have been 10 the. advan-
ltage of the stockholders to have the mills
stopped; but regard to the interests of
the operatives employed 10 them, had in
dnced the stockholders to keep them run
| ming ~. .>-@- e.@,r@@ III y ~. 1922
! The LATE FIRE AT THE WESLEYAN
SEMINARY, LIMA.-The losses, we I'M
Iderstand, to the students, by the late fire
at Lima, amounted to about twelve hum
dred dollars. About five minutes after the
fire was discovered the roof fell, leaving
the inmates of the fourth story barely time
TO escape in their night clothes; and in
passing down stairs, some of the students
| were obliged to pass through a room on
fire. Among the articles lost were Is
silver and 7 god watches,-Rochester
| Democrat IT,.
| QUEBEc.-The following, is. an emu.
meration of the inhabitants Of the city oil
Quebec, as published in the Quebec Ga
Natives of England, 1901
1 Ireland, 81 5,O23
:" Scotland, =. - 735
g Canada, (of French origin. 19,251
!, Cana da,( of British origin,) 5,l4E
!" The Continent of Europe, 25s
). United States Of America, 4
II Harry EscAPE.--The Steamboat Gro
ton. on her afternoon trip to Bridgeport
on Saturday last, caught FIRE by the ex
pfosion of a quantity ofspirit gas. There
was large number of passengers or
board, many Of whom were greatly alarm
t ed. The engine was immediately stop
: ped, and by the prompt exertions of tn,
captain, his officers and crew, the flames
t were soon arrested--not, however, unit
: several articles had been thrown over
t board. and signals made TO sall-vessel il
E sight. The steamer Fairfield soon cam
5 up, and rendered every necessary assis
: tance. We hope this will be caution t
f Steamboat owners. and prevent their re
: celying such dangerous freight on board
/ II we are correctly informed, there wer'
: some three hundred passengers on board
: many.ot whom were Friends going to
j yearly meeting Y. Spec. -. :.
u The observation-disclosures hav
been received at New Orleans, from III
9 island of Cuba, by which il appears tha
: the shaking OF the 7h instant was te