Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-04

government IS now erecting another Of
iron, IN open work. splendid monument,
weighing 100000 pounds, and rising
to an elevation of 436 feet from the base of
The ,ower.-N III Bar. Reg
The EARTHoUAKE.-Fo some months
past there had been great alarm among
certain classes of the London population,
Chiefly the laboring Irish, founded upon
an old prophecy that in 1912 the city
would be swallowed up by an earthquake.
,Ihedes'gnated day was the 10th of March.
The exten, OF the belief ia the prophecy
| is curlousiy shown by the following par
agranh from the Examiner of the 10TH
~ Y. Spectator p.
The scene in the neighborboods of ST.
Giles and Seven Dials during The whole
OF "Wednesday was perhaps the most SIN
gular that HIS presented rsef tor many
years. Many Of the Irish had left, but by
far the larger number had been compelled
, to remain. The frantic cries, the faces
SAINT appeals to heaven for delvsrance,
heard on every side during The day, suf1i-
Greatly evidenced the power with which
|
otthose su2ers;ilious people. - ...
Toward the close of The day large
number OF :heIn determined not TO remain
in London during the night, and, with
what few things they possessed, took their
departure for what they considered more
favored spots. The poor Irish, however.
are net thezo y persons who have been
credulous in this matter; many persons
from whom better things might have been
expected We're among The number who
left London to avoid the threatened catas-
trophe. Tothe Gravesend steamboat com
paues the earthquake" proved source
OF immense gain; and the same may be
said with regard TO the various railways.
Long before the hour appointed for the
starting of STEAMBOATS, from Londoa brid se
wharf Huugerford market. and other
places. he shore was thronged by crowds
of decentIv dressed people ef both sexes,
and in many instances, whole families
were 10 be seen with an amount OF edtables
and drinkabIes which would have led one
TO suppose thai they were going a six
weeks voyage.
About / | O'Clock the Planet came along
side London bridge wharf, AMI the rush
to get on board of her was tremendous,
and in lew minutes, there was scarcely
standing room On board. The trains on
the various railways were, throughout the
whole Of Tuesday and yesterday morning.
unusually busy in conveying passen gers
without the pruscrlped limits OF the me-
thropolitan disaster. To those who had
not the means of taking trips TO Grayesend
or by railway, other places which were
supposed to be exempt from the influence
place, were resorted 10. F:om an early
hour in the morning the humber classes
from the east end OF the metropolis sought
refuge in the feds beyond the purlieus Of
Stepney. On the north, Hampstead and
Highgate were favored with visit from
large bodies: and Primrose hill also was
selected as famous spot for viewing the
demolition of the leviathan city; The
darkness of the day and the thickness of
the atmosphere, however, prevented i,
being seen. Brighton has reaped some
advantage from the much dreaded earth
quake, as nu nbers Of families of the mid
die and upper classes have recently arrived
to avoid It's consequences, la the course
Of Tuesday ai9ht nearly twenty carriages
arrived. a circumstance that has.not occur.
red since the opening Of the London and
!, ! Brighton railway. F.. -.
] The BOUNDARY QUEsTIoN.-The
Boston Transcript of last evening, on the
| anf oF he Sfa
OF Maine, ssys that Gov. Fairfield was
anout 10 convene the Legislature of thai
stale, IN consequence ofdespatches just re.
celved by him from Mr. Webster, stating
that Lord Ashburtou was fully authorized
. to settle the boundary Question, and thai
there was every prospect that this long
, disputed matter would b., soon adjusted to
the satisfaction Of all parties IN. Y. Spec
..-4sR IOTIN BoWDoIN COLLEGE.
! One of the Maine papers gives the detailed ac'
. count of row among the students OF the Col
lege in Brunswick 1t appears from the account
= that the stuents of Bowdoin College have, for
u series of years. conducted themselves in dsord
: ely aud rioous manner on their annual Fast
: Day. This year measures We're taken to sup
press these dlsgrac fui proceedings but they have
tended only tn increase the outrage. H. .s.- Il
] The College windows were smashed-the chap
el bel disodged and thrown from the beIfry upon
. the ground-besiIes other considerable injury
done the College property 10 general
: In attempting TO qne the riot, Prof. Goodwin
y was most brutsliy assaulted by medical student
and viii wear the marks of the Injuries received
to The day Of his death. For the purpose Of iden
!, tIfying the student, he proceeded towards him
= and when within few PAGES, the Professor wa.
e Commanded TO retire, or Inc contents of al
j. apothecary' pistol (syinge) would be discharged
a at his person = Nothing intiind,ted by tn.
;, threat, Prof Goodwin perseye,ed IN his OH ct
and according to the threat received the eontent
a of large syringe loaded with strong solution 0
Nitric .fcid Prof. G 5 face is horribly matllat
disf1r IL