Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-05-31

| hung behind the cart BY light frame
work of iron, so that the broo,ns, with
an action similar to that of a cat licking
1pcream," successfully sweep the ground,
carrying the dirt up an inclined plane,
at the top of which it falls into the cart
The SLAVE TRADE-A very decided
decrease has been manifested since 1888,
10 The slave tf ade of the Island of Cuba.
Ii appears from statements recently made
to the British Parliament, hat in the year
1898, there were seventy-one vessels be-
longing to Havana engaged IN the slave
trade, and that in 1912. there were only
three so engaged There were imported
into the island from Africa during the
wear 1889 twenty five thousand slaves
The number imported in 1912 was only
tai e. tho sand one hundred and fifty.
| THAMES Tunnel. From twelve
O'Clock on Saturday the 22d vi, up TO the
same hour on Monday, 1852 persons
went through the Tunnel, an since the
opening. upwards OF $4,000. The hol-
uday folks have given employment 10
lhIte OF four tollmen.
CHINESE RANSOM. Ga Monday the
25sh ult. six wagons arrived al the Royal
Mint with upwards OF one million aud
quarter dollars worth of Sycee silver, be-
tng the last moety of the first ins,aimeul,
namely, 5, 100000 dollars of the Chinese
ransom. The silver, as on previous &C.
casions, is packed in strong wooden box-
es, Bearing the Official seal of Sir. Fl. Pot
finger. .=. ~ -.
MoRE DESTRUCTION OF EARTH.
oUAKEs. = Capt. Avery of the blrque
Martin w. Brett, arrived at New York
from Carthagena, reports that the Grand
CAyman, one of the three Islands called
Caymans lying between Cuba and Jamai,
ca, was sunk by al Earthquake.
. The Grand Caynan is about eighl
leagues long ard two and half broad,
and is Inhabited mostly by the descend,
ans of the Old BucanuierS and by negro
turtle fishers. r.. :.. "
A letter from our friend, Cyrus M
BurIeigh, dated Hartford. May 18th, in-
forms Us that Stephen S Foster was drag
1 ged out Of a meeting OF The Mileriles, 10
that place, with circumstances OF personal
violence, because he attempted 10 privli.
eye Of free speech, so far as 10 pronounce
the law Of love bin4ing upon every indi,
!, vlduaI. He had made no special appica.
:ion OF the precept; but IA fear was exct-
ed lest he should DO So; aud he was drag
1ed ont, by main force. National A. S
Standard .:*... ..... g..
: HARD TIMEs.-The times are getting
to be so hard in Virginia. that even Men
are falling 10 value The Richmond En-
quirer says, a negro man, aged 40. was
sud in the county Of Amelia, for $50
and good cart, aud yoke OF oxen, for 81
Ole mau's tobacco crop, was sod for 81
; cents per hundred, and young negro TO,
= Si35. The E ,quirer says, 1.-The sheriff
of that county, has upwards Of hundred
negroes encamped under bush huts, aoait
ing tie day Of sacrifice. National A. S
: Standard, H.. t.. *."=. J.. IL. 49," ..
DEATH OF Ex-GovERNoR BAGoT.-
e His Excetlency Sir Charles Bagot, lat
,, Governor Of Canada. expired at Kingston
d on Friday the l9.h inst, at 3 o'clock A
NJ, in the s;xty-second year of his age
:" This event has been hourly expected 10
= the last ten days past. His remains wer
n TO be removed to New York yesterday
! to be embarked on board, H. NJ shiI
the Warspite, now lying at that port, i
: which Lady Bagot and family viii ais
le return TO Eng gland Essen County Tine
l. A BATHING ScENE-Mr. Kendall il
IA
'e his Santa Fe Sketches, says
ID "At Ojo Caliente there is noted war;
20 well 10 tie edge Of the town, and sewers
OF oar party visited it for the purpose
- bathing. The water bois up in gree
re Quantities, aud forms a large and deep b.
st sin from The very fountain head. We ia
~ tmediateiv dyested ourseIf of our clolhin
. and dashed into the refreshing element
10 diving and swimming about in water ju
~ warm enough 10 be comfortable. Beto
err we left The large bathing tub, our par
was increased by the arrival of sever
Mexican girls, who, not the least daunts
u bv our presence, Immediately jolned
u, our aquatic SPORTS With merry and jo
r. Gus laughter, they commenced spIashIn
ha the water about them; now diving 10 Il
bottom, and then rising TO the surfac
OF shaking the water from their long ha
ist and padding about Ike New Foundar
,e- dogs TIE customs of the country san
ttion The open commission of such seen
" as have just mentioned, aud manv othe
On which would be deemed highly indelica
n in other lands; ard however much II
RI foreigner wight at first be tempted 10 dou
their strict correctness, that no convenl!o
. al rules oppose a barrier TO such acts
re True modesty consists in the thong
,et which governs every action; and We've
on 10 this light there was certainly no in
u modesly 10 The girls of Ojo CaIiente j
: dulging 10 a bath, even iflhey did apes