Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-07-26

Utitty Of Prof .norse's Telegraph. The
uillily OF this great invention, as government
agent, was made clearly apparent yesterday.-
w hen The express with dispatches arrived from
Philadelphia, it was too late to connect with
me regular O'Clock Southern tram and had 10
ne DETAINED 10 await The firing up Of an express
locomotive. The Telegraph was Immediately
put IN operation. and the fact almost instantly
conveyed to the department at Washington.
mat an express would soon be on IFS wav with
important dispatches. The purport of The
dispatches being surmised though sealed. was
also communicated. This gave time 10 assem-
Bile the Cabinet in advance and be in readiness
10 aci al once upon the arrival of the express
An order from the President of the railroad
company was also transmitted from Balrimore
requesting that the extra train from WASHING,
ton, IN order 10 prevent accident or collision
should be detained until the Philadeluha ex-
press had reached that city. This was promn,-
~ obeyed, and every thing worked adn,irablv
HAD there been an understanding, and the de-
spatches iroW Philadelphia sent unsealed tn
Baltimore, the intelligence could have been
sent from here TO the President and his decison
returned even before the express locomotive
got under way. Thus, il necessary, the lroons
at Fort McHenry, could have been in Pbila-
delphIa nearly as soon as the MESSENGER with
dispatches could have returned from Washing.
ION to Baltimore Baltimore Patriot
The utility Of this Telegraph for Govern
ment purposes is thus abundantIv proved. We
hope ere long, to see the Telegraph extended
10 New York. The operations of the work
will now be suspended for some time, Profess
sor Morse having left ashineton for The
east.-Erpress. '''
AWFUL EFFECTS OF INrEMfEhANcE. On
Wednesday,, young, intelligent looking man
called INTO the Mayors Office. He came from
neighboring State, and is related TO one of
its highest public functionaries. He was If
good address, and had received liberal educa-
lion. Ailer introducing himself and passing
The usual sauiations, he said TO the Mavor
that he had called to see him, to ask that he
might be sent 10 the House of Correction. -
Sir" said he, 81 am poor miserable drum
kard. came to this city few weeks AGO.
with few hundred dollars, and now il is ali
gone save few dollars" The Mavor in
formed him that he had not the mower To send
him to the House of Correction, but gave him
permit to pass few weeks in our Aims
house, where he would be out of the wav If
temptation, and could be able 10 labor for His
living. After thanking his honor for his kind
ness and sympathy, the poor victim of appetite
took his departure, and went up TO the Aims
house, where we presume he now is. What
lesson does this teach 10 our young men who
have not yet forsaken the use Of Intoxicating
drinks. Lowell Courier.
TIT FOR TAT.-The Green Mountain Freeman
has once confessed that Mr. Clay has repented of
his duels and voted for the law OF Congress TO pun.
sh duelllng as a crime; still it insists that Henri
clay IS a dueiiist. We retort this; j. G. Brney
was saveholder-he did indeed repent of il, and
his repentance produced good fruit, just like Mr.
Clay on duellingi but, according to the logic of
the freeman, j, G. Birasy is shareholder.
Watchman.
.9Ppointmsnt By The Goacrnor. Hon Daniel KEEL
logg, Charles Davis and George Shaw, Esqnires.
visitors of the University of Vermont