The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-19

BLACK River ACADEMY BURNT. We
regret 10 learn tn at the building occupied
by this Institution as school building
was entirely destroyed by fire on the nigh,
of The 81 inst We are glad, however, 10
state. that The enlerptsing conductors Of
this institution have already obtained an
other commodious building, and that the
school will go on as advertised in another
column Of this paper.-Rut. Her.
THINGS AT WAsHsNGToN. Letters
from Washington assert that President
Tyler and his advisers are still proposing
10 call an ezra session of Congress early
in November, and ii is said that Mr. Cal.
houn is DESTROYS of bringing this about.
A Cabinet meeting, said to have been call
ed for the consideration OF this project,
was held last Sunday, and lasted .tfve
hours, but it is understood that no definite
decision was made. A correspondent OF
the New York Tribune says that major
ity of the Cabinel is opposed to the meas
uIe, and That it will not be adopted on the
responsibility of the whole administration.
- Worcester Spy.
STEAMBOAT SUNK. The steamer Mt.
Vernon was run into by the lone yesler-
day week above Cairo, and sunk in ten
minutes, over her hurricane roof. The
Mount Vernon was on her way from st.
Louis to this place, and the lone was go
ing down: the lone rounded to, but sus-
tanned no injury in the collision. There
was. beside the crew, about 20 passengers
on the Mount Vernon, bu: they all reach
ed shore in safety in the yaw. 1t was
about o'clock in the morning that the
accident happened, land very dark but there
is no doubt that it was owing TO Careless
uess that the boats came in contact. 1t is
supposed the Mount Vernon is broken in
Two. There was $1,000 insurance on
her, and she was owned in this city. They
will probably get her engines on. with a
diving machine. She was splendid pas
senger steamer and worth about $4,000.
--Cincamnats Herald, Sept. 4.
DELlR1UM TREMENE. The New Fla.
ven Fountain states that young man rt-
cent Y died in that city ofthat most dread
full OF all diseases, delirium tremens. AT
the commencement Of the Washingtonian
Reform in that place, he signed the pledge
and became one OF the Executive Com-
mit'ee of the Washington Society. But,
in an evil hour, he violated his pledge,and
though he was again and again gathered
into the temperance fold, he finally be-
came an incorrlglble drunkard. His IA
Their about this time, opened grog shop,
and the son drank-'deepIy, madIy drank
of the poison there dealt out. till sud-
den disease seized him and his life termi
mated in the horrors of deIirium. Thus
died Que, in the. bloom and beauty ard
vgor Of life, ofpoison, self administered
of poison furnished by his own father.
Fire and Erplosion.- The keel
boat Tiger, ofMorgantown, Va, took
fire about 3 o'clock on The morning of
the 18th ult., whilelying at the Luz
zern township ferry, on the Monon-
gahela, in Fayette county, Pa.
The crew OF s or 10 men rushed
to the forecastle to secure two kegs
of gunpowder which had been plac-
ed there, but the flames spread all
around them with fearful rapidly,
compelling them TO fee to the shore
for safety.
They had retreated but a few steps
from The boat, when the two kegs of
powder exploded, making complete
wreck of the boat, and destroying its
cargo, consisting of14O Or
$50 barrels Of salt, from 5000 to
10000 weight of groceries and other
goods, together with large lot of
liquors. Not five dollars worth of
the cargo could be saved, and the