Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-07-30

BLACKBERRY SYRUP. This syrup is said to be al
most specific for the summer complaint. In 1881, It
was successful in more than case Of the cholera.
The fruit is now in market and the present is the prop
err time to make it. To two quarts of Juice of black
berries add one pound loaf sugar, half dozen nut
megs, half ounce cinnamon, quarter ounce cloves,
quarter ounce allspice, puyerised Boil all together
for short time, and when cold add pint of fourth
proof brandy. From teaspoonful to wine glass, &C
cordng to the age of the patient till relieved is to be
given.-PM. Chronicle,
DEATH OF CAPT. PAGE. The gallant Capt. Page
who was so horribly wounded, having had The lower
part of his face carried away by cannon shot in the
8th of May, at Pao Alto, died on the 18th inst. OIL
board a steamboat which was carrying him from New
Orleans to Jefferson Barracks
The Provincial Government of Canada has made O
grant of G2000 for the relief of the sufferers by the
fire at St Johns, Newfoundland, and Lord Cathcart
the Governor General, had subscribed E100
A fire occurred at place called La Nouyclle, Can
ada, and destroyed about fifty houses together with
bout all the unfortunate settlers possessed The fC
is said to have been caused by the clearing Of new
lands, the wind being strong the flames communicated
with the yoge-Iroy Budget.
ANOTHER INSULT TO THE NORM. The Prcsiden
has Just appointed batch Of Surgeons and asslstan
Surgeons for the army every one of them from the
Western or Southern States.
ANNEXATION. The Washington correspondent o.
the Charleston Mercury, writing the 18th instant
says-"l learned this morning from very reliable
source that there in Washington several Cath
Ole priests sent out to ascertain what would be the
condition of the Catholic clergy if Mexico into
the Union. This is very important fact, and may
lead to great consequences.
In the warehouse recently burned at Geneva, there
were two hundred barrels of alcohol, which run ir
streams into the canal and one time the surface Of
it was covered for hundred feet or more with blue
flame.
The highest tax paid by one individual in Boston is
$6507; the highest in New York is about $4,000
the highest in Cincinnati not far from $4,000.
EpIscopAL Missions. The amount contributed to
the Episcopal Board of Foreign Missions for the last
year, appears from the report just published at New
York, was $34 1876 y ;-expended chiefly in China
Turkey and Western Africa.
STRAWBERRY LEAVES Three or four eaten green
are an immediate remedy for the Dysentery, Summer
Complaint, &c.
Mr.. MCLEAN. The Washington Union learns by
the Cambria, that our distinguished minister in Lon
don is preparing to return home, and will embark for
the United States as soon the necessary arrange
ments nave been made Tor his successor.
THE MEXICAN TRopHlEs. The flags, lances, &c.
taken from the Mexcans in the battles of the Sth and
9th of May, were presented to the President Satur-
day, by Col Payne, of the officers wounded in the
fight. They were nearly all torn and bruised by the
shot of the Americans and showed evidences of hard
struggle.
Postage The bill reported by Mr. Thomasson, of
Ky in the House, IN relation to postage proposes to
establish uniform rate of five cents for all letters,
and one cent for papers.
1t is SAID that counterfeit bills on several of the
Northern and Eastern Banks, are in circulation here
People would do well toprovde themselves with coun-
terfeit detectors.
The Washington Correspondent of the "Evening
Post" thinks that the Tariff will pass by the casting
vote OF Mr. Dallas. pennsylvania would thus be
served right to have the tie created by Texas and the
final stab inflicted by one of her politicians En-
IpeSS.)
sum of happiness sufficient to supply our reasona-
bic desires for long time, is sometimes condensed in
to little space, light is concentrated in the flash
Such moments given TO enable us to guess at the
Joys of heaven.