The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-06-25

LocUsTs. The locusts have appeared
in Ohio in immense numbers in the
counties of Muskinghum and Coshocton,
and the eastern portions of Knox and
Licking. The Ohio Cullivator says:
On the national road their western Inns
its, we found was a mile or two this side
of Hebron; they also disappear a few
miles this side of Granville; zone being
found in this (Franklin) county. They
began 10 appear about the 20th of May,
and continued to increase for a week or
ten days. Swine, poultry, and some kinds
of birds have Toasted beautifully On them,
bu! without much apparent effect in les
sening their numbers. They have not
yet commenced deposi.ing their eggs, but
may be expected TO do so in a week or
two, when the effects will soon be visible
on the young branches of trees in orchards
and forests, causing the leaves thereon TO
turn brown, and the twigs 10 break off by
the winds.
We find many farmers and others la
boring under the mistaken apprehension
that these insects will devaslate their gar
dens and orchards by eating up the foli<
age ; but this as we often have stated, is a
mistake, they do not eat any thing at all
during their brief existence in the winged
s,ate-lheir life being sustained by the
abundance of fatty juices which they con
tain when rising from the earth. The
mischief they do is only in puncturlng the
branches oftrees for depositing their eggs;
but this is often very injurious, especially
10 fruit trees.
TEMPERANCE IN New York. Re.
turns from more Than two-lhirds OF the
towns and cities have been received, and
more than two-thi.ds of these, have gone
against licensing. The majority against,
thus far, is more than FORTY THOU
SAND!
PoTAroEs. A worm, or probably the
larva of some kind of a beetle, has been
discovered at work with fatal effect upon
the potato vine. 1t is about three~fourths
Of an inch long, dark brown upon the
back, with three white parallel lines, head
yeliowish brown. and has six legs. Bor.
ing into the stalk of the vine, it 1 feeds up
on the sap, when the stalk speedily willis
and dies. We know of no remedy but 10
cut off every stalk which is affected and
burn it. This may prevent the propaga-
ton OF an insect which certainly will be
very injurious whenever it becomes prev
alent. II very near resembles the larva
Of the apple.lree borer.-W Waterman.
DEATH OF LIEUT.. GEORGE STEVENS.
1t is with sincere regret that we see the
death Of this gentlemanly and promising
young officer announced in a letter from
Matanofos of the 18th ult.
Lieut.. Stevens was a native OF Vermont,
a son OF Henry Stevens, Esq. Of Barnet.
He had by his amiabIe and gentlemanly
department, won the regard and esteem of
his associates; he had 10 the fierce action
of the OH highly distinguished himself
being in The advanced guard Of the Cd
Dragons, in their charge upon the enc
my's batteries on that occasion-and yet
by a strange Providence be was only SPAR
ed to find q watery grave in the Rio
Grante nine days later. In passing over
10 Mltamoros on the 18th, it appears that
a portion of the army were obliged 10
swim the river, and the horse of Lieut..
Stevens became ~entangled with other hor-
ses, and occasioned this sad accident
Rutland Herald.
AMERICAN BARAoE. Our lady read
ers and some others know barage to be a
thin fabric of silk and worsled, used for
wells, and in later days for shawls, dress,
es, &c. Il has never been manufactured
in this country, and from the.delicate ma
chinery required, it was thought that such
q ihinn Could moi he. The nicely of the