Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-08
General Items.

the mint has been in operation, amounts to Sl22-
100000 Of this amount $50, 100000 has
been coined in gold, $50 100000 in silver, and
81 500, 900 in copper. The average amount
coined for three years past has been about &c.
100000,
The Democrats of Washington county have
nominated for Senators, Moses Robson, of
Mortified, and Nathaniel Bancroft, of Plainfeld.
The extraordinary fact of black woman turn
ing white, has occurred at Cairo.
A Southern editor wishes to know whether the
laws recently enaated against carrying deadly
weapons, apply to the doctors who carry pills in
their pockets.
The Post master General has instructed his
deputies throughout the Union to forward in the
mails, without preparing all news papers coming
from the office Of publication
There is a dear old lady in Russia 1853 years
of age, only She married husband number five
at the age of 1872.
Marrying for money may be gold to the hand,
but it is lead to the heart
The Home Jouanal states several remarkable
cases of persons sinking into diocy by the hab-
itual use of hair dye, the nitric acid of the die
having poisoned the minute, capillary celules.
"Overcome evil with good, as the gentleman
said when he knocked down burglar with the
family bible.
Experience is an excellent preacher, yet the
congregation is seldom large.
The Missionary Herald for June acknowledges
the receipt of donations and legacies in the
month of April to the amount of $16,354, rs
making a total from the first of August to the
thirteth of April, of $l45, 1908.
The wife of Jonas Tyler, of Goshen, in a
state of mental arrangement, committed suicide
by hanging herself on the Dist of June.
DR.. Judsons house in Burmah, and all his
presents, have been burned. He also has been
forbidden to proselyte the natives to christianity
though allowed to preach to European residents
Rochester has population of $4,000; 80 years ago
it had only one log house.
The late temperance convention in Philadelphia is
represented as a great affair. Twenty thousand per-
sons, it is said were in Washington Square at one
time.
A gentleman in Phllade phla has cleared $4O,OOO
by the late flour speculation.
Recently, three male infants were baptized in a
PRESBYTERIAN church at Rochester. Their mothers
were sisters, and the officiating minister was their
brother assisted by their father. Besides the eight
adults who took part the service, there were twenty
of the same family present on the occasion.
Vest Indian Wi.-A boy in Jamaica was driving
mule; the ANNA! was sulen, stopped, turned his arch
ed neck upon the boy as if in defiance and contempt
Wont go will you? feel grand do you? guess you
forget your father was jackass'"
A youth who, it is chartably presumed, had never
" seen an elephant" recently found himself in the
company of three young ladies' and generously dvid-
ed an orange between them " You will rob YOURSELF
exclaimed one of the damses. "Not at all" replied
our nnocent I" haze three four more IN my Poct-
etm
RUSSELL the vocalist has recovered from an lndvld-
al by the name of Smith, ten dollars for singing his
song " ship on fire." at Crosby Hail. England.
In 1904 only two hundred millions of human beings
read the Bible now six hundred millions may read it
in their own language.
The strength of the English force is 10000
cavalry 10000 infantry, $4,000 artillery, 600 ma
rnes, and 100000 militia. In all, $4,000.
The Pope has forwarded his portrait as present to
Louis Philippe.
Somebody very wickedly says that two blooming
young ladies got caught out in shower very recently
and when they got home the RAIN had washed the very
color out of their cheeks.
The average number of inhabitants to square mile
In China, is $50; in Ireland, 275.
REMEMBER IT-Hon. John Wentworth, speaking
of the nomination of Gen. Taylor by the Wings, anC
its sanction by Mr.. Calhoun, says;
"Of course Mr. Calhoun, and all DESTROYS to keel
up savebreedng and to extend slave territory will g
for President who has to veto the Wilmot provlso
The Southern Shareholders will go for General Taylo
on principle, and Northern Wings OH glory and pat
ronage!"
The population of the United States doubles itsel
once in 25 years. Great Britain in Al, France in l3e
Santa Anna was born at San Juan del Rio abou
1904, and is the son of an exied Spanish nobleman.
The Telegraph TO Haitian, " S.-Mr. F. o.
r Smith, the director Of the telegraph, says that In
k short time he expects to have the wires reach Haa2
thereby bringing England to us by at least tw
days. The telegraph to Portland from Boston, he say
g will be finished this week.
e Do well while thou lives but not regard what
said of it. Content thysef with deserving praise tn
n posterity shall rejoice in hearing it.
d 1t is stated that the present dsgracefu post ofc
law met with no opposition from any member! Ougt
n they not to have the franking privilege?
AlOO'tH" -"iPoPtehJ ''"0"
Dodor.-A few days ago man taken suddenl
with apoplexy at the post Office in Jefferson market
t, his face being as blue indigo from The swelling
ID the blood vessels. One of the officers got col
e water and poured cup full by cup full the patient
TT head. In few minutes the senseess man came t
IN and in quarter of an hour walked off home.-N.
Y, Tribune.
e, An unknown person has given $4,000 for the SUI
u port of the President of the Newton Theological Il
g. g bo n,
So fist Union.
10 The Telegraph from Washington to Richmond, 1t
expected will be ready for operation about the four
of July. 1t is rapidly progressing also from Mobile
New Orleans.
y, The Presidency Columbus (Ga.) Times cal
upon the Northern Democrats to bring out Levi Woo
On bury of n H., the next Democratic candidate
ne the Presidency, as man who has "Souhern heart
D. and is not "shy" on the Wilmot Proviso question: al
the Charleston Mercury echoes the call. No Northe
ne man is to be supported at the South, unless he
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