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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09
important from Mexico.


New York, Sept 6, 9 1-2 o'clock, PM.
BY the arrival of tbs steamer Fashion at
New Orleans, advices had been received
from Vera Cruz to the Dist August.
General Scott reached Ayotla, twenty
miles from the capital, on the 18th August,
without an engagement with the enemy.
Major Lally and his detachment had reach
ed Jaiapa in safety. -.
The endorsements under Capt. Wells had
an engagement with party of Mexicans,near
the National Bridge. Capt. Wells lost +
killed and 3 wounded. Mexican loss not re-
ported, y.
All the wagons employed in transporting
the munitions of war had returned to vera
Cruz.
A small party of Americans az dragoons)
is reported to have been captured by the
McXicans.
Major Lally was reported to have had a
sharp skirmish with the MeXicans at Cerro
Gordo.
There were strong reasons to suppose that
Capt. Bcsancon's company of mounted men
had been captured by the MeXicans. This
company was enlisted at New Orleans
Reports were current at Vera Cruz that
Gen Scott, on his march from Ayotla to-
wards the capital, had met and de teated the
Mexicans after hard fought battle.
The last division of the army had left Pucb,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09
RAnLY BEATEN. OF course all who Wis

BADLY BEATEN. OF course all who Wis
it Third st. know that there is an old apple
woman stationed at the corner of Third and
Main streets. By some unlucly accident the
old lady, on wednesday night became some
what intoxicated, and in that state was Sc
veroly foggcd by her husband, The watch
man came along at the time, arrested the tel-
low and took him to the watch house. The
old woman in the kindness of her heart, re-
fused to appear against him the next morning
and he was discharged.-CincinnaH E"qut-
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION. We
are informed from credible source, that an
eminent Physician of this city, few days ago
opened the stomach of patient, and removed
several hard substances which had completely
obstructed the passage from it. However
singular this may seem, it is nevertheless true.
The Patient, we are glad to learn is doing
well and will undoubtedly recover. The
operation was performed in the presence OF
severa! gentlemen and occupied from ten to
fifteen minutes Verify may we ask, what
next ?-IMancheSter american.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

DESTRUCTION OF CATTLE ON THE l.. l.
RAIL Roam. The accommodation train on
Tuesday afternoon, in crossing the land of
Joseph c. Albertson, Esq, ar3this place,
ran into herd of Mr. HIS cattle, killing sew
en- of them, and manning one other They
were mutilated in the most shocking manner.
- GreenpOrt Waterman.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

SERVE THEM RIGHT. It's a pity there
was not some such law to make our old bach
elors travel up to the neglected fair ones, that
there is among the Sioux Indians. When a
white man has resided among them for the
space of month"; he is required to take to
himself a wife. The chief of the band among
which he is, at the end of the time, comes TO
him with young and handsome uaw,whom
he must espouse and protect, according to
their customs, or leave the country immedl-
atclv.-DctroH Free Press.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. A brake
man named Patrick Hart attached to the train
coming from Grafton n. H. to this city, met
with dreadful death,a few miles above Low
ell, last evening, He had crept along on top
of the cars to the engine to procure some
matches and was on his return when the
train reached the bridge and he was struck
in the head and knocked between the cars on
the track. Nothing wasknown of the acct.
dent by the others attached to the tram until
he was missed. The train was then backed
three quarters of a mile, and the unfortunate
man found lying upon the track
The cars in passing over him had but slight
" bruised him but the blow he received on
the head from the bridge, had crushed it in q
shocking manner. He fingered for number
Of hours in dreadful agony, and died at an
early hour this mornig. He was without fam
lily, and had been but a few months upon the
train
AS the Lexington train was coming into
the city this forenoon, on the Fltchburs
Railroad, the engineer discovered that the
planks to the bridge were on fire, he arrested
his train, and with few buckets full of wat
err from his tank, extinguished the flames
which had made considerable progress. The
fire was communicated,n mo doubt,by locomo
! tive Traveller.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

SHOOTING A LEGISLATOR. On Saturday
DIST ult., Elisha Worthington of Arkansas
made desperate attempt to murder Warner
Grow, ESD, in the streets Of Greensboro
Mr.. c. was a representative in the last Legis-
lature of Kentucky, and voted in favor of the
granting Of a petition for divorce, presented
by Worthington's wife. 1t was for this vote
that Worthngton sought his hte. Meeting
in the street Worthington fired his pistol
at Grow, which took effect IN the neck. The
parties closed, and were separated before any
more harm was done.-B0St. Whiy. .
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

PRIVATE MAIL. The confusion into which
the mails between New York and Boston
on the New Haven route have been thrown,
has induced an enterprising firm to establish
letter mail from New York to Hartford and
Springfield which will commence to-day
Bee, 9th.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

SINGULAR ACCIDENT. The Now London
News states that on Saturday last during the
funeral Economies over the body OF Mrs
KELVIN the north part Of that city, and while
the friends and ncighbor5 were assembled III
the room to view the corpse the floor gave
way and precipitatcd them all with the colin
and its contents into the cellar beneath Wha'
is more singular still, no one was seriously
hurt. The house where the accident occurred
was quite an old one
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

Gum Cratic & PriviLeQea


It contains the "book Of common prayer"
as used in the English Church at that time,
"The Old and New Testaments," "Two right
profitable and faithful Concordances, or large
and ample TABLES Alphabetically" and %The
whole Booke Of Psames collected into Eng
lish metre by Thomas Sternhold and John
Hopkins, conferred with the Hebrew, with
apt notes to sing them withal'"
These apt notes. as we'll as the words set
to them are a very great curiosity, and would
puzzle modern vocalist. They are all dia-
mond shaped, and what may be considered a
vast Improvement in this day Of progress. is
the fact that each note in the tune has its
name given on the staff, so that there was no
need Of learning gamuts and scales All that
was necessary 10 make musician in hin9
James time was the accomplishment OF erals
ing and falling the eight notes"
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

A CREDITTo HIS "RAIs1NG." One Pey-
ton Hays, colored man, and formerly a
save-drivcr in Tennessee, was examined on
Friday last before Justice Downing, for ty,-
ing up his wife, and whipping her bare back (
with rope. He had provided brine and
moasses, the plantation panacea in all cases
of "moderate'correction," to remove any slight
i'll effects she might feel from the punishment
AT the request Of his Wife sentence was SUS-
pcnded.-Ant- Sdcery Standard.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

DEL1R1uM TREMENs. The Pittsburg Jour
nal says: A man whose name we suppress
died at boarding house in the Eighth ward
Yesterday morning The cries of agony utter
ed by the poor creature, before his DEATH
alarmed the whole neighborhood. How many
warnings will be required to deter the drunk
ard from his bowl
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

MONTREAL AND QUEBEC. The sickness
among the immigrants at these cities begins
to abate, but the deaths at Crosse Isle average
from thirty to fifty in each twenty four hours
and in the Montreal sheds about thirty. There
have been up to Tuesday last about Eve
thousand deaths in the two places ,making, with
those who have died at sea- total of about
cseht thousand exclusive oftho many who have
died after leaving Montreal on the road to
the various points of destination.-BoSt.J Wing.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

GREAT FIRE AT ARCHANGEL, RUSSIA
Advices from Archangel, state that on the
23th and 10Th of July,a considerable portion
of that city was destroyed by fire: Upwards
of 500 buildings were burned. The quarter
occupied by foreigners escaped, and the for
eign house lost nothing, except Mr. Clark
one of the principal merchants there, whose
dwelling was burnt.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

FIRE AND EXCITING SCENE. A fire occur
red in the store and factory Of Mr. Krklnan,
New York recently. So sudden and quick
was the spread of the flames that Mr. X. and
his family came very near being destroyedby
them.
"One of bis daughters, Miss Margaret
Kirkman, a young lady about 10 years OF age
only escaped after being severely hurt by
jumping from the fourth story front window
of the room in which she slept. 1t was for
some moments scene Of the most thrilling
and agoniziug interest 10 those who had as
scmbled in front Of the burning building The
fourth story, though even with the rest of
the cdi6ce, has very solall attic windows. At
one of these Mrs. X. appeared shrieking in
alarm, the fire evidently behind her and the
smoke pouring out over her head. No lad
ders had yet arrived and her destruction
seemed inevitable tried at first to escape
the flames by which she had been already Sc
verelv burnt, got out on the sill ofthe window,
but if was evident she must soon perish there,
and the cry was raised for her to jump-among
other voices, by this time was that OF her father
exclaiming, "not yet, wait a moment till we
get ready for YOU"
A feather bed was instantly procured and
held about three feet from the ground by
six gallant hearts, who we're in great jeopardy
that she might fall upon and injure some OF
them, but they needed not and cared not fol
that. By this time, Miss Kirkman, to escape
| from the smoke and flames was then compell
ed to let herself down, and was seen hanging
by her extended arms from the window
"Jump now," was the cry. Vast numbers
of persons had now assembled, and were
lockers on the agonizng scene. The young
height, upwards of fifty feet, and in an instan
was whirled toward the side walk. The hear
of every person in that vast multitude started
in thrilling emotion and suspense, doubtful q!
to her fate. In few moments the cry was
raised, "she is safe, and three hearty cheers
went up which made the very welkin ring
The life of that young maiden appeared tt
be Of more interest to that immense assem-
blage than ten thousand buildings"
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

Tho friends of the Administration who
care more abouttho condition Of the Treasury
than the industry of tho country, will be
pleased to learn Tint the imports of plain
cal;coes from England have increased from
5,366,95T yards for the first half of last year,
to 22,l3Q, 635 yards for the corresponding
period of the present year. Nearly similar
proportion appears in the imports of printed
aad dyed calcoes -D0st. wig,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

SINGULAR DEATH Mr. VIM Loar of this
Town Jacksonville, Ill) came to his death
last Sabbath in the following manner He
was gging fish in the Illinois River, when by
accident he ran one fork of his gig through
his neck 1t was late in the afternoon before
he received assistance, and on removing the
iron he bled to deatb.--Prairje argus, dug
25tb
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

BRIDG1NG THE ONO. The Wheeling
Times says an engineer is now engaged in
stalking out the ground for the bridge across
the Ohio. The span will be exactly 1910 feet
from centre to tie abutment-Bee.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09
Brandon Election.

The votes cast in Brandon on Tuesday of th
week stood as follows:
STATE OFFICERS.
Wing,
Coz. Horace Eaton, 100
It, Coz. Leonard Sergeant, l50
Treasurer, George Howes, $50
Senator'S George 7. Hodges,
Henry Stanley,
John Fox, 146
William p. Noyes, IA
Pliny Holmes, al
Liberty.
Co.. Lawrence Brainard, 146
It. Coz. Jacob Scott, lH
Treasurer, Zenas Wood, lF
Senators-J. w. Hale, ~
VIM Marsh, IA
S. W. Boardman, IA
Democratic.
Coz. Paul Dillingham;, Jr. IA =
It. Coz. Charles X. Field, II
Treasurer, j. T. Marston, "a
Seaators-Jonas Clark, ~
David Hail. II
Caleb Hail. II
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09
From the northampton Courier Extra.
Mail Robbery.
THURSDAY Morning, Sep

THURSDAY Morning, Sept. 2, AZ.
The Northampton Post Office was entered
last night, through back window, and the
Office and two mail-bags rihed Of all the let
ters.
Among The letters stolen there were but
two, as we learn, containing remittances,
namely: one containing $78 in bills Of the
Northampton Bank, of the denominations Of
so, 20, 5, 8, and dollars; and one contain
ing draft for $SI1o, drawn on the 1st day Of
Sept. inst, by the Northampton Bank, on the
American Exchange Bank, New York, pay
able to Charles Dolano Esq of this town, and
endorsed by him.
All persons will, of course, be on the look
out for any money Or draft of the above de-
scription-and win use their endeavors to
trace the robbery home to its perpetrator.
About three or four hundred letters were
taken.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

TNGLIsn NoDLEMEN We saw upon The
books ofth Broadway Hotel yesterday the
name of Lord Pelham. He is an American,
who for the last twenty years has been liv-
ing in Kentucky and Arkansas and IS also a
Tneol descendant Of old Lord Pelham, who
died few months since in England. lie left
an estate worth about three millions OF dollars
the man to which we allude has the papers to
lnove he is direct heir to said estate, lie will
leave in short time to establish his claim and
take possession of his property Cincinnati
ERqajrcr,
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A Collision occurred on Lake Erie, on
Monday night last, between the large and
powerful steamboats, Mil and, Wisconsin. The
latter was totally disabled, and the Mil had a
hole as large as a hogshcad stove in her bows,
BY the force Of the conclusion the massive
wrought iron shaft Of the Wisconsin, seven
teen inches in diameter, was SC badly bent as
to be useless. Her crank was broken. The
Mil took the Wisconsin's passengers and tow
ed the latter to port.-BoSt. wing.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

LARGE ToMATo. We sawa tomato the
other day, which was raised in the garden Of
MIR. Azel Purdy, in this village, which mea-
sures eighteen and quater inches in circum-
ference and weighed something over pound
and a half.-PiattSburgh Republican.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

RAILROAD IRoN.-We learn that ten tons
of beautiful railroad iron--the first ever made
in this State-was drawn out at Troy Iron
and Rolling Mills yesterday. The Iron man
ufactured was the Z Rail, designed for the
Troy and Saratoga Road. We understand
that in a few days the company will turn out
from % to 80 tons day-N0rthern BNdqet
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

SUSPICIOUS or MURDER. Patrick K Hill,
an Irishmen, transient person about the
Railroad, Sec. 4, was found dead, on Monday
morning, having severe wounds on his head
\ Jury was summoned by Hon John Wood,
Coroner who gave verdict, IN substance,
"that the deceased came to his death by a
blow received upon the right side Of his head
back and above his ears by some person
or persons to us unknown" lie was known
to be a very Incorporate person, and left the
place where he lodged in the niSht.-M II
Sentinel
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New York, Aug. 25th,2 o'clock PM.

NEW IOEK, mug, z0t,,z 0C1ocN I :01'
Su1PwRECK AND Loss OF LIFE-The
ship NIameluke, from New York for Liver
pool was cap9ized in squall on Sunday
night, the 18th inst, three hundred miles
from New York.--Thc officers and cabin pass
engcrs were saved, but thirty-four Of the
steerage passengers and crew were lost.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

Excursion FOR Poor CHILDREN. The
excursion for poor children, planned by the
Rev. j. NJ Spear took place yesterday. About
six hundred poor children, many Of them
accompanied by their mothers, took the cars
ut the Old Colony Depot and proceeded to
Teneon Grove, Dorchester, where the day
was spent, as we are informedsby person
present, in really a joyful manner. There
were speeches from Rev. Mes5rs Burton
Bigolow, Spear and Allen, Mr.. Augustus
and others; Il feast of good things, Literally
provided by the ladies of Boston and Dor
chester; and childish sports in abundance, il
which the poor children enjoyed themselves
at will. There should be more of these "ex
cursions for poor children" Bee
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

DEATHS OF THE LAST WEEK. In the
week ending Saturday, there were LIE
deaths-BoSt. Wing. 9Th.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

RETURN OF PAREDEs The Union, allu-
ding to the complaints of the New Orleans pa
pers upon the admission of Paroles into
Mexico, remarks 1T might be imprudcnt at
this time to divulge all the facts connected
with this subjcct"--and says sufficient is
known to clear the government agents in the
matter. 1t then Introduces letter from
Col. Wilson, Governor of Vera Cruz, in
which the writer states that he had dismissed
from Office the boarding officer and inspector,
for not knowing that Paroles had passed into
and through Vera Cruz. A few more such
remarks from the official paper, would con-
vince the people that another pass had been
given-and they in turn, will gladly hail the
day when the President will be dismissed from
further service-BoSton Daily Wig.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

KIND AND PROFITABLE, A friend who
has been much troubled, since the commence
ment of "fy time,' in milking his COW, wishes
us to say, that he took revenge upon her the
other night, after she had kicked over pail
of milk, by giving her basting with-not a
club, but-a small quantity offish OIL gently
applied with rag. Since that time the flies
seem to avoid her, and she stands quietly and
chcws her cud while he secures the reward
of his kindness. He suggests that in this case
as in all matters of benevolence, others should
ego and do likewise "
The same result will follow the use of fish
oil upon horses Those who make any claims
to Kindness to their animals should try it-not
only when the horse is in use, but when in
the stable or Decentralization Mail.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-09

VERY OLD COPY OF THE BIBLE. The
Rochester Democrat gives the following de-
scription of Bible, in the possession OF Rev
Henry Benson, Wesleyan Methodist cler-
oyman of that city, late Of Lincol nshire, Eng
In many respects it is great curiosity. The
title page bears the following imprint
New TESTAMENT
of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
Conferred diligently with the Greeke,
and best approved translations
in diverse languages.
IMPRINTED AT LONDON,
by the Deputies of Christie
pher Baker, Printer to the
Queens Majestic.
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THE VOICE.
BRANDON:

THURSDAY. SEPT. 8, l847.
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The votes cast in Brandon on Tuesday Of this
week stood Is follows
Tri-weekly journal. (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1847-188?, 1847-07-06

SAD ACCIDENT AND DEATH.-We regret to be
compelled to record another accident from the
use of cannon. On yesterday morning while
two men by name of Martin Neighbor and An
thony Sinly were engaged in firing a salute for
the German Washington Guards, who had turn
ed out for parade, the cannon went off III the
hands of Neighbor and killed him almost in
stantly. The cannon was small piece the
size of a steamboat cannon. Neighbor had set
it upon its end and without swabbing it out
and without having the vent stopped, COM
menced chargingit. He had got the powder
down and was in the act ofplacing the wadding
upon it when it went off. Both hands were
blown off, his left arm broken, deep cash was
cut in his right knee and one in his left leg, the
tin canister containing the powder torn to
pieces and driven into his face, and the wad
driven deep into his right breast. He lived
about twenty minutes, entirely unconscious
ofall that passed around him. Smiley was
standing close by and was much cut and bruis-
ed but not dangerously. We saw Neighbor a
few minutes after the accident and he was the
most horrid sight we ever beheld. 1t is to be
hoped that hereafter persons having charge o.
cannon will have more prudence. All these
accidents occur from carelessness, and IL We
cant have celebrations without causing sucl
honid deaths and butcherng up of our fellow
citizens, we had better dispense with them al
together.
DEoT--FnK DTscHxKGE.=Trr. FISCAL LAPTER
a member of Captain Osborns Company, 2nc
Regiment Indiana Volunteers, called on us OF
Friday and requested us TO publish the fac
that he was robbed while on board the steam
boat Rockaway for this place, of his discharg,
and all his money. amounting to only twenty,
five dollars. He is poor and not able to los,
the amount. but will be satisfied TO let tn,
money go so he can secure his certificate O
discharge and the land which is his due. Edition.
will confer favor on a patriotic and brav,
soldier by giving the above an insertion or tw,
in order, if possible to stop the sale of the dis
charge.