Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-04-22
General Items.

have taken in the Picking room. The workmen had
left the Factory about half an hour previous. The
Factory, Dry House and Woodshed were entirely
consumed. We understand the stock belonged to
Prosper Merrill. Probably loss about $4,000 and
covered by an insurance of about $6,000.-BellOrs
Falls Gazette.
The Cost-$1000O0O of the editors of the
N. Y. Tribune, writing from Washington, says:
understand from an official source, that if all the
claims occurring far during the were to be i'm
mediately quidated the sum of One Hundred millions
of Dollars would be required, including of course the
regular expenses of the army The claims that will
be preferred after the war, will demand still greater
sum for their liquidation. Why did not Mr. President
Polk in the official Munchausen he put forth to the
world, speak of the cOstloSs well bloodless
nexatioh of Texas =
Estimating the population of the United States ct
90 100000 the proportion Of this expense to EACH
INDIVIDUAL, is IS !!
1t is reported that measures will soon be taken by
the Dutch government for the total abolition Of the
domestic slavery which still prevails in Java.
Gen. TAYLOR and the Presidential paragraph got
into our last paper which looks very much like an Ed
itoral nomination of Gen. Taylor for next President
Or course its appearance adverse to our wishes,
and is regretted We profer fair play to the friends
of all whig candidates, but do not intend to NEEDLE
with the electon-certainty not for a while yet.-.N
Y. Tribune.
1t is about all we have to wish in regard to the Tri
bune that 1t would NEEDLE with the selection of such
candidates as Gen. Taylor far to decide against
them the moment they are talked off, if not before
There are thousands of reasons against the nomna-
ton Of Gen. Taylor-one in the Mexican war, one in
every man killed in that war; one in every slave he
possesses, and all the former should be null
tiped into The latter because the has been waged
to strengthen the slave system. The more successful
he has been in such the stronger is the reason
why he should not be President 1t does seem to us
a poor business for an Editor whose soul is set on
building up the great cause of humanity, to be busy
ing himself with choosing between candidates for the
Presidency who are bent upon nothing but pulling it
down to build up slavery, its ruins. We are sorry
to see that Notwithstanding this disclaimer of NOM
nation, the Tribune still continues to lavish upon the
slavehoding wing warrior all the praise which is
turally preparatory to such step.-C hronoJpe.
Baby Jumpers The Phiadelphians are in high
state of excitement respecting these newly invented
articles They describe one as follows -" Imagine
cord fastened to the ceiling, and thence divergng
into several cords, which are fastened to childs
rock by attachments to the belt The cord is elastic
and the child being attached to it, may be left to it.
self and will find its own amusement in the constant
jumping up and down, and about, which its move
ments OCCASION Scientific american
The same disease which exterminaed the Meadow
tElDe vi lHuldHS is raging among tne CnlppeWaS,
west of the Lake Michigan The Prairie du Chen
Patriot says that according to intelligence from Fort
Wnnebago, that dstemper was carrying them off in
great numbers. Some of the white settlers had been
attacked with it. Six Indians were found dead one
morning on the ice.
I CdptlTed-A few days ago SLAYER was taken be-
tween Shebar and Ganas with five hundred and six
ty slaves which was augmented to five hundred and
sixty-one by birth which took place few moments
after the captors gained the deck decretion how
ever soon occurred as five of the unhappy wretches
died before morning Some idea may be formed of
the way in which the savers do the business from the
admission of the captain Of the shaving vessel to the
prize otcer-that in four hours from the time he let
go his anchor, he had taken in wood water and slaves
and was standing to sea.
Dreadful Catastrophe !-.qlnost.-An English pa
per says that, at Wombwes Menagerie short time
since, q" fashonably dressed lady, while standing
near the den of the royal Bengal tiger turning sud
denly round, and was seized behind by the ferocioue
brute.Amidst the shrieks of the bellies and the by
ISLANDERS; he tore off, as he expected, luxurious
meal, but the next moment the poor dupe found thai
he had been nicely taken in,--beng half sufocatet
] with BRAN"
A petition signed by six hundred and forty-eigh
Aembers of the Catholic clergy, demanding an imme
date and total abolition of slavery in French colonies
has been laid before the chamber of peers by Coun
Montalembert Among the signatures are "a Of thu
y cures of Paris
Frederick Douglass, the Fugitive Slave, who ha
: spent nearly two years in Great Britain, where he ha
been treated with great respect and enjoyed the priv
ileges of the most refined and cultivated society," is
pected home in the steamer which will leave Liverpoo
on the 4th Of April.
, Foreigners in Ne,O York.-On Monday and Tues
i day of last week less than 2467 seeage passer
J. gers had arrived at this point from Europe. Thu
rush upon the Aims House is appalling. Some
them were in most miserable plight indeed. On
II individual, young man, who had suffered with tn
ship fever, was mere skeleton, and so very feeb
that he could hardly walk. 1t was actually sckenin
to approach whiting twenty feet of the poor wretch
IS SO offensive was the smell emitted from his body
of Life to him was perfect misery.
OF The Famine.-Lord John Russell stated in receI
IN speech in Parliament that during the sixteenth eel
A. fury there occurred in England something very sim
:, to the present Irish famine 1t related he sal
~ by Sir Thomas Moore in his writings, that 10000
ne at time roamed about subssting by theft,
IT. whom no less than 10000 were hung single yea
Breadst!fS for Ewope.-Eleven ships cleared
at New Orleans on the 29th ult for Great Britain al
s Ireland freghted principally with and flour, ha
=. ing board $4,000 sacks of the former and l7,0
' barrels of the latter This is, beyond doubt says Il
III. Topic the largest quantity of breadstufs which
RI cleared from any port in the United States in any
-. day.
zee Tie Massachusetts VOIunteers.-The companies
be Capts. Webster and Felt of the Massachusetts req
ment, had arrived at Matamoras on the last account
the former was stationed in the Plaza, the other
at Fort Paredes In Captain Webster's company moi
M man on the sick list and he lost not man on
-. voyage.
vas Vars DecdS.-The train of cars from Frankfort
IF Lexington, KY, was hung with Grape when the Il
news Of the deaths of Col. Mckee, Lieut.. COL CT
CO. Adj. Vaughan and Capt Willis transmitted to
no latter place. When the announcement was made
ode Court by Gen. Coombs, an adjournment immediat
ave took place. Mr.. Clay had but just left for his hous
ted Advance upon the Capital of MericO--Tt seems
the official despatch from Gen. Scott to the Secreta
lar of War; that the American army is to move forwi
-, toward the city Of Mexico.
ced FREs-The dwelling house of Mr.. Thon
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