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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-04-27
WHITCeMB FULLER,s ESTATE.

STATE or VERMONT, IN Probate Court holden Hyde
Lamoille District, park, within and flr said district on
the eth day # AMi, A. d. Isis
William Wilbur, Administrator, the Of Whomh Full
r late If Waevl-, in said district deceased, presents his Gd
minslration account for se men Whereup is ordered that
The same be referred to the % day If April Sls the Probate
once III said iydea for examination and allowance and that
all concerned be notified hereof by the publication Of this ordr in
the Green Mountain Fireman. printed at Montpelier VT three
weeks successfully b. that they appear and
at said time and place. il they cause, object thereto,
Is 3w harlow p SMITH Judge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-04-27

~ Liver complaint is always cured by of Dr. g. C.
Nanghn8 Vegetable Lhontriptic, the Great American
| is LET p f1u
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-04-27
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II AS received by Express, addition his tf
GENFLEMAN'S FURNISHING Goops consisting STOCKS
1RAyATs, GLOVES susFENDERs BosoMs, COLLARS, &c.
March, 'i8,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-04-27

TT ATS Ihave this day received from Boston 50 cases of
1t1A IhCs LONDON & PARIS HATS
which VIII sell at 81 So each. w, T. BURNIIHM
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

BANK EXCITEMENT IN New ORLeANs.-W,
learn from the New Orleans papers of the '7th
that quite a stir was made in that city on tn,
day previous, by a report that the Canal Banl
had stopped payment. The story flew like fir
on a prairie, and in less than no time there wa
a perfect rush of Dote-holders to the Bank de
handing specie. The Picaylne of the 7th gives
the following account of the affair: s.
The smalIbolders of notes commenced thei
demands for specie; and as soon thereafter az
the officers of The bank ascef,dined that there
was some excitement III The public mind in re
latlon to lis circslalion, notices were strucl
up at The entrance 10 the Z1ect- hat lis doors
would be KEEP open ill dark, OF later, to &C,
com tnodate all persons DESTROYS OF changing
their bills for specie. The hall OF the bank was
crowded with bill holders and spectators till
Deof3 o'clock, at which time the demand slack
ened, and, about an hour Afterwards, the ex-
element died away. During the day the bank
not only redeemed its notes in gold and silver.
but the notes of all the city banks thai were pre-
sented. The paying tellers were reinforced by
other officers in order 10 despatch business, and
no delay was experienced by any of the bill
holders. As fast as they came they were &C
commodated. Al 5 o'clock The bank had ex-
chensed specie for notes 10 the amountofabou
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars
The bank was open up 10 thai hour, but for an
hour before no demand had been made for coin.
How The run" was brought about no one
knows, but at daylight in the morning 1t was
reported at The market places that the bunk had
stopped. -
The bank had IN SPECIE, on Yesterday, ON
million eight hundred and 8eUentu- seuen thou
sand one hundred and Seuentecn dollars against
one million ta1o hundred and sirty dollars IA
CIRCULATION. Making an excess of specie ovel
circulation Of fac hundred and ninety thousand
eight hundred and 6fty-se0en dollars.
The short business paper and exchange il
The vaulis of the bank amount to over thrct
millions five bundled ihousond dollars agains.
a little over two million of deposits.
So little effect had he run ia weakening lie
bank amongst our business men, thai duri0s
the day ihe deposits amoudted 10 near ttco hul
dred thOusaad dollars more than the specie Id.
ken from lis ~vaualts. as
The excitement seems to have been got uf
10 gross error or through mischieviQus motives
aud scarcely lasted during The ordi aary bushes
bours OF the day. IS 10 the parties who Elk
changed ihei' noies Tor coin, they had a per(ec
right to do so, and he back will cheerfully re
deem lis circulation in the hands of tbose wh,
would raihef have The specie. ladeed ii is bet
ter That anv persons troubled with dodb,s a
10 The solvencs of the bank should relieve thei
miad, so iaf as the cash can do il, at once
All we have got 10, SOY 10 them is that there i
no need OF excitement or confusion; the coin i
ready foi those who would prefer it TO the note
of The corporation.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

s G"MusrANG," the correspondent of the
Delta, says the greatest curiosity which has Wis
tied the city of Mexico is Col. Jack Hays and
his regiment of Texan Rangers, with their old
fashioned maple-stocked Rifles lying across
their saddles, the butts of two large pistols
sticking out of their holsters, anda pair of Colts
six-shooters belted around their waists-mak-
ing only fifteen shots to the man. They were
the observed of all observers, and excited as
much lively interest as if President Polk and
the American Congress had suddenly set them
selves down in front of the Palace TO organize
and regulate the government and laws of the
people of that benighted land-crowds of men
fiocked to see them, (however always keeping
respectful distance,) and women affrighted,
rushed from the balconies into the houses
Mustang says: .'There are only five hundred
men in the regiment, and summoning them all
up they have only got $500 shots, which it
will take them at least from eight to ten min
utes to fire into the ranks of the enemy, when.
they are at a charge. But they have got a name
and | am beginning to believe there is some
thing in a name. The Mexicans believe them
to be a sort of semi-civilized, halfman, half
devil, with a slight mixture of the lion and
snapping-turtle, and have a more holy horror of
them than they have of the evil saint himself,
And do not be surprised when 1 tell you that [
have several times been asked by some of the
inhabitants, if the Texans will be allowed to
go out into the streets without a guard over
them. 1t is really surprising that men with
such a reputation should be among the very
best diciplined troops in our army, and not
disposed to commit outrages,, or create distur-
bance in any way. But the greasers must not
interfere with them, as was illustrated this
evening. About an hour ago some of them
were quietly passing through one of the streets
when a crowd o. loperos gathered around them
and commenced throwing stones-the result of
which was, that I'M very few minutes there
were ten dead Mexicans lying in the street, and
two men, badly wounded, taken to the guard.
house. ---l - t'
4iT Eg-5 Ff-EL -esz
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION The steamboat
Blue Ridge exploded a few miles below CALI
polls, killing, sealdihg and drowning twenty
or thirty persons. Mr.. Guibert, of Louisville,
who was a passenger on the i'll fated boat at the
time of the accident, in a letter to the editor
of the Louisville Courier states that, there were,
IN all, seventy persons On the Blue Ridge
After the hull sunk, the cabin floated eighteen
miles. The passengers were taken off by the
yawl, and were kindly taken care off by per-
sons residing in the neighborhood, who, as far
as they could, provided them with clothing
Of eight ladies' on board, only one was lost
The I'd Pilot; who was sleeping in his room,
was thrown ashore, a distance OF more than an
hundred yards, and was slightly injured. Jas.
Summers, I'd Clerk, was thrown into the river
and swan ashore entirely uniniured. Some
reached shore with the assistance of their life
preservers, Great praise is awarded to the cit
liens of Gallipelis and several of the officers
and passengers of the boat for their noble exer
tons to aid the sufferers. Mr.. Guibert is es
p~ecially grateful to Mr.. Ham Hay, who wa,
the means of saving his (Mr. G.'s) life as wei
as the lives of several others.
Here follows a list of the saved, killed, mis-
sing and wounded, which we annex:
SAvED.-Jos. Tosso and daughter, Cincinnati
Ben. J. Guibert, Louisville; Jas Cuffner, w. B.
Kontz, d. Goshorn, Isaac Barker, B. F. Wick
ers and sister. Mr.. Stewart, wife and three
children, Maj. Eaton, Us A., and s@erv't.; M
Wright, Kanawha; Sam'l Langley, Mrs Porte
and child, G%allipolis; Mr.. Duke, Maysville
Mr.. Miller, Mason CO., Va; L. A. Paulett
L~ynchburg, Va.
We omit the names of the officers of tn
boat.
KILLED, WOUNDED, NDMIss1NG.-Mr. Oven
hlner missing.
VIM. F. Whitaker, Observation-Disclosures
ashore.
R. Turney, 1st Pilot-badly hurt.
An old lady, mother-in-law of Mr.. Stewart
drowned in the cabin.
A. Brulon, Cincinnati--missing supposed t
have fallen in the wreck. ~
F. ]. Sanus, notwithstanding.
G. Beard, bar-keeper, Gallipolis,-scalded
since dead.
Jos. Miller Mason co., Va.-missing.
Captain Summers, enthusiastically in
jured.
Albert Summers, watchman,-badly scald
ed.
P. Wright, Kanawha-badly hurt.
John Bayse, mate,---slightly scalded ant
bruised.
J.. Carr, ck-hand,--badly scaided-not ex
pected to live.
P. Carpenter,emissing.
d. Smith, Gallipolis,-badly scalded anC
leg broken.
F. Scott, freman,-missing.
D. Page, colored man, badly hurt.
Dabney ,colored man, SYSTEMATICALLY hurt
Nh. Guibert also states that there were fftee
deck passengers, whose fate was unknown
He thinks he met with six of them on the morn
ing after the accident.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

GurrA PERcHA.-We published on Thurs
same account ofa newly discovered substance
styled gutta percha, which is said to be far SUI
perior to Iudla-rubba, and applicable to all pur-
poses. MIR. Day, the great India-rubber dealer
residing in CORTLAND street, New York, is about
going into the manufacture of it on an extern
sive scale. From the N. Y. Commercial of the
31st. we learn that
Among the passengers who sailed yesterday
in the ship Talbot for Singapore, is Mr.. A. d.
Wycoff, who has been sen out by Mr.. Ho-
raceH Day to reside in the Indian Archipelago
mainly for the purpose of instructing the ma
tives in gathering and preparing for shipping
the new substance recently discovered, called
gutta percha, or vegetable leather, which is be-
Iievedb by Mr.. Day to be far superior to leather
India-rubba, or any similar substance now in
use. His enterprise contains within itself the
seeds of its own reward. Mr.. Wycoff goes
provided with boilers and all the necessary ap-
p~urtenances.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

AYES AND NOES ON THE ADJoURNMENT.-As
several of our readers have expressed a desire
to see the Ayes and Noes in the House on the
resolutions proposing to adjourn the Legisla-
ture, on account of the existence of the small
pox in Indianapolis, we give them below. We
have already published the vote in the Sen
ate. $50 SCI 81 f1a-a fUnf bsti
The original resolution proposed to adjourn
until She End Monday in January, allow mem
bers the usual mileage, &c. Several amend
ments were proposed and voted down. 4
Mr.. Durham then moved to strike out so
much Of the resolution as allowed members to
charge mileage, which motion was rejected by
the following vote. fg8 sos
AYEs-Carr, Coble, Cole, Dobson, Doyle,
Durham, Frazier, Gooding; Gordon, Graham,
Hall, Hunt, Jones Of B., Jones Of S., Kennard,
Lane, Little, Major, May, Mcconnell, Miller,
Mccormick, Neh, Nimmons, Orion, Richmond,
Roache, Short, Stone, Sullivan, Thompson of &C.,
Trimbley, Williams of K, Williams of NJ,
Winstandley, Wolfe, Mr.. Speaker 81.
NoEs-Albin. Armstrong, Baldwin, Black
stone, Blythe, Bowling, Brown. Bryant, Camp
bell, Chambers, Coffin, Colip, Commons. Gov
ington, criswell, Danner, Davis, DeBruler,
Dlmmett, Dole, Dougherty, Ford, Fuller,
Goodman, Hamilton, Hawkins, Harding, Har-
vey, Hetfeld, Holden, Huddleston, Hull, Kei-
ser, Litcheberger. Line, Lockwood, Lowe, Nc
Donald, of A., Mcdonald, Of L., McKinsie,
Meredith, Mills, Morrison, Neal, Norris, Orr,
Parker, Prather, Robinson, Rulon, Sackett,
Shryoek, Slater, Stanton, Swihart, Terry, Thorn
pson, of G., Tinbrook. Widney-59.
The vote was then taken on the passage Of
the resolutions, which was as follows:
AYEs-Armsirong Blackstone, Blythe, Bow
ling, Campbell, Chambers, Coble, Coffin, Colip,
Commons, C~ovington. Banner, Davis, DeBrn-
Ter, Dimmett, Dole, Doyle, Fuller, Gordon,
Hankins. Harding, Harvey, Hefield. Holden,
Jones, of s., Lane, Line, Little, Lockwood
Lowe, Mcconnell, Mccormick, McKinsie,
Meredith. Neal, Norris, Parker, APrather,
Roache, Robinson; Sackett, Shryock, Stanton,
Stone, Swihart, Thompson, Of c., Tinbrook,
Williams, of K, Wolfe-50
NoEs-Albin, Bryant, Carr, Cole. Cookery,
Criswell. Dobson, Durham. Ford, Frazier, Ora
ham, Hall, Hamilton, Huddleston, Hull, Hunt.
Keiser, Kennard, Kinney, Litcheberger, Major
May. Mcdonald of A., Mcdonald OIL, Miller
Mills, Morrison, Nimmons, Orr, Orton, Rich
mond. Rulon, Short, Slater, Smiley, Sullivan.
Terry. Thompson of G., Trimbiey, Withstand
ley, Mr.. Speaker-4l.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20
VOL. XIII.
CITY OF EVANSVILLE:
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, Is4s.

OTWe expected to be able to lay the Gov
ernor's Message before our readers to-day, but
last nights mail brought nothing in the shape
OF sucha document. We have done our best
to keep alive something like an excitement in
relation to this matter, but we fear that it has
all died away, and we hardly know whether it
Will pay to cumber our columns with it, should
1t ever come 10 hand. Weare serious when we
say this.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

SERPENTs IN A PILE IN SOUTH AMERICA
In the Savannahs of Izacuba, in Guiana, ] saw
the most wonderful, the most terrible specta-
Gle that can be seen; andalthough it be notun-
common TO the Inhabitants, no traveller has
ever m~entionedit. Wewere ten men on horse
back. Two of whom took the lead, in order to
sound the passages, whilst / preferred to skirt
the great forests. One ofthe blacks whosform-
ed the vanguard, returned full galIop and call
ed to me- as So ~
ssHere, sir, come and see the serpents in a
pile" He pointed OUT to me something eleva-
ted in the middle of a savannah or swamp.
which appeared like a bundle of arms. One of
my company then said:-
''This is certainly one of the assemblage'so of
serpents which heap themselves on each other
after a violent tempest. | have heard of these,
but have never seen any-let us proceed eau
tiously and not so too near"
When we were within twenty PAGES of it.
the terror OF our horses prevented our nearer
approach, to whichnone ofus were inclined.
On a sudden the pyramid mass became agi-
tated; horrible hissings issued from it, thousands
of serpents rolled spirally on each other: shot
forth out of the circle their hideous heads. pre-
senting their envenomed darts and fiery eyesto
us. l own | was one of the first to draw back
but when saw this formidable phalanx remain
ed at Its post, and appeared to be more dispos-
ed to defend itself than to attack us, | rode
around it in order to view its order of battle.
which faced the enemy on every side | then
sought what could be the design ofthis numer-
Gus assemblage; and concluded that this species
of serpents dreaded some Collosean enemy,
which might be the great serpent, or the Cay
man, and that they re-unite themselves after
having seen this enemy, in order to attack or
reslsthimin a mass. EHumbolt.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

Mr.. ELECTROMAGNETIC published a
few days ago the resolution passed by the
House of Representatives declaring that the
war with Mexico was UNNECESSARILY AND
uNcoNsTITUTIoNALLY begun By the President
Of the United States" and it would seem to us
hat the House is now bound by every obliga-
ion of truth and justice to impeach Mr.. Polk
Or what they have declared he has done. A
correspondent of the National Wing well says:
-ssThere is no other alternative left that body
according to our view of the question, unless
itbe to settle down in a tacit approval of the
hih crime which they have charged him with.
If here was ever a case that called for a course
of .ction such as is here. pointed out to the
Representatives of the people, audwhich their
VOTE of yesterday has impressed upon the pub
lie records as a Truth, it is the act of the Pre-
sidert in plungingour country into this war,
in violation ofevey obligation of duty, sacred
and secular, whichthe Constitution has inn
posed upon our pubic men. When we look
at the awful consequences that have followed
the iniquitous act oMr. Polk, the lives that
have been sacrifcedon the field Of battle, those
lost in various othe ways, by sickness, muir
ders, and assassinatins, and the vast expendi-
ture OF the public mney to foster frauds on the
government, for thtbeneft, perhaps, of those
who brought the WI about, can there, we ask
ever be a case equato ii, that could justify an
impeachment ofth guilty party? No, not one.
And if the Representatives, of the people per
init this man, Poll to escape ~"unwhipt of JUS
tice1 now, then, ileed, we may expect that
nothing would balone even with him or his
successors, were e or they TO set up a mon
archy to rule US.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

GFSeveral highway robberies have recent
ly been committed in the neighborhood of Jack
s~onville, Ills.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20
FRoMTHEPAClFIC

EIGHT WHALE SHIPS CAPTURED BY THE Call
IFoRNIANs.-By the overland mail from the
Pacific we have a file of the Polynesidn from
February 9Th to May 22d. The news is not
very important, but we extract some items of
interest. sn s
The statements in the California papers con-
corning the horrible suflerings of the Emigrants
in the mountains are considered as being ex-
aggerated. and it is added thatbut one instance
of cannibalism occurred.
The winter in the Oregon had been one of
unusual severity, and owing to the weather
and the scarcity of food 5000 cattle had perish
ed. The settlers felt this loss very much. IS
Considerable damage had been done in the
vicinity of Honolulu. The rivers rose rapidly
OVERLOOKING their banks.
Westinghouse birthday was celebrated at
Honolulu with much spirit by the Americans.
The American store-ship Aylon, IN port, fired
a national salute which was answered by the
Russian barque Elexande. There were no
United States ships of war in port at that
time. a slf
WHALERs CAPTURED-PRIvATEERs Our
Capt. Fisher, ofthe California, arrived theil6th
reports speaking. on the line, the America,
Fash, who reported himself from Margarita
Bay. Lower California, where he put in few
weeks before to whale. Upon nearing the
place he found whalers in abundance and saw
over projecting point of land masts of eight
whale ships, but no smoke from boiling and no
boats in chase of whales in sight. Soon after,
two schooners crowded with men, stood out
from shore, with sweeps, towards him. s
Alarmed at their appearance he called in his
boats, which were in pursuit of whales, and
stood off. Wishing, however, to ascertain
more, he sent his mate in a boat to pull to-
wards the schooners, as far as he thought pru-
dent. and told him if he were captured he
would beat up The coast and inform the Com
modore. The mate pulled within three-quar-
tiers of a mile and saw SO much to arouse his
fears of their being enemies, that he returned
to the ship which stood off.
A number OF whalers left San Francisco for
this bay to cruise, and it is supposed that the
Californians in the gulf have fitted out seye al
small crafts and captured them successfully as
they ventured in, it being a bay which is in
general uninhabited. The fact that they were
lying there without fires or boats down, and
whales in abundance all around them, i~ustifes
a suspicion that they have been captured. If
SO, about 300 men must be held prisoners of
war by the Californians. and property to the
amount of S300,000 be in their hands, liable
to be destroyed at any moment.--NY Y. Cour.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

RrGnr.-The following sentimentwas drank
al a late Printers festival:
sour Country, Right or WrOng-We will
stand by her when right; when wrong, we will
try to right her."
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

The ADJoURNMENT.-We copy the follow
ing exccllenthi i at the adjournment from the
State Sentinel. We should judge from the
style that they have got our poetic machine
which has been for some time missing, up il
indianapolis. Our readers will at once recog.
nize its similitude in style, spirit, measure
everything, to that famous piece in which we
ground over Brother Newton's Twas mid
night" aas5 alifafe - @ As
TO THE INDIANAPOLIS SMALLPOX.
Thou blotched and loathesonle curse! Wars dreaded
Fears-and famine's gaunt and supplicating cry
And fever's burning anguish,-and the appoplexy'.
Shock, are nought compared with thee! From thee
Afirighted, rush the multitude of men; and
Fen State Councils at thy bidding break and
Run. Laws supreme source. and Legislative
Power is woman's weakness in thy sight. Thou
Canst shake the heart of mighty Senates,
And the congregated wisdom Of the land,
Is scattered at thy breath. Thou hast
Alarmed the heels cen from their boots, and
Given their tattered coat tails to the wind;
And with the vast velocity Of fear, they
Have outstripped the speed OF Railroad cars,
And irostand mud have been like cob-web -a
Barriers to their brace 1etreat. AYaunt, s..1
Fell devil. from our peaceful town, and p.
LET THE LEGISLATURE ALLCOME BACK!
ONE OF THE NEGATIVES.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

O-A bill to abolish the death penalty has
been introduced into the Senate of Maryland.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

Mr.. Polk N SANTA ANNA.-In the House
of Representatives on the 4th inst, Mr.. Cog
gin offered a resolution calling upon the Pre-
sident for copies o fall correspondence between
this Government and our officers of the army
and navy, and with Santa Anna. in relation to
his return to Mexico, in 1916. The resolution
was passed by the overwhelming vote of 145
10! So we are to have the history of that
"pass." after all the attempts tokeep the mat
ter dark. Prentice says the President must
now put in his answer, and both answer and
answerer will have to go through a terrible Or
deal. All his official power cannot give him
a safe "pass" throughit it.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

UNCONSTITUTIONAL JfM."-Ha, ha, ha The
best name yet given to the President. A cor,
respondent of the National Wing does it in
the following happy manner;
Congress awakened by a sly Locos joke,
Have fairly uuhous'd the pig, in a Polk, .sar
To brave Zaccy Taylor, the just and the wise
All honor they give and praise TO the skies.
But sly Jimmy Polk in spite of his wit,
In trying to share-made a very bad hit,
The House in its vote having re-chrjsten'd him,
This title is UNCONSTlTUT1ONALJIM!!