Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-28

Seventeen States which have been officially heard
FROM give lab SAG majority against Zachary Taylor,
but mt the same tune give him than thee ourths
o. their electoral 70 -es.
The bridge proposed by Mr.. EIlet across the Miss
sspp, at St Louis, to tho Illinois Shore is estimated
10 cost $250,000.
President Folks Message is published in some Of
the papers with this heading: THE State of thu
Couutry-a Romance of the Nineteenth Century
by James X. Polk, author of the Mexican War;" &c
The London Athengum states that DR.. Faradoy, in
pusung his researches into the operations Of mag
nptsm, has obtained evident proofs of the existence
of a mechanical power, altogether new to our know-
edgc, aud connected in Il remarkable manrer with
magnetism.
Kings m Congress. While kings in Europe are
shaking their thrones, in Republican America they
are acquiring new honos The next session OF Cou-
rreas will contain no less than five Of them, viz Jas.
G. King, Of New Jersey Preston King, and John A.
King, Of ~ v; I. B. King, of Gergil; and W. r.
Kmg, cf Alabama.
Three only Of the free States have given Gen.Toy
or nqiory over all other candidates. These States
were Rhode Island, New jersey and Pennsylvania.
Forgettcng liza. John, you are forgetting me-"
sadd bright eyed grl to her lover. Yes, Sue, I've
been for ceiling YOU those two years"
ARRESTED FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
Levi Barney alias Levi Rand. was arrested at Lit
Teton, OH the 18th inst, He offered counterfeit S.
bill purporling to be on the Caledonia Bank Dhnvilie,
VT He was arrested and i'll his glove was found a
one dollar hill on the Appleton Bunk, Lowell, and in
his wallet ten or fifteen dollars all of which was coun
terfe except two ard three dollar bill. The bills
were of the following chlmctar :-Eighteen one dol
lar bills the Appleton bank, Lowell, number Of
Il
| -, lS47; five dollar bills on the Ascutney Bank,
Windsor, VT, dated May t. l74S; and three five dol
Ia bills on the Bank of Caledonia, engraved IN im
taton OF the threes on the same Bank, dated August
4h and fifth: three FIVE dolla bills on the Rochester
Brink, N. H., dated January 6th l6l6 one SIS bill
on the Connecticut River Banking Company Hart,
tord c., dated Jan, !, 1915,
In his wallet was n memorandum of the mode for
him to pursue. 1t WAS something like the following
" Visit both prOvInces-swap paper for barter Ped.
die no pewter in the States. Go around large places
and cities NC.
He was examined before Justice of the peace and
was bound over under five hundred dollars bonA' and
for the want of the "needfl" was committed to Jail
in this town.-Denocratjc Republican,
| DESTRUCTION OF THE PARK THEArGF BY FIRE.
About six o'clock ON Saturday evening ire was dis
covered in the Park theatre building, New York; which
was soon in ashes. Earls Hotel and several adoln.
ing bindings were partly consumed MANAGER HAM
bIin's loss is estimated at $25,O80. The building was
valued at S30000 upon Which there was inalng IN
surance. Total loss 100000.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. A most melancholy
accident occurred OH the Railroad near this village OF
Saturday evening last, by which one man was Instant
ly killed. There were standing OH the fo"emoN car.
of the gravel train which was slowly pushed by The
engine from the rear and the progress of the tmC
being unexpectedly checked, they were precpitaeO
upon the track Que of them, Mr. Thomas w. Cur
rier of Enfield, N. H., had his head horribly mutate
by the car passing it, and was taken up dead
lie was estlmuble young man, aged some twent
years The other individual was Mr. II. w. FloyC
of Maine F;s limbs were badly bruised and man
gled, but hopes arc entertained of his recovery.-E
Gazette.
South Carolina The Hon. A. P. BUTLER was o
Thursday last elected to represent South Carolina
the Senate of the United States for six years from th
fourth of March next