Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-04-06

A western editor commences long exhorta-
ton to bachelors with the following words
Come, you poor, miserable, lonely, desertless
vugar-lractiona parts of animated nature, come
up and be talked to-"
1t is reported that the French minister in
Washington, NJ. Pageot, was dining with Speak
er Winthrop when the news of the revolution
was sent on by telegraph, and that, though it was
broken to him gently he was so much affected
that he left the table Immediately and returned
home,
Onondaga ChieE.-At meeting of the Onon-
daga tribe of Indians, with the Oneida tribe at
Onondaga Castle, on the 10th inst, David Hill,
late one of the chiefs Of the Onondaga tribe of
Indians, was removed from the office of Chief,
and Abraham La Fert was raised to be the
Head Chief by the voice of both nations
The news of the revolution in France was
carried by an Express locomotive from London
to Glasgow, AZ miles in 10 hours. The ave-
rage running time being So miles an hour.
Cheap Postagc.-Itwas stated in late mum
her of the London Times, that according to Of
fetal returns "the number of letters conveyed
by mail in England in 1929 was 10000, 600; in
IS40, 100, 000000; in 1913, 300 600 600; and
in lS47, 1922 600, 900 The penny postage sys-
tenn was established in 1889. The rapid and
wonderful increase which it has produced in the
number of letters sent by mail is conclusive
argument in favor Of cheap postage The num-
Der of letters is now four times as great as under
the old system, and it is steadily increasing, not
outstanding the prodgous total already attained
The penny postage now yields clear revenue
to the government Of more than 100000
1t is said that Louis Philippe has from ten to
twenty millions Of dollars invested in real estate
in New York city, 1t is not very improbable
that he may arrive in this country in the course
Of few months.
Eight or ten thousand English Mormons are
expected to arrive in this country the present
season, for the purpose of joining their brethren
at the West.
Deaths of Eminent AmGicanS-The yeal
which closed March 2lst, and which with the
ancents was regarded as the end Of the natural
wear, the Sun having entered upon its vcrna
equinox, equalizing the duration of day and
night. has been rendered memorable by the dealt
of an unusual number of eminent Americans
among whom the names of SiIas Wright, James
Kent. John Quincy Adams, Ambrose Spencer
and Henry Wheaton, occur to all. Judge Wilde
of Georgia, ripe scholar and distinguished
classical poet; and Cole, the beautiful landscape
painter, with several distinguished divnes, il-
rsts, physicians, &c, might be added.
Acts as Rcsoluti0ns.-A western orator in &
recent address, abiding to the characteristics o
the present age, says: ave have too many reso
lutons; too little action. The Acts Of the Apos
ties is the title of one of the books of scripture;
their Resolutions have not yet reached us. y
West Chris Joarnal
The Literary Societies of the University o
Vermont have elected Henry B, Smith, Professe
in Amherst College, as their Orator for next com
mencement Mr.. Smith has accepted.
John G. Whittier has been elected poet; Rev
Chas Wadsworh of Troy, substitute.
Fire Aliens Grst mill, the oil mill belong
;no to Lucius Sanderson and Co., together wit
an old WOODEN factory in Georgia, Vt. we under
stand were burnt down Wednesday night Saic
to be no insurance Nothing certain is know
as to the cause Of the fire, but ncendiarism
suspected
Austria applied to the RorHscHILD's for
loan. Their reply is reported to be-" We wi
advance no more money for war purposes,