Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-21

escort, Will leave missouri IN Inc course OF aloTtlgn
for the place of their destination by the land route,
cording TO letter in the Journal Of Commerce.
Shocking Railroad Accident,
As the a ,amboat train from Boston yesterday morn
inr was nearing palmer Depot, and about half mile
east of the Station Mr. Eldrdge Phillips and his wife
Of Monsoon in a carriage, attempted to pass the usual
crossing as the train was approaching The horse be-
came FRI Mlned at the moment the carriage was on
the tr0ck. / would not 60 ahead. The locomotive
struck l2 carriage, dashng to pieces, and Mr. and
IL PhlGps were instantly Killed. Iher oodles were
&gy4yM 20 f7 depot, and conveyed thus 10 their sud
4culy be.A.aed and darkened home. Mr. and Mrs. T.
were highly respected and worthy inhabitants of Mon
son. and we Judge ware about 60 years old.
The crossing where the fatal accident occurred is
very bad one tor travellers and Mr. Phillips probably
did not hear the bell of the engine. There no posi-
tive evidence that the horse frightened and would
not 90 on Mr. and Mrs. P. going to her fathers
funeral and their sudden deaths make up SeUen that
have occurred in their families within the two past
weeks !-SpringfeId Republican, Both
TPThe greatest competitor with the United
States for supplying the world with bread'stuits
is Russia. 1t is estimated on good authority,
that the quantity of wheat annually exported from
Russian ports, averages 1900, 900 bushels.
Fire in the WoOds-The St. Johns IN. b.
papers state that destructive fire was raging in
the woods on Cape Breton, which has destroyed
many of the farm.houses and granarles III the
country around Antagonishe, and the saw mills
of Mr. James Frazer, at West River.
GREAT CoUNTRY 1t is estimated that the
harvest Of the United States this season is suh.
cient to feed half the people on the globe, abun-
dainty
A good anecdote is told of celebrated En-
plish divine, who, receiving a morning visit in
his study, was asked by his friend-"Doctor,
why do YOU sit il such a place as this? You
have no, room to swing cat" 81 do not want
to swing cat, sir" was the reply. What vol
umes of philosophy are comprehended IN tn"
answer.
The Bdptist Denomination-Th gross sta.
tistics of the denomination, as given i'll the Amer
lean Baptist Almanac for this year, are as fol-
lows: Churches, 14,S04 ordained ministers,
1869; baptized in one year, 81 COS; members,
1881 1885, There ale about 1900 churches in
Great Britain, containing at least 10000 mem
bers
CYThe Dead letter Department of the Post
Office of this country, is said to be all annual tax
of about $l50,000. What commentary is this
upon the wisdom Of those who oppose the reduc'
ton of postage to two cents, prepaid
The damage done to public and private prop
erty by the late events in Paris has been estlma-
ted at 100000 francs, or about &4OO, 900.
EYThe Senate have voted Col. Fremont eight
dollars per day while engaged i'll making map
of Oregon.
California SaH.--Col Benton has deposited
in the Congressional Library, for public insPec
ton, various specimens of crystaZed salt, taken
from the shores of the Great Salt Lake III Cali
fornia, by Col j. G. Fremont, October, lS45.-
This crystaizaton of the salt is formed by the
spray of the Lake. The Specimens are on twlgs
but it forms on every thing that ii touches. There
is also deposited specimen of mineral salt, ta'
ken from a mountain in the basin OF the great
Salt lake.
%A London Journal says the number Of
LAWYERS in London is no fewer than 4,972, and
that the amount Of their costs in 1867, was
$I6,2lO,l65.
LATEST FROM PKUss1A.-A conspiracy has
been discovered at Berlin to overthrow the gov
eminent,
The leaders of the people has secretly armed a.
bout 10000 of the people and the government
wonldn0t yeald their demands until they laid
down their arms
The reports in regard to the grain and potatoe
~4~'>s j.. England are contradictory. The Dub
!: 4teanan's Journal in an article on the crops
in Ireland concludes that another famine is inev-
table e. that it will produce death by the thou
sands. The wheat Gfop is Ia below the average
and the potatoe crop may be little relied upon
The resignation Of the Governor General Of
Canada Earl of Egn) is announced in the Mon
tred papers, apparently on official author ty
lie retires in consequence of the continued ILL
ness of his lady He has been one ofthe most
popular Governors ever sent over to control the
people of Canada
The Post thinks it is likely enough that Gen
Taylor will Join the new Clay party even if he
does not himself decline. He wrote that he " was
decidedly in favor of Mr.. Clay's election. -
Sentinel
The agricultural fair at Buffalo was attended
by $4,000 persons, and the receipts from tickets
were S6,ll5.
The Secretary of the Navy has appointed Lieut.
ellis to the command of the Astronomical Expedition
to the Southern Hemisphere authorised at the last
sion OF Congress.
Two free soil meetings have been held at Washing
ton, D. c., and constitution for the " Free Soil Dem
ocratic Association" adopted About forty persons
principally democrats, have appended their names
the roll of the association Mr.. F. P. Blair, who is
head the association has recently returned from Wis
It to Nh. Van Buren.-Bee