Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-19
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The Cholera is still on the incr ease, in the
Middle States and Canada; while there is no
dlmunltion of it at the West. The deaths IN
N. Y. city now number nearly so as a daily av-
erage, in Philadelphia 80, Cincinnati rs and in
St. Louis $50; while in the latter place, it is es-
lmated that from thee to five thousand, in all,
have already persisted by the disease, making
the appalling proportion Of nearly one tenth of
the inhabitants. Such mortality realizes our
ideas OF the plaques of the Eastern World
Col Duncan, Inspector Gen. of U. S. A., and
one of the heroes of the Mexican war, died at
Mobile, on the 9th of July, of cholera, or, as
some accounts say, of abous complaint.
Mrs. Madison, the venerable re lict of Pres
dent Madison, who has ltterly been so much
visited and caressed by the great, at Washing
ton, departed this life, few days ago, at a very
advanced age.
The tceather, on the 18th, 10Th and 18th, was
intensely hot, in all parts of the Northern States
In Montpelier, the thermometer stood at So Q in
Boston 9s Q, and, in no place we have heard
from, lower than 80 ,. Two Irish laborers on
the central Railroad, between this and Burling
ton, are reported to have died with the heat, and
many others in various parts have been injured
We have also heard of several horses that were
killed in the same way.
The public reception of Father Matthew, in
the city of N. Y, is said to have been one OF the
most splendid ceremonials which was ever got
up in that city.
The Stars and Stripes were hoisted in Mon
treal, on the 4th day Of July; and everything in
the Canadas conspires to show an increasing
popular feeling for annexation to the U. s., or
independence A new paper is started in Mon
treal, to advocate annexation.
The darkness in New Brunswick, in consc-
quence of the condensation of the smoke arising
from the immense tracts of burning timber lands
in that section, has some days been so great as
TO compel courts to adjourn; willie the vessels
along the coast have been completely bewildcr-
ed in the dense cloud. This is but local rope.
titon of the Great Dark day which occurred all
over New England and Canada in 1880, and
which is now generally supposed to have pro
ceeded from the same cause.
The Crops at the West, appear generally to
have come in well, and probably on an average
with other years; though considerable complaint
is made in Ohio, that the wheat has been injur
ed by the rust.
Funeral honors to the memory of ex President
Polk, were performed at Washington on the 9th;
when an Grafton was pronounced by Senator
Foote, which is charged to have been in bad
taste, on account of its political bearing.
The number of newspapers published in the
U. S., in 1910, was only 260, now the number
is estimated at $500. If intelligence is the
life of liberty" alone, we shall, at this rate live
forever.
F. F. Merrill, Esq, of this village, has, we I'M
derstand, been appointed, by the Governor, Sec.
rotary of State, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation and removal to the West of ]
Mem Shafter.
NATIONAL FAsT.-Presdent Taylor has is
sued proclamation recommending the first Fri
day of August as a day of fasting and prayer
on account of the great prevalence Of the chol
era.
FIRE IN I.UNENBuRGH--We learn verball
that there has been destructive fire in the vii
lage of Lunenburgh in this State, and that L
buildings, including tavern, meeting house an
the costly new dwelling of AR. Geo. W. Gates
were wholly consumed.
A man, supposed to be poor drunken creu
ture from Woodbury., by the name of Park
was found dead in the moving field of Mrs Ar
ma Hubbard, Of this village, on Saturday last
His body, which had laid there evidently sever,
days, was in horrid condition--and the instrr
ment of his death, a rum jug, was by his side.-
The verdict of Jury of Inquest on his bod
was in accordance with these circumstances.
Washington Irving is about to publish the Iii
of Mahomet, on which he has been Cor son
years engaged. This, if done as Irving can
it, will be an acquisition to the reading public.