Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-11-01

missioner of Vermont, the capital of the q Benks
in the State amounts to 81 800 1876. No one
Bank has larger capital than $l5O,OOO. Tho
amount OF bills in cilcnlation at the date of the
returns, was 1891 ,6OS /; notes discounted. So
4l ,Osl specie, $l2O,sll; deposits in City
Bank, $6O632O.
CO Advices from Salt Lake to Sept. 18th re-.
report that $4,000 emgrants will winter there in
consequence Of the grass on the plains having
been burnt by the party Of emigrants, who pre-
ceded them en- route for California. The rifle
regiment under the command Of Col. Porter had
reached Fort Hall.> Major Simondson had gone
to Oregon. Thomas Packard and another man,
employed as mail carriers between Fort Leayen.
worth and Santa Fe, were lately murdered by
some Pawnee Indians, who waylaid them on the
ROAD from Fort Laramie to Fort Kearney. The
remains of Lieut.. Donaldson murdered by In
dams, had been recovered and inferred.
GA son of Ex-Governor Davis of Worces-
ter, is driving dray in California. 81
MONTREAL, Oct. &C.
On Saturday next, meeting is to be held at
Quebec, for the purpose Of taking into consider
alton the best means Of bringing about the an
nexaton of Canada to the United States
OT~Pacifc Railroad meetings are the order
Of the day out west. st. Louis papers Of the
18th and 18th come to us filled with reports Of
GATHERINGS in all parts of Missouri and Illinois
among the latter. one at Chicago where Senatnr
Douglas made speech, and offered q series Of
| resolutions embodying his plans which were sub
sequently adopted One Of them was this
That Congress should encourage the construc-
tiOn Of three branch roads from Council Bluffs,
CoH such other point as shall! be selected for the
commencement of the National Railroad to
wit one to Chicago, one to st. Louis, and one
to the South of the Ohio or Memphis, making
liberal grants Of land on the lines of said branch
es to the States respectively through which the
same shall pass, 10 be applied by the Legisa-
oil the respective States to the construction of
said branch roads, and to no other purpose what
ever.
SINGULAR DEATH.-Death visits us sometimes
in most singular way. Thursday evening, in
this city, young woman, while coming down
stairs with large earthen dish in her hands, fell
and broke the dish, and at the same time struck
her neck upon piece of the broken crockery,
which cut her throat in such manner that be-
fore medical aid could be procured she bled to
death.
HEIeHr OF THE WAsHINGroN MONUMENT.
"A calculation made by William Darby ESQ.,,
the Geographer, goes to show that if the Nation,
al Monument at Washington be elevated 70 five
hundred feet its apex W II be visible at dis.
lance OF twenty seven and half miles. lie as
serts that on the same mathematical principles
height of six hundred feet gives horizontal ra-
dlus Of vision to about thirty miles.
| G}SLord Byron said that with all his Eollies,
he never was guilty Of stopping his paper, be.
cause Its editor happened to displease him."
EMANcIPATIox.-Mayo Wood, late of Da.
rien Ga, at his death freed all his slaves, $50 in
number, and left $500 for the purpose of de-
iraying their expenses to Liberia.
SIXTY MINISTER'S HUUG.-The New York
Commercial .4ducrttser's London correspondent,
IN reviewing the recent cruel acts of Gen. Hay
nau says that the hanging Of Bishop Erlau was
followed by the similar execution Of sixty Hun
garan ministers of the Gospel, who were charg.
ed with praying for the success of their coun-
trys cause.
| GA Philadelphia paper says that during the
last twelve months 14I brutes have been held
for horsewhipping their liege lords. VOt Pe0-
pies!
GA woman hung in England for poisoning
her child, confessed that she had DESTROYED nine
of her eleven children u few hours after they
were born Her husbands intemperance was
given by her as the reason. She dreaded the
misery and poverty that awaited them. In how
many ways rum works its results.
GFBricks made of glars are nov used in
London in the construction Of buildings, for the
purposes of introducing light without lessening
the strength of the walls.
Low FAREs.-Tne Railroad Journal says
that all the New England Railroads reduced
their fare the past year, and materially increased
not only the amount of travel on them, but the
; amount Of fare and profit. The price has been
about 2 cents per mile. Next year a further
and material reduction is contemplated.
GOLD-.A correspondent Of the London Times
says -" 1t will hardly be believed that the
whole quantity of gold currency in The world
taking it at ito usual estimate Of 10000 ,000
sterling, would only weigh about ! $50 tons
and that in bulk, u room 20 feet long, IL iee
wide, AID 10 feet high, would hold it ALL"
TIKI HuDsON RIVER RALRoAD.-Twenty
three hundred and thirty persons passed over thi'
e Dad on the Goth inst The last train OH tina
0 day, consisted Of eleven cars, which contained
n $50 passengers. When finished this road will
be more travelled than any other in the country
In month, it is said, it will be completed Il
i Poughkeepsic. There is to be jubilee on tn,
= arrival OF the first train at that ancient city.
The CALIFORNIA FLEET.-According to thu
r Boston shipping List, AGA vessels have saie'
n from ports in the United States for California III
TO The present time, and of this number but O.
have arrived up to Sept l. Nlneiy-two vessel
,, have sailed from Boston, Of which but Is had ar
g rived.
J. GREAT RAILROAD Tunnel IN New YORK
Is The Tunnel at New Hamburg, ~ Y, is So
IL feet long, and through solid rock. At the Sout
end is a cut 500 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 5
= feet deep, all through the rock before reaching
p 40 feet in depth. the other sc. glimpse of da
light may be obtained. Emerging at the mort
end one other deep cut is found, nearly as fo
re midable as that at the SOUTH being 200 feet lon
!. and 20 deep making the entire d ep cuttin
through the rock, all inclusive, no less than l51
OF feet
o. To carry on this work Messrs. Ward, Wei
as & Co., the contractors, now employ 400 me
keep in steady operation nine blacksmiths' shoI
with two fires each, to repair and temper tool
en- have $4,000 pounds cast steel in drills and tool
n in constant use, and have consumed 5000 kel
-, of POWDER of IS pounds each, in fourteen month
u, The tunnel is 10 feet high and "a feet wild
al where finished, and will be so all the wg
through The work goes on night and day, wi
:. perfect system and order, Messrs. Ward. Wei
Sir 4 Co. have been at this job fourteen months.
he Scientific american.
~, News FROM Sir JOHN FRANKLIN's ExpED
NV TTON,-A communication from the Lord of A
ng mrnlty. under date Of Oct. 4th, states that hop
wy are entertained that the news brought BY Ca,
ad Parker, of the True Love, arrived at Hull fro
49, Davis Straights, of Sir John Franklih's shi
'M having been seen by the native an late as Mar