Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-05
Tbr Mems 6Iraurr.
Canton opened to the English.

New York, June 26.
Extract from letter dated Canton, March %
o'clock, P. M. "Amessage has just been re.
ceived from Pekin, authorizing the English to
enter Canton on the 9th proximo."
St Louis, June 25.
News have been received from Chihuahua to.
the 9TH ult., which says that the neighboring In
dams are very hostile. A number of skirmishes
have taken place between them and the emf
giants, and several have been killed on both
Sides
On the 18th of May, Butcher and his party
were attacked by large number of Mexicans.
A fight ensued, and twenty three Mexicans were
killed.
On the 10th of May Capt. Carrot accidentally
shot himself on the Plains.
Later from Texas.
California Emigrants Mlpdered-Th Cholera,
&c.
New Orleans, June %, 1849
Later advices from Texas state that the Indi-
ans were still committing great depredations on
the frontier.
Maj. Vanborn with six companies of infantry
had left San Antonio OIL the lst to operate against
them. 1t estimated that in all, there have been
five hundred California emigrants murdered by
the Indians.
The Cholera was still raging violently in the
interior towns Of Mexico.-Bec.
ILLNESS OF GEN. ScoTT.- WASHINGTON,
June 27.-Gen. Scott is lying i'll of chronic
darrhea. Lowry of Kentucky, has been
appointed chief clerk of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs. Bee.
THE CHOLERA still continues its ravages over
the whole length and breadth ofthe Southern and
Western countries. In st. Louis, the mortality
is absolutely frightful, there occurring seven
hundred deaths per week-a proportion out Of a
population Of between fifty and sixty thousand
which would sweep every inhabitant into the
grave IN little more than one year. In Nash
vile, Lexington and other smaller towns in the
West, the proportion is said to be still greater
while in Cincinnati, the population of which is
stated to be but 10000, $50 deaths are reported
to have taken place in one day, most of whom
were foreigners. One tenth part of the slaves
in whole Stale of louisiana, it is estimated, have
fallen victims to the scourge, In N. Y. CITY
the deaths continue to be 30 or 40 daily; and
orc deaths have taken place in Montreal.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Dallas is to pronounce an eulo
gy on ex-President Polk, in Philadelphia.
The Crevasse has been stopped, at last, in Nev
Orleans.
Mrs. Simmons, wife of Capt B. Simmons q
Woodstock, VT, died of fever soon after her ar
rival at San Francisco.
The Free Masons have been celebrating s
Johns day with great parade, at Newburypor
Portland &c.
Col. Fremont is said to be unpopular in Cali
torniO, for what cause we do not learn.
house, barn and out buildings, we lear
were entirely consumed by fire, last week,
short distance below the Bolton narrows, i
consequence of spark Of fire falling from tn
chimney on the loof
Much damage was done also, in Worceste
we understand, by fires, which overun larg
tracts of timber land, and spread into the clea
lngs, destroying fences, wood and even the grow
ing crops.
MAD DoGs.-Wc perceive by the papers thu
hydroPhobla among the dogs has spread fro
Mass and N. H., into the south eastern part
tbs State, where several dogs have run mad, al
one or more persons have been bitten. Shou
the disease among these animals, like epidem
among men, continue to spread till it reaches O.
place, what is to b. done with the 200 dogs
this village? How many lives can we afford
lose for the valuable privilege of keeping dog,
Were 1t not well for us villagers, who want do
9 about as much as the dogs themselves want t,
/. tails apiece, be makiLg the calculation?
s Two YOU'VE LADIES DRowNEp.-Jane A
= drews and Juliet Miller, daughters of Ira A
v drews and Samuel Miller, at Wallingford, {
: were bathing in pond in that town, on the q
s. ), when the latter got beyond her depth. II
- friend went to her rescue, but failed of succe
r. and both persisted. One was 10 and the oil
IL ID years of age,
;e A Democratic State Convention met at Pc
lY land on Thursday. In consequence of di
Il greement as to who would call the conyentior
lg order, the day was spent in confused, attempts
M organize, and up to noon, Wednesday ms
c. learn by telegraph the committee on credenti
is had not reported,-Bee,