Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-11-29


that amount Weare also informed that his son
has been arrested as an accomplice, and that he
has confessed his guilt in some particulars, other
hun the specific clarge upon which his father
was arrested. Nv T. Daily Zee.
Recently spirr, which was being raised
on the Second P esbyteridn church ut Wheel
ing, fell with tremendous crash upon the
the pavement below. crushing the head and one
leg Of man by the name Of John Cramer. 1t
is believed death will soon relieve him Of his
fferngs.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. The trustees
have made arrangements for TIL publication Of
ell borate reports on the present. state and ad
vancenent of several brapches Of knowledge -
]. The State OF Chemistry as applied to Az
culture
2 Forest T ees Of North America, their Uses
ard Cultivation.
B. Lightning and the best means of guarding
against accidents
4. Late Dis oyeries in Astronomy.
5. Meteorological Instruments, with Drec-
ions for ther Use
On the completion of their building, it is ex
lected the permanent funE will be 1857 900.
md the annual income S39 420, of which about
| $4,000 will 60 for the income of the library.
NOBLE BEQUEsTs,. We learn that the follow
ng we're the requests of the late Henry 'l'o~
ridge Esq. of this city: $4,000 TO the Amr
'Ican Board of Foreign Missions $4,000 to III
iiome Missionary Society $4,000 to the A n-
can Bible Society 50 000 10 the Tract 500
ty $4,000 to the Seaman's Friend Socet
| 1000 to the poor Of the First Congregational :
| :iety of New Haven; and SO ne . h rs, am ,uil
u all TO about $?5 600 These bPqu SIS ne
o,ble, both in their amount and in their obec s.
.NeW Haven Courier.
BRITIsH national DEBT. The British n
| .iona Debt is due 10 atout $4,000 persons,
| he great bulk OF it is du ton far smaller NJ
ber, Nine hIlllons Of pou ids sterling Of the
nua terest are divided among $50 or 100 p
ous. Seven mi lions of pounds sterling more
vdcd betW zen 1900 and 500 persons. and ii;
reminder, less than halt, is paid in small sun
m,ng the remaining 2G4, PERSONS, or ther,a
| Outs.
For The NILNoT PRovIso-Srventecn out
# twenty one Democratic papers published II
Michigan, says the Madison (Ia.) Courier, hly
,ame ont in favor Of the exclusion of sIav
ro,u the free territories BY net Of Congress.
REMGfoUs INTEL GENCE.-A portion oil #
sslonares who wee Present at the fare"
Getting on Sunday in tie Tabernacle, PlerrD
| street., Brooklyn, sailed IN Tuesday with til
ives and children, in the brig ErnrDi for t.
| American Mission at 3ankok, Sian. IT.
lmes are Messrs. BfdI'y, Seby, and Lam,
iptore their departure, their friends, AM
tends OF missions, joined them IN farewell
,loaS exercises on tn garter deck. There W
large number OF ladies' present, and SON CT
| rHuen. besides a crowd collected aruun
-sel on the wharf TIN services WERE OPEN,
It'll hymn, alter W ,Ich DR.. Lansing mad,
nchng address.
! CALIFRNIA GOLD.-The whole amount
aiioIma gold received at the U. Suites MINI
'hil IdpIphi +, is stated TO be $4,000 COO, Of
10000 have been leceIved since the arrival o
lie Empire City.
FoUR Persons KILLED. -Four l1ishmen wer
| lied last week al South Boston, while enrag
d in eXcavatng underneath bank of earlh
n tar the Public Institutions. The earth cave
n upon the four men, killing three instantly, aur
~ fourth, who WAS mme iately ding out, su,
wed but a short time. We are unable to as
certain their Names Boston Atlas.
At boot and shoe convention in New Yor
/
RS worth Of boots and shoes are manufacturer
annually in Massachusetts,; yet the demand is
beyond the supply.
GREATEST TUNNEELL IN THE WORLD
The Huudersiield and Manchester Rairoat
| flannel, in Eng land, is mlre than three NH iL
rngtlI, being the largest ia the world, at depth
of CPS feet below the ridge of the hill, which
plerces. The tunnel is SO perfectly straight tha
IN clear day one can see through from elthe,
md.
THE WHEELING SUSPENSION BRIDGE.-A
despatch dated at Wheeling on Saturday say
that Mr. Ellct had just rode across the wire sus
pension bridge for the first time, and that TIN
experiment proved elnlnenty successful
q A large concourse OF persons were Assem-
bled upon each side of the river to sre the ap
parently hazardous feat When the intrep
aud daring protector and builder started his hors
and buggy upon the noble span he was salute
by the firing of cannon and loud cheers from tn
admiring multitude. The animal attached t
the vehicle progressed steadily, aud Mr.. Ellie
gained the opposite shore IN triumph, where b
was again greeted with loud huzzas.
THE bridge is noble structure, af10rdn
another successful evidence OF the skill and inge
nuity of him who has similarly spanned the vii
foamiDg food Of Niagara by the power of hi
genius. Our citizens are Justly proud of thi
bridge. and are now rejoicing that the embank
ments Of the Ohio are linked together by S
beautiful an arch and pathway.
The Freight House lately completed at Green
bush, is probably the largest in the United Sti'cs
1t is $50 feet in length and 1876 wide, GOVERN
an area of two and half acres-wih walls |
feet high nine feet thick at the base, aud 5 |
at the top. The whole cost about 100000.
WHOLESALE HUMAN FLESH DEALING. i
appears from the Russian papers, says the Epen
ing Post that Count KutsoR, whose estates Ii
in the far.famed government Of Tambow, has cor
trived to get into debt for no less sun tha
100000 rubles banco Part Of this debt is du
to tic crown, and the Count is consequently
be sold up. The most disposable portion of tn
assets, the sers, are always preferred by III
crown. Accordingly the Governor of Fambo
announces that 2,7O2 individuals of both sexe
arctic be brought to the hammer.
: Nearly as bad as American slavery.but not quit
EXTENSIVE Tn CT OPERATINs.-Tbe Con
mlttee of the American Tract Society met q
the 18th inst, Rev. DR.. Knox in the char. TIL
receipts of the month were $4,000, 944 tot,
since April /, $l46,989. The number of ne
ceport2urs commissioned during the month W,
81, ct whom 26 were for the Southern and We
tern States. Since April, 274 colporteurs ha,
beon commissioned, including 1853 students f
vacations The number now employed excec
$50, including those IN Canada, Mexico and CT
lItorna The issues from the depository for Dc
tnber, amounted to $29,089. Gratuitons issu,
since April, 227l2239 pages The expend
, lures averane nearly $l000a day and the da
ly product of books is about 500, and small
publications not less than 10000. exclusive
$4,000 copies of the " American Messenger
monthly. The number of printers and binde