Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-12-04
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Mrs. Farnham has been seen shingling
her house in California. She was clad in
the Boomer costume, as is her working day
wont.
Official information has been received at
the State Department from our Consul at
Honolulu, of the loss of the whale ships Ara
bella and America, of New Bedford; the
Henry Thompson and Armata, Of New Lon
don; the Mary Mitchell, of San Francisco;
and the Sol Saltars, of Fall River
The Lake Superior Journal says that
cranberrles are very abundant in that region
this season and make quite an item for ex-
port.
1t has been ascertained that the population
of California does not exceed 1876. QUO, ex-
elusive of the Indian population.
The St Louis Republican says that there
are between one and two thousand persons
constantly employed on the Pacific Railroad.
1t is rumored that the king OF the Sand
wich Islands has forwarded a treaty to Wash
ington, in favor of annexation to the United
States.
The cars on the Michigan Central Rail
road ran down and killed buck, on Mon
day week. His carcass was secured and
taken into Detroit
The Cincinnati Commercial says that
there is a couple by the name OF Hill living
in that city, who have been man and wife
seventy-eight years! They have had 81
children all of whom are dead.
The attempt to tunnel the Blue Ridge,
in Virginia which has been in progress two
years, is tob be discontinued on account of the
hardness of the rock.
WHAT NExT?-A Mr.. Dagget of Rox-
bury is said to have invented motive engine
which is to be operated with powder instead
of steam. 1t consumes two ounces of pow
der per mile, with the weight of four or five
cars attached. 1t is stated that the Super
ntendent of The Boston and Providence
Railroad thinks very faVoably of the inven-
ton.
Amongst many things which had escaped
previous inspection in the Crystal Palace,
was a small glass case, containngthe stuffed
skin of "Tiney," certainly the smallest full
grown dog in the world, the property of Sir
Archibald McLaine, who had sent it in rath-
er late for the Exhibition. 1t was not three
inches long, and might have served as lap
dog for the Queen of Lilliput.
Ex-Gov. James G. Jones, Wing, has been
. elected US. Senator from Tennessee.
A New Comet.-A letter from Berlin, OF
the 2Sth uIt., states that Dr. Brown has Just
discovered, at the Observatory of Berlin, a
new comet, in the constellation CAMS Vena.
torious As it will soon be in conjunction
with the sun, it may be seen in the evening
in the northwest, and in the morning in thu
north east, at distance from seven to eigh
degrees from the last star of the tail of Yrs;
Major
; Imports and Exports. The value of i'm
ports into the United States during the com
t Inercial year ending Both of June last, was
in round numbers 1910, 000, 900; value O
exports same period, 9l89 100000; exces
of imports, 1922, 600, 900. Among the ex
ports are included $35, 600, 900 in specie
G The Telegraph bctween France and Eng
r lamd-This telegraph line is in operation
o On the 22d uit. NJ. Foy Director ofthe Tel
=. egraphc Bureau in Paris, sent message
= the South Forcland, on the English Coas
. and received a reply in less than minut
J" ~ and half after the message had dcparte
d on its errand
In A BAD FIx.-Austria wishes to reduc
her but cannot doit She dare NJ
: dismiss single regiment, while she matt
IL tains her existing tyranny; and at the sam
H. time, financial ruin must rapidly bring on
OF CONFUSION unless such reduction is resorte
I'd to. The some condition of things preva
Sc in France; and in both cases it is so pail
to able as to induce the violent, among the Deu
ut ocrats to forbear urging an outbreak, whC
so is the only thing that could retard or ave
Is, the approaching end, These government
10 are in the condition of the man who b;
=; the tiger by the tail he could neither no
u on MOI let go with safety Yankee Blade
Col. Fremont is to receive 100000, d
first instalmcnt on his sale of Caiforn