Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-05-29

The cholera has broken out again on
the Mississippi, Twelves persons recently
died on one boat between st. Louis and
Louisville.
The Sub-Marine Telegraph between
England and France will be in operation
on the first Of May next when it is expect
ed that Prince Albert and the Duke of
Wellington shall open the communication
on one side of the channel, and the Presi-
den of the French Republic on the other.
The cables will consist Of four wires there
will be three cables, each twenty miles long
and three miles apart, the whole weighing
400 tons, and when chained down to the
bottom of the sea, they will be sufficient to
resist the anchor OF 100 gun ship. The
cables will cost 1900, 900.
A Mr.. BAILEY, of Ballston Spa. New
York, has made an improvement in ma
chinery, whereby he applies steam and
other power to them, SO as to do away with
all hand-gearing in the knitting LOOM
Stockings will soon be made much cheaper
than is now done, so that the common kinds,
like cotton cloth, will soon all be made in
the power knitting loom.
Mr.. LEVIN, of Dubuque, Iowa, with six
men, took from its native bed over $1,000
worth of lead in one day, recently.
LADY FRANKLIN, worn out with "hope
deferred" is at length seriously indisposed.
Mr.. JOHN THOMAS was accidentally poi
soned to death in Salisbury on Friday last
by taking quantity of oil cedar, which he
mistook for hot-drops.
MISUNDERSTANDING the acts adopted by
the late Legislature was one abolishing all
laws for the collection of debt. Michigan
has now in force the most Of the national
Reform measures. A number of mercan.
tile firms and dealers in Kalamazoo, since
the abolition Of the law relating to debt,
have announced their intention of publish
ing the names of all the delnquents, being
we'll convinced" as they say "that no man
of pood intentions and honorable principles
will allow himself to be thus posted before
his neighbors and fellow-citizens. The
honor OF the man is hereafter to be the
foundation of all ordinary transactions
Sentinel.
, WE learn that the store of James w
, Hurlbut, at Williston village, was DESTROY
l ed by fire on Saturday night last, at abou
, half-past eleven o'clock. All the letters
papers, &c, belonging to the Post Office
' was in the same building, we're also con
. sumed. His account books, we're takel
out safe. Mr.. Hurlbut had an insuranc
s OF $500 on his store and goods, and W
q are informed received his policy of insurac
the same evening, only some two hours pre-
g vious to the fire. Two clerks, who wer
$ asleep in the chamber barely escaped b
e slipping down the rope used for hoistin
$ goods into the Ioft.-SentineL
I, PIrTsBURG, 22d.-The concert of Jenn
d Lind was very brilliant. The full receipt
e exceeded nine thousand dollars. A Gallo
k man bought the first ticket for $50.
4 A young man, Thomas Chandler, age
70 "a, SOIL of Allen Chandler, Of West Cai
;s Chester county, died last week, from an il
= jury received in Philadelphia. He was Ill
!, ing box, which fell from his hands, upc
IF the large toe of his foot, which caused
pain so great as to throw him into the loo
=, jaw, from which he died.
lg Mr.. BARNUM FIELD, chief of the Gran
er mar Department of the Franklin Schoc
G, in this city, died very suddenly Wednesd;
e, night, 9TH inst, of neuralgia of the bowel
lg having been sick but a few hours. M
Fields name has been connected with Il
schools of Boston for quarter of centur
tn he having been a teacher in this city for
ks good portion of that period. He was fort
DIS erly apublisher and editor Of newspaper
in this clty.-Boston Traveller.
ed DISTRESSING CAsUALTY.-We learn III
ID, daughter, SIX years old, of Mr.. w
Hastings OF Jamaica, was instantly kiIle
on one day last week, by the discharge of
on gun in the hands of little boy, her cous
ig The parents were absent; the boy fou
m, the gun, which had been set away load,
en- and playfully snapped it to fatal effect.
W. c. Dem.