Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-16

WORLDS TEMPERANCE CoNvENTIoN.-A
committee consisting Of thirty-fve persons--
one from each State in the Union. and from
oregon, Canada and New Brunswick. have pub.
''sEed call for Worlds Temperance Con-
ventlon in the city of New York. The meet
ing Is to commence at 10 A. NJ on Tuesday.
September 9th, and to continue four DAYS. Ali
io'ai assurance Associations are invited to
sehd delegates; and all frieads of Temperance,
70 every part Of the world. are assured cor.
.n'ai welcome. The special object of The Con-
Vea''on Is to consider the proprlety Of the en-
acuhent OF prohlbitory Maine Law by the
governments OF all States oad Nations. Chan
cellor Walworth is chairman OF the Committee
OF Arrangements.
WESTWARD Ho The depot was literally
crowded with Germans on their way to Illinois,
ihe gtea,erpart were from Humbug, and had
emlgrated to the country tor the purpose of cul-
hvat'ng the grape vine. They were as hardy
looking party as we have ever seen.--.4lbmy
Journal, 90
The South Carolina Railroad Company offer
$l09 TOR the conVIction of the wretch who
placed an iron bar acress the track at Cattle
Greek, en- the al ght Of the 3Oth, by which the
engine and several cars we're thown off, and
Isaac Water and Sainael Wills, engineer and
iirenao, were killed, and w. +. Snead badly
injured.
Two students Of the Senior Class OF Union
College at Schenectady, New York. Rev. Ira
Is. Watkins, OF Cheste,, Vt, aged IS, and
Ethan Clark or Ovid, Seneca Co.. aged %, we're
drowned by the upseting oi boat IN the Mo
hswk River, on the 4h last Mr.. Watkins WINS
a preacher OF the Methodist persuasion Mr..
CLARK was pFeparlag for the Bapts, ministry.
Washington Territory is rapidly filing up
wTh emgra,ts There are fifteen saw ms
III operation in the Territory, besides several
others ia contemplated. A large number OF
persons are engaged in the lumber business,
which has increased very greatly.
Baysrd Taylor has been made an attache to
the Americas MISSION TO China. and when last
heard from was at Macao, on his way to Shang-
haze, and probably to Nankn, with Col. Mar
shall.
GeLoNfsTs FOR AERtcA-We learn that
company Of more than ninety conred emigrants
arrived Il short line since III the vicinity of this
city, to wait their emSarkaron for Liberia, in
the bark Adelaide, irsm New York. These EN-
lgrants are very respectable company, from
Tennessee, and are ia charge Of two clergymcn
of ,he Presbyterian aud Methodist churches
They will be joined here by several intelligent
families oil free people of coor, residing in this
city, and from other parts Of this State.-Sauan
nah Georgian.
REDUCTION ON FOREIGN PosrAGE.--The
Postmaster General has ordered reduction Of
the postage on pamphlets and magazines mailed
for or received frem foreign connlrIes-except-
ing Great Britain, the British Norh American
Provinces and the West Coast Of South Ameri-
Cato the uniform rate Of too cents per ounce.
The Cambridge ENG Press says that re-
spectacle woman named Wilkinson, living at
Evensbury, who had been totally blind for twen-
ty years, fell dawn stairs and the shock caused
plete recovery Of her sight.
A COMPLIMENT TO Mas. STowE.-A London
correspondent of the New York Herald, in the
midst Of one Of the usual trades against the de-
monsralions Of anti slavery feeling in England,
speaks thus of Mrs. Slowe:-
Mrs. Stewe proves herself quite an Ameri.
can in her intercourse with the English ars,oc-
racy Her self possession, ease, and independ-
ence Of manner. was quite undistulbed IN the
presence Of the proud duchesses and fraughty
danes OF the titled English nobility. They ex-
pccted timldlty and fear, and reverence for their
titles in an untitled person, and they found
themselves disappointed.
Mrs. s. felt herself their equal in social life,
and acted among them as she felt. This, above
all other things, has caused great astonish.
lnent in the higher circles in favor of American
women. for in fact It is quality peculiarly dis.
tinguishing an American woman that she can
be and is duchess among duchesses"
II is predic ed that this will be the most pros
porous season for crops ever known in the Brit.
ish Provinces.
Elk President Tyler is said to be suffering
| from dyspepsia and symptoms OF consumption,
and will not probably long survive.
Col Benton says that Gen Pierce, in making
his appointments for Missouri has been cheated
and deceived by clique Of democratic villains.
WASHINGTON MoNUMENT.-The Washington
National Monument Is now l3u feet high, and If
a few days the next course IS to oe commenced
which will add two feet to Its altitude. Blocks
OF stone have been received for insertion in the
column, from every State IN the Union.
It's o singular fact that in the history of Low
ell, Mass, that In 1918 an engineer from Bus
ton employed to make a survey OF that tow
with referance to manufacturing purposes. re
r ported that there was no water privilege in Low
/ ell.
t A Lake Superior blacksmith has manufacture,
a drk-kni'", the blade OF Like Superior STEEL
r and the handle Of Lake Superior silver and cop
> per. This must be very superior article.
e We see ii announced that the stamped letter
= envelops will not be issued by the Post offic
Department till the lat Of July. when an ampl
supply will be On hand.
r DERBY raised 63 2 3 tons of hops last year.