Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-07-28
Chr Mus GIeauer,

The WEATHER, CRofs, &c.-The weather
for July, though widely different, Eas been as
peculiar as that of June. Instead of ,he mild
and equalized night aud day heat of that Month,
the nights and mornings of July have been cold
enough for September; while during the middle
portion of the days, the scaldng sun has poured
down his fierce and fiery rays with heat and
power which has taken the moisture from the
surface to degree and with rapidity which
we have seldom seen equaled, thereby bringing
the effects Of drouth Oh vegetation, when below
the surface there is no drouth, and producing
contrast between the heat of the day and the
chill of the night not little dangerous to the
health of the people.
There is yet no prevalent sickness, however,
md the crops are good hay nearly one third
BETTER in this section of the Slnte, than last year,
the corn excellent, and all other crops promising
at least an average with the general run of sea-
sons.
COMMENCEMENT AT BuRLINeroN.-T ex.
cerclses of the Annual Commencement of this
growing Institution, Begin next Tuesday; BY
addresses from distinguished men Before the
Literary aud Religious societies-and the Jun
ior Exhibition in the evening--to b. followed
on Wednesday, by the usual Commencement
exercises, and winding up by an evening Steam.
boat excursion, as will be seen by consulting
the notice of the Senior and junior classes, to
be found in our advertising columns.
AS the attendance from abroad is this year ex.
pected to be large, we trust the Railroads will
carry for fair one way, as we believe they did
last year.
GOVERNOR PAINE.-A Telegraphlc despatch
from New Orleans of the 18th, says Governor
Paine lies at the point Of death. We trust it
may prove but the first story repeated.
GENERAL LANE has been elected Delegate to
Congress from Oregon.
The Democratic State Convention of Cahfor-
mia have nominated Bgler and Purdy for Gov
ernor and Lieut.. Governor. The arrivals lately,
however, bring more gold than news.
The CHOLERA has broken out along he Ohio
and Chesapeake Canal,a and in different points of
Maryland. 1t has been in New Orleans many
weeks, while in Cuba its ravages among the
blacks still continue to be dreadful. Several
cases, it is eaid, have also occurred in the city
Of New York. Heaven save us from general
visitation of this modern scourge of the earth.
THE VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD is LooK.
ING up.--Its business is large and increasing
Its receipts, we learn, on good authority, are a
handsome per cent above those Of last year, and
but for the necessary outlay, this summer, fol
new ties and rails, would pay fair interest on
the cost.
MExIco.-The Mexican forces have heer
Withdrawn from Messilla valley, whether they
were frightened off, or bought off we can't say.
Probably the affair will now he settled by ne
gocia,ion, in which the United States will gel
all The tract in dispute. 1t is wanted for the
Southern rout for a Pacific Rairoad.
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, from
Montreal TO the State line. (Vermont) is CON-
peted and now open for business, and, in con.
nection with the Atlantic and St. Lawrence
Railroad, forms continuous route from Mont
real pia the base of The White Mountains, N
H TO Portland, Me-, opening route for tourists
and travellers who wish to combine in one tour
trip to Niagara, Montreal, the White Noun
tains, and to the seaboard at Portland, Me.
BALTIMORE, July l6th.-Dates from the cit,
Of Mexico to The 4lh, and Vera Cruz to the Stt
inst. The cholera continued to range at Vert
Cruz and was on the increase. The black vom
was also making terrific ravages and had frigh
tened the physicians, who were unable TO saw
more than 10 out of 100 patients. The cholert
was also very severe at Jalapa. Concerning thu
difficulties between the U. s. and Mexico, thu
Trait d. Union says, if war is eminent il
Europe, we think it may be equally so under
certain circumstances between the United State
and Mexico The violent tone Of the offica
Journal ut Washington bodies nothing good.
DISASTERS ON OUR RAILROADs,-Mr. War
ner, Conductor on the Rutland and Buringto
Railroad, stepped between the cars at Ferris
bureh and was crushed Tuesday A. M.
Mr. Russell, of Louisville, KY, the same day
stood on the platform, smoking, on the Vernon
and Canada Raroad, when the cars, passing
curve threw him Under, and he was Instant
killed. A loud warning to all passengers t
keep off The platforms ,ohite The cars in motio'
FATAL AcclDENr.-.M Michel Fitzgerald, re
Gently Of this town, was instantly killed at E.
sex Junction, on Saturday last by train I
cars passing over his body. The train froi
tho
ecst, and part west Fitxerald stepped .fro
the track TN which the locomotive was approach
ing, and on TO the track on which the latter pa
of the train had been switched. The resul, WI
instantly fatal, and much grieved family al
bans Messenger
THE CHOLERA IN CuBA.-Nst6 York, Ju
ia letter from Havana, dated July III, say,
"The cholera is still carrying away hundred
of slaves; its rnvages have been more fierce
the sugar estates of the district Of Cardena
y especially in Banaquises, where Yearly all
the largest and most hourishinE estates q
located Among the sufferers are Don Moria
Hernandez, the deaths ON whose estate, O
told, amount TO over i40. Other estates ha
suffered still more severely"
A few days since, Miss Prince, Iaunatic
the Mclean Asylum, in Sonerve. Mas
eluded her attendants, and succeeded in drown
herself in cstern, in which there was but
few inches of water.
A girl by the name of Sarah Hobbs, abe
fourteen years old, at work in the CheImsfo
Company's Mills, Dracutt, met with shock
accident. She was in the act of cumbing
hair, and throwing it back caught on sha
revolving over her head, and wound over it
it carried her up against beam, cutting
both her thumbs, which had become entangl
in her hair, and taking the entire scalp from
head, from her forehead back. The scalp W
replaced. We learn from Dr. Kimball, W
was called TO lress the wound that she IN N,