Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
Che News Gleaher.
OaEsoN rEaarroRr. April Is, 1853.

To the Editor Of the Freeaan:
DEAR o,a Nearly everything IN the line Of
vegetation Is here gong On finely. The bins
SONS ale all out as fully as they are IN the
Northern States in May and June. suppose
You have moi forgotten the oalteids mentioned
m my other communication. Well, they are
still growing. We have saved two crops from
them already, aud have fair prospect OF third
one and wish you 10 understand that they
never have been sowtd but once. The first
was a go'd crop OF eats. The second grew
about slxIeun lncns hlgn. when we moved
them, and they made good iced; ind the third
Is now abou one fooi high.
You made mistake IN stating the weight Of
my arge potatoe. 1t should have read lbs. and
o., instead OF lbs and uzs.
| enclose you bunch of volets that have
stood in the garden and been in bloom all the
winter.
Viii you please to send the in paper about
tablespoonful Of blackberry seed
Youis with respect,
D. D. PeErrYxAN.
Our correspondent and patron Of iar-off Ote-
yon IA informed thai the violets large kind of
what used 10 be called Lady's Delights, wac ca
ceived in good preservation. AS 10 Blackberry
Seed none can De found now, but we will try
this season to save and send some from the Der.
RES when ripe. They are not even ia blossom
yet. Ed
A New RAILROAD PRoJEcr.- The managers
of the Oydensburgh aud Vermont Central Rail-
roads have in contemplation The project Of con-
solldaing those two Roads into one; and
meeting was we undersia nd to have been held
at Rouse's Point on Tuesday evening of this
week, to take the matter intp consideration. The
thought NAV not be bad one.
FooD FOR REFLECTION. The Despot Of Tur
key, at the suggestion of the Despot Of Russia,
has suspended and disgraced the Governor of
rreblsond, Turkish Province, for traffic ny IN
slaves while the President OF Republican A,ner-
lea, ustead If showing any mark of dsspproba-
ton, has appointed to the Governnrshp of our
Territories, men who have been traficlng in
slaves all their lives On. Sllane hast thou no
blush for our desecrated Republic?
BosroN June g.
HoRmBLE MURDER AT SEA. -Lrt,ers re-
ceved III TINS city dated Montevlden, April 9TH,
report that the ship Reindeer. Capt. w son,
bound from Valparaiso for Boston, had been dis
covered in an abandoned state near Cape Anto-
olo, by party of fishermen. who found her
-cutted between two banks. After throwing
overheard portion of her cargo, she hoated off,
and arrived at MOnievideo on the I'd Of April.
| Later accounts slale that tour IF the crew
had previously arrived in an open boat, when
me of .he murdereis OF the captain. both mates,
steward, and two OF the passengers, seeing the
vessel yng in the harbor of Monteviden, (afer
surprising her sunk. The murder-rs having scut-
tied her was .e'z-d with panic, and made a
confession OF the crlmp.
After The horrible tragedy had been commit
ted, and The five seanen were nearing The shore
in small boat with their pIuaier. quarrel
arose about division OF the spos, when one OF
the number pitched overheard and perished.
| The remaining four md ueen secured and were
to be sent To England for trial. The vessel had
on board large amount Of bullion.
SHOCKING ACCIDENTS = The Congregational
church ., l. export, N. Y, was struck by hight
ming on the 29ih nit during service. Ii entered
the singers gallery Instantly killing Luther
Crocker, one Of the choir, and severely wounding
SIX others, three ot whom were ladies' The
munster, on witnessing the awful occurrence,
f,lntnd in the pulpit.
A fireman named Dodge. was killed on the
Vernnn' Valley r uIrotl. near Pnlney, on Mon
day, viii e ulllng The machinery Of the l0cumo-
tive while in motion. He was drawn into the
machinery, and the lower part OF his body torn
to fragments before he was discovered.
New counterfeit S. on the Commercial bank,
Burlington. VI have just made their appearance,
They are unlike the z, nulne. yet their good ex.
ecufon and general appearance make them very
likely to deceive. For rarity in counterfeits
the word five appears ~ red letters on the face
IF the bill. Commonwealth.
ROBINSON CRusoEs lsLANp.--Capi Skinner,
of the ship Herman, which snpped at the Island
of Juan Fernandez, Mar h 9th, for WATER says
that he was much surprised to find sett ernent
of about 300 persons there headed by a Cover.
nor. They were very kind and furnished the
ship with supplies. The same ship stopped at
this island two years ago, and found no inhabi-
tantS.
| CALIFORNIA Sc eral correspondents of the
.Nep York Tribune writing from California, BY
tue last steamer, discourage. 10 the strongest
terms, further emigration IN that country. One
writer say that few men are able to clear over
two dollars per day and they can be hired to
work in the mines for fi'tv dollars per month.
de concludes il The f. nwlng manner:
show bitterly Butterfly, many OF the last en-
gralIon rue they ever let their comfortable
ii tile homes some of which they morgaged to
obtain their outfit Does not the ab reduce
ton of the price of the passage home speak
volumes two thousand on three steamers. Yes
Let the pnce tall within the means of any poor
devil here, and such lush for home
/ To any one Comfortably situated and making
anything ike living at home, | would say,
meyer come here"
Coop NEWS! CHtrrEvDEN COUNTY JAZZ
EMPTY ITO Rent? We don't pretend 10
know what the law would be in such a case.
| For the memory o nun doth MT run to another
tune IN our history when we could say as mucn?
Whether II does so run or not, the good effect
OF our Temperance La,c viii not be matter Of
controversy 10 Burlington hereafter. See how
long we can SO live, and mt be under the ne
cessiy of incarceraring our trIlow-cazens for
drunkenness or crime. Where is the hrartless
individual who would now repeal this benifcent
statute, and bring back upon our peaceful, hap
ply town and county the manifold sorrows and
curses of Rum. - Burlington Courier.
TIE RIVER AMAZON. The President of Pc.
rn has issued decree relative to the navigation
OF the Amazon offering great encouragement to
settlers such exemption from export aud i'm.
port duties, grants of land. and freedurn Tor 90
years. the free grant OF seeds, AID implements
for cutvatlng the lard. Tn exploration of the
Dru nches Of the Amazon in Peru, will be made
bv Government, steamers. provided expressly for
the service