Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-05
dead man was found recen,

MYSTERIOUS "A dead man was found recent
!, 10 The Connecticut River, lodged upon an
island at Oxford. N. II He was supposed 10
be an Irishman aboui Is years Of age, and about
five and half feet tall. He had on pair of
ovsralls and jacket. but no coat. There was a
hole broke INTO his skull and bruises upon the
side of his head spectator thought his head
might have been cuven with q shovel. He had
an Old Engllsh SILVER watch. a leather whip lash,
and a jacket knife in his packets. He was
doubtless murdered, aud cast into the river, per-
haps some months ago for his body bad com
mensed purifying. and was very offensive. The
anterior portion OF his cranlum, they say. was
very contracted; the poseiior and po,terior-supe-
nor PORTIONS were largely developed giving in
dications TINT he vas in life Troublesome Gus
TONER Bradford Inquirer.
LAKE SUPERIOR CoPPER MINING.-Tbere
are 90 copper mnng con panies IN operation
around Lake Superior. Fton an examination
inc the affairs Of several Of them II seems they
are divided INTO 224 900 shares and cos 81 600
600. They are considered worth $3360, 600
Have produced 10 400 tons Of copper.
GOVERNMENT SALE --lIpu ards Of hve thou
sard flint mlIsSe,s were offered for sale at WASH
iugton, by auction, Oh Tuesday The prices
ranged from 81 | &c. to 81 80 each. FIT EN-
hundred lnlskets, together with the swords.
were bought by gentleman connected with the
Coonza'on Society," and they will be sent to
Liberia, to aid the blacks defending themselves
from the barbarous hordes which surrounded
them.
Dr. Bailey, the editor of the National Era,
Z and his wife, viii leave in the steamship Baltic
10 rev days FOR Europe. They will be absent
! three months.
EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFoRNIA.-Slnce No
vember 2lst, 1852. there have been thlrty'lwo
shocks of earthquake within The limits of Cal
iforliia. The effects of these continued shocks
have been confined principally to the southern
section of the State apd have, therefore, exclt'
ed but little attention, although entitled to much
more than has been elected. The effects on
the desert have been considerable; SO much SO
that the waters of the New River, the Big La
COON and other points of obtaining water which
made their appearance on the surface in lo4o
and Is49, have now disappeared, and in their
places volumes Of sulphurols vapor and ellerve-
scent sulphur have appeared.
IMPORTANT TO PosTMAsTERs.-The Savan-
nah Courier OF the 18th instan says; case
was tried. during The recent session OF the U.
S. Circuit Court in this city, which ought 10 be
generally understood, both by the people and
the officials who have charge OF the various
post offices throuought the country. Inc post
master at Sylvanl. in Scrlven county, was ar
ranged and fined $50 for della, ing letter in his
Office. The law makes it the Imperative duty
OF every postmaster to forward all mail matter
deposited one half hour before the departure of
the mail. unless longer time should be granted
ihn
business in Office"
Elk Governor Paine left Mortified, the 2lst
ult., for Texas on business connected with a
projected Railroad to the Pacific coast. He will
be absent some three or four months.
IMPRISONMENT OF CoLoRED SEAMEN.-We
Learn from the Charleston Mercury that the UNI
ted States District Court in that city is about to
try the validity of the laws of South Carolina,
requiring the Imprisonment oil coored seamen.
An action has been brought against the SheIlff
Of Charleston at The instance of the british con-
sui, to recover $4,000 damages for the alleged
false Imprisonment of Manuel Perera, colored
British subject.
LOUISIANA SENATOR Hon. John Slldell has
been elected to the United States Senate, by
the Louisiana Legislature, to fill the vacancy
oCCdsioueu Wy the TesiSuutiou VI lIo"' ieii0
Soule. He is man of superior abilities, aud
will probably, make something of figure in
that body. He received 81 majority over Mr.
Hunt, the Wing candidate.
NEW CURRENCY IN CANADA. The Povin-
cial Parliament It is stated, has adopted II plan
for decimal courrency like tina, of the United
States.
REMARKABLE LoNGEvITY.-In small grave
ward some four rods >quure, situated within the
limits of Hampton Falls, and on the main road
from Exeter to that place, may be found, with
few other II graves of members of the families
of Melcher and Brown, and according to the
inscriptions upon the head stones, the aggregate
ages of the deceased was 1910 years, and the
average age 70 years each.- Exeter .Mews
Letter.
A"LoNa SPELL" OF SLEIGHING.-.T The Min
nesotian mentions that nearly all the population
of St. Paul, turned out IN seighs, cutters and
jumpers" to celebrate hundreth day of sleigh
ing
ASYLUM FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND
BLIND IN LOUISIANA The State of Louisiana
has now, for the first time in her history. an
asylum for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind in opera
ton The Institution was opened on the first
of December last, and the inmates now number
thirteen. There are 200 insane persons in the
State.
DEATH FROM ROPE JUmpfNe.-.The .Ws1
York Tribune says, Il girl, about fourteen years
of age, who was at Sunday School last Sunday,
in good health, undertook the next day to jump
the rope 200 times without stopping She did
so, but the unnatural exerion threw her into an
Illness which proved mortal. She was buried
on Tuesday.
Mr.. DIX GOES TO FRANcE.-It was under
Stood it appears, that Mr. Dix should be ap.
pointed Minister to France. when he accepted
the New York sub treasuryship. The appoint.
inent was made yesterday. The telegraph says
the Cabinet held very protrac,ed session. and
the result was the appointment OF Mr. DIX as
Minister to Frnnce, and Mr. Mead OF Virginia
as Minister 10 Chilli
The Canadian Parliament, anticipating the
favorable action OF Congress on the Reciproc
" question, is about reducing the Tariff on va
ri0us American articles.
Mr.. CLANCY was killed at the steam saving
establishment of Peel g. Hamilton, in Portland
He was tending one the saws when the boar,
struck him in the stomach and killed him instant
ly.
A writer in the New York Observer states tina
the memorials in his possession show that h
Hon. Amos lawrence gave away during tn
last ten wears of his life, more than .fUe hundre
thousand dollars
fire occurred in New York, on Saturday
which was caused by rat knawing paper Il
luc,fer matches until the friction broke forth i
bnze. Look to your match boxes.
Out of the one thousand men who belonge
10 the New York Regiment that was in tn
Mex,cao War, there are but sky survivors, an
ont of these there are not more than forty VIII
are able TO earn their bread by any employment.