Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-01-06

here as an exemplary and excellent wonap.
seems to have been unfortunate in her seeoad
marriage in California
The following paragraph is from the San
Francisco Herald of Nov %:
Mrs. Fitzpatrick Formerly Mrs. Farnham,
charged her husband before the Recorder this
morning, with attempting her life 1t appears
Der husband abused her yesterday at the house
in which they are boarding. on Bush St, near
Montgomery, and struck her in the face. causing
bleeding from the nose While in the kitchen
attempting to staunch the bleeding. her husband
came and presented pistol at her head and
pulled The trggar the cap. however only explo
ding. He was bonnd over by the Recorder in
the sum Of SO 600 to keep the peace for six
months, and for his appearance before his honor
to-day, when he will receive the decision of the
Recorder.
PERSEVERANCE, REwARDEp-An exchange
paper states that well has been snnk in Hook
ing Valley, Ohio to the depth of sir hundred
feet for the purpose of obtaining salt water
The object Of the enterprising individuals has
been fully ACCOMPLISHED supply of water hav
ing been reached which requires but fffy.thr
gallons to make bushel of sal, of fifty pounds
ihe water rises spontaneously to the surface
and flows at the rate of 1000 to 5000 gallons
per dav.
Floop AT THE WEST Heavy rains on
Friday night carried awav portion of the
i Miami Canal, ten miles from Cncnati two
weeks would be required to repair it, The
Cincinnati and Dayton Railrnad was also so
badly damaged as to interrupt the cars. Gin
cinnati dispatch of Monday says the floods in the
great and little Aianishave heen.. very destruc
tive; that the little Miami and Cincinnati and
Dayton Railroads are both impossible; that on
the latter several bridges are gone and that the
White water Canal is also badly broken in
Indiana. similar and worse disasters are repor
ted two bridges we're washed away on the Mad.
ison and indianapolis Railroad freight train
fell through the bridge over Pleasant River, and
three men are missing; a large amount of private
property has been damaged in the vicinity of
the several streams, and a further loss of life is
reported.
PRoPos Ed CHANGES The following changes
are talked about in Washington: |. An increase
of the Presidents salary to S50,O00; The
construction of permanent residences for the
Vice President and Heads of Departments 3
An increase of the Secretaries salaries and
a. An increase of the sa aries of our Embassa
doris and Charges abroad. The first finds little
favour here the second, no one objects to the
third is, generally, approved Of; and. with regard
tn the fourth there 10 much "said on both
Sides"
CIRCUMsrANrIAL EvIDENCE.-The Skowhe-
gan Me Clarion mentions a singular clrcnm
stance, and one which warns us not to place en-.
tire reliance on circumsantlal evidence. few
years ago man by the name Of Johnson.
pedIer, stopped at the house of one Hughes, in
M,,I;a AZ 80, oord of
until recently. Some time after Johnson stop
ped with Hughes, the latter was drowned and
mis- wife became insane. She declared her hus-
band the murderer Of Johnson, and circumstan
ces give plansby 10 her story Now Johnson
turns up in California. and the children of Hugh
es are thus relieved of the stigma of being the
offspring Of murderer.
PROPOSED New TERRIToRIEs.-In The House
of Representatives. on the 9TH inst, the Com
miltee on Territories were directed to inquire
into the expediency of dividing Oregon Terri
tory, and forming new Territory, north of
Columbia river, to be called Columbia Terrific
ry, with leave to report bill or otherwise. Mr..
Hall also gave notice of Ills intention to intro
duce bill to organize the Territory OF Platte.
THE WOODWORK PArENr.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Syracus Star states
that the well known case of the Woodwork
planning machine pa,eut has been settled by
compromise. The owners of the Woodwork
patent it will be recolleced. sued Mr.. Bradlee,
Of Albany, tor an infringement, but by the CON
promise, they acknowledged that his machine
was bonafde invention, and bought up his
claim, guaranteeing him an income OF $40 0OO
for the use OF his patent right
Vor,NG FOR THE EMPIRE.-The voting was
very curlou,iy conducted, as appears by the
following paragraphs:
There we're plenty Of Oui votes. but the Mons
were nowhere to be seen, In point OF fact, tn
printers have received orders no' to print any
under the penalty OF being deprived OF their
licenses, and no person vensured to distribute
mons or even blank bulletins, for they knew BY
former experience that they should thereby ex-
pose themselves to instant arrest and to the pros
pect in the vista Of a trlpto Lambessa or Cayen-
ne.-Paris Correspondence
SIBERIAN LYNx.-Mr. Morrison of Canada
one dav last week shot =" a purity savage crtur"
on "tbe Lodges" at South deerfeld. He was
high; yellowsh. svery gray color, with bushy
Tufts und;r each Jaw resembling whiskers. Hl'
extreme length was three and a half feet-his
tail not more than four inches long. His claws
measured an inch and half IN length. when
thrown ont of their downy sockets. HIS tore
leps we're very muscu ar, and so was his whole
frame. and altogether he would prove more thar
a match for any dog, and would be apt 10 cause
an unarmed man some trouble. Ills weight was
tbirty.ive pounds There Is at least one more
where he was killed, but they are thought to be
strangers in these parts.--PortSmouM Chronicle
RAvAGEs uF THE CHOLERA IN CUBA.-A
Al nd
Jago. Dec. |, says
.The cholera has almost disappeared IN town
bu, on the sugar and coffee estates still continue
its rayages, and we fear that both CROPS vii
proye short. They will certainly come to mar
ket much later then usual The epidemic ha
been so severe among tobacco plantations tina
whole districts have been entirely deserted, an
little or none will hc made next year. Holder
are consequently firm at Si3, and some ask eve
more. On the Goth business was again inter
repted BY another earthquake quite as severe a
that in August, and the city has suffered yer
much indeed"
HARVARD COLLEGE PREsIDENcY-We lear
FROM the Cambridge Chronicle that the Re'
DR. Walker has been chosen to fill the vacanc
& occasioned by the resignation of Presider
Sparks, of Harvard College By this change
the char OF moral FnllOSopny, herc'oo'o
ably filed by DR.. Walker, is made vacant III
resignation Of President Sparks takes effect {
the close of the present academic term. I'm
period of administration OF President SPARK
has been one of unparalleled prosperity tor IN
College, and his resignation is most deeply T'
pretted His successor, however, will bring
the chair not only mind highly gifted an
and trained to habits Of patient thought, but a
.oon eyneiience of varied and practicle cha
acter. and administrative talents of a nigh orde
Mr.. Bryant, OF the Evening Post, writes fro
England that in the secretly OF agrcntnr