Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-11
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FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF PENNsYLvA-
Nave have received the Fourth Annual An.
nouncement of this novel but growing %Institu-
ton, for making, what we shonld be glad to see
more of. competent Female Physicians. For a
list of Lecturers, commencement Of the next
course, &C., we would call attention to the ad-
veftisement to be found in another column.
BARRETT's GRAMMAR OF Six LANGUAGES IN
ONE.-The author, Solo. Barrett, Jr, has pre-.
scented US with his very curious and learned
Grammar, designed for self instruction in Eng
lish French, Spanish, German, Latin and Greek,
all at the same time, and in a similar process.
We believe The work to be well worth purcha-
sing,
THE KNiCKERBocKER FoR AUaUsT maintains
its well deserved reputation. Amoug the beat
articles of this mmher are y My Own State
ment,'' aud " Th,ckery's Women"
HUsK BEDS. Those who failed last year to
supply themselves with these cheap and valuable
beds, which when once uSed PIT out Of the
question the use oi any other for under beds, or
beds for summer use, will have a chince to sup
ply themselves this. As will be seen by his ad-
vertisement, +. @. Klttredge is again on hand
to work up all the hnsks that shall be brought
hi u. Farmers, help on this new kind of manu-
featuring. You will be helping yourselves and
the public at the same time.
A New MEDICINE FOR HUMoRs.-We have
been examining the list of the numerous and
we should Judge responsible vouchers OF Ma
KENNEDY's MEDICAL Discovery. u short notice
Of which is to be found this weeh in our adver-
Using columns, and cannot but believe it must
be a remedy for s%crofl'a, salt rheuin, &c., of no
ordinary efficacy. 1t ls SAID to be having II great
sale in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and
wherever 1t has been tried.
Hon. DANIEL KELLOGG We were gratifie |
at the commencement at Burlington, last week
to witness the comforting of the honorary degree
of LII. D.. on a man on whom it falls not as an
unmeaning compliment the Hon. Daniel Kel'
iogg, Of Saxton's River.
Gov. PArNE's REMAINS The remains Of Elk
Gov. Paine are on their way TO Vermont. They
were in New O;leans, en- route for The North, or
the 4th of August.
THE YELLOW FEVER IN New ORLEANs.-
This fearful epidemic is committing the mos
appalling ravages in New Orleans. Over 40 die
daily, aud many of them within eight hours from
the first attack, in the Hospital! while in the
whole city, though deserted by half It's inhabl
tants, $50 deaths are officially reported, mot near
the whole number probably, for the last week
in July. This exhibits a greater fatality thar
the epidemic of le47, or perhaps any previous
one that ever visited that falcd city.
THE ELEcrIoSs AT THE Wg,r.-In Tennes
see, the indications are that The State has gone
for Johnson, the Democratic Governor. In Ken
lucky. eight Wing aud hut two Democratic
Congress members, have been eIccted-belng
WhlI gam OF two members.
UNCLE Tom IN New YoRK.-Ms. Stowe
great nail in the cofil OF Slavery has beef
dratna,izcd, and is now being play ed to crowi-.
houses, at the B,very Theatre, in The city o
New York. Oh, shame where is thy blush
when the American Theatre is doing more f,
the cause Of justice aud humanity than til,
American Pulplt
CHARLESTON, S. g., Aug "a duel wa
fought near this city this morning between JON
DonovanS OF Chester, und J. Davidson Legar
OF Charleston, IN which the latter was killed il
the first FIRE.
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS Returns indical
the election to Congress OF three Democrats an
two Wings. The contest in The Ashland dis
trict was very severe, resulting in the defeat c
Gov. Fletcher, the Wing candidate.
BosroN, Aug. 2-The Constitutional Cor
vention which has been in Session in this cit,
for about two months past, finally a~djourne
sine die, at 2 O'clock this morning.
An army Of grasshoppers has made it's appeal
ance on the northern confines of Guatemala, an
extended into Mexico as far as Odj ,ca. 1t
about three leagues long by half u league broa'
1t has already traversed one hundred and fiji
leagues Of country, moving during the day, an
remaining quiet at night aud during the cloud
days, keeping near the coast, and never begii
ming its march until eight or nine O'clock, whe
the sun IS tell, lis preferred ioud is the indil
and corn, and it has not touched the sugar can,
II is described as being from two to two and
half inches long, of a deep yellow color, an
having four small wings of tho same color
similar plague took place in 177l. when the
invaded fucatan and the coast of Vera Crr
ald New Mexico in formidable numbers.
: A young lady of the Bloomer order was mn
IN Syrucnse, a few days since, and some ros
dies thought it would be II good joke to annu
: her with a mock serenade. She fired Il gun ov,
their heads aud they ran off, hut iiJins that Il
, one was hurt, they returned the next night, an
, she answered their lnpertlnence with a charg
of shot, which was no mo: than they deserve,
lion. William B. Banister, OF NewbuFy por
: who died Il week or two since, has left the phi
: cipal portion Of his property, about SAC, 1000.
be divided equally between the American Bib
i, Society. the American Board of COMMISSIONS
. for Foreign Missions, the American EIucatiC
: Society, The Mlassachussettes Home Mlssional
Society, and The Anerlei IN COLONIZATION Societ
A la iy named Barton, at Quincy, (lll.t IL
, upon a pair OF scissors that were in her pocke
: They pierced her side, from the effect OF wllls
; she died the Gay alter.
The Two ExrREMEs.--Among the c~uriositi
at Buffalo are, IA wo1ian weighing 765 pound
I, and a little fairy thirty two inches high al
| thirty two years Old.
: Captain Porter of the Navy has received
r, THROUGH OF two years. 1t is rumored that he
to have the command of a squadron fitted out
private enterprise, tor the purpose OF cxiendlr
our commercial relations with Educator, Boliy
n and Peru. and through the river Amazon.