Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12


ban, who made am ascent from Barcelona, Spain,
more than two years ago, and had not since
been heard of, and who was believed to have
fallen into the sea and been drowned, has made
his appearance again. An Alicant letter says
that his balloon went over 10 Africa, and that
he was seized and made slave, and continued
in that state for two years, when he made his
escape.
j. G. Badger, of Philadelphia, has drawn q
capital portrait of the late Senator Upham-
crayon, from dagerreotype. In this depart
ment of art, Mr.. Badger has won good repu-
tation, and we hope he will reap a rich reward.
lie exccs particularly in drawing from daguer-
reotypes, which is by all odds the surest mode
of securing true portrait. Vermont Watch
man.
We fully endorse the above. Ed.
OPPOSED TO TIE MATcH.-An old lady in
Hamilton, c. W., not liking her sons choise of
clpmect, went into the house he had rented
and furnished in anticipation of setting up
for himself, and smashed new stove to atoms.
For this singular attempt to beat reason into
her sons head, she was brought up, but was
discharged, after being put under bonds to keep
the peace toward her disobedient son.
GOLD DEPOSITS AND COINAGE AT PHILADELPHIA
U. S. MINT.-Philadclphia, Dec 81, 1853
The deposits of gold at the Mint during the
month of December were 81, 445,O00 against
SO 1886, 08l during December of last year. The
total amount of gold deposited during the year
amounted to $53,373 ,552 against $5l ,OG6,276
the previous year. The total coinage for the
year was $50 1903, 5l3,2S; of which $5l $685.
SS2 was in gold 81 1852, 81 in silver, and $O7,-
O50 i'll copper. The total deposits of American
gold at the Mint and Branches, since the dis
coveries in California in 1913, may be briefly
stated at two hundred and twelve millions six
hundred thousand dollars. The total coinage
at the Mint during the month of December was
| $4,30G, G31 ,46.
| THE GREAT AMERICAN EpIc.-lt appears that
there are one hundred and one competitions for
the prize offered by r. w. Latham, Esq, for
the best poem The Committee have been busy in
examining the literary offspring of the muse,
but have not yet gone through THAR labor.
SEWING MAcHlNEs-One of that much abused
and more bemoaned class of females who exc
out scanty living by stitching pantaloons for
two shillings pair, procured sewing machine,
and in a single day finished sixty pairs and earn
ed fifteen dollars.
The WAR AT ERIE.-A prominent citizen of
Erie, who had been identified with the destruc-
ton of the property Of the railroad at Erie,
visited Buffalo on business, when suits were
commenced against him by the Company, to
recover damages incurred directly and Indirect
ly through his acts. The Buffalo Erpress re-
marks, g if there is property enough in Erie to
pay for the damages done to the Railroad Com
pany's property and interests, it will probably
be reached in the process of time"
Brigham Young talks to the Indians of Utah
in way which is more forcible than elegant
I" say to the Indians, as have often said to
the mob, go your length. You say yon are 60
ing to kill us all off. You say you are going to
oblitcrate the Latter Day Saints, and wipe
them from the earth. Why don't you do it,
you poor, miserable cusses!"
A "REMINISCENCES OF OLD TMEs.-The first bell
in IIaverhill, Mass, was purchased in l7Sl;
before that time there was singular substitute,
as appears by vote passed in 1890" That
Abraham Tyler blew his horn half an hour be-
fore meeting time on Lord s day, and on lecture
days, and receive one pound of pork annually
for his services from each family"
DEATH FROM CuoKING.-Thomas McGowen,
| living at 592 Commercial street, Boston, while
eating dinner Tuesday afternoon, of last week,
partially swallowed a piece of beef, which be-
came impeded in his throat, and before aid
could be had he choked to death. lie was 45
years old, and leaves a family.
CAUSES OF INSANITY In paper read before
the Society for Improving the Condition OF the
Insane, a statistical account of 1882 cases Of
recovery, under the care of Sir Alexander Nor
rison, is given. In | ,428 of these the causes
of the disorder are stated, of which the follow
ing is a summary:-In 1886 hereditary predispo-
sition, in ISL intemperance, in l72 pregnancy,
childbearing, lactati0n, &C.. in ll6 disappoint-
ments, reverses, embarrassments, losses and pri-
vations; in &c religious excitement, 62 grief, in
so disappointed affection, in 43 anxiety and
vexation, in 80 terror, in So epilepsy, in 90 falls,
blows on the head, &C.; in paralysis; in %
eases of more rare occurrence. On the remain
ing cases, for which no cause was assigned, the
disorder had previously occurred in 90
In Vermont, all baggage masters and station
agents on the railroads, are required by law to
give L" checks" to the owners of baggage, when
delivered to their keeping for transportation,
under penaly of ten dollars for each neglect
to do 80.
Tho price asked for Mount Vernon, the man
sionhouse and two hundred acres of the ada
cent land is two hundred thousand dollars,
while the intrinsic value of the property is not
estimated higher than thirty thousand dollars.
A memorial is in circulation among the be-
levers in the spiritual rappngs, praying Con-
; gress to appoint Scientific commission to which
this subject shall be referred, and for such an
appropriation as shall enable the Commissioners
mination.
Legislature of Maine commenced in Angus
ia, last week. The House chose Noah Smith
of Calais, Wing, Speaker, and Mr.. Perry Of
Oxford, Frce-soiler, Clerk.
There are said to be 1000 more males than
females in California. What a chance for
snperauous girls
The Brandon Post quotes the Burlington
Courier on Montpelier cut-throat-ism, and
adds the following remarks, which are all the
more valuable, since the editor of the Post was
a boarder at Montpelier hotel through the
: session.
=" That's Sampson all ver-especially the last
sentence. Now, we know little something of
Montpelier people, and We know that Guy G.
Sampson has lived there, and that knowledge
compels US to say that the above is not only in
famously untrue, but UNANIMOUSLY ungratgM.
The only show of excuse that can be made for
:; its perpetuation is, that one individual charged
> some of the Representatives 81 so per day.
But what are the facts! These Representatives
were so grand, SO accustomed to luxury, and sc
pulled up with their consequence, that they
. must have rooms on the first floor, bed to them.
selves that was designed to hold two at such q
e season, and would have only tDo persons where
is there were three beds! A modern poet says:
Q sThose that likes to cut a SWELL