Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-19
AWFUL sHIPWRECK.

The now and large Steamship, San Francisco,
which, having been chartered by the Govern
ment, left New York on the ODD day of Decem-
Der, with 500 U. S. troops, their officers, fami-
lies and passengers, making crew Of over 600
persons, became manageable in storm on the
24th, in consequence of the breaking of piston
rod, and was driven about by the waves till the
next day; when the wind having increased to
hurricane, she was struck in the broadside by
tremendous wave which carried away her upper
deck, masts, &C., and with them swept $50 of
the troops and others into the raging deep.
Among the lost was Col. Washington of Beunl-
vista memory, Maj. Taylor AMI wife, Capt Field
and Lieut.. r. II. Smith. Being thus LIFT q
complete wreck in all her upper works, and
left wholly at the mercy of the waves, this
fated vessel was pitched about, in the still con-
tinued storm, till 9Th Of January, before her
whole crew could be rescued, which was finally
accomplished by the Three Bells, ship from
Glasgow, but not till more than another hum
dred men, By drowning, cold, exhaustion and
the disease, which had broken out among them,
had been added to the appalling list of victims
Such disaster, or enc calculated to produce
greater public sensation, has rarely occurred
In the American waters
MAssAcHusErTs.-Wa shbum and Wales. the
Wing candidates for Governor and Lieut.. Gov
ernor, were last week elected in the Legislature
Of Massachusetts, Washburn in both branches
and Wales in the House. They are both Hun
kers to the buck bone. The Governor is non
c"nnic ! ., the Liquor question; but Wales
i /, II Milne law man, this said, both in
s....., lad practice. The Wings in that State
't.'ys H. d themselves, by the INSCRIPTIONS
,Haans they used t. carry the last election, in
t,,asiderAbl, O. tx. they enlisted the anti
law Interest, while pretending to be for the law ;
and they must pay off that interest or turn it
against them while by so doing they must lose
the support of the temperance men They also
bought up the Catholics, who must be paid their
price, Or they are off: while if they do it, they
will arouse the great mass of the people against
their administration. How they will get out of
their dilcmmas nobody knows, but the very d.
lemma itself involves sad commentary on the
political conduct that placed them in power.
SETTLEMENT OF THE AxTl-REST DIFFICULTIES
The Court of Appeals lately announced their
decision in the suit brought by the Attorney
General, in behalf of the State, to test the title
to the manor of Rensselarwyck. The Court
reversed the decision of Judge Harris, and unan-
inolsly declared the title produced and proved
by the Van Rensselers to be regular und valid
The largest portion of the manor in the County
of Albany, including the entire towns of Knox,
Barne, Kenss ,leville and Westerlo, has lately
been purchas ID by Walter S. Church, Esq, Of
Angelica and Oscar Tyler, Esq, of Albany and
Mr.. Church has also purchased a large portion
of the manor in Rensselaer, Colnty. These gen
tlemen Offer to relels, the rents and quarter sales
for q sum in gross of which the sum at six per-
cent. will equal the value of the rent, estimating
wheat at one dollar bushel, (the average price
for the last twenty years being ten saillngs) and
the four fat fowls and a day service with Il
team at go, which is less than their average
value. Thus the fec simple of q farm of 100
acres, drawing an annual rent averaging $50, SO,
can be purchased for S4l6,6G, or 2,G0 an acre.
The terms are liberal, and such as the tenants
are able to mect.-Neu York Tribune.
The MASSACRE OF CAPT GUNNsoN.-The 81.
Louis Dcmocra has long article going to
show that Capt. Gunnison and party were killed
not by Indians, but Mormons. One circumstance
is that their scalps were not taken. The editor
of the Brattleboro' Eagle, who from his expe-
rience in Utah should know something about
it, thinks the surmss Of the Democrat contain
good deal of trath.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Epening Post says -" Col. Benton has
declared his intention to oppose the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, as proposed in the Ne
braska bill. The opposition to that repeal is
gathering strength, but it is hoped that it will
not lead to any other general CONFUSION. Po
litically the anti-slavery men have not mnch
strength at present; but politics may take such
II turn, at any time as will bring up the whole
- subject again. 1t is " troabesomo question Tor
Congress, let them touch it when they will"
THE GREAT REpUBLIc.-Thc unburnt portion
of this noble vessel has been pumped out and got
aaoat The portion from the keel upward for
twenty-!oar foct, which includes all below cop
per, is sound and Capt. Macky sayEshe may yet
be made into as fine steamer as floats. Only
one third Of her cargo was touched with fire,
leaving in the lower holds at least three thou
sand tons damaged by water.
SILVER ColN.~-Therc is now no reason for
change being scarce. The Philadelphia Bulletin
states that there is now, and has been for some
time, lying in the mint in that city, over one
million dallars in silver coin, ready to be fur
nishod to any applicants in exchange for gold.
The imposition Of premium on change should
no longer be submitted to.
WASHING pY SrEAN.--By imperial decree all
the Iinen &C., Of the French army, is to be
washed by st am apparatus. The process has
been ess,yed with manifold advantage in some
of the military hospitals. The economy of time
and money is considerable, also, the sanitary
benefit for troops.
Et,sD.rIoy TO AMAzoN.-rhe Sun Francisco
Il =, d states that an expedition is organizing in
ta.t city to penetrate into the wilds of Amaze
mia, and test the truth of the fabulous stories
told of it's wealth. 1t will go out with full au-
thority from the Peruvian Government, to work
the mines, and with the promise that every ia
cility will b, afforded for that parpose.
1t IL proposed to build monupcnt in Milwau-
ke to Emanuel Damon, the boy who WAS whip
ped to death by his brutal father because he
would not tell lie, to remove suspicion which
rested Oh his unfeeling step-mother
On Saturday evening, of last week, train
of cars, proceeded by three locomotives and a
snow plough, was passing through South Bos
ton at II rapid rate, when the plough took a
sudden plunge, and darting off the track, Ell
tered dwelling situated near Swan street
demolishing the side, and entering the sitting
room of a Mrs. Mckeo. \ long shed was als(
partially demolished girl in the room mar
rowly escaped bhing crushed by the plough
II ~ 70 Va how life