Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-20
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FRIEND Thomson II have a COW, of pure
native blood, from which obtained Gram May
22d to June 4th inclusive, IA days, 5jj33- lbs.
milk, or fraction over 80 ga lbs. per day, from
which, after two persons eating new milk once
each day, we made IL "a lbs. of butter per
week. The above COW is seven years old, has
never had any extra kceping-haying never to
my knowledge eaten peck of grain in her life
certainly not since owned her, which is
nearly four years.
QuERY.-If New England farmers would take
pains to breed from their best native stock, and
give them the keeping that English stock grow
ers do theirs, how long would it be for their in
terest to purchase imported stock at the ex-
travagant prices asked for thcm! R. S. BATES
Brookfeld, w., July 10, 1854.
The CHOLERA is rapidly spreading in our
cities at the North, and in all parts of the
country at the South and West. 1t is stated
that nearly 100 deaths day are occurring in
Montreal. Some 400 deaths have already occur
red in New York. In St. Louis, so deaths a
day are reported, while in Chicago, Cincinnati,
and other large Western towns, this dreadful
scourge is increasing at an alarmingrate. Even
in our own State, people should not disregard
the usual precautions.
~ Read the New Platform! 1t is noble
one.
PLAlNFtELD SPRINGS Now is the time for
invalids for visiting these delightful Springs which
for the cure of all humors, gravel &c, are every
year becoming more and more highly appleciat-
ed. Since last season new Soda Spring has
been discovered and opened, so that now the old
and new Springs combine all the virtues and ad-
van,ages of the Highgate and Clarendon Springs
in one locality, and that the most cool, healthy
and romantic Place of the kind in New Eng land
A COMPLIMENT TO WiLLIAMsTowN.-Wt
have lately been revising our subscription list,
find, that although we now have and al
ways have had about thirty subscribers in Viii
Jamestown, we yet have never lost one sotar,
cent by any subscriber in that noble town, thing
we regret to say ,thathas never occurred to us in
single town. with that number of subscribers. 0
even half that number, in the State Williams
Town friend of the printer, all honor and prais
be thine.
GREAT FRAUD ON THE VT. CENTRAL r. r.
The Boston papers of Monday, announce The dis
covery of glaring fraud on the Central by Ed
ward Crane, the recently appointed president, i
an Unauthorized issu of 5000 new shares, whic
he caused 10 be so d and appropriated the avails
The Vermont Central seems doomed 10 be tn
prey of scoundrplism |, was first Bel-knappe
out of 5000 900; then Quinciyzed out of half
million, and now Schuylerized or rather Crane
out of as much more while the fresh grave
poor Charles Paine slows who has been the scapt
goat md unmeriting victim of most of these di'
astrous financial villainies.
SUNNY MEMORIES OF FoREIGN LANDs-Mr.
Stoves new work, CROWN govt Of her visit I
Europe,is just out and for sale atWalton's boo
store, We are reading it with interest and pleas
ure. and intend hereafter giving it an extende
notice for the present we can only refer 10 I'll
notice of the publishers in or ADVERTISE CO
umns.
OAK HALL BosToN In no part of this coul
try is this establishment unknown If you hay
any clothes to buy, 60 there when in Boston al
if you do not get good bargain, we are mut
mistaken in our opinion of this great Clio hir
House TRY tive do not fear disappon
ment The One Price ash System enables Il
proprietor to meet the wishes of every cuslome
TIE REcIpRocirY Observation-Disclosures
TELEGRAPH - Washington July l2.-The Cor
mi,tee on Foreign Relations has reported ba
the Fishery Reciprocity Treaty, but it is gene
ally understood that the friends of the measu
despair of its approval in any form by the Sena'
The Special Committee of the Senate has
ported in favor of an appropriation to test t
feasibility of Mr. Richardson project for CO
s,ructing his Atmospheric Telegraph for trar
porting packag S. The committee recommen
that tube be constructed under the general s
pervision of the Post Master General, on n
rect line between Washington and Bal,imo
There is no probability, however, that the S,
ject viii be acted upon this session.
The NoRTHUP KIDSAPpEas .-Saratoga, il
1.-THE examination of Merrill and Russo
charged with kidnapping Solomon Norlhup, CT
tinued to-day The evidence is strong rga
Them their counsel refused calling witnesses
their beha f. contending that the statute of In
,ation required the indictment should be ma
within three years after the commission of I
offence The District Attorney commended ii
the crime was continued until Norhup was
leased f ON slavery. The Justice took the sa
view and committed the prisoner. Northup
commenced suit for damages against both, a
they have been held in $4,000 each.
Senator Williams, of New Hampshire,
pointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy
casoned by the death of Hon. G. g. Athert
will be compelled to vacate his seat when
Legislature of New Hampshire ddjaurns,
cordng to the precedent set by the Senate
outstng Mr.. Phelps, Of Vermont.
Two Chinese have been fighting duel
California after the manner of their own count
The weapons used we're bamboo sticks, v
which thay whacked each other until une
satisfied that his wounded honor was healed.
EARNINGS OF THE VERMONT CENTRAL R.
ROAD, for three years ending 3Oth of June :
1852 1853 1854
1921 500 IS 1851 1871 46 1916 10000
The receipts in June, just passed, have
We, ben accurately ascertained, but they
estimated at the same rate of avarage gain a
certained for the other eleven months of
financial year. The income for the pre-
twelve months Will probably be over one mil
of dollars on accoun, Of the natural increase
business additional freight cars and hil
tariff - Boston Courier.
JUDGE SAITH Some Of the Caleb t'usl
papers are deuouncng Judge Smith, of
consin as an abolitionist. The Milwaukee L.
ocrat says: .1
"rhe Abolition filnctionary' referred to
GA line Democrat when this renegade