Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-09
Gilc !Iews Ultaucr

AMERICANS IN MEXICAN PRIsoN.-A party of
five genteme1, from different Southern States,
who have just arrived overland from .iliforria.
report that at Durango, Mexico, they ascertai-.e4
that there were three Americans confined ia the
dungeon of the prison in that city, whose names
were, VIM. Shirly of Broom County, N. Y,
VIM Rogers of Stark County, Ohio, and John
Gaines, of Dayton, Ohio. Having, after some
difficulty, obtained permission to visit these
prisoners they found them in the most deploa-
BILE condition, having been confined there on the
false charge of robbery and murder, which had
been committed by another party, and hid never
been able to get trial, though four years had
elapsed since their imprisonment, during the two
first Of which they had been handcufed and
chained down to the floor, till the irons had worn
the fish to the bone, and their bodies had be-
come completely crippled and disabled. If the
disclosure be one Of fact, it should demand the
immediate interpretation of our Government
EXTRAORDINARY DECREE OF CoLp.-A fter an
unusually mild October, the weather changed
last Saturday, to degree of cold which we do
not remember to have witnessed so carly in No
yember. The ice, without any previous chill of
the water, made across the mill pond in front of
our house three-fourths of an inch thick last
Saturday night, and in o tub behind our house
one inch and quarter thick; while the ther.
,nometcr, both on Sunday and Monday mornings
stood at u deg. above zcro-a degree of cold
which is considered severe in Mid Winter. We
can find no record of the mercury running down
lower than 10 degrees, in any part of the month
Of November, since journals were kept in this
State. If tbs is to be an earnest of the coming
winter, we shall envy the wild geese their pow
ers eff loconeton-
ANOTHER Terrible E RAldRoAD ACCIDENT occur
red last week on the Chicago Railroad, by the
breaking Of an axletree, by which the engine
was thrown off the track, and two passenger
cars hurled on top of it, when dozen or more
persons were scaldcd or crushed to death, and
90 or 80 Others more or less wounded.
THE BANK COMMISSIONER S REroRT.-It seems
to be everywhere conceded that wo have not, of
late years, if ever, had SO searching, thorough
and able M exposition Of the actual condition
of cur Banks as is presented in the report of our
Free Soil Bank Commissioner, tho Hon. Daniel
Roberts, which has just been published, with
the no less excellent Report of our Free Soil
Auditor, Hon VIM. NJ. pingry. From an alb
stract of Mr.. Roberts Report the following
facts appear in comparison with the Report Of
last year;
Increase in the number of Banks 7
" OF authorized capital $685. 900
" of actual business capital 409,8l6
-" of specie, 8,l5l
Decrease 10 circulation, S05, l03
" of discounts 420664
" in depositos abroad 2O6,S00
" in total resources, 270,639
To every enc hundred dollars in circulation
there is new nearly S25 deposits in city banks
and S4,93 specie
A New WoRK FOR FARMERs-Gco. E. Waring
the well known pupil of Prof. Mapes-the samt
who last year and this gave free lectures or
agriculture at the State House. has recent,
published a volume entitled 1.-The Elements o
Agriculture, Book for Young Farmers, will
questions prepared for the use of schools" Tn,
work has received the stamp ofapprobation from
such men as Horace Greeley and Prof. Mapes, Sc
and considering how simply and happily MIR
Waring has combined scientific with practice
agriculture in his book, wo think it mnst prov
valuable acquisition to our farmers, and on
which their boys might proftably make stud
in their schools. 1t is published by D. Apple
ton Il Co., New York, and may be had at on
Book Stores, we presume for some thing like 5
cents.
The RURAL PUBLICATIONS, consisting of a
kinds Of agricultural books, tho Weekly Cour
try Gentleman, one of the ablest agriculture
journals of the day, at $500 per year, and Il
Cultiystor, an agricultural monthly magazir
Of 80 pages for so cents per year, are all sti
continued by Luther Tucker, the Editor, at h
publishing Office in Albany, NY. Hci rich
deserving tho patronage of our farmers.
The Vermont Colonization Society held its a
nual meeting at Montpelier, on the evening
the 18th ult The meeting was very large, al
was ABLY addressed by Hon. G. W. Benedict
the Senate, and Edward kirkland, ESD of Il
House. A correspondent Of the Chronicle spea
rapturous,y of the eloquence and effects of the
rentIemen's efforts. About 81 275 have be-
collected for the Society during the year, besid
the donation of Mr. Shedd of Peacham,
$4,000. $1,000 of which have been paid the pa
year. Daniel Baldwin, Esq, who has been /
Treasurer for twenty eight years, resigned
Office. and as parting record of his dep int,
es in the Society, made a donation of S2O.whi
ha said he should repeat, if misfortune did l
prevent, every year of is life.
On Sunday evening, Oct Goth. the Hotel
Union Village in Ihetfori, was totally destroy
by fire There was no wind at the time
nearly the whole village hight have been destrt
ed thSre being no engines within SIX miles
REMARKABLE WANT OF WATER IN TIE CT
EsEE-It is not olte n that tho "oldes inhabitar
has seen the Genesee river in the latter part
October 50 destitute of water as il is at the pr
ont time The he'd of the river above the ia
is as dry as it was in June--no water going o.
but two small rivuets, one on the east side, NJ
the Touring MILL and title drzz'e alongside
the saw mil located on the point where s
Patch made his last eaperimcn, in jumping
From the continued absence of rain, many p
dict, and we are inclined t" coincide in the c,
cusion, that we ara to have more than comm
supply of snow during the coming winter 1t
certain tha; the indications are decidedly favo
bic TO prolonged season of sleighing before I