Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-02

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FROM CALIF0RNA.-Trriblc Massacres
" t4f ha'ans.-Steamship George Law ar
rived at New York with California dates to
q tober LIST. - ''O' "
a report has been brought to the crossing
OF The Colorado, that a company of emigrants
numbering fifty, all from Texas, were murder
Gu August list, by the Indians, near Tucson,
ana one American was killed, and that twen-
ty-hve Americans had persisted for want of
water.
The George Law brings one million in gold
and 50S passengers.
The steamer Yankee Blade, which left San
francisco on the same day with the Sonora,
has not been heard from, and fears are enter
tanned that some accident had bef;lllen her.
From Oregon We learn that terrible mas
sacre of overland emigrants had been COM
mltted by the Wineras Indians on Boise Riv-
er, Near Fort Boise.
A pedestrian in California recently walked
from San Francisco to San Jose, distance
of ffty-Gve miles, in eleven hours.
The Nt'o Albany Nnd.) DAILY Tribune,
says "some twenty-five negro slaves passed
through this city on Saturday the 21st inst,
in charge Of shareholder from the South, en-
route for Kansas"
A letter from Port of Spain, Trinidad,
Sept. 30th says that cholera is raging fear
fully, the deaths numbering 80 per day. The
village of St. James is completely depopula-
ted, and Arima is suffering iearfully.
A German has recently discovered that air
passed through cotton is no longer liable to
fermentation or putreaction. The apparatus
made use Of i'll producing this result is simply
composed Of glass globe accurately closed
by a cork, covered with wax, and provided
with two tubes, one Of which is in commune
cation with one of the extremities of the FL
terer, which is itself terminated by small
tube at right angles; the second tube serves
as an aspirator, going down almost to the bot
tom of the globe, and communicating hermet-
ically with ii gasometer; the globe contains
the fermentable substance, and meats and
broths subjected to the process will keep good
for several weeks
From Sept 18th to Sept. 25th, inclusive,
13 days. there were 7O9 death from cholera
in Pittsburgh and neighborhood. OF this
great number, $50 died in Pittsburgh proper.
city not larger than Albany.
The Governor of New Hampshire has APP
pointed Thursday, the 3Oth day of November
next, to be observed in that State, as day
Of Thanksgiving and praise.
Napoleon at St. Helena all at once inter-
rupted himself in the recital of his reverses,
and said Alas how the best calculated
plans may be thwarted by the most unforeseen
circumstances Placed in 1912 at the head of
Europe, and disposing of all the forces at
the West, | thought the moment was come to
invade Russia wanted to raise up against
her barrier which she could never pass
hoped, at least, to retard for hundred years
that power, and in reality have advanced
her century If ever she seizes on Constan-
f tinople, she will place Europe and Asia un-
der the same yole!"
Natl NAL BABY SHow-Cincinnat is the
scene of considerable excitement just at this time
: The National Baby Show took place in that city
recently. Twenty entries were made. The
first premium for the finest" Baby" of two years
Cd, or under was tea psgcs, with silver sal
YER valued at $500. The second premium for
the next best Baby. was tea jett valued at $500
I The third premium was 5000 for the finest child
, under one year old.
The fourth premium was Parian marble group.
The first premium was awarded 10 Mrs. Rolner
of Vienna, Ohio the second to Mrs Mcdowell
of Cincinnati the third to Mrs. Arthur of Phil
, adelphia the fourth to Mrs. Henry Howe Of
Cincinnati Letters were received from Fanny
Fern, Mrs. Swisshem, Mrs. Crittenden, Mrs
Mott, and Horace Greeley, Esq. Mr. Greeley
thought that much attention should be given to
the development Of the human constitution, in a
country where able bodied men sold for $500 to
$500 piece. Mrs. Mott thought that black
babies should have been admitted to the exhibition
, and have an equal chance with the whites. Among
the exhibitors was an old woman who came with
her sixteenth child. She claimed premium or
that ground = Zee. Telegraph
= Montpelier, Tuesday, Oct. 81, 1854
= The LEGIsTATURE In the House. the bill re
Iatine to the chaplain of the Satte Pfison, pro-
vidng for one regular chaplain instead of the
services in rotation of Windsor clergymen dis
missed. 1902 to SIS.
Engrossed 6iNs.-To incorporate the Brattle
boro Gas Light Co; to pay John B. Dyke Sal !,
II both passed. Relating to buryng grounds
in addition to chapter %, Zine for removing gate
: or bar on highway y both passed.
' In the Senate, Mr. Benedc, reported House
= bill LAYING tax on Chitenden county, in favor
and the same was read Sd time and passed.