Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-11
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The BLoTTER best model Of village
newspaper, which we ever remember to have met
With, is the little sheet that has been published
the past year, in the thriving village Of Ludlow,
under this name. We mention it at this time
to say that it has been recently enlarged and
greatly improved nappearance.
LECTURE ON JAPAS.-Dr. Bethlehem, q Hun
garian by birth, the first missionary who ever
effected Judgement in the hitherto sealed king
dom Of Pagan Japan, and who, after living
there nine years, mastering the language and
making many converts to Christianity, acted as
interpreter to the late U. S. Squadron in their
expedition to Japan, gave us, at this place last
week, a most interesting lecture on that people.
DR.. B. is one of the most remarkable men Of the
day, and filled our idea of true soldier Of the
Gross better than any man we ever saw.
j The COUNCIL OF CENsoRs convened here last
week. Their session will probably be prolonged
some weeks, as they have important propositions
under consideration.
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The NEBRASKA BUrFALoEs, &e.-A. B. Perno,
with his noble pair of native Bufaloes to which
he has added Rocky Mountain Bear, has taken
his old stand near Spalding's Arch, for the first
week of the session. These animals should be
seen by all
The KANSAS EMIGRATION AID SocIErY.-In
answer to Il correspondent, we would say, that
the Aid Society, whose head ssarters are at
Worcester and Boston, is, we understand still
aourishing, afording to emigrants all the for ,
mer Neutrality-suspicious. OF going chespsr than
alone. and of being gnd,d to good locations.
small company were dispatched from Boston
last week.
The NFw CASH SroRE.-We have new Mer-
chant in Montpelier. N. q. Bacon, as will be
seen by his advertisement in another column Of
our paper, has opened, in the Corner building
ecently occupied by j. S. Barker. new, vari-
I'd and handsome assortment of dry goods, which
we understand, are selling rapidly We hear
customers speak very highly, both of the man
and the bargains he affords them.
SAD RAm-RoAD ACCIDENT On Monday, this
week, Ralph Landon ESQ, a respected citizen of
Burlington, in attempting to jump on to the
J cars when passing the Swanton Station, at the
rate of 10 or IL miles an hour, was thrown
under the wheels and instantly killed.
J, A suit has been commenced in the Circuit
Court in Philadelphia against Passmore Will
hanson for the value of the abducted slaves be-
J longing 10 MIR Wheeler.
] The nomination of Passmore Williamson as a
candidate for Canal Commissioner of Pennsylva,
mia, has been Withdrawn, and Mr. Nicholson has
' been nominated in bis place. ..t
n There have been 2l5 800 claims filed for boun-
D ty lands under act of March Sd, 1855. of which
0 81, 600 were filed in March, IS 900 in April and
O As, 900 in May. Thus far the commissioner of
0 pensions has only been able to issue about 80.
600 warrants of all sizes and at the rate at which
0 they are now issuing warrants it will take over
o two years to complete ihe cases on hand. Claim
% ants who are anxlousy awaiting the receipt of
% their warrants will have to be patient. Nodoubt
Congress will devise some means at its ensuing
N session for speedier execution of the law.
% A SAD SToRY.-About three months ago,
o pgr,y of fifty young Gascons embarked at Bor-
% deaux, bound for this country for fear of being
o drawn in the CONSUMPTION and sent to the Crimea
0 They landed in New Orleans, La, about four
Q weeks ago, and on the 4th inst. the last of tho
. last of the fifty were consigned to the earth.
q A Mr.. Stoddard, of Worcester Mass has
O constructed an instrument for making music by
n steam 1t consists of a series of whistles, like
N those used on locomotives, being made of differ
ent sizes, so to produce the desired tone cor
a responding with each note. This completes the
NJ machine, with the exception of cylinder SINH.
II liar to those used in a common hand-organ or
a music-box, containing cogs. which, when prop
erly arranged, will, if turned by hand or other
wise, operate opon the valves in such a manner
n as to play any tune desired, by simply changing
y the position of the cogs, which are arranged so
y as to be movable.
0 A RAILROAD accident occurred on the New Ha-
0 ven road on the Goth inst. The last car was
0 thrown from the track by broken chair, and
0 turned over down ain embankinent Twelve
passengois were injured
0 Mr.. Joseph Carr, the well known restd,lroteur
of this city came to his death from singular cause
+, at his residence in Chareslown ,one morning last
week. Some six weeks since Mr.. Carr com.
planned that corn npon one of his feet gave him
great pain. gentleman recommended Mr. C.
to pnt clam. skin upon the corn, which he said
was sure cure. Mr. G followed the direction.
since which the pain pead entirely over his body
' and it Is thought by his friends to have been the
cause Of his death -Borton fines.
0 APPOINTMENTS The President has appoint
D cd Jas McFetrldge collector of customs Tor the
! district of Minnesota, NJ. T., vice Phlp Bean.
n prize reasoned. and A lnho,e A u,,.oa,, II
} lector, &c, for the district of Saco, Me, vice
D Nathl NJ. Towe, resigned
U The Yellow Fever has happily abated at both
Y Norfolk and Portsmouth, and may be said to have
I cessed as an epidemic, although there WAS in
s each pacc from FIVE to ten deaths day. tits
' ascertained that there had been 1000 deaths in
q Norfolk. and $50 in Portsmouth since the fever
began
: DR. Cole, of Philadelphia, and DR.. Hunter, Of
/ New York, both volunteers, died on Sunday
ihs makes nine volunteer physicians VINO kave
' died in Portsmouth, all of whom were from the
north Of that place Only four resident -physi-
n clans have died
: The fever still prevails extensively in the south
west, especially in the State Of Mississippi
Type SETTING MACHINE WIN. III Mitchell.
brother Of John Mitchell, the exile, has inyeu-
9 ted machine for setting type, of remarkable
y simplicity and efficiency Five Of the machines
have tor several months been in successful opera
tlnn at Trow's extensive establishment in Ann
. street. All the work of the published portion Of
lrvings Life of Washington, Bancroft's Miscel-
= lanies, and number of other books, has been
. done upon them
q The latest wholesale prices of the best brands
OF -four are-at Rochester, superfne Genesee