Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-02
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CALIFORNIA AND OREGoN.-The steamer Star
Of the West has, since our last, arrived from
California, bringing an important consignment
of gold, amounting, it is said, to nearly two
millions of dollars. The most noteworthy items
which this arrival furnishes are the revival Of
business, continued successes in the mines. the
destruction by fire in Crescent Bay Of the steam
er America without loss of life, the shipment of
-four to England and our Eastern States u six
and seven dollars per barrel, and the discovery
of new and rich gold mines in Oregon apd WASH
ington territories. (
ACCIDENT TO SENATOR SuMNER.--SeuatorS Sum-
ner, who has been on on anti-slaVery lecturing
tour over the west and southwest, was a few
days ago thrown from buggy, at Rock Island,
injuring one foot and leg, and for short time
rendering him senseless. He has, however, re
covered and is again dealing out his thunders
of freedom in his triumphal march through the
REMARKABLE EFFEcTs OF HEAT.--A telegraphla
!. dispatch from Indianapolis says that in that
place, on Tuesday of isst week, fifty men. at
work on the Wabash Valley Railroad, were
Frustrated by sun strokes.
YELLOW FEvER IN New ORLEANs.--During tho
week ending with the 23dof July, there were in
y New Orleans, i9 deaths Of yellow fever. ~
NEW FooD FOR GauNBLrRs.-Last year there
was good weather to make hay in, but no hay
it was said, to make. This year there is an
abundance Of hay, but no weather to make it
in. ...
ARE Poisonous REMEDIES NECESSARY IN THE
TREATMENT OF DIsEAsE!--Dr. Vail, of the
Granite State" Water Cure, says they are
not. 1t is an unquestionable fact that the Doc
tor treats all kinds of diseases, both acute and
chronic, with perfect SUCCESS, without any drug
medication whatever. Such, with scarcely an
exception, is the united testimony Of his nulner-
Gus patients. His new establishment at Frank
lin, N. H., is fast becoming favorite resort for
the invalid, and is without doubt ono of the best
establishments of the kind in the United States.
In our advertising columns will be found the
Doctors advertisement, with numerous refer
ences to patients who have been under his care.
The WALKER EXPEDITION York, July
2G.-rhe correspondent of the Herald, al Rivas,
gives some details of Col. Walkers movements
in that region. Walker arrived with Sc men,
landed at Realjo on the l4th of June, and pro-
ceeded to Chnandega where he was joined by a
force of $50 Central American troops, under the
command of Coils Mendez and Ramirez furnish
ed by Castellion, the President of Leon. With
this force he proceeded to the invasion of Mica
ragua On approaching Rivas they took small
outpost by surprise, and then attacked the town.
The c,ght was sanguinary, but in the midst of it
the G. ,,ral American troops, with their officers,
dese,e01 leaving Col Walkers small band hem
med ty two bodies of hostile tronps. In this
dilemma, Walker retreated to a planters house
in the neiehborhood, where he sustained the COM
bat for tw 1,hours, against 300 assaants, un-
til simultaneously the building was stormed in
r..u .o.,."nfns inch lit enetay, aaa ned
to the fields from whence he found his way to
San Juan. Is Americans we're killed and their
bodies buried The government had 80 men
killed and about the same number wounded -
Among the killed Of Col. Walkers party were
A. l. Kewen, the second in command, Lieut. r
Y. Norman, and F. Anderson, DR.. Jones, and
DR.. W. ii. Davis. Among the documents that
have fallen into the hands Of the government, is
The original contract between Byron Cole and
the Provsionary Government, for SO 900 acres
Of land in Nicaragua.
The correspondent of the DAILY Ne,us, who
gives a narrative similar to the Herdld's, init
mates that Walker arrived alone at San Juan,
where he recruited fourteen Americans, and get
ing TN board an Italian brig proceeded towards
Realjo.
N CoNvICTED.--In the Court of Sessions, re-
Gently, Thomas Hall was tried and convicted on
Jan indictment for grand larceny, and sentenced to
two years hard labor in Auburn State Prison
This was peculiar case. Hail was The indi-
vldual who several months since picked up
| packag' of $1,000 in bank notes, which had been
dropped by messenger of Messrs l'reck Il Per.
rim, bankers, while on his way to the express of
fee Hal took the package to his boarding house
and put il in a carpet bag While he was alb
sent from the house female took portion of he
| money, and buried some in the yard. lent SOME
and otherwise disposed of what she had taken
Hall had not probably resolved at this time vha
he would do with the money, though an honest
man could not have long remained undecided as
10 thecourse he would pursue. When, however
he found that part of the money had been taker
from his carpet bag, he took the remainder ant
went to his BROTHER in Palmyra and laid tht
whole matter before him His brother, wy be
heve counseIed the honest course but too late -
The officers were on the track, and soon hat
Hall in custody. Brock & Perrin recovered III,
most of their money and Hall was held to an
swer for larceny. The evidence did not show
hat he had appropriated single dollar to hi
own use, but he neglected to take the prope
4eps when he found the money to find an owne
IL L.. A. Al w.
many in Court sympathized with the prisoner, hi
punishment is probably just Let it be warn
ing to others who may be placed in siInilaf cir
f1ur MI r4nienroer mat 10 aIfrvy;
ale the lost property of another is quite as bud
bath morally and legally, as to steal the same
Rochester Union.
Flour Down notwithstanding the intens
heat of the weather yesterday, there was fail
attendance on corn exchange A substantial de
eAne took place in -four and grain. The GLOWING
accounts from the growing crops now being har
vested, ,ogets., with the absence Of any expor
deu'an,. & z. or flour or wheat has apparent,
dlshear's g bulls" who are beginning Il
man'fests o. to get out of stock as soon al
soon os p's- ,e, even at the expense of CO..,
siderable decline. Some sales are made IL
ss low figure as So. We have seen leler
from Illinois, Indiana. Ohio and Michigan, VII
state that the yield will be by faa the argea. !.
known. Harvest has just commenced in Genes :
and the crop in that section will be immense -
Under these circumstances the combinationisi
VINO recently consplred to keep prices up, may b.
alarmed Flour yesterday dec ned 2a3 shil
llngs per blrrel, and wheat declined Is 80 cent
per 6nsheL Corn also has declined triae.--N
Y. Express,
Convention Of the teachers of the deaf AM
DUNN Gr1rn oil Al, O..