Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18

80, a MONSTER Straw ~ Frerlaat Ahcad -
AT Vote taken on the occasion of a monster
Concert in the Crystal Palace, New York, on
the 18th, the result was
Fremont 1850
Fillmore 1857
Buchanan 1862
FlRE.-A Fire in Rochester, N. H., on the
18th destroyed the Norway Plain Company $
Mills. loss about $1,000 90. Insured,
Senator Clayton publishes letter in the In.
telligenrr declaring his intention to express no
pref renee and take no part in the Presidential
contest.
4 Railroad Accident, on the Boston and
Mlluc Railroad, near Reading, Mss, recently
resulted in the killing of two men instantly and
the injury, more or less severely of eight or ten
more
&c POP GOES THE WEASEL! -" As goo
Maine so goes the Presidential election, ;" said IL
Black Democrat the other day. Now we say as
goes Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, on the
election Maine Iowa and Vernon, have show
ed a Republican gain over the votes Of 1852 us
follows Iowa $1,000, Vermont $4,000, Maine
% 600.
CORRECTION We last week stated that the
Comfy ticket was elected by from 10 to 800
majority It should have read from ten hun
tired to eighteen hundred majority.
ELECTIONS Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania
will hold their State elections on the 18th of
October Florida, South Carolina and Georgia
on the 18th.
Two gentlemen in Cincinnati made bet on the
question whether a Catholic priest woald mar
nv II couple, knowing both to be Protcstants.-
TO settle the affair, they called at ST. Xavier S
College. in that city. where they were Informed
that where coupcs present themselves. desiring
to I've united in marriage, and both are Protest
ants Catholic priests have no hesitation what
ever in marrying them.
The HURRICANE on TIE ISLAND OF Cuba
The Empire City arrived at New York on the
llth bringing Havana dates of the 9Th.
The Havana papers gave detailed reports Of
the ravages Of the hurricane which, in certain
parts of the island, especially at Sagna la
Grande. caused great destruction of. property,
aA DAT and ashore.
The gale commenced on the 9th, reached its
hight on the 2Sth and moderated 9th
At Sagua. six American and one English YES
sci went ashore. Crews saved. The vessels
were total loss
The light house Mt Cardinals was swept away,
and there, as at Matanzas and Sagua, much
damage wasd done to the crops.
On the day previous to the arrival of the
Empire City, the ship Rubicon from Boston for
New Orleans. put into Havana in distress, hav-
ing been badly crippled in the hurraano Of the
9th ard 26th ard was condcmncu
The yellow 'cger is reported to be on the de-
cline, and no new cases have occurred since the
hurricane.
Another Gale was experienced GA the coast Of
Florida, on the 29th 30th and 9lst Of August
sunmcrging some parts Of the cities on the sea
board and doing damage to the shipping.
MAINE ELECTION AL the Republican can
didatcs for congress are elected by handsome
maiorites 1t is now thought that Hamlin't
majority will reach nineteen thousand.
The Portland Advertiser sums up the returns
from 3l7 towns, as follows
For yernlr-Ialnlin 50 755, Wells 36,9ll
Patten 800, The same towns last year gave
Morrill, As .30S, Wells Al las, Reed 1887.
Mr.. Ilamlin leads Gov Wells thus far Y,
844 and leads the field l7,644 His net GAR
on the vote of last year is % 1863.
Gov Wells falls short OF vote OF last yoal
f,ll.
Reed vote 1857 Mr.. lIamlins vote is mor'
thnu IA 600 larger than the vote for Gov. Nor
riIl last year in these towns.
We think Uamln's vote will comc well NJ
100000
We have carried every county in the State
save Aroostook from which we have heard no
thing-cccting every county officer and ever.
senator.
Judging from the returns we have Of mem
bcrs elected to the House we think the Demo
Gratis and Straight Wings will not have thirt
in that body.
The Charlottetown, p. L L.. Examiner 0
Aug. % complains Of the almost total iailur
of the wheat crop; that the turnips are destroy
ed nv tie maggot, and that potatoes arc begin
ming to exhibit the rot
A New Ell DoRADo.-The last letters irol
Santa Fe, New Mexico, express great conhdenc
in the reports that gold in large quantities ma
he found in a section of country about lou
hundred and fifty miles from Santa fe 1t
said that gold in large quantities can DE pickF
un ON the surface of the earth. A party c
sixty men started from Santa Fe about the Ii
of AUGUST. to explore the new FL Dorado.
TuE KIM TREasuRE.-This ancient humbu