Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-01-10
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The Massachusetts Legislature organized On
the Cd inst, Hon, E. G. Baker, of Middlesex
county,, President, receiving the entire American
vote, IS. Peter l.. Cox, of Lynn, was CHI sen
Clerk by the same vote.
In the House DR.. Charles A. Phelps (Ameri-
can) Of Boston, the American candidate, was
chosen Speaker, receiving l64 votes; TAFT,
(Republican) so; Thurscn (Whigl IS; Osgocd
(Democra4 90; Deveraux (Amercaa) 5.
w. E. P. Haskell of Chelsea. (American)
was chosen Clerk, receiving It's votes to 1856 for
all others.
A FIRE at Bellows Falls on Friday evening
consumed the Pail Mandatory of Coolidge
and Lord. Loss $4,000 Insured for $1,000
Two destructive fires occurred on the 9th
inst, one in Syracuse, N. Y, destroying prop
erty to the amount of $50 900, and the other
in Middleton, CT. Loss, 100000.
Mr.. John Darling, Of Montpelier, shot a
golden Eagle on the Goth ult. Spread Of the
wings feet aud inches. Weight IL lbs
Hiram Reynolds of Orange, on the 22d ult.s
shot a bald Eagle in that town, which measured
from tip to tip 7 feet an inches
A verv brilliant diamond has been taken from
atunnel in Table Mountain, California, valued
at $40, and the gold hunters of the vicinity
now keep look for diamonds as well az
gold.
convict, confined in Jail at Fort Madison,
Illinois, was recently married The bride that
was to be; obtained a license, married her ina
prisuned lover aud took up her abode with him
i'll his cell.
The Grand Rapids mich Herald says that
the uniform of Gen. Ethan Allen is now in thu
possession of Mrs. Allen, widow of the son o.
Gen. Ethan Allen, who resides on Grand River
in Ouowa county. near Steee's Landing. The
old lady has long been an nhabititant of Mich
gan, and must be nearly or quite seventy years
of age.
MExIoo.--A geographical and historical worl
on Mexico, recently published at Gaudalajara
contains the following statistics:
Population Of the Republic-7 100000, viz
Whites, 100000; Domestcated Indians, 4,
,000 Negroes, ZaInboes and Mestizoes, l.
600, 000 Savage and Heathan Indians, 800 600
Area-254 900 So. leagues.
Products-Silver, since 1851, about S46 900
900, annually from 1910 to $780, about $35,
100000 annually Gold, since 1851, about $4
100000 annually; Quicksilver, 100000 pc
annum Copper, Lead and Iron, ST. 100000 an
nually; Agricultural products, 1925 100000
Manufactures, 100000, 600.
Imports, in 1858, 500 900 600.
Exports. in 1858, $4,000, 600; exceptin
bullion and specie.
Number of States, 81; Territories, 3; Di,
trct, |.
Cities, over 100000 inhabitants, 3 over so
600. 2; ovei 10000, 3 ; from 20 900 to 40, 90
inhabitants, 8; from 1850 GOO to 30, 600, 10.
Ports of entry for foreign commerce,
Two murders were committed in Woodbridg
six miles from New Haven, on the LIST inst, /
. Chas. SANFORD an insane man, about 26 yea
J of age 1t was supposed he was in the wool
chopping, when he came out and killed Enot
Sperry: who was riding by in his Sleigh M
Sperry's head was cut off. He was the faith
of Hon N. d, Sperry, Secretary of State.-
Sanford then went TO The house of lchabt
Umbcrfeld, a farmer, and killed him with h
axe. Sandford is in jail He appears TO be
Tavng maniac, or little less. He is nephew
Alenuron SANFORD, who was one of thu" Wax
InanlleS arrested on Suspicion Oh UclliB Co
cerned in the recent' murder of Justus Mathew
Sanford has been two or three times an inma
of the Insane Retreat.
THE MEslLLA VALLEY-A letter from Was
ington says:
1.-The reports from the Mesa Valley are e.
ceedlngy interesting, and the private notes
the U. S. officials are worth their private repo
twice ever. The whole country is a vast G
field. Silver copper, iron, platina, gypsum
coal, in vast beds, abound in every direction, a
are in the richest quantities in the region alo
the Pecos, and up to the twenty-third parall
which had been thought the poorest section
the Rio Bravo Valley"
INDIANs.-A severe attack was made upon I
Government troops, making explorations mt
Fort Myers, Florida, on the 23d ult., by pa
of Indians numbering at least twenty-five. So
eight or ten of the troops were killed.
There is. to be grand horse show at Ley
vile, Ky, next Spring, under the auspices
the Southwestern Agricultural and Mechanl
Association The exhibition is to begin
Tuesday, the 18th of May, and will contir
threedays.
The Peoria Transcript is informed that
Rochester IN. W Mill Erecting Company
tend to pace in operation fifty mills on
Western prares, during the year 1856, the I
tive power of which is to be wind alone.
A REMARKABLE CASE OF ASSAULT
Burlington (Vt.) Free Press has the follow
John Chout, President Pierces Postma
at Underhlll Centre, was arrested on the 9th I
and brought before Justice HoIenheck, char
with assault and battery on his daughter, yo
- e n. :.
by the young lady, for which she was beaten
her father. as appeared before the Court,
hereading of Know Nothing papers He pl
guilty and was fined four dollars and costs''
NEBRAsKA.-The Legislature of this Ter
ry convened on the 18th of December. r
Folsom was elected President of the Cou
and R. G. Sullivan Speaker of the House.
REcRuIrs FOR GEN WALKER.-The
Francisco Sun of Dec 9Th has the following
agrhph:
60 1t is said that at least five hundred
will sail on the Sierra Nevada to-day, to
Gen Walker in Nicaragua. Among them,
Messrs. Adolphus Suffer, James McNab,
Capt. Coy. If these reinforcemenls cont
for any length of time, the General will
himself in position to dictate terms not onl
Nicaragua but also 10 ertend his conquest
Southern Merico, Which ,Oe hold 10 be the
Of has ambition"
AT Washington on the LIST inst, the wea
was very agreeable, and the citizens turned
for general holiday All public business
suspended, and all the Offices closed. In
morning the diplomatic corps paid their resi-
to the President in full costume. At noon
doors of the White House were thrown ope
the public, and many thousands ayailed II