Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02

panu Vi HIS sl&uy-HVe wives.
The Register is informed that the horse of
which " the papers relate, pulled his hoof
off his leg, and not his LEG off his hoof," as
that paper states.
SUMMER is COMING "A Robin made its
appearance in front of our sanctum window
on Saturday.
"WAIT FOR THE WAGON. "A good bargain
and good horse may be had by reference to
the advertisement, "Horse and Wagon for
Sale," in another column.
SpIRITUALIsM.-A considerable excitement
is. being created in New Yerk city, by the
able manner in which Mrs. Hatch confutes
and answers objections to this mysterious be-
lief just now.
Election in Connecticut, April 9th.
D. A. Danforth has been appointed Post
master at Burlington.
A CoRRECTIoN.-Ope who knowS informs
us that the horse stated to have been killed
after loosipg his foot in .-l bridge, was, not
killed, but, as the case is one never before
heard Of, is alive and doing well, and is to
be kept for experiment The circumstance
happened in Plainield instead Of Cabot.
The GovERNoRsH1p OF KANsAs.-The telc-
graph informs US that Hon. Robert j. Walk.
er, Of Mississippi, has been appointed Cover
nor Of Kansas. 1t is limited that he expects
to produce order in that territory in a short
time, when he will resign, and his Secretary,
L. P. Stanton, of Tennessee. is to assume
the office.
MAPLE SUoAR.-Great quantities of the
sweet Of the maple forests is being collected
in Vermont nowadays The season prom
Uses one Of the best. But be careful OF it: it
will all be needed before March q, 1858.
the head yesterday, on the square and their con-
tents al owed 10 seek cungenia resting place
in The gutter Burlngton Free Press
ltbeats all whata rummy town Bur ington is
VIM Parmener of Brandon, was recent y
fined $40 and costs, and Mr.. Williams, Propri,
tor of the hotel at Hydeviile, was fined $l20 and
costs, and in default thereof, was assigned IL
place in the stone house at Rutland
party of some twenty persons, from Orange
County, Vt. sail in the steamer George Law, on
the 20lh. for California The company includes
three or four men with families, and four young
ladies going GU, TO teach and subsequently to be
numbered among the mo,hers of the Golden
Stae.-.N. Adams Messenger
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANcE.-AM Mr.. Rus
eel, who lives about nils and half north of
;Ht. Johnsbury village, has been missing since
last week on Friday. He left home on the above
day 10 come 10 the PLAN, since which nothing
has been heard of him. He was subject to fits
--Caiedon'an
AtQulrAL OF HENRY ABBY Henry ABBY
was tried on the charge of perjury, at the pres
ent session of the Court in this County. The
trial occupied two days, ard the jury was out
from Saturday night to Monday morning, when
they returned verdict of not guilty. We
learn that he has been arrested on charge o
bgamy and will be taken TO Bennington Coun
tty for trial.
EDUCATING THE " EST. The Society to pro
vide female teachers for the West, of which ex
Governor Slade Of Vermont is the head, report
452 teachers have been sent out 80 from Con
, neticut 10 from Massachusetts, lis from Yer
mont, So from New York. OF the 452 teacher
sent out, ITO have returned, nearly ali Of then
after teaching two yevrs one hundred an
forty sir have married "a have died, nine @
them after marriage.
The NATIONAL HOTEL SICKNESS The com
mlee appointed by the Washington Board {
: Health to investigate the cause of the epidemi
at the National Hotel, have come to the cor
ciuson that The sickness was the result of i'm
proper ventilation of the sewers. They soupl
in vain for evidence of the water or food ha,
Ing been poisoned by arsenic or any other mir
era substance
| FOREIGN NEws,-1he only item of impol
lance is the following from Spain
Preparations for an expedition against Mex
lco continue, but the fna decision of the 90,
ernment has not trauspred. IL is thought prob
able that the operations will be limited to
: bocade and bombardment of Vera Cruz apt
C Will not extend TO the landing of military fore,
which the dangers Of the country and cIimat
might render hazardous
n La ESpnna government organ) demands tina
= France and England shall call on the Unite
= States TO remain neutral
: 1t is reported that Napoleon offers to act a
p mediator on the part Of Spain in the Ineauiin
French ships are ordered to cruise Oh Yer
g Cruz.
e Another report is that France add rEaglaa
g have declined me request of Spaiif3ss hat The
u shall guaranty Cuba, in the eveBt of hostil
ties.
y A special Mexican minister, Senior Lafragu
is sad lohaye arrived at Southampton, in his wa
u to1ladrid, to arrange the difficulty.
C Meantime the war programme is to brin
:, Santa Anna from his retirement, and lend hi
aid 10 capture Vera Cruz.
Gen Choncha is named for the Command
. of The Expedition TO Mexico
=, CoPARTNERsBIP-lt may interest our bret
=" rem OF the press to know that Dr. j. Z. AYt
10 OF Lowell CHERRY Pectoral AN Cathanc pills
has associated with him, his brother Frede
lc Aver, Esq, long aud favorbly known as
10 leading merchant Of the West. Mr.. Aver W
!, conduct the widely extended business of II
u firm, which now reaches 10 the commercial n
b. tons both hemispheres, white the Doctor W
,. devote himself TO his scientific investigations al
pursuits. -Mercanhie Journal
After long drought, we are likely to ha
to more or less Feve aud Ague, in climates ada