Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-30
UTAH. The Washington correspondent of


ne current opinion, as 10 the mode of deal
ny WIN otah. Is adverse to violent measures.
anu IL IS believed that the administration will he
slow to adopt any measures not strictly within
,4eir constitutional powers. lf the laws of The
onieea States are not resisted by the Mormons.
'nere can be no pretext for hostility AGAINST
'"e'h.- The barbarous usages and immoraliies
cannot be made the subject of Executive inter
ference, but Congress may refuse to admit
people with such institutions into the Union
IL Is remarkable fact that the Territorial Gov
ernment of Utah would not have been esab.
iished had 1t been known here that polypamy
was Mormon institution. DR.. Benhisei and
o'nefs VINO came here, as agent of the Mormons,
w OBTAIN territorial government stoutly and
perseVeringly denied the impulation."
An freshman living near Caslleton left his
wife drunk, and a child with her abed. Smoke
was seen issuing and on breaking the door the
woman was taken out badly burned.
An old gentleman named Wright, dropped
down dead in Coventry, on the 18th inst. He
rose the morning in his usual health but soon
complained of pain in hls stomach, and he fell
and expired short time after He was aged
ninety one years. Lasburgh Standard.
POPULATION OF WASHINGTON Cry. Accord
ing TO the official figures, there are 900 voters
in the city of Washington, the national cap
ltsl. This represents u population of some
90,o0O souls, fact which shows that the
place increases much more rapidly than has
been generally supposed. when the census of
1861 shall be taken, the aggregate will no doubt
exceed one hundred thousand
THE WAGON ROAD CORPS The Department
of the Interior at Washington, has completed
organization of the corps for the establishment
of wagon roads to California as follows OPP
era'lons will be commenced with the least prac-
ticabe delay Fort Ridgely and South Pass
Road, w. II. Noble of Minnesota, d Discussing
Agent, and Samuel A. Medary of Ohio En-
gineer. Fott Kearney South Pass and Honey
Lake Division, W NJ. T. Magraw of Missouri,
Superintendent Aza Beal, of Maryland, Dis
bursting agent, and +. W Lander of Massachu-
sets, Engineer. Western Division, John Kirk
of Ca ifornia, Superintendent, Frank Denver of
California, Discussing Agent, and Mr.. bishop
of California, Engineer E. Paso and Fort
Yuma, James B. Leech of Texas, Superiuen-
dent, Gabriel P. Dana Of A iban. Discussing
Agent, and N, Fl. Hutton Engineer.
New MExIco.-At latest accounts there was
considerable excitement. in Sante Fe, growing
out of a collision between the United States
troops and a Mexican. A rencontre look place
between soldier and an apothecary named Cru
Der, who shot and wounded the sold ier, after
which he gave himself up and was lodged in
Jail. The soldiers comrades we're much in.
censed and broke into the Jail, where in their
excitement they fired some forty shots, killing
Gruber and another prisoner. The officers re.
stored ORDER and the soldiers were to be tried.
SLAVERY TO BE " BOUGHT OUT ''IN KEN
lucky. The Newport (Ky) Ne,Os states that
"a proposition is-ia contemplation to buy The
lard and ~negroes owned by slave no lders in
Kentucky, At their present valuation and if
three fonrths OF the shareholders in the State
will agree TO sell, the proposed company will
estimated value of both and in one year after
pay the whole balance The slaves viii be set
free and the land sold at an advanced price, in
view of the State becoming free in one year aE
ter the first payment to the masters, and the
state become settled with real Industrious, en-.
terprising free people"
SUDDEN DEAFH.-Warren Felt, and old and
respectable resident of Rockingham Centre,
dropped down dead in the street on Monday
morning last His age was Ga years.
FREsHET DAMAeEs.-A letter from Bartlett
N. H., says every bridge in that town is car
rose "a feet, is damaged $4,000; and many
farms have been well nigh ruined by the sane
brought down the acknowledgement Herald
HALIFAX, April 90. The House of Assem-
bly, has passed the bill giving TO the New York
and Newfound and Telegraph Company the ex
elusive privilege for twenty FIVE years OF land
ing Submarine Telegraph Gable from any
Il
Breton.
A suspension bridge at Genessee Falls, N. Y.
seven hundred fee, long, was destroyed by th
heavy quantity of snow upon it on the Goth
1t cost 1923 5000.
HEADS orr H. f. Stoughton, Bellows Falls
has been appointed District Attorney for Yer
mont, vice Hon. Lucius B. Peck of Montpelier
So many post masters are now losing thei
heads, that we decline trying to keep Old Buck
record. To all these we recommend the conso
lation of their heavenly Father " He that lose
his life for my sake" &C., &c.
The GREEN MOUNTAINS. ---The citizens 0
Stowe are making extensive preparations 70
Mountains The Mansfield House has bee
thoroughly renovated, new road has bee
made up the Notch, and house erected there
The road is being repaired up the Mountain
and the half way house newly put in ORDER
: Visitors will find as beautiful scenery, as goo
opportunities for hunting and and fishing, an
as good accommodations in that vicinity as al
to be found in Vermont.
New LANDLORD. Geo. S. johnson of Mon
pelier, has purchased the Montpelier Hotel an
G. w. Clark has leased and took charge of
. on Monday morning. The House is central
| located and will be kept in good order.
The Slate Quarrying Company at Mort
: Thetford are making preparations for extensi'
operations this season.
IAN OUNCE OF PREVENTION" &c.--Nothing
so injurious to the health as wet feet and thi
.oioJ bo,ts ,pI ohnas Mnssrs Harrick r. plt