Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-01-19

OFFS as follows
Alabama. Thomas II Watts
Arkansas. Harris Flanagan
Georgia, Joseph Brown.
Kentucky, kle'afl haWt5'
Iouisana Henry w AIlca.
Mi.sis.lppl. Charles Clarke.
Missouri. Thomas G. Reynolds
North Carolina, H,bui1n Il. vance
south Carolina, MliIl3dge l. B0nham.
Tennessee. Robert l.. Cdruthers
Texas pendleton Muuah.
Virginia, John Letchcr,
Florida. John Milton.
Ur,H.-Brie. Gen Conner commanding 10
Utah. has 'ssued an ord Announcing that
nrospectors aud miners in that territory WI. DO
irotecied, when necessary, by the military
and directs that soldiers at the several posts
shall. whenever convenient, be permitted to
prospect for mineral Brigham Young has
hitherto succeeded in keeping his Cen and oth-
or reople from searching for the riches buried
in the mountains Of Utah. but now there VIII
probably be an influx Of fortune seekers, that
will materially disturb the quiet OIL bus little
kingdom, and perhaps DO the meaus oil over
throwing his " peculiar institution
Gen. Curtis has been assigned to the COM
mand of a military department embrneIng nan
sas, Nebraska, and Colorado and the indlan
Territory.
LARGE quantities OF cotton and sugar are ar
riying at Cairo, Illinois. At Memphis cotton
is cling at from thirty-hye ~ seyenty-thfe'
cents pound.
The whole number Of schools in Boston is
277, and Of teachers 57S The average num-
her Of pupils belonging to schools Of all grades
during the past year was q O5l average at
tendance Of pupils, "a SIC; whole amount e1-
pended for school purposes, S534,OS7 ii
Several autograph letters of General Wash
ineton and others, while in command oil the
Reyolu tionary army, have been sold at the Cin-
clnnati Sanit,ry Fair
The receipts Of the Great SANITARY Far IL
Cincinnati are estimated at SOU OO0.
The Philadelphia North American says -
:. Tidings from Rome are expected announcing
the appontment Of Right Rev. Bishop wood,
! nj th,s dioeess. to the archblshOpric Of BAlu'
more vacant by the death OF the lamented Ken
rick. This see is the highest in the country
It's archbishop is the president OF all episcoa-
councils.
Joe Coburn, the well known pugiist, is ou
with a challenge to Tom King. the victor oyei
Heenan, for $4,000 q side, and Offering hiH
81 900 towards deiraying his expenses to tigh
in this country. Tie says he will also guarante.
Kiog a " fair show" 10 show hat he is il
earnest. Coburn adds that he has deposlte.
$500 as +" guarantee OF good faith.
Ten battle aags captured in Gen. Grants ro
cent battles have been presented to the Assem-
bly of New York, by Col. Barnum OF the l4Jtl
New Yo,k Just returned from the Army OF th
Cumberland. Five were captured by New iorl
regiments and five by Western regiments.
Five slaves were sold at Jeaersontown, KY
a Jaw days since for Sl745-not tho price o
one likely fellow three years ago
A new church has been built at San Franelsc
for I. Star King, at q cost oil 100 eco Iher
+, a debt OF SO 600 upon it, and Mr.. King pa
told his congregation that he will not preach i
the new church until the debt is paid.
Star King is also a Distinguished Freemason
and delivered a very eloquent Grafton at th
! last session of the Grand Lodge OF California
lie is the Grand Orator Of that body.
The Paris correspondent of tho London I'm'
saws that the Arch-Duke Macmillan conslc
I cred the recogait OF the new Mexican govern
msnt by tue Washington cabinet as lndlspensib b
10 his acceptance OF the throne. To this pr
nosal our government replied that the America
D renublic would never sanction the establishmeJ
ola monarchy at its very doors. 1t is suppose
g This will decide the arch.duke to abandon th
: idea Of Mexican crown.
a A MELANCHOLY END.-lt is reported that Il
n unlueky creditors of the steamship Great Eas
Il ern have decided to dispose of that vessel by 10
G tery The drawing is to take place at Fran
1t fort-on-the.Main, and there are two hundrt
n shares. ranging from ESQ to go 600. III
Il winner in this rattle will probably feel, with Il
,. huge ship on his hands like the victim in the ca
y whom his sovereign punished by presenting lI
. white elephant
,e The Presidents Amnesty Proclamation "
10 oon be presented to all the rebel prisoners ne
Of - our custody. Their number Is over Tor
OF thousand. II is estimated that thirty per ceI
will take the prescribed oath.
fredericksburg is occupied by division
y Ewell's corps The rebels nave ereoteu "'h
n. quarters on the nights in the rear OF tho town
is. The sum of S27l0,92, being the suspl
L. from the subscriptions to the Russian Bal
ng New York, has been equally divided beIwt
L. the Sanitary Commission and the Society
is ameliorating the condition OF the poor
W AT midnight ON Thursday last the telegra
'e' operators ut Portland, Maine, and Chattonooi
ie, Tennessee, held friendly converse over the wi
VI through an uninterrupted circuit
b- The Tribune estimates that one million Of
to lars changed hands in New York city on
he fight between Ieenan and King In Enga
ng il ia said, three millions were staked.
,as There is no truth in the sttemeat that
No Emperor Napoleon has made formal propo'
i,s to our government Tor the recognition OF FrtI
lat authority 10 Msxioo
~ CoNeREoArIoSAL STATISTICS -Ibo Janu
" number ol the Congregational Quarterly g
a'o taips full statistics of the CungregAuo
ca churches as collected in 1863, and lull lis
eui the Congregational ministers in this count
ns' 'n with their Tost office address. The follow
III summary Of these statistics will be OF intere
The number Of churches reported 10 2129'
which $50 have settled pastors 7Os stated /
on niles 6l0 not specified, and 40o vacant II
llh, are 1894 ministers, of whom 632 are not in
has vice. Tho total number OF church member