Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-09
Item s of News.

the report CT the Comptroller of the Currency
that there are in Vermont thirtv-th three national
banks. with a capial paid in OF 81 $50 HI %.
The amount deposited in L. 5. Bonds for eecu-
rity is S4.4J3 500. Specie on nand 50 sol IS
ana pther awful money S603 2l3 - Nation
ii notes in circulation 50 OH ,367. and State
bank circu alton outstanding 1911 800. Prof,
Sl99 ESQ, 6l. The individual deposits am9u1
10 Sl.ol7 ,440 81.
DEATH OF Hon JoskPH WARNER-H
Joseph Warner, of Mddlebury, dropped ce4
suddenly. from heart disease, Sunday evening
of lest week. lie has been cashier of the Bank
II A.ddlebury tor generation, ana in town
church aud social relations was one OF the most
prominent men 10 MiddIebury.
$. Louis people are discussing the plan
building branch TO ne Missouri Pacific Raj
road running directly thr cush the rich COUNTIES
OF Cas-, 10 Missouri, and Miami, Franklin Osage,
Lyon and Chase. IN Kansas, ard running so cen
'rally > touch he county seat of every one
81 the ~. mis- Iosd al is nearest point viii De
twenty-five miles south of the Kansas River, and
at least bring S.. LOUIS and Santa Fe twenty-five
miles nearer together than by any other proi=e.-
I'd read.
Hon. Stoddard B. Colby. Register of the
UaiteI States Treasury, received Christmas
present from the hundred and sirty CLERKS
and employees in his Office of a magnificent
meersohaum, mounted IL gold, costing 500.
The reports from the South continue 10 fur
hIsh evidence of the peaceful behay OF the
colored people on Christmus day. At Savannah
no accident occurred, nor did single unple8s-
ant thing occur TO mar the beauty and be- pUiness
OF the day The churches were open in tie
morning, and We're exceedingly we'll ATTENDED
In he evening there were fine displays OF fire
works.
SENATOR'S FROM CoLoRADo.-Ths Colorado
Legislature elected John Evans nd jerome B.
Chat &c United States Senators. Both are
Republicans.
The Hon. John Miner Bolts is 10 Washington
tie is very strongly opposed to the ADMISSION IS
d member OF Congress Of any man v ho has had
any thing to do with the rebellion
MIS-. Baker, who laid the foundation OF the
immense straw business cf Massachusetts by
braidin2 ;he first straw bonnet 10 this country
Gas Sc. forth IN Hdrpers .Nagaslne) Is still alive
AZ Dedham, and, though III her eighteth ye8r
s;iii quite active. She lately braided for the
fair Of the B,ptist Church at Newton Corner
fancy straw basket, with the word :. Charity
eni" med therein, with several other articles
iHe basket VS. put up at auction and sold. al
'tr considerable competition, for S4 59.-Bos-
ian jrdreL{er.
- - 4StHoicu tnat - IVieOH mas Oruer6A
e'tc0nft; ton OF tic Frer Oh troops IN Mex 60,
preparatory To their withdrawal Another
fumor is that Macmillan has recruited Aus,I-
ans TO take their place.
PERsoNAL.-Rev. w. C. Hopkins, former,
Rector of the Episcopal Church at Mortified,
ana late Chaplain of The 9TH Regiment, has &C
cepted The Kectorship of Calvary Church, Nsv
Orleans. L..
News from Arizona states that the food 3.
tore foma was insufficient for the garrison.
gro" storms bad rendered the roads mpassab!e
Prescott City was blockaded by the snow. ard
the Inhabitants were threatened with starvation
The English agricultural journals arc urging
upon the English farmers the American factory
system OF cheese making.