The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-03

was employed as Waterman in the
}car-house, was standing near the
rail when the train passed, and his
eye was directed towards it, 80 thai
he did not observe the detached car
which was following a couple Of rods
behind the train, at considerable
speed, not having lostits momentum
He stepped on the rail to cross the
track, when the car struck him and
passed over both his legs, mangling
them in the most shocking manner.
He was taken Immediately to his
house, near by, where doctors Walk
err, Thompson and Bellows, were
called, and the lormerperformed am
putation. But little hope, however,
was entertained of his life. Mr..
Bremen is about so years old, and
has wife and five small children.
--BostOn Post.
Ndrrow Escapc.-Thc steamer Pc
nobscot, on her trip from this city to
st. John, had a narrow escape, as
we learn from the St. John News
About 3 O'Clock on Sunday morning,
says the editor of that paper, (who
was one of the passengcrs)-' very
dark as we'll as loggy-the pilot, cap
tain and passengers, were suddenly
alarmed by tremendous screaming ;
in a moment or two the cause of the
alarm was made manifest, by the
bowsprit Of a schooner punching US
in the wheel-house, at the starboard
side, and clearly running through
A few feet either one way or the 9th
err, would have sent them all to the
bottom-as it was, the steamer, it is
believed, sustained the greatest dam
age Soon after, the steamer came
near pitching headlong' upon Seal
Island, off Machias.
Rebellion IN Wiaois.-The St. Lou
is Era, Of the evening of the 5th,
says:
"Two hundred citizens of Coles
county, Illinois, have resolvedin pub
lie meeting, that no heed should be
paid to the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States, setting
aside the appraisement law of Hi
nois; that all officers be advised not
to carry out such decision in the sale
of property; that they be asked to
resign their Offices if they cannot
comply with such recommendations ;
that they (thc people, will oppose
them by all fair and mild means, and
if that will not do, they will oppose
them by force of arms and all other
means in their power; that COM
mittees be appointed to ascertain
from such officers whether they will
persist in such sales or resign their
places; that the meeting appoint Of
ficers to carry out the resolutions
that the decision Of the Supreme
Court is regarded unjust, and not
binding on the people of Illinois ;
and that they pledge their lives, for
tunes, and sacred hono:s to sustain
their resolutions"
In the settlement Of case at Ban
COR, relative to an estate in St.
Thomas, a document was produced
as evidence, which was written in
Danish, and contained 40 foolscap
pages, but there was none who could
translate it. 1t was sent TO Mr.. Bur-
rift of Worcester, known as the
learned blacksmith, who returned Il
translation of it, which is spoken OF
very highly by the editor of the Wing.
In a letter, Mr.. B. remarks that the
translation cost him twelve days hard
labor, for which hepresumed the sum
of SIS would not be an unreasonable
compensation, as that would be
about what any other blacksmith
would charge, provided he could do
it with hammer and tongs.'-Lideg-
Mor.
Important Stare Case.-A case OF
harboring and concealing runaway
slaves, was tried at the July term OF
the U. S. Circuit Court, District of
Ohio, Judge MLean presiding,
which, after considerable delay Incl
dental to the receiving of testimony,
was concluded on the 18th inst. 1t
appeared in evidence that on Sun
day morning, the Gath of April 1913,
a wagon, driven by negro boy, was
noticed going through Sharonville,
in Hamilton county, at very rapid
rate. Suspicion was excited, and
some persons started in pursuit on
horseback, The wagon was Overta-