Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

AN APT INSTRUMENTATION murder makes |
villain: millions hero.' This is we'll illustrated
by the following paragraph from the WestfeId
News Letter:
"Ifthe man (says he) is known to bring ne
gro into this country, for the purpose Of selling
him into slavery, he is guilty of piracy, and must
suffer death. But if body OF men meet together,
and decide that new country must be annexed to
this, and with it bring in $50 ncgroesln avery,
they are called patriots, and in honor Of ther deeds
cannons are fired, hats thrown into the air. and
loud shouts are heard for the extension OF free
dom and progressive democracy"
Mosr DIsTREsslNG ACCIDENT.-OI the 18th
ult man named MaXon, of Ceres Pa. some 20
miles above Olean, was killed and had his legs
burned off up to the knees, while at work alone in
his sugar bush, a,short distance from his dwelling
house, He had been boiling sap at the foot of IA
rise of ground, when his fire getting low, he cut
offa large oak log short distance above the fire,
and fearing that it might roll against his kettles,
! thurst handsplke under one end Of the log to dI
J rect its course away from the fire The end ofthe
log rolled on to the handspke with such force as
to crush Maxou under it--cr0wlng his legs into
the ire-they were burned oft to the knees Not
returning to his home at evening, his family sur
missed that he could not leave his kettles with safe
ty--and about II O'Clock at night they became
much alarmed on account of his safety, they went
into the sugar bush in pursuit-and there found
tue poor lllHu as UcSCIlItu-ulS DOuy uluCl lHS
handspke, and his legs in the fire. Catiaraugus
, Wing.
A THaILL1xG ScENE-In Frankfort on the
banks of the Penobscot, in Maine, gentleman lost
his wife by death. Three days after the nterment
he had some business with young physician of
that town. Calling at his house, he was Informed
thar the doctor had gone out, but would soon re-
turn He concluded to watt and to pass the time
more agreeobly las he thought, went into the young
physicians Studio, and there he found a student
with scapel in hand in the act Of dissecling dead
: body. He started back at first view, as people
generally do when suddenly coming INTO the pres
ence OF the dead. Recovering from his surprise,
he stepped towards the corpse which the student
was cutting, and horror of horrors, found the dead
body to be that of his wife, buried three days be-
, fore. His feelings may be imagined but cannot
be described. The husband Immediately took le-
gal measures against both student and doctor.
They were examined and bound over to answer for
the crime Of carrying away and dls5ectlng dead
< bodies
A FERocloUs ArTEMPT.-At the house of Mr..
{ Ezra Pike, at Isle La Mott, (Lake Champain, OPP
h posite Chazy Landing,) the following incident:
took place on the night of the 18th inst
1t appears that travelling yagrant( "a sort Of ped
J. lar) obtained permission to remain few days at
d the house Of Mr.. Pike, who is wealthy and very
Respectable man; and that on the evening alore
Sat3 III llC NUSCtlic VI MI LIkE, iG ICllON. NIlt
/ having been some time in bed, arose, came into
l. the room where Mrs. Pike, and young woman
e (Nlss Prudence Springer) were sitting, having
club in his hands aud Spanish knife concealed
He Immediately attacked Miss Springer, threw he
a. down, and stabbed her in the abdomen and arm
at Mrs. Pike few to her assistance, when the mis-
/, lcreaut turned upon her. stabbed her dangerously
" in the left side, in the abdomen and several othc
10 places. A lad, the sou of Mr.. Pike hearing th
tie noise, rushed in, and with the assistance of th
n wounded woman, he was dsarmed and confined
h He is now in the Jail at North Hero, VT
- Both the ladies were dangerously wounded; hu
Is some hopes were entertained of their recovery.
u Associations OF BLAKsMrrHs-An Assoclatio
~ of BIacksmiths of ST. Louis have obtained fror
IN the Legislature all act of Incorporation, for tn
purpose of enabling them to compete successful
with others in the manufacture Of every descrr
ton of iron work. There are about eighty stock
It. holders and their united capital labor and enter
49, prise is TO be directed to the end in view. Mater
= ais of every kind are to be purchased for the us
Ell of the stockholders, in such quantities will Ell
n sure cheap and good articles, and they are to b
nd sold Mt cost. When manufactured, and not inInc
Idiatcly Sold all the articles are to he placed in
ue store under the control Of the Association, and fu
ne supplies TO be constantly kept for sale. In tn
he way they bope to drive out different articles
:; foreign manufacture, and ultimately to secure til
" market for our own citizens ST. Lous RepuJl
Ire can.
FOR TExAs.-We are informed by Mark Izot
iii Esq. who lives about fifteen miles West of Mattel
ez, in Louisiana, on the road travelled by all EN-
his grants to Texas who cross the Mississippi river
Ior Natchcz, that for the last two and half month
~ four wagons day have passed his house on
WIS average, Much of tins emigration is induced
are the prospect of annexation. and is mostly from III
,ya State. adds greatly 10 the value OF Mississp
Iand-Natcbe- COur
me
tho Uncle Sam had surplus of IS, las, 764,l2, in Il
ho Treasury, on the Oath ut.
05~ The New York Herald states that Pre-,
dent Polk's Cabinet were divided on the quest
all of an organ for the Administration; three for t
nee Madisonian and three for the Globe, and that NJ
tbo Polk gave the casting vote in favor of the Glol
'''o The Indications of the Administration are not
on strong in favor of harmony as 'unterrfed' Dem
INST Gratis might desire
ur- NrNru Manu- Am Sorru voolth
ion produced, and the accumulation of wealth in
,nts community depends on its ability to produce
yond its necessities Compare the county of /
sex, Massachusetts, with the State Of South Cal
lima:
ANNUAL PRODUCTS.
r., County of Essex, 2S,900 00(
ia State Of South County, $4,000, 00(
ack
AVE Excess, $1,000, 00C
mas Some Idea may be formed of The intercourse