Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-01
Dourestit Gompen0.

had been found which were shockingiy mutiated-
Others were missing, and the most vigorous mean,
were being used to ascertain the extent of the disas
Ter.
The Bangor Wing states that large bear, which
has for sometime been prowlng about Glenburn, was
shot by two young men, on Friday and then attacked
a man by the name of Wilder, injurng his hand badly
but Wilder was rescued, and, the bear killed. He
weighed two hundred and twenty-soven pounds, and
was carried to Bangor ana dressed
NEW HAMPSHIRE Mr. B Palmer, of Mere
deth, receives an average of one application pei
day for cork legs, the charge for which is $3.50 each
This is mainly owing to the numerous dsmember-
ments occasioned by the Mexican war. Mr. Palmer
has been offered $4,000 for his patent for the United
States, which he declines.
The Manchester Democrat says that the fare be-
tween Boston, MISS, AMI Concord, N H., is to be
ducel on the lstof June next to 81 so.
MASSACHUSETTS,. There we're sixty-clght
deaths in Boston, during the week ending May 90.
81 far as we have ascertained, there will be but
few peaches in this vicinity, the present year. The
fruit buds seems mostly to have been winter killed.
northampton Gaz.
NEW YORK. A convention of pedlars from all
parts Of the United States is to be held at Auburn on
the 4h of July next. The arrangements will be on
grand scale, and the committee design making it one
of the most attractive affairs of the season.
The body of MAJOR Kitby Smith, who fell in ore
of the late battles was to be sent home to the United
States. The coffin was waited for by military-fun-
eral committee, and the desoate hearted wife of the
deceased, at Syracuse. But when the coffin arrived
and was opened fO9 last glance at the face of the
dead, it was found to be the wrong body!
foot race took place recently at Buifllo, between
eight Indians. The prcipal competitors were Coffin,
Canada and Armstrong, all of whom came in within
few feet of each other. The time was asfollows-1st
mile, 5m 2s ID mile, 5m 23s Sd mile, 5m 27s; 4th
mile, SIN Bis; 9Th mile, On.
A hail storm visited Rcnsselaervie The huge
tent of Raymond g. Cos mcnagere was Frustrated by
the wind. There were some 1900 persons present
when the hurricane struck the canvassand scene of
confusion ensued which beggars description. Fortu-
natey of the wild animals were let loose, and no
person was seriously injured.
There are 20 Touring mills in Rochester, with an
aggregate OF 103 stones. It is calculated that these
mills consume 100000 bushels of wheat per annum
and turn out 600, CG0bbls of flour.
We learn from the Ogden55urg Sentinel that three
children of Mr. Campbell, of Tlcrnon in st Lawrence
county, poisoned on the 10Th inst, by eating poke
root! which they mstook for sweet flag. They were
from to 10 wears Of age, ana the last of them died
within q minutes after eating the poisonous root
They were the only children of their parents.
The Isisa relief committee of New city, have pub
lishel ui report of the important transactions with
which they were entrusted 1t appears that the total
cash donations for Ireland amounted to &l7l 374 a.
and the donations in brcadsuT3 provisions and cloth
ing, to $70,G50 55;-toal, $242,O42 50.
By the annual report of the New York Board off
Education, it appears that the whole number of schol
ar5 in attendance last year, at the various public
schools, 1883, and the average daily attend
anGe 80, 122. The whole amount expended for con-
mon schools, was $225,45O 50.
MICHIGAN. The actul loss by the recent fire
at Detroit amounts to Sl70950 on which there is an
insurance Of $3.50 The space of ground burned
over is equll to ten acres, ana it the most rapid
AMI extensive conA1graton ever known in that city.
There are many left entirely destitute by this vista
ton, ana aid is sorely needed.
OHIO. A week or two since, u man named Bruce,
living near Cincinnati, Ohio committed suicide III the
following manner
'Ho went to the church-yard ana dug his grave be-
Size his wife, who had been buried some sixteen
months before. Having procured coffin under some
Dctence, he conveyed it to his destination uno5served
He then took off his clothes, except his shirt, put on
night cap, and laid himself in the coffin which he ad
previously placed in the newly made grave, with
loaded pistol in it. He now drew on the cover of the
coln and then placing the pistol to his right temple,
fred it, 1t is supposed he died instantly. There
was no doubt that Bruce was crazy, as he had been
partially SO since his wife's death.
INDIANA. THE whole face of the county in In
diana, from Corydon to Evansville, distance of near
y two hundred miles, is covered with pigeons Two
hundred miles Of pigeons is considerable.
PENNSYLVANIA. The loss to Philadelphia
county by mobs and riots since May, 1914, has been
S2Gl ,495 GO.
Six mad dogs were killed in Philadelphia between
Saturday and Monday afternoons,
The Pennsylvania Bible Society circulated upwards
of 10000 copies of the Scriptures the last year.
KENTUCKY. A telegraphic despatch from Gin
cinnati, May 10, says:'A slave trader from the
South, purchased negro man, wife and child yestcr
day, in Covington, Kentucky, and placed them in Jail
for safe keeping Last night the woman, in the exc-
temen of despair, suppose murdered her child by
cutting its throat--ater which the man cut the wo.
mans, and then his own The forGer arc dead-the
latter is living With but fliGt hope of his recovery
MARYLAND. The Easton Star, of Tuesday,
5ays:-'The prospect for an abundant crop of wheat
in this County is fatterng indeed portion of it has
already headed out, and if the present fine growing
weather continues the crop will be very large, and
harvested much earlier than usual
VIRGINIA. The Winchester Vrgnian says
we never have seen more cheering prospect for the