Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-28
V A R IL r Y

DRowNED-at the Town Farm Sunday last, while
bathng,J John Hickeyaged about eight yearse last of
seven Children who all died between the ages of four
and ten, widowed mother is left.
UNITED STATES NAvY.-Tbe following shows the
NUMBER class and guns of all the vessels in the A
mercan Navy at the present time:-
Ships of the Line, II Frigates, II; Races, 81
Shops of War 81; Steamers, IL; Briggs, a Schoon-
ers S; Steamships, 7. Total Sail 76 Total Guns
2l74.
The Dog War during the months Of July and Au-
gust this year, has cost the New York Corporation
fifteen hundred dollars. Tho whole number slain is
put down at three thousand. suspension Of llost
ties was on Saturday noon, officially proclaimed the
weather being deemed cool enough to discourage n.y.
drophoba.
LoNGEvITY.-Out of twenty three funerals attend
ed by clergyman of Newburyport within two years,
eleven have been of the following ages viz &c. H.
76, 70, so, 81, 81, Sc, 80, and "a 1-2.
THE GREAT WEsr.-A gentleman who has lately
travelled extensively in the Southwestern States states
stated at public meeting the other day. that to his
Knowledge there was hot single Bookstore in all the
State OF Arkansas.
! GA German named ]. w. T'otman, was murder
ed in New Orleans, on the 5tn, probably shot while
in his bed, and three negroes and two white men have
been arrested, who are supposed to have been acces.
sorry to the murder. The negroes were found in the
house or yard, and the white men on the balcony of
the house adjoining.
dealer at Springfield offers for sale stoves with
likenesses of Cass and Taylor in front He calcu-
lates to give them both warming, Probably he is
Banburner.
~ The widow af Theobold Wolfe Tone, of '98
rlo Tho oEoFU
met McNevin and others-is at present resident of
Georgetown D. G. She contributed to the relief fund
for the Irish Patriots, when the meeting for that pur
pose was recently held in Washington.
o. The Mormon Temple at Nauvoo has been leas-
ed for term of fifteen years, and is to be at once
converted into college building, and to be occupied
for that purpose The institution is to be under the
patronage of the Home Mission Society.
TELEGRAPH SroCK,-The Pittsburgh Cincinnati
and Louisville Telegraph Company have declared
dividend Of per cent. for the last three months.
Boy KILLED ON THE Providence RAnRoAD.-A
promising Irish lad thirteen years DID, named Edward
Keee, was run over by train of cars on the Prov-
dence Railroad, last evening and insanity killed.
Keee and two other boys standing on the track
short distance from the depot while the train was
approaching. Remarkng ~ his companions that the
cars on the track upon which they we're standing
IA curve In the road prevented fair view Of the
tan he stepped upon the other track where the cars
actually were, and was killed above stated.
A smaller boy attempted to follow him. but was re-
strained by his companion Keefe's parents reside
in the rear of No 90 Atkinson street. where his BODY
was conveyed. A brother, some years older, was
drowned, we are informed, on the 4th of July last
Bee
A "HERoINE" IwPosToR.-The Rochester Demo
clat of the 10Th, contains the following "Some time
in the month Of June, girl 16 or II years of age
accompanied by boy IL or ID, made application to
the Superintendent of the Poor for assistance. He
story was that her parents few years ago moved to
Illinois from the vicinity Of Hartford Ct; and tina
both sckened and died by the diseases of the climate
leaving her destitute with four brothers and sisters
whom sne was transporting with an old wagon and
span of horses-al that was left of her fathers prop
erty-to the East to be provided for by their friends
The Superintendent insisted, much against her wishes
in accompanying her to the wagon in order to ascer
tam the truth OF her tale; and wandering about fo
some time, she at last conducted him to the vicinity
BrownSquare, where the wagon stood, guarded b.
two stout, lazy looking fellows, who Immediately tool
to their heels.
The girl was obliged to confess the imposture, an
begged not to be exposed While the Superintendent
taking necessary for arresting her sin
and the boys escaped in the wagon. He heard moth
ing more of them till an article appeared in the Hart
ford papers, giving account of ''Yankee Heroine
who had made journey from Illinois to Connecticu
with her orphan brothers and sisters! Having coca
sion, few weeks since ~ visit the East he ascertain
ed, through Mr.. Leonard, the Aims House Commits
sioner in New York; and also by gentleman il
Hartford that the "heroine" was no other than tn
same girl who had visited him in June The lal
- heard of her she was pursuing the game in tn
vicinity of Boston We are sorry to spoil the romano
Of so pretty story, which we, in common with OF
contemporaries, have published but the acts are to
stubborn to admit of any othercourse"