Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-23

FIRE IN BRooKFIELD.--The scythe .snath
mandatory of Mr.. Martin Rice, in Brookfeld,
with all the tools, snaths-- finished md unfnsh-
ed-was consumed by fire, on the l4th lnst.--no
insurance loss, about 1925.
The PARKER MURDER-.The examinati n
of the Wentworth's and Clark, recently arrested
as concerned in the Parker murder, has nearly
closed. Though the result may be such as to
convince every body ofther guilt, yet they have
had so many of their companions to swear to an
abb, while the proof against them is only cir
cumstantial, that it is quite doubtful whether
they can be convicted.
TEMPERANCE IN BURLINGTON COLLEGE,
A teetotal Temperance Society was started
in February last, we believe, among the students
Of the Vermont University, and the commenda-
BILE undertaking has been persevered in, we are
happy to learn, till overy student in the college
but two, are now pledged members. This should
be interesting news to parents, and all interest
ed in this growing institution
MONUMENT TO SILAs WRIGHT. We are
gratiied to learn that arrangements are making
for the erection of monument to the memory
of this distinguished son Of Vermont, to be sit
uated in Weybridge, Addison county, his ma
tive town. We are gratifed, not only because
the srhj cot is richly deserving the honor but
because in it we see a sign, that Vermont Is be-
ginning to respect herself, and to claim for her
self and hers, the credit and standing among the
sister states to which she is entitled, but to
which she has thus far modestly forbore her just
claims.
GA May day party at st. Louis, of 25C
children their teachers and friends, were cele-
brating in large saloon, in an upper story, when
the floor gave way, and, carrying the lower floor
with it, precipitated the whole company into the
cellar, which was half filled with water. -Four
were mortally wounded, and about 60 more OIL
less injured. The scene is represented as heart
rendng beyond description.
A FEARFUL ToRNADo.-One of the most
terrific thunder storms on record occurred about
the fast of April at New Providence and Mas
sau, in one of the Southern Spanish West India
Islands. About 100 buildings were torn from
their foundation by the tremendous power Of the
wind, and demolished. The shipping in the
harbors was greatly damaged and what was still
more melancholy about 20 lives were lost. We
do not now recollect tornado in which there
occurred in one place so frightful a destruction
of life and property.
Proud SPECIMEN OF VERMONT Pro
DUcTs.-Henry B. Stacy, Esq, of Burlington
has on his farm pair of oxen, estimated t.
weigh 5000 lbs, of his own rearing. Our ole
friend and schoo-mate, Stacy, did well, very
well, as editor and publisher of the Free Press
and here is plenary proof that he Is doing, a
least, equally we'll as a farmer.
PowERs STATUE OF EvE..-The friend
of Hiram Powers, and ell the lovers of art
will learn with regret that the great work
of our sculptor, eve" which has for somt
time been expected in this country for Mr.
Preston, Of South Carolina, has been lost by
thipwreok off the Spanish coast.-We be-
lieve it was considered the artists master
piece by his friends in Italy 1t was larger
than the Greek Slave, though of life size.
WHEAT CRop IN MIcHIGAN-Tn the nor
thern tier Of counties. the crop, though rather
backward, promises we'll ; in Calhoun coun.
ty, the Marshall Expounder srys, it never
looked better. .
Bravo! JENNY LIND !-Jeuny Lind was
offered some thirty thousand pounds to sing
at the Imperial Concerts at the Court oil
Russia. Jenny's significant negative to the
offer was" Hungary" Great is the triumph
of genius, when the nightingale is to mucl
for the eagle
A SPIRITED GIRL. A daughter of Mr.
Alley Slice, of Lexington Districk, DutcI
Fork, recently discovered large gray eagle
preying upon her fathers pigs, and, in at
tempting to drive him off, the bird made
battle, when she succeeded in capturing
him without any assistance She drag &c
him into the yard, where he was secured,
and found to measure over seven feet from
tip to tip of the wings She received a
severe wound in her hand. The eagle i.
now confined in her fathers yard.-Colum
bia South CdroHnian.
WILD PIGEoNs-TnE RAPID FLIGHT OF
BIRDs.-The Detroit Free Press says, wilc
pigeons are very plenty in the woods bacl
of that city. Wild rice was found in tn,
crops ofsome Of those taken, from which tn,
Free Press infers that they must have flow
700 miles in less than "A hours, as the rio,
is not found nearer than that distance, AM
it digests in "a hours.
10 Wire has recently been used in plac
of tath, for walls and partitions 1t is frs
galvanized, and the plaster remains upon
without injury. 1t is considered greatly t
diminish the risk OF fire.
10 Thirty thousand landlords own Eng
land, eight thousand own Scotland, six thou
sand own all Ireland, leavidg more thai
twenty-five million inhabitants ofthose coun
tries without foot of Gods creation.
KossUTH.-By the last advices it appear
that Kossuth and the other Hungarian refu
gees, at Shumla, have been removed to Kut
abba by the Turks. At o'clock on the
18th ofFebruary, says the Austrian papers
the mournful procession started Kossuth
who had previously committed his last will
to the hands of the Turkish Commissioner
sat buried in his cloak in a corner of hi
carriage; his wife accompanied him.. Bat
thiany, though the expression OF his counte
nance was sad, sat as proudly as ever IN hi
saddle The countess was in close car
rage. The others to the amount of fifty
eight followed pelt-meH
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