Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-03-27

"hSI ANoCiHSAlH5 o0 ElhS AlSIluI puiFSIlheG'
As we are not sure that we understand what
the writer means BY " salt" and as we would
like to see a more definite description of his
process, and learn the causes of the formation
of the grit OF sediment he describes, will not
the writer furnish us with a short article on the
subject which shall meet our enguiries2
MARTYR F. TUrFER, an English poet Of con-
siderable celebrity, author of Prover5i& Phaos-
ophy, &C., and a man of favorable predictions
for this country, arrived in the steamer Asia at
New York, on the 18th Of March, inst.
FAST DAYs.-Fast in Massachusetts aud in
Name is on the 10th of April; in New Hamp-
shire on the 18th, in Connecticut OF the l8h,a and
in this State en- the 4th inst.
SPRINGFIELD DEPOT BUENr.--The large
Depot in Springfield, Mass, was burned Oh the
Nth inst. When the building fell, twenty men
and boys, it is said, were on different parts of it,
many Of whom were severely injured.
ACCIDENT IN STowE, VIA young man
from Canada East, when out hunting in the
woods in Stowe, on the 5th inst, was mortally
wounded by the accidental discharge Of his gun,
occagioned by the catching of theloc On e. limb.
He survived % hours.
A TERRIBLE EKrbosIeN took place, a few
weeks since, On the Steamer Oregon, plying
between Louisville and New Orleans, by which
it has recently been ascertained-seventy lives
in all then killed and since dead of then wounds,
have been lost.
THE Toronto, Carada, Globe announces
the safe: arrival of .Shadrach, the fugitive
slave, in that city, and says he has reached
"the asylum of English ground"
THE Mass. House Of Representatives,
Monday, by a very large vote, passed a re.
solve offering ten thousand dollars to any
one who will discover remedy for the po-
tato rot; the discovery to be treated by a
practice of FIVE years.
The daughters of temperance of the Rose
bud Union OF New Boston, Illinois, have
removed the last groggery in that place.
They marshalled their forces at room
waited upon the dealer in hardware bever-
ages'-demanded the price Of his stock in
trade-paid it down, and, with due soIem-
nifty, made a stink offering Of it to the devil,
by pouring it upon the sand"
GREAT HAUL OF GAMBLERs.-Mass shall
Turkey, assisted by a chosen posse of Of
fcers, numbering nearly 60, on Saturday
evening, at about 10 o'clock made a descent
upon Ii Gambling Saloons in Boston, and
arrested eighty-si1 persons. This number
is said to include scores Of protested gam
blers, young men about town, and a great
variety of singular characters.
The affair, as might be expected, has oc-
c~asioned much excitement in "the good city
of Boston"
STRANGE AEFAER.-We are Informed
that, on Thursday last, an Irishman went
to the honse of Mr.. David Towne, in Tops
field, and wished to get work but, being
told that Mr.. L. was not in want of help,
he asked for a dinner, desiring to work in
payment for it. After dinner, Mr.. TOwne
told the mai he might stop until the next
day, and that he might cut some wood that
was lying in the yard. lie accordingly
took an axe and commenced chopping. In
the course of an hour or so, he was heard
to say, "See that black cat-she went by
me like lightning" and in a short time he
was found with his left hand cut entirely
off! He said he saw a black cat, and that
he cut his hand, supposing he was cutting
off the cats head. He calls his name Ed.
ward Callahan, and says he has lived in
Rochester, N. H. He is supposed to be
insane, or suffering with the "tremors."-
Salem Reporter. 18th.
GRAPH1C.-An old edition Of Morse's
Geography says-"Albany has four hundred
dwelling houses, and tive thousand four
hundred inhabitants all standing with their
gable ends to the street."
A COUPLE in Green county, Ohio, the
husband l9 and the wife l6 years of age,
who have been married about four years,
have two children, one of which is over
three years, and the other over one year
old.
ANOTHER RoUsER FOR RoUsE's POINT.
The St. Lawrence Republican extra, of
the 18th inst, contains the proceedings of
a meeting at Ogdensburg, that day, of
more than ten thousand of the citizens of
Northern New York in favor of the rail-
road bridge across the outlet Of Lake Cham
plain. A memorial and resolutions TO tile
legislature were adopted.
NOVEL ExPERIMENT.-One morning the
operators on the O'Reilly Western Tel
) egraph Line were unable to communicate
further west than West6eld. Beyond there
; the wires could not operate. At length a
person, residing four miles west of West
, field, came into the village and informed
the operator there that he had been dis
turbed Of his rest all night by the howlings
e of dogs. On getting up the next morning,
a he ascertained the cause. He found aear
!, his house two dogs tied to the telegraph
. wires, performing sundry capers, such as
d the canine race exhibit after having taken
a good dose of R@T oOmicG. The wires had
d been cut and taken out ofseyeral posts, and
n a dog tied to each end by the tail. the cleo.
E E tricity, at every manipulation of the opera
q tor, causing the dogs to howl out message;
; of war instead of love and business.-Bnf
falo Republican.
!, MONEY DIGGING IN LYNN.-The Bay
State says there is a story in that city thai
e two strangers lately called and took lodg
; ings in a private family in SwamPscot
j" (earstern part Of LYNN got the needed
tools, proceeded to a spot Oh Farmer
r. Beach," called "Grass Head" began dig
ging, and in due time took from the earth
- a box or boxes, containing a large amour
a. in gold sogere!gns, say $4,000 Th'