Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-07-17

INCIDENTS OF THE FoURTH.-@At Burns,
in the Genesee Valley, N. Y, a small can.
non burst, shattering the head of the man
who fired il, saddler At Evansville, in
the same region, young man, George
Fenstermacker, had his head burned and
blackened very shockingly, and one hand
nearly torn off,by the discharge Of cannon
while he was loading it.--On the Green
in front of Dartmouth College, N. H., Jer.
emiah Kimbal was killed, and John Cote,
a Frenchman, had both hands broken and
his breast burned by the premature dis
charge of cannon. The accident was
caused by haste in attempting to discharge
their gun as rapidly as another party at the
military school in Norwich, VT, just oppo-
site the rivera large number of acoi-
cents occurred at New York City, as usual.
Pistols, canons and crackers, all did their
respective portions of the work. During
the display of fireworks in the Park, a
bomb was let off from the top of the City
Hall, which instead of ascending as de-.
signed, descended among the thousands of
persons collected in front OF the hall, caus-
ing the greatest excitement. Some portion
of the piece struck a young lady in the
breast, and was prevented from doing ma
terial injury by her watch. Two or three
persons were injured in the rush-There
were several accidents in Boston. MrDon-
novan Of Roxbury was thrown from his
wagon and killed His horse took fright
from fire crackers. Sylvester M. Harris,
brakeman on the Express train of cars
from New York, when few miles from
Boston, attempted to place flags on the en-
CINE, and was knocked off by bridge, and
instantly killed. Daniel Gookin. a fireman
on the Boston and Maine railroad, fell from
the train and was kiled.-A serious ac-
cident occurred at Sing Sing, N. Y. by the
premature discharge Of a canon. Two
men were injured very badly.
DEATH FROM VOLUNTARY STARVATION.
"A singular case has been brought to light
by coroner's inquest held at Springfield,
on Monday 1t appears that Cornelius
Regain, a married man, of about thirty
years of age, who belonged in this State,
was sometime ago committed to the house
of correction for 80 days, in default of pay
ing fine Of $500 and costs incurred for
drunkenness and riot. Regau from the
first day Of his confinement was sullen and
morose, frequently threatning if not set at
liberty he would starve himself to death, a
threat which he had the obstinacy to carry
into execution. For FIVE days, from Fri
day morning till Tuesday night, he took
neither food nor drink. On Tuesday night
he was coaxed into taking little water and
a bit Of bread. On Wednesday he refused
to eat On Thursday, in spite of his vio-
lent resistance, some Cruel was administer.
ed by means Of tube passed through his
nostris, but after that for six whole days
and nights he tasted nothing, At length
the scheme was fallen on Of telling him he
was about 10 be set at liberty, on which he
consented to take sustenance, but it was
too late. AS long as his strength lasted he
walked about his cell, but for four or five
DAYS preceding his death he was unable 10
rise from the ground He expired from
sheer exhaustion, apparently without pain.
So remarkable case has rarely been re-
corded. Il Commonwealth
Mad'selle Appolonia Jagello, the distin.
guished Hungarian Heroine, is earning her
livelihood as a clerk in the department Of
the Interior at Washington.