Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-06-19
Che Nems Gleoner.

AWFUL TRAGEDY.-One of the most
horrible and blood chilling of tragedies was
enacted, last Saturday, in Roxbury, Mass,
at the residence of DIR. A. j. Comings, a
worthy and respected man. Just before
moor a middle aged man called upon the
Doctor for professional advice, and after
wards asked permission to dry his feet,
which he did at the kitchen fire, yielded to
an invitation to dine, remained all the after
noon, and took supper. After supper he
went to the sitting room, where was Mrs.
Cummings, her daughter of four years,and
a young lady. Sitting thoughtful and mel
ancholIy, and conversing only to tell Mrs.
G.. that he was subject to fits and agonizing
pains in the head, he suddenly jumped
frantically up, exclaiming, Its no use, she
must 90" and drawing a RAZOR he seized
the child by the hair, drew her over his
knee, and cut her throst from ear to ear,
s~evering the wind pipe and blood vessels
The horror. struck mother tore the bleeding
child from his grasp, receiving at the same
time several gashes upon her own person.
Attempting to cut her throat as she fled
with the young victim, he followed her
brandishing the razor, but finding himself
fooled in his purpose by the gathering crowd,
he cut his own throat. The doctor was at
the time absent on a professional visit. A
testament was found in the murderers peck
ct, inscribed " Ephraim G. Daggett, Hopp,
Me"
The Washington Republic publishes the
complete returns of the 9TH census of the
Union, which exhibits the apportionment
of Representatives. From this statement
we learn that the total population of the
Free States is 1858, 1923 free, and ll9
slaves. In the Districts and territories there
are I9O,823 free, and 3,U87 slaves. The
Slave States contain a population of 1888.
. 757 free. and BIS. 1913 slaves. The total
population is %, 347 ,499 the represents
tive population is 1882, 625. The whole
number of Representatives is 233. The
ratio of representation is, 93,7O2. The
States of Alabama. Connecticut, Delaware
Florida Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mas
sachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New YORK
Pennsylvania Rhode Island, Tennessee an'
Texas, have each a representative added t.
the number a%pportioned OF the Nev
England States, Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont, each lose one Representative
TERRIFIC SroRM.---The Mad Rive
Valley (Ohio) Gazette records the PartIcn
lars Of a great hail storm which swept owe
that region a few days since. Stone
fell the size of common mineral door knob
some like spheroidaIs, others had the al
pearance of Jagged ice. Lambs and Pou'
try were killed wherever exposed In
cattle ran around frantic aud bellowm
their hides being severely lacerated by tn
hail stones. One hail stone when va
found weighed four and "A half onnceS'
MAD DoG.-On Monday last. at Chagrl
Falls, a rabid dog ran into a District Scno'
and bit two children, and then into til
Academy and bit two, then into the stree
and bit three others. He snapped at olUt
persons but drew no blood. He final ra
into a store where a man despatched III
with a pltchfork.
A little boy, eight years of age, name
llickan, in Scott county, Va, te't in'o
pit hole sixty feet deep, from which ne !"
rescued in twenty'seven hours, alive al
comparatively unhurt.