Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-02-05

the medium was a boy from Claremont, n
H., who Was driven out Of o by a mob
who unanimously condemned the whole
p%retense as a blasphemous imposture and
took this method ION the Sd and 4th Of July)
Of testifying their love of Liberty.
Since then, the fire has kindled and spread
until now there are about fifty families in
that tow whereof one or more members
mediums and the Manifestations have been
witnessed from day to day by the citizens
of all classes, whose conclusion is nearly
unanimous that the mediums are not I'M.
posters, whatever the cause oftlese singular
demonstrations may be. Many believe them
to be caused by the spirits of their deceas-
ed friends.
Mr.. Randall gives an instance in which
a lady Of that town was fist appraised of the
death of a friend in stow rs miles of) by
said rapping out of the fact from the Spirit
World. This however was eight days after
her decease, so that the fact might have
been communicated in the usual way. The
circumstance is therefore not conclusive to
strangers, however it may be to the parties
concerned.
The fact that these Manifestations,
whatever their origin, are extending in va.
rious quarters, seems worthy OF notice.
Tribune.
AN ATRoCIoUs PRoPosITGoN.-The Leg
%islature Of Pennsylvania has now under
consideration a bill proposing to prohibit
any negro or mulatto from coming into or
settling within the State, making the penal
ty Tor such an attempt, Imprisonment for
not less than two or more than nine months.
Anything to secure Mr.. Buchannan's cleo
ton to the Presidency. First, they expect.
ed to make something for him by hanging
the Christlana rioters failing in this, moth
ing is left fm them now, but the humane
business of kicking the poor negro,--Era.
Thomas II. BENTON AND WIN. ALLEN
A correspondent of the CircleviIIe Ohio
Waterman, writing from st. Louis, in a
late letter gives an interesting account of
an interview with Col. Benton, in the
course of which Old Bullion spoke of prom
lnent Ohio Democrats, and gave his opini.
on of them. lie says
am pleased to say that his words of
whitening Remuneration were measured out
to but very few Of Ohio Democrats. Ofex-
Senator Allen he said that after the degen.
eracy OF Calhoun, whom he (Benton) could
alone manage to keep in check with his
reasonable design of dissolving the Union
by notification, Allen was the only man
left in the Senate capable of welding a
lance successfully with the leader of the
other wing of the or position-Henry Clay.
"But for the mastery activity Of Allen, sir,
the dictator would have wholly triumphed
with his seven monster propositions he laid
down for the Harrison and Tyler admins
%tration. 1t was Allen. sir. and Allen alone,
hat checked the progress of the dictator"
THE FoRREsT CAsE-The verdict in
this case contained eight propositions and
answers, the principal Of which, as render
cd, we're
First. Has or has not the defendant.
Edwin Forrest, since his marriage with the
plaintiff, Catharine N. Forrest, committed
adultery as in the complaint, in this action
charged? He HAS.
Fifth. Has or has not the plaintiff
committed adultery, as alleged against her,
in the answer in this action Sue HAS
NOT.
Eighth. What amount of alimony
ought to be allowed the plaintiff! THREE
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
GREAT FIRE IN S~PRINGFICLD. The
well known and extensive hotel in Spring
field, called tie Hampden House, was to.
tally destroyed by fire between IL and |
o'clock, on Tuesday morning. The fire
took in the clothing establishment of Mark
Levy, adjoining the hotel. which was soon
consumed, and the flames then seizing up
on the immense wooden walls of the hotel i,
speedily destroyed the building and large
part of the furniture, as well as the per-
sonal property CT the boarders and inmates.
The total loss is roughly estimated at
$50, 000-$20,0 600 on the hotel and $780,
600 on Levy's property. The latter was
insured for 5000 at the Manufacturers In.
/ surance Office in Boston, and the hotel it.
! self the Peoples Mutual Office in Spring
! field had $4,000, and the Hartford Protec-
5 ton Office $4,000. The last named Com
3 pany had also S 2,50A on the furniture
, Total insurance $I4,5O0.
The IIampden House was kept in ex-
cellent style by Mr.. G. R. White, and own.
ed by The Hon. John Mills, who also own
: the furniture, subject to a mortgage to Mr..
. White the lessee. The building was like.
. wise under mortgage to The Western Rail
Road Singing Bhnd, and the estate of Is
rael ParsOns-but to what amount is not
stated.
: Amongst the inmates at the time was
: the famous " Black Swan" Miss Green.
field, who lost about 500 worth of music
As to the cause of the fire, the Springfield
e Republican says, " that nothing is positive
u ly known as yet. There are strong sus'
u picions that it was not from accident
i suspicious, too, sustained by circumstance
IS Of a dark character. We lrusl, however
they may be explained so as to clear the
parties implicated. More, we could no
g properly say at this hour.
IS EXTRAORDINARY EFFECT OF Cold N N
is ORLEANS. We saw last evening a piece o
II iron pipe, half an inch in thickness, which
was broken by the severe frost on TUESDAY
re night. 1t was used in conveying wate
h. to the upper story of a building in Gravie
street, and the expression caused by the in
I'd tense cold burst 1t open. Circumstance
r Of the same character are not unusual il
&c Northern climates, but the bursting of
thick iron pipe b. frost in New Orleans i
be an extraordinary fact. TIE ice was re
he manning in the pipe last evening. The old
ed est inhabitant has never experienced sncI
Of s.vere weather here -NeU Orleans Plea
lE yMRe.
Frozen TO DEATH.-A woman and tw,