Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-30

GOLD NEAR HOME. We find the followioo
:" several papers, said to be an extract of a Iet.
ege: Dar''iioulh Col
F" / have been shown, this afternoon and have
~" IN possession, series Of specimens contain.
NJ so'u' 'o1hu IN Brldgewater, VT, by Mr.
matthew .nt Kennedy, of Plymouth, Vt.
lney were taken from quartz vein in mica
anu oaiCose slate, and the gold is associated and
nto''n'nsied win the white quartz, ferruginous
quartz, galena, and copper and iron pyriles.
II occurs IN scales and grains of various
sizes, anu Is OF a beautifully clear yellow.
Inc vein has been traced some so or 100
f"uS' ana further explorations will soon be made
| % prove 1t atlother points. The gold formation
known TO extend nearly the whole length of
'he stale, and this discovery may lead to a fair
examination of the formation"
| we lnve seen several specimens of ore from
me BrldgeWater locality, found by Mr.. Matthew
Kennedy. Some were lead, some were zinc.
ana others contained bright PARTICLES which Pro.
lessor Hubbard pronouuces to be gold. There
Is evidently mineral wealth in those dirglnrs.
ana mere Is certainly some gold. Mr. Murdoch,
OF this town, has very handsome specimen
wrought INTO bosom pin, from particles of gold
found Oh Mr. Kennedy's land Woodstock .litr
curry.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stwe of Uncle Tom'r
Caoln notorlty, has recently received IeIlef
rom Dr. Wardlaw, rendering her in behalf o,
number OF ladies and 'ntIemen of Glasgow,
an invitation 10 visit England at their expense
MS Invitation she has accepted; and she will
soon leave for Liverpool with her husband
DISEASE AMONG THE Cows.-A new and
alai disease has lately appeared among the
Illlch cows belonging to the farmers and dairy.
men OF Oneida County. New York The first
indication which shows itself is the failure ofthe
'nllK nf The COW, decreasing in cases, IN a single
day' IRON palIlnl to quart or a pint. A weak
ness end trembling then seizes the uniinai, aud
she soon dies. In some instances, the attack
was first noticed at night. and the COW died be.
fore morning.
QUEER PROCEEDINGS In the late trial of a
man IN Baltimore City Court, for wilful murder,
the Jury brought in q verdict Of mansaughier.
number OF the criminals friends who were in
court, misunderstanding the verdict for one of
acquitlal, sent up Tremendous shout of approx
al; but, on ascertninng the real verdict, Chey
undertook to chastse one of the Jurors, who they
alleged was under promise to acquit the man.
The juror had to seek safety in an adjoining
house, and 1t is said has left the city from dread.
VALUABLE FUR. We have the skin of
muskrat that Cost about $l00. The animal by
some means got into well, and by INNINGS and
excavations, mixed too much free soil" with the
water, and eventually DESTROYED the we'll the
rebuilding of which will cost as above. Nashua
Oasis
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION was hell in
Baltimore last week, by Southern men. The
object was TO devise some measures to prevent
Southern merchants and planters from going to
New York to make purchases Why? Be-
cause New York Is too antl-slavery city Let
the West and North resolve to patronize Bos
ton. unless New York will repent her late
Unlon-saving, and Lemmcnadng, SO that be,
Nv en- the two, she shall get well paid for her
Feariess conduct.
Benimn Fay, of Springfield, has single
steer, SIX years old, weighing four thousand
pounds! " 1t is" says the Republican "the
hugest hill of flesh we ever saw-a perfect
monster. 1t was raised in Mclean, County,
ILL.,"
The .Nev York Independent IA religious paper)
next year is to be edited anoly mousy- the only
way, 10 the opinion Of its conductors, il should
be edited.
Seventy three bushels of acorns have been
shipped to Belgium aud Holland, from Bradford,
Pa, with view OF introduction the oak into
those countries.
Two brothers, named Williams, of Cincinnati,
have discovered a process Of marbelIzIng iron
aud other substances superior to the real marble,
OF which it is an exact limitation. 1t is described
as very beautiful, cheap, and durable.
Resolutions affirming adherence to the doc
trine OF non Intervention as the true policy OF
the United States, have passed the North C"roll-
ia House of Commonds, by vote OF 10 to 8.