Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-02-12

have gladly always kept the dog, but the next
morning, when we opened the door, he passed
out, and as if his mission was ended, trotled
away never to be seen by us again.
The steamboat De Witt Cliuton lately
struck snag, eight miles below Memphis.
About thirty lives were lost. The boat and
cargo will be total loss.
Ono STATE HOUSE BURNED.-Tbe old
State House at Columbus, Ohio, was burn
ed on the morning of Feb LIST. The fire
broke out in the Senate Chamber, and de,
stroyed everything but the Clerks desk,
containing most of the valuable papers.
Forty-eight steamboat disasters occurred
last year on the Western waters. OF these,
twenty.sx were caused by striking snags
and other obsiructions in the river; eight
were the result of explosion; six of coils
ion five of fire, and the remaining three
were boats sunk in storm. The aggregate
loss Of life is computed at two hundred and
twenty'seven; sixty-eIght were the result
of collisions ; and one hundred and forty.
eight Of explosions The greatest loss Of
life in any one instance was at the explo-
sion Of the Oregon, in March last, when
from forty five to fifty souls persisted. The
destruction of property cannot fall short Of
million of dollars. On the great lakes
the whole number of accidents were two
hundred and siAty-thIee. causing loss Of
five steamers, three propellers, property TO
the amount of three quarters of million,
and seventyIiine lives. The number OF
lives lost in 1850 was three hundred and
nneIy-6ve.
Late accounts from the Rio Grande report
that Carvajal, with FIVE hundred men, was
encamped fifteen miles from Davlss RAN
che, and that rec uis y ere daily arriving.
The Mexican force n the opposite side ol
the river number twelve hundred men, and
the Mexican General was seizing and con.
fscating the property of the insurgents.
A letter from Capt Cutler, master of the
bark Dolphin, of Warren, R. l., gives an
account of the bombardment of Johanna,
on the 9th of August last, by the U. s
sloop-ol-war Dale, Com Pearsa, for the
unjust Imprisonment Of Capt. Moore, of the
bark Maria, of New Bedford.
Gov. Biger, of Pennsylvania, has par
doned George F. Albert, convicted about
year since, of kidnapping, in connection
with person named Price twill be rec
objected that Albert was sentenced to ten
yearss Imprisonment at hard labor in the
Penltentiary.
Mr. Hamilton, the printer to Congress,
has prosecuted Mr.. RNes, of the Globe,
for damages, for an alleged libel, which
appeared in that paper of the 18th of De-
cember last. Damages laid at $4l' 900.
Payne Todd, Esq.-son of Mrs Madison
died at Washington OH the 18th ult,
aged 70 years. His mother married Mr..
Madison in 1888. Her maiden name was
Payne, which her only son received at his
christening. Her first husband, Mr.. Todd,
was lawyer of Philadelphia. Thus drop
away, one by one, the relics which connect
by living ties the present with preceding
generations.
BISHOP OF JERUsALEM-The Protestant
Blshopric which was founded ten years
since at jerusalem, under the protection of
England and of Prussia, having become
vacant, will now be filled by prelate cho-
sen by the King of Prussia. M. Valenti.
ner, SchIeswig eccIesastc, who had
been obliged to quit his country in conse.
quence of political events, has been selected
for the post.
The Sultan has issued firman in favor
of the Christian Protestants, allowing them
to meet together freely, and permitting their
marriages and births to be registered.
There are nearly five thousand justices
OF the peace in Scotland, who ale all nm
paid OF the one hundred and forty sher-
ifs, fifty serve without pecuniary compen-
satiOn.
Nine ladies are qualifying themselves for
physicians at the Homeopathic Medical
College at Pittsburgh. Pa.
Beets ale raised in California over forty
inches in circumference, and weighing oveI
60 pounds.
During the past year there were 1881,
100 worth Of cigars imported into tn
United States.
Dispatches have been received at Wash
ingion, from Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
giving intelligence of the discovery of al
extensive vein of silver in that vicini y
which had been traced FIVE hundred feet.
TERRIBLE CoNFLAGRTRIoN IN New YORI
CITY-Thursday morning, 22d. O'Clock
A terrible conhagraion broke out at mid
night, in the large four story stores on tn
corner of Nassau and Liberty Streets Blu
a few moments had elapsed before tn
fla es spread with frightful rapdlty, an
now extending up toward Broadway. Owe
half of the block between the latter stree
and Nassau is a mass Of fame. The build
ms are all stores. containing valuable goods
consisting mostly of silks and satins &c
and are considered some OF thehavlest hous
es in the city.
This fire is the largest since the grea
conhagraton in Broad street, and there
no knowing at present writing [ | O'clock
where it will stop, Among the firms burn
out are Dmemus g. Nixon, Hastings, Lit
hey g. Co Fisher e. Robbins. aud doz
zen of Others, whom we could not get nea
enough to recognize. The loss will reac
half million Of dollars.
At Springfield, VT, large grist an
saw MILL two miles south of Centre Villag
belonging to William Gould, were destro.
ed by fire Monday morning. Insured f'
$4,000 in the New Hampshire Mutua
Concord.
At Gloucester, Pa, on Saturday nigh
January "a, the large brick building a
tached to the bleachery, was destroyed b
fire, The establishment was new and re;