Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-29

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TERRIBLE DIsEAsE.-We learn from Cum
berIand that disease, which has baffled the
best medical skill, has been prevailing for some
time past in the GIades, upper part of Allegheny
county.
Its approach is known by slight pain, which
soon extends over the system, drawing the body
nearly double and causing the most excrucia.
ting pain to the person attacked, who is only
relieved by death, which usually tnkes places in
a few hours Families have been almost entirely
destroyed by it, and we hear Of an instance
where widow and three children we're attacked
and died, one little child only escaping, = BALI
more Clipper.
On the morning of the Goth of February The
British steamer Birkenhead, was wrecked be-
tween two and three miles from the shore of
Southern Africa. The exact spot at which the
calamity happened was Point Danger. Of 635
persons who had left Slmops Bay in the gallant
ship but few hours before, only l84 remain
to tell the tale. No less than Asa Englishmen
have come to so amentabIe an end.
NATIONAL THEATRE BURNT. The National
Theatre, corner of Merrmack and Traverse
Streets, Boston, was entirely consumed by fire,
about 3 o'clock Thursday morning, with its con-
tents. Several adjoining houses were dam
aged, but fortunately, although surrounded by
combustble buildings, the fire was confined
mostly to theTheatre The fire was undoubtedly
the work of lncendiary.
A fatal accident occurred on the Rutland and
Washington Railroad on Friday week, between
Poutney and Granville gravel train was un-
Io,l oh ,ho ,yhap fha ha nh
for a distance Of fifty feet commenced sliding,
and the entire train with the exception of the
engine went down Some thirty workmen went
down with the cars, four of whom were killed.
ACC1pENr.-John Sweeny, an Irshman, while
turning hand car on the rail road in Brattle-
boro, on Tuesday last week, was caught by the
crank and thrown off with such force as to break
several of his ribs, and also disonting his back.
1t is thought that his injuries will prove fatal
Two pirate vessels have appeared in the
Mediterranean, between the island OF Samos and
the coast of Asia, and two Austrian vessels
which happened to be in the port Of Samos, ant
Crack corvette, are in pursuit OF them
A resolution has been adopted by the Pennsy
vania Senate, authorizing the Governor to EN-
pov counsel to prosecute the suit of Ellzabetf
Parker, an alleged free coored woman, lately
abducted from Chester county and sold IN Bal
timore and taken to Louisiana.
The Report of the Toronto canada )Anti-Sla
very Society, just published, puts the number o
fugitive slaves who have entered Canada durln!
the last two wears, at between five and six thou
sand. The whole number of coored persons il
Canada is estimated at thirty thousand Thu
great majority Of them are either fugitves, or tn
decenden.s OF fugtives. A significant common
upon the stupid allegations of the Shareholder
that their victims are contented and happy.
A vonng lady of Albany recently received
from a relative in California, in letter, go'
watch and two gold chains. The package dIt
not weirh an ounce and half. The watch is
perfect gem. 1t is Geneva lever, fuli-jeweled
and is not much larger than a dime, and keep
admirable time One of the chains was OF go
and agate. very beautiful, and the other was tn
finest California gold, and about eighteen lnche
in length. Such letter is worth the postage a
least.
NOVEL SALUTE.-Ata place called Opehca
on he route between Montgomery Ala, an
, Charleston, s c., where Kossuth and suite stop
: ped to dine, the people gave their distinguish
guest somewhat original salute. Not havni
4 any cannon nor any muskets, and wishing to d
! Kossuth honor by waste OF powder IN som
manner an original genius conceived the idea 4
I placing PERCUSSION caps on the rails. The pIa
e was put into execution, and as the cars neare
Opeca there was such swapping beneath tn
wheels of the locomotive as was never heard o
that railway before.
BREACH OF PRomsE.-Grcat panic has bee
created among the bachelors of Burlington, by
recent verdict in the County Court, awardln
= 5000 damages to Miss Cena BaiIy, in an &C
. ton against Mr.. Lester S. Warner, for breach {
D promise OF marriage,
2 Professor Olmstead, of Yale College, has i
j preparation treatise on the Aurora BoreaIis, t
n which, for many years, he has paid much atten
ton, and in regard to which he holds an origmg
theory. His treatise is TO be published BY tn
4 Smithsonian Institute.
l A new light has been patented at Wash'ngto
p by &. w. Hall. 1t is said to supplant camPhen
q by its unexplosve character, and TO be one ha
cheaper than gas.
. The Arctic Squadron to be employed in tn
search for Sir John Franklin, was to leave Wo
- Wlch on lhe llth OF April.
i Two men named Nelson II. Berry and Georg
n Hanson, were arrested in Lowell, on Friday las
= for passing counterfeit bills of the Orange CouI
: ty IVY Bank.
Z. Iron MAsTs In the port of Liverpool s
70 be seen foreign vessel--we are not told
- what nation-having iron masls 20 feet in hegh
}. The Grand Jury in New York have found
true bill for perjury against VIM. NJ. Doty,
J witness in the late Forrest trial.
Mr.. Seneca Howe of this town has Shee
IN which recently produced lamb that weighed
=. its birth eight pounds and three quarters. -.4m
! herSt Cabinet.
y The Maine Liquor Law has been adopted b
9. the Legislature Of Texas by minority of six