Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-01-08

rious parts Of Europe. In the Austrian
povinces Of Cofinthia and Carnia, no fewer
than 36 towns aud 81 villages have been so
reduced by the inundations that they will
be dependent upon other places for two
thirds of their provisions for the winter aud
spring. The damage is calculated TO have
ruined the product of 3 6 900 acres ofarable
land and vineyards, and that 800 persons,
VINO were rate payers, have been reduced
to poverty.
In Scicily also, great loss oFIife and prop.
erty has occurred from the same cause.
Near MARSHA two waite 'spouts passed over
the island, unroofng houses, and raising
men m aud chIIdfen, and animals, car
lied them in the vortex 10 destruction.
During this period the rain fell in torrents
in MARSHA and hail fell of enormo size.
At Dastellamare (Stabia, not near NaplSs)
nearly half the town has been destroyed
and upwards of 200 people washed into
the sea. Dead bodies t~earfully mutilated
and swollen, were lying around.
THE WEST HARTFORD Collision THE
Grand Jury %empannelled at the present term
of the County Court, in session in this town,
have presented a bill Of indictment against
Gordon Mills and John Trick, charging them
with the crime Of manslaughter, in causing
the death Of Mr. Morse of Bethel. Mifls
and Trick we're the engineer and conductor
of the freight train on the Central Railroad
who, by their negligence and want of care,
made a collision with a passenger train at
West Hartford, by which Mr. Morse was
killed and several persons were badly injured
on the Oath of September last. Mr. Camp
hell, the chief Engineer of the road, Mr.
Kimball, the conductor of the passenger
train, and several other persons connected
with the road, attended as witnesses before
the Grand Jury.-Mercnry.
DEATH OF JENNY LIMBS MoTHER-IM.
MEDIATE RETURN OF MDLLE. LIND TO SwE-
den.-New York, Dec. 29.-The evening
papers contain a card signed by the agent
of Jenny Lind, stating that in consequence
of intelligence this morning of the sudden
death Of her mother, Jenny Lind is unable
to give her proposed farewell series of con-
certs in New York. All parties having
claims against Mdlle. Jenny Lind are re-
questcd to send them by Wednesday noon.
From this it is inferred she intends leaving
for Europe by the first steamer. The intel
%ligence of the death of Madame Lind was
received only this morning, through the let.
ter containing the sad intelligence has been
for some three weeks in this country, but
had been at The west, in Boston, and at Phil
adelphia.
SINKING OF A TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN
It is stated that a few days ago a portion Of
Walden's Ridge sunk, with a noise resem-
bling deep toned thunder, leaving a huge
gap in the timber that fringes the side Of
the ridge, extending about two miles in a
parallel direction with the top. The gap
in the dense timber appears to be about
sixty or a hundred feet in width, and the
fssure in the earth reached TO an unknown
depth, in which trees of the largest size
were torn up, and enormous rocks, which
had probably lay concealed for ages, were
rent from their primitive holdings and laid
bare. The foundation on which the noun
tain rests is supposed to have given away.
A SNAKE SToRY.-A citizen of Lynn.
some time since, killed a black snake in
the Lynn Woods" and tying a string to
it, dragged it a distance of about two miles
to his home, in the thickly settled part of
the town, This was in the afternoon. On
the next morning, large live black snake
was found lying by the side of the dead one
and had evidently followed the track of its
mate, till it had overtaken it. This act
seems to show an instinct and affection on
the past Of his "snakeship," equal to that
exhibited by some tw~o-legged animals
Bay State.
DEsTRUCTIvE FIREs.-DetaiIs Of the de-
structive fires in Buffalo and New.York
which occurred simultaneously ON Saturday
morning, are copied from the papers o
those cities. Each resulted in the loss o;
an immense amount of property-that in
Buffalo estimated at 5000, 900. The amour,
Of proper y destroyed at he New-York con.
fagration, appears TO haved reached about
the sam amount.
A large and destructive fire lso occurred
in Philadelphia on Friday night, Severa
lives we're lost, and the amonnt of propert,
destroyed is put down at $780,, 900.
Twenty-Five different kinds of book and
fancy stores are burned, and about 800 peo
pie are thrown out Of employment.
DESTRUCTION OF BARNUM's MUSEUM Al
PHILADELPHIA BY FIRE.-Barnum's Muse.
UNI, situated on the South East corner Of
Seventh aud Chestnut Streets. was discov.
cred to be on fire about 5 o'clock on Tues.
day evening. and is entirely destroyed. The
Book and Music stores underneath succeed,
ed in saving the most Of their stocks. The
estimated loss is 5000 400.
ONE VorE.-The official count of the vote
for Mayor of Boston, shows that Mr.. Seayer
was elected by one vote.
Another attempt has been made on the
life Of Haynau, by setting fire to his house
He was residing on his Hungarian estate
The affair took place in the night, while
the General was asleep in a detached bull
ding in the garden Of his chateau. Hi
, awoke in time to make his escape, but no
soon enough TO prevent that Of the criminal
5 Under the new constitution of Indiana
t the only requisite to entltle one to practic,
in the Courts of that State, are being a 70
! Ter, and sustaining a good moral character
Right!
The Emperor of Russia has been obliget
3 to pass a law to prevent his subjects from
mutiIating themselves TO avoid military ser
vice. Sixteen hundred persons had mutt
lated themselves, to avoid enrolment, he
b tween January, 1850, and July, 1851.
uTHba n.Jo,. &C ,ho 900 g.. . cu.t-