Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-07-08

A correspondent of the Albany Express, wri-
ting from Lavaca. Texas, gives the following
item Of news touching person who engrossed
no little share Of attention in New York, some
years ago:
" A character from our alma mater state,
whose name to you is well remembered--R
ard P. Robinson, of Ellen Jewett notoriety, &C
quilted from a capital punishment by a doubtful
flaw in the pleading -tlourlshes in the eastern
part of the State. He has adopted the prefix,
Richard Parmlee, for his cognomeD-has filled
many important positions in this country some
of judicial nature-and has good standing.
He is married and has progeny. When last !
saw him, could not bot moraIizc upon changes
of life The patron OF the beau monde in IS
the exquisite and fop-now changed into an
awkward, uncouta backwood5naR. Is not truth
stranger than fiction z"
BLACK RAMON Friday morning, says the
Kilkenny Moderator, Urehud,) between SIX
and seven o'clock, a heavy shower, which lasted
f0rupwords of twenty minutes, fell over the city
aud nslderabe district adjoining. The rain
proved, upon examination. to have been Of al
most an i;ky blackness, and had all the appear
canc Of being mpregnaIed with SCOT or charcoal
In the last year Of the cholera we were visited
by similar shower, and in the popular supersti'
lions the appearance of that dreadful disease
was largely attributed to The circumstance.
Hartford, c., was visited by " terrible hail
and thunder storm last week indeed, it extern
ded IN the neigh5orhood, and did great damage
One or two barns were burned by the lightning
and w. Leach, Of Wolcotv,lle, killed, while ri
ding in his wagon. A conductor and some
twenty-five laborers, sought shelter from the rain
under the cars when fash shivered fence
near by to atoms, for rods" and proSiating
for some minutes every man.
GREAT HAIL SToRM.-A correspondent wri
ting from Eden, VT, gives us an account of a
severe storm of hail which passed over that place
on the 22d uI. The hail stones measured three
inches in circumference, and covered the ground
TO the depth Of six inches. completely destroying
the crops Of corn and grain, breaking and bea.
ting it into the ground, and doing much othel
damage. The hail demolished all glass exposed
TO its severity. Its extent was two miles in width
and three miles in length, and ran east and west
The cattle we're much bruised by the hail, ant
were left covered with lunches from the force o
its blows. The forest trees were STRIPPED Of
their leaves, and presented a remarkable ragged
appearance. The hail laid in heaps upon The
ground for more than twenty four hours--Wor
cestsr Transcript.
Bernard Runey and his wife, Germans, were
discovered at Newark. N. Y, in bed horribly
mutilated and deconposed. 1t was evident tina
Runey shot his wife through jealousy, and ther
shot himself A double barreled pistol wa
found in the bed
~ The N. O. pipers have details of terrible
nffray at Campne, Red River. The parties wer,
Dr. Pocket, his son, Mr. Rebid, and constable
named Davis. Guns, pistols, and knives wer
used. Davis was killed instantly, and Dr. Puck
ell MORALLY wounded. The other parties wer
also injured.
Gov. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, has signed tn
death warrant of Matthias Kupinski, for tn
murdA of the Jew pedIar, young Leshman
The execution is to take place on the 9th q
August. The Governor Declines for the pres
ent, signing the death warrant of the youn!
brother, Blaise.
A Bill of mortality of the City Of St. Loul
for the week ending June 7th, signed oy tn
Health Physicians, gives ll8 deaths for tina
weeK. OF which 30 males and IA females died 0
Asiaic Cholera.