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

The great case involving the claims of
Mrs. General Gaines, to the vast property
OF Mr. Clarke, is about to be argued be.
tore the Supreme Court at Washington
Mr.. Webster has been employed as one of
the counsel on the part of those in posses.
sion of the property.
The SULTAN AT ROMAN CATHOLIC
WEDDING-The Courier de MarseiAes
states that that the Sultan has attended the
solemnzatlOn of the marriage, according
to the rites of the Catholic Church, between
the son of Mr.. p, with the daugh-
ter of the Prince of B. The re.
port had long been spread that the Sultan
intended to be present at this ceremony,
but no one would believe that a thing so
Unprecedented could take place The Sui
tan, however, arrived at the nuptial man
SION without ceremony, escorted by two
horseman only, followed by few domes
TICS. He was received with gratitude by
the clergy and the family of the bride and
bridegroom. A throne was prepared for
hun, and. after he had taken coffee and
smoked the sacramento pipe, the ceremo-
n"hy commenced. His Majesty stood up
the whole time, saying that he ought not
hear the name of Almighty Gud called up
on in any other position.
THRILLING EvENr.-The Springfield
Republican describes a thrilling event,
which occurred on the railroad bridge,
over DeerfeId river, near Greenfield, on
Saturday afternoon last The bridge, as
most Of our readers know. is about 80 feet
above low water mark, and the railroad
track is laid Oh top of it. The last train
from the North being behind time was
pushing rapidly ahead, and tootman found
himself near the middle Of the bridge, as
the train approached with lighting speed
tie had not time to get off the bridge at
either end-the space at the sides of the
track was too slipping to lie resorted to with
safety-and leap upon he ice below was
sure death. In this theribe dilemma, he
threw himself into the trough between the
rails, and, hugging the bottom closely, the
train passed over him without harm.
ACCIDENT AT THE I!IG Tunnel ON THE
BALTIMORE AND Ono RAILH0AD.-AGcr
laborng about three years to pass under
mountain Of rock, working day and night.
the hands from each end met together on
Friday last Those on tile west end being
nearer to those on the east than was expec-
ted, (only 8 feet between them,) a blast was
applied, which, when exploding produced
fearful and fatal consequences. From the
number at work, which was eleven, one
man was killed, and eight seriously, some
mortally wounded. Two only escaped un-
hurt, and they were considerably stunned
They did not know they were SO near to-
gether until the explosion took place.-Gcr-
mantOaOn (Pa.) Dem.
GREAT Loss OF LIFE.-We are indebted
to Messrs. E. X. Collins g. Co. for the fol-
lowing painful intelligence, received per
steamer Arctic:
The R. M. S. Packet Amazon, from
Southampton TO the West Indies, took fire
at about A. M, on Sunday, 60 miles
west of Sell, and was entirely consumed,
with the Mails, officers, crew, passengers,
except q! persons, VIZ
Mr.. Vincent, Midshipman, seventeen of
the crew, and two passengers, who succeed
ed in getting off in one of the boats, we're
picked up alter being by her twelve hours.
The total number Of persons on board is
said to have been l55.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from spontaneous combustion.-Ne,o York
Times.
Rev, Frederick William Kossuth, near
relative of Kossuth the lllustrious, is an EN-.
nent Protestant pastor in Bohemia. lie is
said TO have displayed the same daring and
comprehension in ecclesiastical affairs, az
the great Magyar" in politics.
Mr. George r. McFarlow, of Holidays
burgh, Pa, has given Kossuth check for
ton Of cannon balls.
Kossulh has accepted the invitation to
visit Massachusetts, but does not indicate
the time he will be there.
The insured property Of the city of Lon
don is vaned at fifteen hundred millions of
dollars. The insurance companies in Lon.
don bear the principal part of the expense
of extinguiShIng fires, which is perfectly
just.
One million persons visited the London
geological Gardens during the year of the
Great Exhibition. A specimen of the
"wingless bird " has been recently added
to the collection.
man in England lately accomplished
the unexampled feat Of running twenty
= miles in one hour, ity-eight minutes ant
2 thirty-eight seconds. 1t is said that thu
/ runner was considerably exhausted" a
, the end of the last mile, and fell into thu
! arms " of his admiring friends, who bor'
r him off in triumph.
A gentleman who was rescued iron
: drowning, lately, in England, by party q
; dockmen. rewarded his dellVerers with six
; pence sterling, to be divided among them.
New PRINTING TYPE.-An English pa
t per states that company is at present il
s course Of formation for the purpose of car
! ryng into operation a remarkable patent
which has for its object the manufacture @
!. type by process Of die sinking, in met
al of harder material than the alloy Of lea
and anthony, at present employed in cas-
h ting type in mould. 1t is said to be tn
most important improvement which has ia
ken place in the manufacture Of type for tn
= last three hundred years.
= Ladies in Paris. this winter, wear clot
n cloaks, like those Of gentlemen, and carr
!, their hands IN the pockets on the sides.
A prisoner nearly effected his escap
t, from an English jail by boring a hoI
: through stone wall with spoon.
The cost of fashionable cloak flor Il
dies weary in New York, if trimmed in tn