Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-07-14

trali'n to make formal protest to SPAN agains
he emancipation of the Slaves of Cuba. aut
washington letter writers say that il will be
done. In view of this subject well does the
cleveland True Democrat exclaim:
; What is this nation to become the Propa.
J gandlst of Human Servitude? Shall it be known
oy all The world, as boldly refusing to interfere
IN behalf of Freedom beyond its borders and as
boldly acting for the continuance of slavery out,
side Of It's dominion? Never No portion OF
the people of any party will tolerate this vile
policy, or the men who uphold it.
Democrats! We say not that this is so; we
hope it is not; but we invoke you to look well
TO IT. and, in season, to speak for the Right
Young men Of the Democracy who love free
dom and would die for it We appeal 10 YOU,
especially, to speak out against this gigantic in,
justice in thunder tones of warning add defiance.
We must prevent so foul blot resting on the
record of the history of The Republic, or wipe
1t out, ii 1t shall be rudeIy put there by sinful
hands. with such fiery breath OF indignation
as VIII teach onr rulers, and tell the world that
Ii Is FREE and for FREEDOM.
Let the Powers that be, take warning if such
Is to be their policy! The people cannot, will
not stand it.
NORFOLK Va, July 9Th.
The U. s. frigate Princetown left this port
yesterday for the fishing grounds, by order of
the government.
The Fulton has made trial trip to the Capes
and performed in most admirable manner.
This vessel will also soon leave for the fisheries
Not less than two hundred groggeries have
sprung up within eye range of The New York
Crystal Palace.
| AWFUL COMPLICATION IN OswEGo.- About
half past eleven, a fire broke out in East Oswe-
60, burning the entire business part of the town
mort of the Oswego Hotel. Every mill and
elevation in the city are burned, Among the
losses arc Messrs Fizburg. PeLfeld & Lyon,
Ames, Wyman, Merrick, Doolittes, Randa's
lumber yard, Talcotts furnance and machine
shop, Cots new machine shop and planning
mill--indeed every thing from the river, and
northh from Oswcgo hotel.
| Loss million and half dollars Six street
were burned over and not person saved their
furniture and scarcely their clothing. The wind
was blowing strong. Three fire engines lost,
SO rapid were the flames. We are unable to
give but hurried and imperfect report as our
line suffered also
FALL OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE.-The sus-
pension bridge just finished over the Rhone, at
Paicy, in the canton IF Geneva, gave way. and
fell with IL tremendous crash while undergoing it's
last ttil. Seven bodies were taken out of The
river, and other were seriously wounded Only
few minutes before the accident took place,
the council Of the state of Geneva, with General
Dufour and other nobities OF the city, crossed
the bridge, and on The previous day battalion
OF soldiers marched over it.
NOVEL PLAGUE.-Fleas are said to abound
to an extraordinary extent in the western conner
of Charles township, Allegheny county, over
space of some three miles, filing the houses,
and almost driving the inhabitants distracted.
Some have succeeded in driving them away by
whitewashing everything about their dwellings,
stables, &c, and strewing lime pentfully about;
but others are still suffering from this plague.
In Massachusetts, by new law, it is an Of
fence. punishable by fine of S. for any person
to walk on the railroad track without cause.
little girl named Maria Wilkins, was stuDg
TO death by hornets near Folt Ancient. Ohio,
week go last Sunday. Her brothers were
throwing stones at the nest, and ian away, while
s shel mi aaeiihfsge &c n'""'"
RAvAeEs OF INSECTS IN OHIo.-In several
of the Northern counties of Ohio, the foliage Of
the forest trees has been, in certain districts, 80
generally devoured, that most of the limbs are
entirely stripped o their leaves. by brown bug,
which flies at dusk, and settles upon them. 1t
is about an inch long, and quarter OF an inch
| in width across its back.
WASHINGTON, June 26h.-The marriage Of
w. C. Johnson OF Utica, to grand niece OF
John Quincy Adams, to-day was brilliantly
attended, and created quite sensation in fash
ionabe circle.
A negro died in New York, a day or two since,
from eating ten baskets of strawberries on a
wager.
The Rev. Miss Brown has just assumed the
pastorship of a Congregational church, at South
Butler, Wayne Co, N. Y.
Fifty imported sheep, valued at ten thousand
dollars, were recently killed on the Burlington
and Rutland Railroad.
DROUGHT IN GEoRGIA.-The Georgia papers
represent the corn crop in some parts OF thu
0 State as entirely destroyed, owing to the grea
b drought which prevails. The young cotton ii
!, also more or less injured. There has been nj
rain for three months.
The total value of India rubber goods manu-
featured in the United States is estimated at tel
e millions annually, and nearly the whole trad
!, has sprung up since 1874.
n Samuel White has been sent to the House G
. Correction, in Lowell, Mass, for three month";
for putting his arm around lady in the streets
: and attempting to kiss her,
LEMONS This fruit, owing to its scarcity
u was sold in Boston on the fourth of July ft
twenty dollars box.
SMALL Pox AMONG THE INDIANS. Date
n from Utah to The Dist of April, represented ihi
small pox was alarmlngIy prevalent among I'll
VIZ Indians. Near one thousand have died with
We from each of Cheyenne and Snake tribes. Thr(
ut hundred of the dead bodies were piled into or
hut, which was fired, and burned to the groun
The legislature of N. Y, passed law at
" recent session exempting the property OF Il
IN, husband from the debts of the wife which mi
~ have been contracted before marriage. III
same body passed law in l646 exempting Il
property Of the wife from being taken for
,p- husbands debts contracted before marriage.
eu SINGULAR FREAK. AT Wheeling. Va, f
er, days ago, a swarm of bees lit upon a you
Yer man who happened to be walking in the roe
covering his head and face, and suspend
themselves from his ears as if Immense ear dfo
ws He took the affair very coolly, by assistan
5 a brushed them off irto nail key, and sold thu
7 to gentleman present tor two dollars. T.
-. stings was tue extent Of his injury.
me The Hallowell Gazeiie says that the Colt
a Factory in that city has made upwards OF
thousand dollars, clear of all expenses, DUR
the past six months.
ho, Arthur Lvamore, formerly judge of the su
ms rlor court OF New Hampshire, died AT Pymo,
h,o on the LIST Of July inst, at the age of 81.