Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-11

COLONEL BeNToN's HISTORICAL WORK
The Washington correspondent OF the Journal
Of Commerce, in abiding to Col. Benon's book,
says:-
The work is to be Of more importance in
reference to the future, than the past. 1t will
treat of three great public questions that will
govern the issues in tho next Presidential can.
paign. One of these Is the Pacific Railroad,
and another the inhibition Of caucus aud con-
ventior contrlvences for cheating The people out
of OF into the choice Of President. Col Ben
ton is but seventy years of age, and is sound in
mind and body. He is the best of the old race
of statesmen-the most eminent, from knowl-
edge and power, of all those now on tho stage.
REMEDY FOR DYsRNTERY.- The season hav
ing arrived when bilious and dysenteric diseases
prevail. the following recipe, from Bdbcuck s
Philosophical Recreaions, may prove service
able to the public: IN addition to The value Of
pulverized charcoal in bilious disorders, two
ounces OF it boiled in pint of fresh milk, NAV
be taken in doses of wine glass full for dulls
every two hours, IN the most obstinate dysentery
until relief lie impaired, which has not failed tt
be the effect in almost every instance. 1t Is
harmless and may be tried with safety.
BASIS or REPRESENTATION IN Mass. The
Convention for revising the Constitution OF the
Stale Of Massachusetts has fixed the basis OF
representation so that towns Of less than one
thousand inhabitants shall have representa-
tives in each 10 years, and an additional one
for the valuation year. Two of such towns may
unite and the two may send q representative
hat, and
1000 inhabitants will have one representative
each year; between 1900 and 8000, two each
year; between 5000 and 10000, three each year
towns of $4,000, four each year every 400O
inhabitants that town contains over l2,00J en-.
titles it to one additional representative for each
year. Cities are to be divided into convenient
districts tol the election Of their representatives..
No town with less than 1900 inhabitants is to
be chartered.
The Express train on the Rutland and Bur-
lingtion Railroad, makes the run from Rutland
to Burlington 10 60 mnutes-67 miles, we
believe
The Otsego Universast Association, at its
recent meeting, resolved that ." the use Of tobac
CO in various ways, by people of all ages and
classes and OF both sexes, is an alarming and
rapidly increasing evil which calls on the phi
lanhropst and Christian to unite in arrcsting a
habit which destroys health, is disgusting filthy,
and has strong tendency to decentralization and
ntemperance."
Pierre 'Touissants, the aged negro gentleman
who died few days since, in New York, of
the govt, left about $50, 900, and noble charac-
ter; for although rgdy religious, he was gen.
erous in his charity, and kind and sympathizlng
with all who suffered He was slave IN ST.
Domingo, and fed from that island with his
mistress, in l776, and after arriving in New
York, was her sole support during her life. As
lady's hair, dresser he was long patronlzed by
rich families.
Cold water applied to the head is the best
remedy in cases Of sun -sroke. Mustard pas-
tiers to the feet are also recommended. A sun
stroke, or coup de soieiL. is congestion of the
brain, occasiuned often by the heat Of The suns
rays.
Some persons dug up. day or two since, on
the Top Of the real Bunker Hill, (thc one next tc
the monument on Breeds Hi) an old Massa.
chusetts pine tree shilling, dated 1859.
A WHITE CROw.-No whliewashed nor griz
zled affair, but a genuine Crow with white
feathers, beak and legs, was taken from the mes
in Fairfax, few days since, and has been sent
to New York. a
young lady of fourteen was resently unite
to youth of eighteen, in Albany. The parties
belonged to highly respectable families.
Dr.. J. A. Kelly was in GROCERY, drinking
in Mi|lroad. Knox county, Ohio, on tho o0ti
inst. when his maiden sister Ezabelh, went te
the door TO call him home. She was abusvely
ordered to 60 home and mind her business,
when she picked up two or three stones and
threw them among the decanterS, breaking two
or three of them, and then started for home
The rnmseller caught a revolver from bis bar
chased her and fred four shots at heroine bal
lodging in her thigh, whence it cannot be ex-
tracted, and another inficting similar wound
on young boy, Motht, who was sitting on a
stoop, some doors from the groggery. The
rumseler was arrested and held to bail in the
sum of 2000
A KNOWING HoRsE.-.Mrrrow Escape. We
learn that two carriages, one double and the
other single, were near beng destroyed with
their passengers yesterday afte. noon OH the New
York Railroad. The drivers did not see the
passing train until i, was close upon them. The
double carriage, however, got over the track
The single horse had his fore feet almost upon
the rail. He reared upon his hind legs and
stood thus like statue till the train passed by
1t came 80 near him that 1t struck the project
ing shafts aud broke them, but did no Other
injury .-Nsw Hauen Palladium 5ih instant.
A new Seidlitz powder, in one paper, is nov
used, and found to be as useful as any. 1t il
conposed of one part of bicarbonate of sod,
and two parts Of bitartrate of soda. Half I
teasroonful is dissolved in spring water.
Too BAD.--The Haverhill Gazette tells stor,
of an occurrece which happened in that town o
decidedly funny nature, but nevertheless, to-
bad. person looking out of the window dis
covered another person on The top of a neigh
boring house, evidently trying to get in. Sup
posing him to be thief, he obtained the aid o
a policeman, several citizens, and Paul Pfy like
"just dropped i'm 10 notify the family OF wha
he had seen. y young lady IN the house de
INJURED to search, which was made, however
and in her closet was iound-a young man. HI
was adjudged no thief, unless, indeed, he hat
stolen the young lady's heart.
New Free Soil PAPERS," The Standard
is the title of new free soil paper at Freeporl
Illinois.
"Tbe True Republican" is another, which ha
Just started at Greenfield, Highland county
Ohio. @ ...s a4a
The WilIiamstown County (Ohio) Democra
has left the ranks of the Compromise Denocra
CIV and taken its stand upon the Free Democrat
ic Platform adopted a, Pittsburgh. Its editor
WIN. A. Hunter, has heretofore been regarde