The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-24

dny sad fatality. TN W edrcrdtt asst
Charles Lander, rrenchmans vel known
a. the dover of an accommodation wagon
in this village started Tor Hinc-surs. TO
carry ,hither sns,hcr frcnchm n. They
had bottle and drank freely on the way
oui. AFTER leaving his companion, l.anicr.
though urged strongly to stay, started jus,
at dark 10 conc home. and was ~, seen
alive AFTER. Ills horse and wagon we're
ipand next day. out Of the road, about a
mile this side OF liinesburgh village. From
the tracks !; was eyiden, that IN his in,oxi-
Gated condition h. had los, his way and
driven on, Of the rad to the edge OF
bluff where tbs horse stopping, he go, out,
turned the animal around. and started ihm
back towards the road. lander himself
did not appear, and II was supposed he was
continuing his spree somewhere, till on Sat
urdsy his nonappcarance cansed alarn.--
Yesterday officers Bowman and Paul went
out to the place, and. with the aid OF some
thirty or forty persons collected 10 the vi
cinity, instituted search. About 2 o'clock
P. NJ. yesterday, Lander's body was found
at the foot Of rocky procipice, bu, n short
distance from where he turned his horse. -
Probably he was too tipsy to got back into
his wagon, aud reeling about the spot, had
walked off from the brow of the preciplce.
! He fell forty feet on to the rocks below,
upon his face, and apparently had not stir
red afterwards. His money was found IN
touched in one poke, and his empty bottle
in another. His body was brought home
to-day. lie leaves wife and six small
children. lie took his liquor from Burling-
ton. With a proper enforcement, Of our
law the man might still have been spared
to his helpless family. Shall the admoni-
ton be lost.--Free Press.
- The Northern Inquirer, published
at Bradford, and edited by r. McOmssy
will be continued by o. A. Dowe, WI. y
said to b. nm experienced Publisher.
The following is from the Green
.Mountain Freeman, and is fully equal to
the "snake story";--
ExrRAoRpINARr SOMERSET or A BULL.
A few days ago, two years old Bull, that
had become Infatuated from some canse or
other, broke from the enclosure Of his own
or, in the town of Charlotte, in this State,
and fled into piece of woods on the slope
Of Cave Mountain. so called from the noted
cave on the other side Of the mountain IN
Monkton. Being pursued, he was encoun-
tered by the owner near high precipice,
where, showing strong symptoms of fight,
he was SO belaborcd over the head by
stout shelalah, that he was forced to retreat,
which he did, however, like other heroes,
facing the foe. This process soon brought
him to the verge of the precipice, over
which he unheedingly went, and, in n Sc
ries of somersets, fell fay-seven feet with
on. touching; whom striking on a shelf OF
rock, and rolling oil, he fell twenty feet
more, and finally landed in heap in jun
gle Of old trees and jagged rocks, at the
bottom of the descent, making, IN the whole,
a flying leap for master bull, OF seventy
seven feet. The owner now peering over
the precipice and seeing the animal lying
wedged in and motionless IN the jungle be-
low and sunnosiner hin, daad anon,h ni
course, went off mile and procured a
butcher, who come on with his knives TO
dress the carcass. But he was not destined
to undergo that trouble. So no sooner was
the animal extricated than to the astonish-
mcnt of all present, he leaped up, shook his
head, and made off as if to choose better
position for the next encounter.
- SERIOUS AccIDESr.-On Tuesday
evening last, about 6 o'clock, man named
Charles Howard, resident of Charlestown,
was found laying on the Railroad track on
the Island, near the Cheshire bridge,
speechless and nearly senseless. He had
been struck by the cars, and his arm was
but mass Of crushed bone and flesh. Rum
was probably at the bottom of the affair, as
he had bottle nearly full OF the " crater
with him when found.--B. Falls Argus.
- Among the Patents issued from the
United States Patent Office, for the week
ending Nov. 9TH, are the following:--
Improved Joint in Water Wheels-Reu-
ben Daniels, Woodstock, VI.
Improvement IN Railroad Car Brakes
Marcus p. Norton, Tinmouth, Vt.
Improved Farm Gate-Dewey Phillips,
SALISBURY, VI.
-RAMRoAD AccIDENr.-The freight
and accommodation train, on the Rutland
and Burlington Railroad, which left Rut-
land for Burlington at 4 O'Clock in the
morning of Saturday last, met with seri-
Gus accident when near Putsford. The
engine became detached fiom the cars, and
while the engineer was stopping tor few
moments, in the darkness aud log, the bal.
ance OF the train, consisting Of III long
cars heavily loaded with marble, &C., came
down the grade at an unusual speed, and
struck the rear of the engine with such
force as to completely smash several cars.
Fortunately no lives were lost.
- The citizens Of Mortified have vo-
ted sum of $1,000 TO build three school
houses, with view Of adopting system Of
graded schools, in connection with North
field Academy.
a writer in the yergennes hide.
pendent is opposed to raising hops, as every
I ounce of hons will make beer enough 10