Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-31

=, singular raj road accident occurred on the
1ialisburgh and Montreal Railroad on Wednes-
Gay the 9'h inst. fire was raging in !. pie of
some mind eds Of cords of wood beside the rail
ROAD track d the engineer attempted 10 push
MS tram through lia flames " Il ch rnyrl, ned the
track ne engine was wrapped in the de,our-
ing element, and was backed out as soon as DOS
'ioie, Out not EMIL the fireman was so badly burn
cd that he died. and the engineer had all his
Clothes burned from his back.
ne ~. Y. Tribune says The drouth now
prevailing is mere widespread md more destruc-
ivy 'hal any heretofore known in America. The
cum IN many OF tn bes counties of Illinois and
i''ui''la' that promised an average Weld of sixty
ousheis per acre, will, in many fields, not produce
a si.eie oushel, and the product cannot equal one
nan cali 'heusual average if, indeed, it equals one
nun AS we have before stated, this drouth is
ho longer confined to few so ated localities: il
extends from Maine to Missouri it has not only
cut on Indian corn, but potatoes, turnps and
pncKwheat, and the fail feed for cattle In some
places the poor brutes are literally starving
hNOw-NoTHING AND AMERICAN CRUSADER.
Never, since our remembrance, has there been
such aturor created by the appearace of weekly
newspaper This publication is issued in Boston
oy EDWARD w. links &Co, and the ity of
Notions may justly be proud Of it and the marked
power and ability exhibited in its editorial man.
egenne"t Its Mo to ISL COP AND OUR COUNTRY
-DEEDs NOT WORDS - 1t issopposed to be
the organ of the 6 Know Nothings," and GOES
IN Tor = The repeal of all naturalization avs -
"None but Native Americans for office IA
pure American school system --"W ar to the
hit on PoIitica Romanism' Amer can Ins,.
| tntions and Sentiments '-"the sending back O.
all iWeign paupers landed upon our shores
and finally, American Laws and American Leg
lsaton, and death 10 all foreign influences, wheth
erin high placrs or lows
Terms Two Dollars Year. Clubs of Fort,
to one address $50; Thirty $40 Twenty, 80
Fen, SIG g.; Six, $40 80 Literary Budget
Chicago, III.
| 1t will be seen, by referring to another column
that F. A. JONES & Co, l. 3 g. fremont Row
Boston, are offering the balance of six rankrup
stocks, together with Their own stock. at YER,
much reduced prices, in order to c'ose out the ac
cumulated surplus This must be an unusua
opportunity for bargains
Hon. Geo P. MARSH arrived in town las
Io'eui"iS ditef I'VE Years abse ce IN the fOrelgl
service OF the Country. He was serenaded tn
latter part Of the evening by the Burlington Cor
net Band who were afterwards invited in ant
very handsomely treated by Nh Drew of tn
American. = Free Press
SEvERE ilAlL-sroRM On Saturday night o
the l2th INST, tremendous storm of hail viste
III town OF Cornish Maine and although it las
ItlHh ,at
and vegetable crops were destroyed he hal
stones were as large as pulets eggs, and nearl
every house suffered by having window glas
broken
Accounts from New Brunswick represent til
crops to be very large They have suffered yer
little from drought The pola'o crop looks re
markably fine. and no indication as vet. of tn
rot 1t lr believed, from present appearances
that New Brunswick will b. abb ia nd NOR
potatoes to market than ever before.