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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-13
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN
PuBLIsuEp EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
OGoe..,.... Orr H45bord + Babes Store,
Main Street, Montpelier, VT.

Tasr'.,i9 i hl'r aul fifty per year in alyanc
$1S tt.r tlT nths sl,00 after six months Villa
sl,'crh VIII, have their papers left ut their door, $780,
Avsritsm its ns,rt,l in neat and tasty style, at
t,mary prices
Priate AMI all other Legal ces published at the
rates.
J rIzf5suAS sent t, each town in " isugon County
n If ssage. The stage t any distance within the State
will b. IL cnts per year, payable quarterly in advances fr
any distance, Of the Sta-, W ,nts pry.arlso paya!
in alvacc. Where payment is not made quarterly in adj
vance, double thele rates charged
J. W. wIEEL)CK PRINTER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-13
A REMARKABLE SIT 1vr

The following remarkable account will r.,
most people, probably, be regarded as eptir rolv
fabulous as it would very likely have been by
us out Tor some personal knowl ge on the sub.
Ject. In our former sojourn of some wears in
inc South there w's in possession of family
IN the vicinity of our residence, stone exactly
answering the description Of the ono below
treated OF, and used for the same purpose. In
case of snake bites, either Of the Rattlcsnake or
Copper Head, some one was as regularly de.
spatchcd for the Medicine Stone" ,.s
doctor in case Of fever, and although we heard
OF dozen cases where the stone was applied
we never heard of single case OF its failing to
cure. II was then and still is to US q great mys
terry. EDITOR OF FREEMAN.
FAT FOR TIE CuRIous.-We have fro.
quently heard Of the existence of stone said to
possess the power of attracting poison elected
into the system from the bites of animals, rep
tiles and insects. We regarded the story of its
existence, oweycr, like that of the " Philoso-
p lcr S Stone" y mere creation ol the ina gina
ton.
We were informed rec ntly however, by an
intelligent gentleman of the county, and mem
Der Of the last Legislature, that his mother-in-
law has such a stone in her possession that it
has been in possession of different members Of
tho family for two Or three generations, and
that, although it came from Scotland, no ac-
count can be given how it was first obtain3l.
The stone, he informs U.S. is very hard Of a
porous nature. dark, greenish color, and not
more than an inch OR two long. He has applied
it in nun59rless instances to persons bitten by
spiders and snakes, with entire success, and in
one instance only, lowing to too great delay,)
out of great many, did if fail to afford speedy
relief, and effect complete cure.
On applying the stone to the wound, it in
stantly adheres, and remains until saturated
with the poison, and then drops off. On placing
1t in warm water, the poison is seen to come out
in grecnish spranglcs when the stone may sgain
be applied until complete cure is effected.
This is description of the nature and quail
tiles u this singular and valuable stone, which
perhaps but few persons will bo inclined to be-
lievo, although literally true. We are not
tu.sarc that the axistence of such a stone is
enfiiic world at all. Spirit Of
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-13

Church of England receiving about twice as
much as the Church of Scotland The Congfc:'
gationalists, the Baptists, and the various off
shoots of the Presby ytcrian andSIctholist Church
es have received nothing.
In these facts will be found abundant cause
for public discomfort and irritation. The be-
slowing upon Roman Catholics portion of a
fund provided for the support Of Il Protestant
Clergy-whilo of the Protestant denominations
a considerable part was unaided-and in fine the
system OF attempts at s4cularization, by grant
Ing to one religious sect privileges denied to 9th
ers, have proved pregnant sources of disatftction
The acrimony of political injustice has been ad-
dcd to the differences Of religious belief, and
wounds have been created which will take long
lapse of time to heal.
The removal Of tho cause Of the mischief is
now loudly demanded, and a measure for the f.
nal settlement of the question, is to be brought
before the next colonial parliament. An oquit-
able settlement will have an important bearing
on the flturc destiny Of the Province, and set
tied it must be before many years, though il
may be doubtful whether the coming Paria
ment will act finally upon the matter.-Bur
Hngton Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-13

The CANADIAN CLERGY RESERVES OF the
questions prominently before the minds Of our
neighbors across the Line, that Of the Clergy
Reserves comes next to the Seignorial Tenure in
importance With the growing intimacy be-
tween the provinces and ourselves, aud our pro-
speclivc relations with Canada, we cannot be in
different to her future, and brief history o,
the Clergy Reserves will be OF Interest to many
of our readers.
Among the acts passed in the year l79l by
the Imperial Parliament for the government of
'the Province Of Quebec c'-ls the whole of
Canada Was then callod-was one making pro-
vision 'jor the support Of Protestant Religion
and The support Of its Clrgy." By its provi-
sions seccnh portion Of all lands granted in
the Province were to be set apart ''ior the sup
port and maintenance of Protestant Clergy"
Up to lSlO, when the practice of making thcs,
allotmcnts from Crown lands was stopped by
Act Of Parliament, the total amount thus grant,
ed, and set aside under the name of Clergy Re-
serves, was no l,ss than 3,345 ,252 acres of
which 2,4l2,20O acres were in Upper Canada
and o34 .0j2 in Lower Canada and in 1850 the
annual revenue from these lands exceeded $780,
COO. Up to the year 1850, the whole amount
paid hy the government to the favored sccts ex-
cceded tro millions, one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars; the disbursements having been
inado.snce 1880 solely out Of the Clergy Re-
serves. previous to that date considerable sums
were paid on account oc religion ont of various
other funds under the control of government
Of the above named sum, the Wesleyan Metho,
dists received about &l0O. .GOQ. .t2uu51G
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-13

renzicd gaze of the unfortunate man, and for a
nomcnt he was paralyzcd by the terrible dis
'overy for moment only. "Infernal traitress!
10 vociferatod {" know all TONIGHT, and may
reach you yet" He then bounded up the stairs,
pund that several bags of ecus, which he knew
we're there in the morning had been taken away,
and that most Of his wife 8 clothes were gone.
| There needed no further confirmation of the
| the road to Selis--armcd.
| 1t was about halfpast eleven, according to
Bontcmrs. when Paul Vcrdot returned to the
wine shop. lie was as white as corpse, and
there was large swelling on his forehead as if
he had received violent blow, or had fallen
Idown and struck himself heavily, which he said
was the case. lie told Bontemrs that his wife
would not return till the morning, and as there
was nobody at hemc, not the servant even, he
felt SO lonely that he wished to sleep at lis
Bontemps house This was acceded to, and
he went to bed at once, Very early in the
morning message came from Madame Vcrdot,
that breakfast was ready, and her husband anx-
iocsly waited for. Bontcmps delivered the mes
sage himself to Paul, who started while he
spoke like "a man in u dream, but ld nothing,
got up, dressed himself, and went home.
Paul Verdot, but for the strong shudder which
passed over him rs he encountered the surprised
yet cheerful look of his wife, looded more like d
stone image moving by automatic power than IA
living man. "Sit down, dear Paul, said Lu-
ellie, soothingly; ~ have good news for thee.
All sco how it is, she added "thou last
seen this piece of letter which | found on the
table. dropped it last night, suppose: and
it has put wicked thoughts in that jealous pate
of thine Never mind, am now going to cx-
plain everything, and satisfactorily, too, as
thoa'l fnd.'
Brandy : gaspcl the husband, family
" brandy 1t WAS given him and his wife,
. though apparently much astonished, procecdcd
"Aftcr all ma fol, the explanation is ii very
implc ono The child was the daughter Of the
lumto and Comtess2 Ahguste dc Neryey They
are prosnifs, as You know; and the child wa,
confdcd to me under solemn promise never tc
divulse its name to IL living soul, for fear o
those Paris boodhoands. The countess has
been long confined to her bed with illness, SC
that they could not till lately loavo the con.
ccalmcnt they had founl, to attempt escaping
from the country. That peril Is now, however
surmounted, and they arc, trust, beyond tn,
reach of their prosecutors. The letter was, o
course from the count the clothes were re
CURED for the disguise of the countess, and TIN
silver money was also essential and sec, mou
I. ease tete, here is the exchange | have made,
added Lucille, who had keen eye to the mail
Chance displaying, with great glec, seyera
inrol, Ia f,f urnn .s4ses&
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-13

For the Green Mountain Freeman.
HAPPINESS,
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I" One may be six feet up one side, Interrupt
ted Lucille, with the same delightful mockery
as before. "No doubt; but | would say, if
permitted, that you do not know, it seems, that
am betrothed to Jaques Dupro, the mason
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-13
y O t y

j. ". wIIEEL)CK, PplSrrr.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-30

strength Of the excitement Of o row between Susan
and her father and the reputed wealth aud 70
spectability of his (Woodward's) family OBJ
tanned item minutes interview" and her hand.
Susan had heard OF Woodward, and knew of hts at
tachment. As long as good looks, amiability and
wealth were the only inducements presented. he
was kept adrft. She, it was said. did not love or
care for him. But, in fit Of uncontroable passion,
that resulted from dispute with her step father,
she admitted Woodward and accepted him in order
to release herself of what she considered tyrann
cal parental restraint. In shoit time the vision of
wealth had dissolved into thin air, and she felt her.
self compelled to return to the stage to earn live
lihood The strong passions early indicated natur-
ally obtained still greater predominance and she be-
came more fully developed physically and in conse.
quence of the influence OF the habits aud morals OF
the stage under which she had again placed her
self What better schooling could be had for inf.
deity and prostitution
The moral Of the story" seems to be that
of O thousand similar recitas. Matrimonial connec-
tions based on considerations, among which may
not be included that Of reciprocal afections-how-
ever weighty or dazzling the others--re not only
dangerous but morally criminal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-30

ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL BADLY INJURED.
We learn from the Manchester Mirror that a sad
accident occurred at New Boston, N. H.. on Sunday.
The particulars are as follows =" Just the people
were coming home from the church, which is situa.
ted on high, steep HILL the forward axletree of Mr.
samuel Mardens wagon broke, at the top of the
bill, throwing him and his daughter out, hurting
her badly, but not seriously it Is hoped. The horse
started on full run with the carriage thus twisted
over, and as he attempted to pass the horse and
wagon Of Mr.. Jonathan Marden, hit his carriage
and tipped IL over, throwing him and his wife into
the street, badly bruisng her. One eye is so much
hurt that she cannot see out Of it. That horse
started on the run, too, and both rushed with a
terrible velocity down the hill the first horse run
ming against Mr.. Stephen Wilson and throwing him
head foremost against the wall, smashing his head
all up, so that he lived but three hours. Mr. Wilson
was lame man, thirty-nine years old, aad on ac-
count OF his ameness was pauper. He was an
honest man. In moment after the same horse
ran against boy about six years DID, son of Mr.
Mark Todd, the forward wheel hitting him and
throwing him with immense power, so that he was
picked up senseess. He has recovered somewhat
since but bad bad night of it vomiting much, and
Is in bad condition. The other horse ran against
the carriage Of John II. Gregg, throwing a LADY,
with him out, and brusing her much, but not Sc
riously. Several other persons were hurt more or
less
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-30
.rGa HARVEST" From every an,

'rGG HARVEST" From every qua
IHE Cor "a Guardian Of the oath inst,
says tne e.: h H.. accounts of the prospects q
&c. .ne p.'gn,ehss Il hat the wheat crops thi
son will exceed by nearly -,stsmart - IN ~
mer year. In reference to the Sat that W. W,
sometimes found credence at the h.. u ST. w.
sin Is not one Of the best wheat growing ''ases
Milwaukee Morning Ncws is Informed ss..V
Secretary Of the State Agricultural Society,
the variety of wheat introduced from Canada, a
two years since, is working an entire reyolrtio
that important crop. Wheat Is now beilgver]
tensively manufactured into -four within err own
ders. One mill at GAINESVILLE turns our 30 bbs.
day. in fact, wheat is to be one OF tie lost in
tant crops Of our State. We learn ir0 the s
reliable source that our fruit orchards ae dom,
markably well for new country, aGI that
amount Of production the present ycaf annot
short of 10000 bushels. Such a vrop viii 9d
oil others on record"
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mission In the same way. and for the new Methodist
mission (anti-savery) no provision was made. A
school fund Of one hundred thousand dollars was
set apart the interest Of which Is to be applied to
schools. The whole Of this fund is secured to the
South Methodist mission for ten years. Joseph
Parks had reserved to himself twelve hundred
acres, and each Of the Chiefs section. Parks aud
the Superintendent of the South Methodist mission
both slave holders, fixed things to suit themselves
IL had been their intention to get rid Of all the other
missions, but the friends Of those missions would
not consent to it, These the particulars of the
treaty as well as ! know them there has been dis
position among the leaders to keep things gled
as much as possible until the treaty is ratified by
the U. S. Senate. Great dissatisfaction prevails
here among all classes, both whites aud Indians at
least three fourths of the Indians are dissatsied
and remonstrapces have been sent to Washington,
but we have no hope Of success DR.. Barker, the
Baptist missionary, wrote a remonstrance for the
Indians, for which he has been arraigned to- day
before the Council, but all they could do was to
threaten and brow-beat. 1t is very evident that
slavery has had much to do in this business.
There has been a meeting at Westport and an
other at independence, to consider what measures
TO adopt to prevent emigration from the free States
Fiery speeches were made, urging upon the people
to keep back such emigration, peaceably il they
could, but with puskets and bowie knives If neces-
sary. Resolutions were passed embodying the SEN
hments of the speeches, and wish expressed to
have them published all over the Union. At Inde-
pendence it was resolved to draw line, and shoot
every man from the free States that should attempt
to pass il. The slave holders here have given up
Nebraska as lost to slavery but they determined
to have possession OF Kansae. But for one, disre
gard these warlike demonstrations. It is not be-
leved that any very considerable number Of the
people of Missouri would sanction such measure.
Many of them are opposed to slavery, and 80 me
speak out boldly against it. 1t must be the height
OF folly to think Of such measures. for it would be
the duty OF the government to quel such proceed
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woMANs RIoHrs-The ladies ii \ IS n
learning that Edward Curtis was 'eion sck
notorious house in their vicin; 4 ..yl4
doubtful reputation, held meetil \ saet
appointed twenty of their nun ~ stl
him, and eighteen Of their nun tid
called at his house, but he not N ~ " ar
ance, they left message with hi ~ tue
that they had submitted to the Y OF 9
house Of infamy in their midst loss er Ugh. al
surfing him that unless q speedF reforusio
effected in the character OF his tenants, ,cfi,w
sequences would eusue.
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INTERESTING RELIc.--The Syracuse Journal says
that the banner which was stretched across Salina
street, from the Cornthian Halls during the sttings
of the Old Soldiers in convention, was the same
used as the field flag at the battles of Plattsburg
and Sackett's Harbor. The gallant Gen. Pike. was
wrapped in its folds after he mortally wounded
and it was his winding sheet. The blood stains
from his wounds are still to be seen upon it.
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rELEaBAPHIG.

CINCINNATI, june 90 1864
No arrest has yet been mace for the murdef Vt the
Alisons by internal machine Suspicion rests ~
one Of the students who has disappeared.
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Thcfe utaly uiDs feet Of water n the ahqnnc o.
- orc l'yfr Al rittshurr, IN Monday
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NovsL MARRIAGE-The Fort Smith Herald re-
cords the following:-"The other day the sedate
clerk of cur court was surprised by marriage, in
It was in tbs wise:-He was sitting at his desk,
busily engaged In writing, when gentleman from
the country, about fifty years Of age and lady, not
far behind in this respect, entered the Office, and,
after the usual sal9Stions the man asked him few
questions about ~ law on contracts, and wished to
know what marriage was considered, legally. The
slerk informed him that it was esteemed civil con-
tract; when the old gentleman pulled out paper,
read over short agreement made by the parties be-
fore him. to live together their natural lives and to
have and to hold the law goes all things In COM
mon for their mutual benefit asked the clerk to re-
cord IT, paying over his fee, fifty cents, and both de-
berately and quietly walked of, leaving the clerk
in utter establishment, and pretty well COMPOUNDED
by what he had never seen before-a marriage
without parson, Judge, or squire"
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TARGET SHOOTING IN PuLAsKI.-The Gazette Of
the Sth says:--"As the fact of shooting at tar
get on mans head seems to be the order of the
day, some of our b'hoys have been practising with
pistols, and one Of them now Offers to get that he
can at distance OF thirty feet hit object three
inches in diameter placed on the head of another.
Those wishing to put up their pile that it can't
be done, requested to call on @. G. Little. The
shooting to take place on Saturday, Gath instant.
The gentleman who proposes TO shoot the above
match shot small sized percussion cap hex from
between the finger and thumb Of another a few
days ago.--NoshrWe Wing.
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obtained Of him (Woodward) the money with which
his (Bingbams) passage ticket was purchased.
Bingham soon put himself on very intimate terms
with Susan; SO much so that on the facts becoming
public on the vessel the passengers were exceedingly
indignant and some of them manifested DISPOSE.
ton to throw the rIue overheard. A crowd was got
together near the bulwark, hustle and hustle like
the subsequent baggage rush at Aspinwall ensued.
and the transgressor would it is supposed, have
soon been missing, had not the captain observed
that something unusual was going on, and went to
the scene Of disturbance. On dispensing the assem-.
blage, he warned Bingham that he was fully aware
of the wrong done Woodward, and if he persisted
in his intimacy with Susan, on the passage, be
should laya him put in irons.
shortly after this occurrence Susan was missing,
but Bingham was not long in obtaining an intimate
associate III what appeared to be delicate.featured
ard iashionably dressed young gentleman who had
previously escaped the notice of the passengers, and
who now evidently was modestly inclined to avoid
attention.
Suspicious were ailoat again, and Susan and the
jauntily-dressed male friend Of Bingham were ascer-
tanned to be one and the same individual. The
storeroom and revolver scenes, and the appeal to
the United States Consul at Panama, alluded to
yesterday, followed this discovery. After the dis.
charge of Bingham by the Consul, and until the
train reached Aspinwall, there seemed to be sort
OF impression among the passengers that he would
be "taken oil" in one way or another, and the re.
port Of the shooting occasoned but little II any
establishment.
The report from Syracuse, given yesterday, that
Woodward was forced on board the steamer, is con-
tradicted. He was in the express Office at the mo.
ment the shot was fired, and went, directly after, Of
his own accord, on board the steamer. The waiting
maid was forced on board by the passengers. as
stated. 1t was ascertained that Bingham had no
funds, and that Susan had only about six dollars in
money left When last visited, Bingham was in
distress.
The Syracuse IVhig, speaking of the result Of the
lli-assorted MATCH says:-
- lnosc who knew Woodward win sympathize with him
dc Is young, anisbls and con1dins just the chap to
become fascinated with dashing actress AMI to marry
her after len minutes interview, he did Susan Denim
This is probably true, and If so, it and the cir
cumstances attending the marriage, show that he,
in measure, deserved punishment for his matr-
monial folly, as well sympathy account Of its
deplorable result. He knew Susan, by stage per-
formances and reputation, as young, fairlooking,
dashing actress, reared from infancy behind the
drcpcurtain, who had unsexed herself in COW.
hiding affair at Cleveland Ito say nothing OF other
bod acts of lcss notorjety) and who lived in q
constant turmoil with her siepfather, her respons-
bic protector. tic WIS "fascina,ed" with her
stage appearance followed her around from
place g placc, anj finally II Baiilo, oa the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-10

hEFLU1 OF EAIsRArIoS.-Ths New York
Express sxys: % We have before referred TO
the fact that la Sc numbers of foreigners, who
had sought an asylum On our shores, and no,
finding The land Of liberty all they antici
pstsd it, were returning, and are daily going
oack' to their fstherland.' a mor0ing con-
Temporary estimates the total number of emf.
grants who have lefs this port, since the first
OF August last, at six Thousand, or between
ten and fifteen Per cent On the total amonnf
OF emigration into this country during the
same time