Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-26


of which he has now become one of the most
successful practitioners. lie had small but
intelligent audience, among whom we noticed
several of our first ladies. The system is rather
a new one here, but we doubt whether it long
remain so.
MoNTpELIER LITERARY INsTiTurE.-Th
sixth lecture of the course will be delivered be-
fore the Institute, on Friday evening, January
9th, at Washington Hall.
The lecturer will be announced in the Friday
morning papers.
TnE BENNINGTON MONUMENT ASSOCIATION
organized at Rutland, on the 18th inst, and
made preparations for going ahead.
BoDlsco, THE RUSSIAN MINISTER, lies at tho
point of death at Washington.
F, The ERIE WAR-It is of no use to try to
keep up with the news relative to the railroad
guage war at Erie. A day or two ago we gave
the information, which came authenticity, that
the troubles were at an end fer the present, and
that the Legislature and the Courts would be
allowed to settle the dispute, instead OF mob
violence This seemed to be the determination
of matters for short time. But the next day
news came that the ,o0men had revived the mob,
and demolished bridge which had just been
reconstructed by the railroad company. Hav-
ing done this, these female destructives marched
into town with band of music, and waving a
banner on which was ineribed, "six feet eight
and half inches"
New York Cry HALL BURNT.--Nep York,
Jua. 19.-The new City Hall, fronting on
Chambers street, was totally destroyed by fire
between five and six o'clock, this evening. The
building was occupied by the United States
Court, the Supreme Court, and the Superior
Courts, the Tax Commissioners, Emigration
Commissioners, City Coroners, City Inspectors,
Fire Wardens, Commissioners of Streets and
Lamps, and various other important city offices.
Nearly all the books, records, and important
documents were saved. The Law library, con-
tanning books to the value of $4,000, was in
part of the building; most of the books were
saved, mainly in a damaged condition. The
library was insured for 500 600; loss on libra
ry about $4,000. The loss Of the building is
about $50 200; on its contents, $4,000. The
building was formerly the old Aims House, but
was remOdeled and repaired several years ago
for its recent use. 1t was built of brick, three
stories high, and nearly 300 feet in length. No
insurance on it.
A SAD TRAGEDY.-HarJord, Jan. l9.-Na-
mon Finch, farmer residing in Stonington, in
good circumstances, got up this morning, and
went into the room of his daughter, an idiot
girl, aged %, and cut her throat from ear to ear,
and then cut his own. He labored under an
impression that he was about to lose his property.
DREAM OF QUEEN.-A letter from London,
says an exchange paper, states that the recent
death of the Queen of Portugal singularly YER
ifes dream which her Majesty Queen Victoria
was said to have had last January, and which
had rendered her extremely uneasy. TWAS to
the effect that there would be cold spring, a
wet summer, fine autumn, and dead queen.
{" We shivered in the cold spring, mathematical
the incessant rains in simmer, which prevented
SO many anticipated benefits and enjoyments,
have been clarifying the remarkably fine autumn
with which we have been blessed, and suddenly
we find toward the close of the year announce
ment of the death of the Quecnof Portugal Tho
dream was as remarkable as its verifcatiOn."
THE GREAT REPUBLIC.-The wreck of the
Great Republic presents singular spectacle,
disclosed by partial removal of her cargo.
There were three large bins of grain between
decks,-one forward and two aft, and in con-
sequence of the swelling of the grain, the deck
timbers are lifted up some eighteen inches, and
at last one or two of them broken off knees
bod frono thasr hnlfo opA nthar dam
age done.
A MAN KILLED BY Carve cut the fol-
lowing from New Orleans paper -" An ac-
cident of a singular and painful nature, termi-
mating in death, recently occurred in Llaubadar-
nodyn. David Davies was tempted to 60 rab-
bit-shooting, and on looking at his gun, dis
covered that it was already charged. Having
removed the old loading and re-charged the gun,
he placed it on the table, and went to reach his
hat-the gun being pointed in the same direc-
ton. He had scarcely accomplished his pur-
pose, however, when cat leaped from a shelf
to the table, and touched the trigger. The
contents of the piece passed through his body.
He died the same evening""
A Boy KILLED BY BED BUG Poison Last
Saturday evening, says the Manchester IN. H.
Mirror, two boys entered house in the outer
part of this city, when the family were out, and
searching about found a bottle of what they
supposed to be "good to take" One tasted
of it and pronounced it good and handed it to
the other. He took long draught Of it and
died the next morning. His name was Stark
He was about ID years old.
Mr.. Ebenezer Ayres, of Cooperstown, Me-,
was lately found frozen to death in the woods.
One dollar bills of the Castleton, Vt, Bank
altered to tens, have been detected by the bank.
Mr.. Chadfeld of Huntington, VT, in attempt
ing to get off hay-mow, recently, was fatally
injured by pitchfork, upon the handle Of
which he was impaled. He lived about two
hours in extreme agony.
PENALTY OF INsTRucTING SLAvEs.-Mrs Doug
lass, who was convicted at the last term of the
read and write, contrary to law, was sentenced
on Tuesday of last week, to one months i'm
prisonment in the city Jail, which sentence was
Immediately carried into execution.
Two men named Abel G. Rankips and John
H. Goddard, were arrested in Bath, Me-, on the
25th ult., for passing counterfeit money. They
had in their possession about one hundred and
fifty dollars of counterfeit money, in bills on
the Fall River, White River, and Montpelier
Banks.
Thomas II. Perkins, for long time one Of
most respected valuable, and influential citizens
of Boston, died in that city on Wednesday
morning, 18th inst, at the advanced age Of
eighty-nine years. lie gave large portion
of his ample fortune to charitable undertakings
The Pacific Railroad bill had been signed by
the Governor of Texas.
The town of Fitchburg was lighted for the
first with gas on Wednesday, week. The pipes
have boon laid in all tho main strnets and q