Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-03-02
Che Nous GIeoner.

Ter tins wlnttr, but last W ednesday and Thurs
day the snow and blow canlo on the whole coun-
try, North and South, in all its fury, blocking
up the country and causing many bad disasters
at sea. AtBaltimore the snow fell between one
and two feet deep Last Sunday we had another
storm, in which the snow fell to the depth Of
eight inches at Montpelier.
0ssIAN's BARDs held their Concert here, last
Saturday evening, to the largest Concert assem-
blagc ever convened in Montpelier Since last
in the State, Mr.. Dodge has made most accept
able accession to his alternately tear-starting
and provoking band, in the unaffected and
sweet-voiced Miss Tanner and her brother. Tho
only fault we any of us had to find with Dodge
this time was, the side aches and head aches he
was the means of giving us from over-much
laughter 1t was, however, innocent fun,
alternately mingled with the exhibition of the
highest moral sentiment and those who arc
;, looking for anything low or immoral in Dodges
/, Concerts, will find themselves mistaken
\ The U. 5. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY convened ut
Washington on the 9th of February, and cleo
ted their annual oficers-Marshall P. Wilder
of Massachusetts,, President, and VIM. S. Kings
ley of Massachusetts,, Secretary. 1t was voted
to memorable Congress to establish a govern
ment experimental farm at Mount Vernon, also
to apply to Congress for an act, with aid, to
establish National Agricultural Museum, in
some location hereafter to be fixed upon. The
meeting was said to be one of great interest and
of good attendance.
Gov. DoRR.-The Legislature of Rhode Island
last week, by one majority, passed an act re-
versing the sentence of Thomas W. Dorr. 81 Bet
ter late than never"
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER terrible col
lision of engines and cars occurred at Lancaster,
Pa, on the 22d of February, killing nine pas
sengers outright, and mortally wounding many
Others Four passenger cars were entirely de-
molished. The destruction of life on the Rail
roads, within the last twelve months, in this
country has been frightful; and 50 it will con
tinue to be, till the carcessness of those having
charge of these terrible instruments of death in
the hands of the needless or unskilful, are pun
ished by the severest penalties of the law.
I Hon. Henry Adams, of Swanton, late candi
date for Congress in the Northern Congressiona
District, died, last week, raving maniac in thu
Brattleboro Asylum, to which he was taken the
last of January. We rode with him in thu
cars from Montpelier to White River Junction
, when on his way, under keepers, to that place
. and the only rational word we heard him speal
0 on the way, was when he recognized us, on call
: ing his name, and reminding him of formc,
d acquaintance at Montpelier. But he at once
relapscd, and began to rave about the fiery Ayins
> devils, which, under the name of engines, wer'
dragging him through the country. Mr.. Adam
y was a man of mind and education. His insan
: ity was the effect of disease
n CONGRESS- Senate is still engaged on thu
Nebraska Bill and the House on the Homestead
Bill which the Southern members want to tacl
: to the Nebraska Bill, TO secure more Northern
votes. Douglas was still pressing his bill for
final vote. but at the last adyices the prospect
!. was that the final vote would not be taken thi'
l. week. Remonstrances are pouring in by hun
: dreds, an the Slaveocrats are beginning to trem
n BILE like Beltshazzar when he saw the finger or
:, the wall
h FOREIGN News Nothing varying the appear
n ance of affairs in Europe has reached us sine
= our last, up to Tuesday night But owing to tn
J, snow storm of Sunday, which must have beef
i heavier at the South, no mail has reached US sine
l. Saturday night.
a PENMANsnp.-Mr. C. B. Curtis, of Burling
= ton, who has many years taught Penmanshi
Is in connection with different Vermont Acade
IS mics, has opened Writing School at the Mont
o pelier Academy, and has next an engagement
r we believe, at Barre Academy. Mr. c., VIII
? writes the round Wriford hand, is a beautiful
penman and good teacher.
% The ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF ART for Feb
N ruary, with its beautiful illustrations and valu
% able text matter, has come to us. This is Gel
l. tainly most attractive and instructive Monthly
Is Published by Alexander Montgomery, Ne,
York, at 90 per annum, in advance.
i PUTNAM's MAGAZINE for March is received
in and is as racy and valuable as ever.
:, DICKENS HOUSEHOLD WORDS continues to reac
w us from the enterprisng publishers, McElrat
IN & Baker, New York. Every number is trea
m to the Intellectual.
.. The st. Adams Tribune mentions the deatl
= recently, of son of Mr.. Moore, of Georgii
- VT, in very shocking manner. He was slidin
y, down hill, when by some accident he was throw
al upon a sharp stick, which entered his mout
ry and was driven completely through his necl
CHI Boys, take warning.
r A young man in Providence, r. l., who ha
nc a very handsome wife, recently became dissati
fed with the attention of Others to her, (wit
out cause of course,) and started off and ira
A. elled some two or three hundred miles, vistir
~ several hospitals, for the purpose of catchir
ISL the small pox, 50 that he might give it to
to wife, thinking that if she should become pref
in we'll pitted upon her face, it would have tie
dency to keep away her admirers. But the fl
~. of the joke was, that he took the disease himse
- went home and died, and the young widow, W
'o' did not take it at all, has since married han
VIZ some man who is not jealous.
)se
an CARLYLE Friend Aver In this age
an quacks, charaians and mere windy, gaseous pl
10 tenders to heal, who blow at every street corn
~ and in the face and ears of all men, their lou
u" blaring Jericho, trumpsts and other noisy bois
ses Gus wind instruments ofmarveous twisted bra