Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-07

-Azzzzzz.s<:==--.-
only way Of saving his lifc. This he accordingly
attempted, and this, by miracle, he acc.,a-
plished, to the utter amazement of his s,uddar-
ing companions, whe raised II shout oi OK .lti-
tion as they at length SAW him reach in safety
the top of the rock, and disappear ever the
dizzy height, soon to cciAe down to them, us
they supposed, bcasting ef what he had DONE
But he not appearing, they repaired to the
spot, and found him lying, pantiRe and helpless,
on the ground, with his face and hands bloody
his finger nails all tern GA, his speech gone, and
his reason forever fed, FROM tho terrible exertion
he had made, and from the fright that had seized
him, and the shock bis nervous system had re-
'oeived, in his pc.'ileus ascent of that fearful
precipicc. And IN this condition he was CON.
veyed hsmc to his agonized family, there ever
to remain, shattered wreck both in body and
mind, of what be once was-,l living memento
and of pasN 10 all who saw him.
The RsdN OF LAST SATuRDAY.-The rain of
last Saturday, mere precious than drops of
gold, and more welcome to our people, than the
rain which the Prophet Elijah brought BY his
dntercessions to Heaven, to the furnished dcni-
zeus Of the drought burnt plains of Judea, fell
at Montpelier, to the depth of one and half
laches, by exact measument and yet, it did
not saturatc the surface of the thirsty earth,
- sA~ danth of tllras inehas- ~ ---.-----
FIRE IN MoSrrELtER.-Las Wednesday eve
ming, fire was discovered bursting through the
building occupied by Walton's Store, IIlrveys
Shop, g., AM the whole block given up as
lost. Bat by tao powerful action of our en-
gin, and their ctficent companies, and the time
ly shower that came up just at the right mo-
In mt, the fire was wholly sAbducd without los-
troJls even all tn. roof Tier. was quite u
loss however, in dung, caused by removing
goods from the lover rolns of the building.
y
late for this week election, and too early to
give any hut perhaps few returns of the cleo
ton of Representatives of this vicinity, goes
out this week without any thing bearing on
the parties in this State. Next week we shall
be enabled to give pretty full returns, and an
nounce with certainty, probably, the general
result of the election.
e The Washington County Fair comes off
Thursday and Friday this week; and the State
Fair at Bratteboro' next week.
DlABoLcAL PRuJEcT OF THE JEsuITs Mex
leo, as you are aware, has taken another back
step in the progress of civilization and free prn-
ciples. by establishing the order of Jtsus But
recent most heinuus outrage occurred in Mex
leo. The widow OF Don Peris Calves, now
living in Mexiro, it is said has an immense es.
tate of from TIVE We to twenty millions of dol
lars, and til Jesuils are det rmined to get hold
of it. The Pope s Nuncio, chief of the Jesuils,
is in daily communication with her. She is old
and cannot live long.
In order to carry out their diaboica project,
a short time ago they seized 'e al nnstratr of
her estate. Don Martin Rull, and put him into
the lunaic asylum, and there kept him until they
determine what to do with him They finally
concluded TO send them out of the country, to
soma secure retreat among the order and placed
him in the cha ge of tire ruhlns (their tools J
and sent him to Very Cruz, not allowing him to
talk to any one. On arriving at Vera Cruz he
was recognized by an old acquaintance with whom
he forced CONVEX attain His friend immediate,
ly went to the Governor, made known the whole
affair and thus he got out Of their terrible grasp.
He h S since attempted correspondence with
his friends in Mexico, but all of his letters it is
said, have been interrupted So much for Jesuit
ism and pom benighted Mexico Cor. Of Nec
Orleans P,cayune.
A terrible row took place at Lynchburg, Va,
last week, between the Snowman of Barnum S
mammoth exhibition and citizens of Lynchburg
resulting from the great number Of extra ch1rges
made, notwithstanding the published notice that
the whole was To be seen for fifty cents. 1t WAS
reported that five persons, two OF the citizens
and three of the shOwlnen, were very seriously
if not fatally injured, and many others slightly.
The affair wound up by the entire demolition OF
the ticket Office and the destruction of it's con
tents, togeth r with no little incidental damage
to the show fixtures. rh. scene is represented
to have been fearful; men women and children
were assembled under the huge tent, and The
greatest constipation prevailed. Unable TO leave
the tent, being in ONE cases deserted by tn IL
projectors and in all afraid of being shot OF
knocked down in tn melee. the alarm Of the
ladies was excessive.
SNAKES "A Correspondent of the N. II
Phgnir, writing from Clifford, says tht Mr.
Johu Dow of that place, a few days since, kilet
-. al nd in pni
A number of persous in Maine, chiefly females
lin the vicinity Of the burning forests, became
insane, thinking that the final confagration pre-
diced BY the Millerites, had begun. Some O
them have been TAX n to the State Asylum.
The Trinity (rexas) Advocate says that
sm1u steamboat lately assembled the Culorad
River TO with one mile of the "tity of Hills ,
thus practically demonstrating the navgability G
that stream. The Adc0cate says that it under
stands from Capt lIeldeman that there will b
five steamboats, p aced in that trade the coming
season by himself and others Capt, II is sal
to be a man of twenty years experience in steam
boating, and is clearly of the opinion that til
Colorado can be made navigable at Il triain
comparative cost. 10 hA -
The ~ Y. Tribu,as thinks that the loss to tn
country in the way of crops from this existln
drought, will be two hundred lions of dolars
SAVANNAH. Aug 30 The interments froI
yellow fever to-day were 7. The intermen
for the week 80 IS of which were from yel o.
fever Among the dead is VIM W. Bower
ESQ.
A TEA pARry--A venerable r0atron of Mort
Adams, 90 years of age gave an Old Folks Te
Party, few days since, a d among the CUES
who were present we're four ladies' Of the re-
pective ages of SO, 81 80, 70, and three gent
men of IS, 80, 70, making the united ages
the eight persons Gncladlng the hosiess) "a
years, and average OF 81 Six OF these persol
own farms on which they reside, all none nes
borhood of less than mile square and hay