Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-04-13

TERRIBLE TRGEDY.--A horrible tragedy re-
Gently occurred in Wisconsion, the particulars
of which are thus briefly stated in a Milwaukee
paper =" Last fall, Mr.. Frederick Cartwright,
formerly of Delaware county, state of New
York, WIS arrested for the murder of Mr.. Fur
man. The act OF last fall was the result of law
difficulties between Cartwright and Furman.
Cartwright was committed to Jail at Oshkosh,
awaited trial. Under our laws of last winter
abolishing capital punishment, Cartwright was
admitted to bail, and was at home. Some of his
neighbors, who had taken sides against him in
his difficulties, deemed the law insufficient to
meet their views, and undertook to drive him
from the country, or, as is alleged, to get him
out Of the way, dead or alive Two men, on
Saturday last, made assaults upon Cartwright's
premises, in which Cartwright fired pistol,
killed one of them. The remaining one drew
from the premises the body of his dead comrade,
and then made several attempts to fire the build
ing The wife of Cartwright extinguished the
flames several times, and as often the man re-
turned to his purpose, until Cartwright put a
stop to the matter by firing another pistol, and
fatally wounding the remaining assailant. Dur
ing Sunday, the neighborhood was aroused, and
attempts made to get hold of Cartwright for
C'0 Pu Poeo Vi iyiolhS LII, ou', ny .i'o an vi
friends, Cartwright succeeded in keeping them
off until Monday, when he was seized by about
one hundred men, and sunmarily hung until
dead."
| Mr.. Justice Green at Worcester, Mass. lately
decided that u teacher has no authority over a
scholar during recess, and accordingly fined
James Whittier, Jr., one of the masters of the
English and Classical High School in that city,
for OBTAINING scholar ''after school" and
Furnishing. him for misconduct.
The Oregon legislature, at its late session,
provided for taking vote of the people of the
Territory in June, upon the question of calling
a Convention for framing Constitution for a
State government. If there should DO MAORI
ty in favor of the proposition, there is to be
an election of delegates in September.
| The HULsEMAN LETrER.-A Boston cores
pondent of the New York Evening Post says
that Senator Everett lays claim to the Hulseman
letter, and that he has requested Mr.. Fletcher
Webster to give him the original draft of the
letter, in order that he may substantiate his
claim.
A SAD CHANGE.--The Mew York Tribune says
that Hon. Tomas F. Marshall, of Ky, who
made such a sensation twelve years ago as a
temperance lecturer, has again become scottish
drunkard.
Jonathan Harrington died at Lexington, Mass.
on Sunday the 26th inst, aged ninety-6ve years.
Mr. Harrington was the last survivor of that
gallant band of patriots who opposed the pro-
gress of the British troops on the plains of Lex
ington, on the memorable 10Th of April, IT'S.
A German woman died recently in Newark,
New Jersey, at tho advanced age of l2l years.
She came from Germany two years since, being
then 49,
THE LOST TRIBES FoUND.-The London Stand
and has made the discovery that the Turks are
the descendants of the lost ten tribes, and pre-
diets their conversion to Christianity
Rev. Mr. Lloyd fell dead in the pulpit of a
church, near Montgomery, Ala, on Sunday
18th.
Wing PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.--Coloncl
Schouler, who has recently been on tour to
the East, which it is supposed was in part for
the purpose of political observation for the cam
paign Of 1856, has written to his paper, the
Cincinnati Gazette, giving the result Of his po-
litical reconnaissance. He has come to the con-
clusion decidedly, that the Wings of the East
and New York are ready to make John Bell, of
| Tennessee, their candidate for President.
| A large rlinoceros. which has for some time
past been exhibitedat New York, died Monday
morning about five O'Clock The animal had
been eating hay all night, and at the above time
laid down and expired in FIVE minutes. The
rhinoceros was the only one in this country, and
was valued at $4,000