Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-08

ing officers Of this Company for the current year,
viz:-HueH Henry, ESQ.,, President; PEYToN
r. CHANDLER, Superintendent; JAMES ii. VII
LIAAs, Treasurer and Transportation Agent; Il.
G. MEAD, Clerk
EEWo learn with regret that DR., G. Il, XII
bourne, Dentist of this place, is dangerously
ill., and his Office has been closed for some weeks.
But we understand it is now re-opened, and will
be kept open for a few weeks, by his brother,
DR.. |. D. Kilbourne, of St. Johnsbury, who is
regularly educated Dentist, and who will
skillfully perform all operations entrusted to
his care.
gg-Read the notice of Mr. e. N Fletcher
who has opened a new Tailoring Establishment
in this village, and is said to be master of his
business.
HoRRrBLE MASSACRE AND BURNING OF A
BRlTIsH SHIP Information has been received
of Il traoicai occurrence on board the British ship
Berenice, he master of Captain Cundy) with
his wife, chief mate, and others have baen mas
sacred by the crew, who afterwards set fire to
the ship and destroyed her, to prevent detection
The Berenicc sailed fom Shanghai, on the 18th
of July, 1852, with cargo of tea for Sydney
Her crew shipped at Singamore, consisted almost
entirely of men from different parts of Neither
land India, who thinking that there was much
gold on board, conspired to take possession of
the vessel. The captain made, aud three sea-
men were killed at the outset the captain 8 wife
dragged from between decks, whittier she had
flown, and thrown oyerboardsp,A, French pas
seager is also unaccounted for, and three Benga-
lese and Amboyna men who were among the
crew. All the money that the wretches got con
sisted of 100 fores and 40 Spanish dollars,
which they divided among themselves, and it
was agreed among them to set sail for Tauban,
there to abandon the vessel, after having set fire
to it The ship gaining Tagal, which was taken
for Tauban, she was set on fire, and they took
to the boats Several were left behind and
were burned III the vessel Finding their mis-
take on gaining the heights of Tagal, they were
compelled to get rid of most of the plumber by
throwing it overheard The authorities however.
caused their arrest Some of them confessed
four of the ringleaders were executed, and five
others sentenced to 20 years Punishment.
BALLOON ASCENSION BY A LADY .-Philode1-
phia, Jan. 25-NIiss Louisa Bradley. Of this
city, made fine balloon ascension this morning,
from Easton. She asceuGed to great height
when the bal'on burst and she came down very
fast, but landed safely about four miles from Eas.
ton, the collapsed balloon forming sort of para
chute. The excitement was intense until word
came that she was uniniured
CONVICTED AT Alfred. Me-, VIM. B. Smith
has been convicted of the murder of Charles F.
Brewster. After the verdict of the jury the
prisoner rose and said that he did not kill Brew
ster--thal he thought he knew who did-that
circumstances appeared to prove him guilty, and
that he could only say that he was prepared to
suffer any punishment. After an impressive
charge from the Judge, the sentence was passed,
that William B. Smith be hung by the neck I'M
til he is dead
DEATH OF Mrs L. B. PEoK.--After years Of
intense suffering, Mrs Peck expired at New York
on Friday, the Goth ult Her last hours were
consoled by the presence of her husband, her
daughter and other kind friends Her remains
were deposited in Mount Auburn on Monday,
where they will remain until the cemetery in this
place is completed VI. Patriot.
We learn from the Sandwich Advocate that
Capt. Caleb Perry, of the coasting schooner Syl-
via E., of Sandwich, together with his entire
crew, died of cholera between the 9th and 18th
inst. The vessel was on her passage from one
of the river plantations in Georgia to Savannah,
with cargo of nys.Ars,-ef s.IaieA all tho hasds
partook freely.
DEATH OF MARY R MILFORD The last steamer
brings the intelligence of the death of one whose
works have long been the delight of hundreds of
flnlly circles 10 this country. and whose name is
linked with all that is gentle and pure in spirit
Mary Russell Milford, author OF Our Village,
died on the 10th of January in her quiet little
cottage in the village of SwaIlowfeld, England.
She was born in Abresford in Hampshire, in De-
cember 1889 Ne'femae writer of the present
day has been more beloved than Miss Milford
Her works have been chiefly pictures of home rural
life, possessing charm of fidelity to nature, and
colored with the soft hues of warm and sunny
spirit, which nsensbly took captive the sympa
: thes and admiration of the readers She was
loved as a sister by Mrs. Henans and Mrs.
Browning, and in the list of her friends were
7 Ta'fourd, De Quincy, Wilson, Wordsworth, and
other distinguished contemporary authors. Miss
Milford was beautiful in person as we'll as mind,
j. and her manner full of winning eenteness and
I KINDNESS. but she was passed away, and many
there are who will mourn her loss
SERIOUS RESULTS FROM THE ESCAPE OF GAS
Philadelphia, Jan. 9l.-Owing to a defect in
the healing apparatus in the Moyumensing Pris.
n on, gas escaped from the air chambers aud filled
- the cells above Alb Ut twenty of the prisoners
were found this morning, in helpless condition
- from the effects of gas One of them John Ry-
l. der, has since died The others, with two excep
tons, have recovered.
), ORDERS TO SEIZE SANDMAN FRtGATE.-
ID Yen York, Jan. $50 .ders have been reeeiy
e. en- py MAYOR wood, from Washington, to seiz
the Sandman frigate, which is expected with
Iarge number OF criminals on board, when sh
shall arrive here, and detan her until an inyesti
:" CATION is had. Mayor Wood has addressed
IN letter to the Sandman Consul at that port to thi
= effect
IL NOMINATION OF Mn SEwARD.-A lbdnv, Eel
s. ID he Wings of the Assembly held Cav
re- Gus last evening to select candidate to be SUI
/, ported by them for U. S. Senator VIM.
- Seward received the nomination on the first ba
VI lot, the vote being Seward "a, scattering
ns The nomination was subsequently declared to b
e. unanimous; The utmost harmopy prevailed
=, the Caucus -.
he WsEcK.-The bark "Argwe," went ashol
at Squam Beach on the Jersey coast, on Wedne
day, Feb. lst midnight. She was loaded vii
I'M pig iron, The sea made clear sweep over he
:, and carried away her boats The crew, eleye
80 in number, took refuge in the Rigging, and n
ms manned there till four clock in The next afte
ng noon when the ship went to pieces, and all b.
ON one were drowned. Only two bodies, the ca
,o- tsin's and the chief mates, came ashore. ri
-. sea ran so high that 10 surfboat could possib
on reach the ship.
The WRECKS ON THE jersey CoAsr. - TT
Vi N. Y. Euening Post learns that the ship Chau
op cey Jerome, Jr., and New Era which were r
If Gently wrecked on the Jersey beach went