Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-28

'haue lis appearance in few families in this eity
sou'e OF them eminent in wealth and position
wnich mas confounded our physicians, because of
's novelty. AT first they classed it under the
uea" Oh efysipelas, but it would not bear that
ciasshcatlon sumo Of them have given il the name
Oh !" The plague" 1t appeast at first in some
olscoiored spot, say on the face, and extending,
without suppuration, it soon DESTROYS life. as il
ny general modification If suppuration takes
place, 1t passes off; but if not, death is sure to
!oho~. There is no contagion about it, and il
is not epidemic in any form.
ohe or two physicians have resortsd to the
knife and cut out the plague spot on its first ap
pearance and SO have saved life. Fever and de
iifium attend the progress of the disease. if the
spot IS left to spread. Such is our information
out we have seen no case with our own eyes
and IT we had, should net be able to describe it
sceintlhcaly-what we say must be taken with
this understanding
| 1t is not the plague for il is not contagious or
epidemic. But what is it! The plague may be
imported, nay, has been imported, into the south
OF France from Turkey butt may be some new
disease which, like the cholera, is to destroy the
human race We should be Obliged to some
medical man for some scientific or more spicifc
account of the disease.-N. Y. Express.
DEATH OF NATHAN B HAswELL.-Lctters
from the West last evening, brought to his rela
tves in this place, the melancholy intelligence of
the death of Nathan B. Haswel, Esq He left
home for the West on business on the 10Th of
May llst-'yas taken i'll shortly after at Quincy,
Illinois, and died there afer an illness of about
two weeks. Mr.. Haswel was born a, Benning-
ton VT, Jan 10th, 1886 died at Quincy Illinois,
June 9th, 1855. He was one of the Oldest and most
respected citizens, Unidentified with the interests
and prosperity of Burlington for half century,
and will be mourned for by very large circle Of
friends Free Press
A Crow Story, If any of our readers can
produce match for the following, furnished by
a reliable correspondent, we will cease ''crow''-
| ing -
"A man ia Pawlet, after having his corn des-
troycd and his wheat-feld attacked by these sable
depredators, and after having used every species
of " scare-crow" laid down in the books TO NO
effect resorted to poison. He procured strichnine
in which he soaked some corn and scattered it
about his field. As the result of the Fl st days
effects of his preventive, he foudd the dead car
casses of 100 crows in and about the field
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT --Commencemen
occurs this year on Wednesday August LIST. The
exercises in connection with commencement will
be as follows -
On Monday evening July Both, Rev. F.
DulNEL of Salem, Mass will address the society
for Religious Inquiry On Tuesday the celebra.
ton of the Literary Societies takes place, Orator,
Prof r. D. tlITcHCocK, of Brunswick, Me.
Poet JOHN G. SAKE Esq. of Burlington. The
Phi Beta Knapp Society hold its celebration also
on Tuesday; Orator, Hon. ERAsTus &. BRINE
DICT, of New York city
The music for the society celebrations and for
commencement will be by DoDwoRrHs celebrated
Band
Two MEN AND FoUR OXEN KILLED BY LIGHT
ENTSG On THE PRAIRIE.-J. B. .Crumpacker,
writing to his father at Laporte, Indiana, from
Quebec, Iowa, gives the following description Of
a scene on the Prairie -
II write to inform you of the death of my
partner Mr. David Bennett, and also his nephew
Joseph Bennett, who were struck by tightening
while breaking prairie on my place, and together
with four oxen out of three yoke, were killed.
was within forty or fifty rods of them at the fatal
instant and was somewhat stunned, though not
badly. James Austin, who was chopping near
me, made some motions that | did not understand.
started toward him on the run, and he toward
me- ] saw he was not hurt and asked if the
others were struck He said they were | sent
Austin for water, and ran towards them myself
and there saw the awfuest sight ever witnessed.
The whole team down, struggling and kicking
four of them dying-and the driver and holder.
both of them dead. They were stripped partly
of their clothing, and what was on them was on
fire. The tightening parted as it ran down each
I them-fofiowed each leg, and tore their bvotss,
entirely off one and nearly so of the other, pass
lug into the ground at each boot"
AN INGENIOUS NEeRo.-In Lafayette, Miss.
few days ago, negro, who, with his wife and
three children, occupied hut upon the plantation
OF Col. Peques, was very much annoyed by feas.
Believing that they congregated in great numbers
beneath the house, he resolved to destroy them
by fire; and accordingly. one night when his
family were asleep, he raised plank in the -four
Of the cabin, and procuring an armful Of shucks,
scattered them on the ground beneath, and lighted
them. The consequence was that the cabin was
consumed, and the whole family with the excep-
ton of the man who lighted the fire, were burned
to death.
From Boston we learn that the seceders from
the Philadelphia Convention intended to urge
upon the Massachusetts, Know Nothings, the
proprcty of calling a convention of the people of
| Tic NOTtTcTU dHu lNUTtHWcSttTu OtdIcS, III OrutI
to concentrate action in the present crisis.
REMARKABLE BALLOON ASCENSION. FRI
day morning last, at half past 10 O'Clock, VIM
D. Baumistle assembled balloon from Adran,
Mich and. at half past O'Clock in the afternoon
of the same day, he descended in Clarion county,
Penn, making the compound distance oil $50
miles in four hours-S7 l-2 miles per hour. The
Philadelphia Ledger says
After his ascent to the distance of three
miles and half, the ateonaut struck the eastern
current of air, which, he says is continually blow
ing in the one direction II carried him south of
the lakes, through central Ohio. His intention
was not to descend until dark, as he was above
the rain clouds, in clear upper sky, but the OK
cessive cold to which he was exposed brought on
the accustomed drowsy sensation, which prevented
him from properly managing his balloon. He was
in that sleepy state when his craft anchored in
a tree on Red Bank, having descended in conse.
quence of the evaporation of the gas. The cod
was so severe that his feet were completely
frozen"
t Grsvtown has been entirely rebuilt and on the
: oath of May the citizens formed new goverii-
ment, by formally adopting constitution, and
electng municipal officers, from chief magistrate
o down to police constable. The reports concern
ing the Kinney expedition creates but little inter
o est there, and the impression prevails that the
Colonel will not make the attempt imputed to him
. Information received from the western portion
!. of Niagara County N. Y, shows that the Hessiar
). fly has made sad ravages among the wheat fields
"a in that section. In many fields in that vicinity
e there is scarcely stalk let, but what has been
: stung.
e The snow on the " Great Ridge" of the White
!, mountains was said to have been IN the LIST inst
l. thirty feet deep in some places, and in Tucker
Q mans ravnc. fifty feet deep.
Mrs. Ann Jackson of Kentucky, died on the