Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-21

with three others in numbering a maa ia Wood
bury, in this country, forty years ago, has recent
ly confessed {oa a death bed) the deed, and de-
tailed the circupstaEces, naming all the parties
concerned except Que, who Is yet living. A.fal
statement will doubtless be made at the prpper
time We have been furnished with the names,
indeed, huI prefer to await complete and per
fectly authentic accqunt.-- Wuichnian.
"A FINS Flsu,-The Salem Register says that
halbut weighing three hundred and ten ponds
was brought into the port Of Salem on Thursday
night. 1t was seven feet four inches long, FIVE
feet broad. and one foot thick. and pronounced
the finest halibut ever landed in Salem. It was
caught on the Middle Bank by Skipper Joshua
Bcwden, Of Marblehead Mr.. b. was fishing
alone in his dory, third of mile from any
other boat and was obliged to let the halibut run
six different times TO the bottom before he could
secure il
" The RSD OF A GLurToN -English papers
mention the suicide of Mr.. Keystone, who ten
years ago was worth one hundred AID fifth thou.
sand pounds sterling, which he has since squan-
dered In the qualification Of his appetite. He
had agents in China, Mexico, Canada, and other
places to supply him with the rarest delicacies,
and single dish sometimes cost him fifty pounds.
At length, on the 18th of last April, nothing
was left him but solitary guina, shirt and
battered hat. He bought woodcock with the
guinea, which he had served up in the highest
style Of the culinary art he gave himself two
hours for easy digestion. and then jumped into
the Thames from Westminster bridge.
UTAH AND THE MoRMoNs-Col Steptoe has
declined the Governship of Utah, and Brigham
Young is again camorous for re appointment.
A party of army officers and some ladies were
lately wantonly assaulted by Mormon mob, and
in the Courts justice was refused, on the ground
that the offenders stood too high in the church
for punishment, The trial created great excite
fnent, the Mormons arming and collecting in
large crowd around the. Court room.
.-MAMMorH SrRAwBERRIEs.--The cabbages Of
California are famous for their size they have
had their day in items. The Sacramento Union
is now giving California strawberries turn. 1t
says -" The largest specimen Of the many
strawberries presented is of the shape Of fig
leaf, and measures six and half inches in cir
conference, latitudinally, and FIVE and half
inches long,udinally. This is by far the most
enormous strawberry we have ever seen or even
heard of, and we challenge the world to produce
its equal Only think Of a strawberry nleasur-
specimens in the basket. of pine apple shape,
measure from three to FIVE inches liz circumference,
and ten Of the largest we Oh one quarter Of
pound These huge samples Of our most lus-
cious fruit were raised in the famous garden Of
A. P. Smith, on the American river, three miles
above Sacramento.
FouR men were poisoned at a ball in Juneau,
Wisconsin, by drinking bed:bug poison, which
they supposed was champagne The men belonged
to Hincon, and had taken basket of wine with
them. Into this somebody had put bottle of
bed bug poison, for safe-keeping, while house,
cleaning. During the progress Of the ball, the
men got thirsty, and went up stairs in the dark to
take drink, and got the poison instead Of the
champagne. Two of them were getting along
very well, but the other two are in dangerous
condition.
The tide Of emigration still continues to flow
from the north of Scotland to Canada. Ono yes
sci left the city of Aberdeen for Quebec with $50
emigrants. The total number from that quarter
during the last two months amounts to about 5000
persons. w
LocUsTs.-The seventeen year locusts which
are expected to make their appearance during the
coming season, are said to be favorite food of
variour species of animals The N. Y. Post
remarks that immense numbers are destroyed by
the hog before they emerge from the ground;
they are also,' when in perfect state, eagerly
devoured by chickens, squirrels, and many of the
larger birds. The Indians likewise consider them
delicate food when flied, and ia Nav Jersey
they have been turned to profitable account in
making soap!
r. r. TUNNEL CAvED IN-FIvE MEN KILLED.
Buffalo, June 8M-On Wednesday morning
tunnel on the short line, Cincinnati railroad,
cayed in, buryng dozen men who we're at work.
The Gazette says that six Of the men were com
petely buried in the ruins, and that the five fol-
lowing were instantly killed: James Pierce, fore
man Of the gang, Dennis Dryman, John Collins,
Pcp Devere, aud Patrick Hagerty. The sixth,
named James Coleman, was so banly injured that
he is not expected to live. The bodies Of the
killed were dreadfully mangled. An iavestisa-
ton into the cause of the accident is now taking
place.
The IxDlANs ON THE PLAINs.--The St Louis
Republican has exciting news from the Plains.
Il il said that 3O05 warriors are assembling at
Hollow, and are eager for fight with the whites
They laugh at the idea OF being whipped by our
regular soldiery, and it then adds They have
ordered the traders TO leave the mountains They
are stealing all they can lay their hands on.
BRoNcHIrls. universal prevalence Of
this form of Pulmonary disease, induces US to
call attention to the following letter. Coming
from such respectable perties, and being SO well
authenticated, they are entitled TO great weight
WILLErT, Cortandt Co.. N. Y.
Dr.. A. RoeERs: Dear Sr-My wife in jan
uary last was taken sick with inflammation Of the
Head and Throat assuming chronic form -
and after being doctored for some three months,
the doctor pronounced it BRONCHITIS. At
this time she was not able to sit up but short
time, suffering with extreme pain, and having but
n faint hope of ever recovering. She commence
ed at this stage of the disease to take the Liu-
errort, Tar and Canchalagud; and, | am happy
to say, has since been gradually improving so
much SO, that she has gone out On visit. She
is now taking the fifth bottle; though she is not
as rugged as she was formerly, yet we think she
will soon enjoy perfect health If this statement
will be the means of encouraging any who may
be affected with similar diseases 10 use your Pre-
partition, yon are at Liberty to publish it. When
commencing the use of the Syrup We were told
by the doctor that she could not recover. or, il
ytthsFe was chance. II was only ONE to HUN
DRED; but by the advice Of a counsel of doc
tors the use Of the " Liverwort, Tar. and Can
chalagua " was commenced, and TO our surprise
and great satisfaction the result was as narrate,
above SAMUEL EDWARDS.
We, the undersigned, are acquainted with
Mrs. Samuel Edwards, and know that she wal
very sick last winter, and given up by counse
of physicians AS iNCURABLE. And we know
thai she is now in apparent health. and any state
ment she has made is reliable, US she is lad.
of the first standing in society.
e. JoHN ) Dyer, J. P. in Willeu,
G. D MORGAN, Postmaster.
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