Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-01-04

resolutions were passed, and Hon, Alonzo Pierce,
OF Calais, was nominated for County Commits
siener--a very judicious selection. We were
not furnished with the proceedings in time for
this paper,
9THE McNEs pREssuRE is yielding to better
times in the cities. The times will be well
enough, when the brokers and provision specu-
lators into whose hands the people have fallen,
conclude it is for their inlerest to have them SO.
Fred Douglas made speech at Metropolitan
Hall, Chicago. Ill.,, on the 30th Oct. The Tri-
6une of that city mentions the following Incl
dent - .'
I" As an instance Of the effect produced by
the speech, we may mention that, at its close,
gentleman from Kentucky came forward, grasp
ed MIR. d., by the hand, and, with tears in his
eyes, and u voice broken by his emotion, told
him that although he 1.-THE Kentuckiaa) was a
Southern man, and Of Southern principles, he
could not resist the conviction of the truth Of
MIR. Douglass remarks, and that he had con-
quered him."
ruth HALL" Fanny Ferns new book, is
making sensation, The following is an extract
from private letter from geutleman, himself
one of ourmost successful authors, in regard to it
81 had been travelling two successive nights
when received the book { RUTH HALL, hav
ing had no sleep but such as | could catch in the
cars, reached this place, and was preparing to
make up my loss by lung nights rest, but woe
was me! Just before was ready to jump into
bed. thought would take peep at the book
hov - Inf I f,,,nd vsalf
laughing again crying. Then | felt sensation
of cold, and discovered that was but halfdressed
and with my pocket-handkerch in hand, went
TO bed, but not to sleep. Lighting again my can
die, | recommended and read read until the can
die fickered, went out. Up | got, and fumbled
around for clothes cropping about for them,
suddenly saw numerous stars, for my head had
come in contact with sharp-pointed bed-post.
With one hand to my head, and the other out
streached 10 ward off bed-posts, pursued my
search and was successful. Then, vending my
way through the dark avenues of country tav-
ern, succeeded at last in finding down stairs
obtained another candle and resumed reading. The
town-clock seemed to strike every fifteen minutes,
until in the morning found myself at the end of
the book, and minus three successive hts sleep
There, that's my opinion Of RUTH HALL "
NeD- York National Democrat
Anthony Burns has been sold to North Car
onaman for 500, although $l400 were offered
for him in Boston. He was sold under a condi-
ton that he should never be allowed to become
free.
CHICAGO is becoming celebrated as beef mart
and this year there have been packed %, l57 cat
tie, of total weight of l3 $40, 0S2 lbs. This,
however, is about 1000 cattle less than last year.
The LARGEST LUMP YEr.-The Stockton
(Cal.) Argus states that that there is at the
banking house of Messrs Adams & Co.. in that
city, lump of quartz gold weighing one HIM,
bred and six pounds and half The lucky and
equally mysterious finders of this great treasure
were engaged, at the time our attention was cal
led to it, in casing it for shipment to New York.
All that we could learn was that it it was taken
veras County. We should Judge that the lump
contains at least eighty per cent Of pure gold,
which, at SIT per ounce. amounts to the snug
little sum of $26, 1862. 1t was found bv com
pany of five men, one of whom states that they
have larger lump still. They refused to give,
names or the locality from which it was taken.
THErTs of butter, -four and light goods have
occurred on the Passumpsic Road for months the
property being taken from the freight cars Re-
Gently, two brothers, of Danvie brakemen on
the Road named Floyd, were detected with sto-
len property in their possession One found bail,
the other was committed to Jail.
BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF GENERAL DE- KALB s
HEIRS The Washington Globe gives the fol-
synopsis of this bill:
The bill appropriates $66 ,099,76 for the chill
dren and grandchildren of Baron de Kalb, for
services rendered in the war of the Revolution.
Baron de Kalb, brgadier in the armies of
France, came with Lafayette to the assistance Of
the struggling colonies in the war Of independ-
ence he fell, major general in the service OF
the United States, after three years service in an
action near Camden, in the State of South Caro-
linn, in 1880.
The United States gave to General Lafayette
some 40, 900 acres of public land, with 1924 600
n money and the present proposition is to give
tothe descendants of Baron de Kab the seven
years half-pay granted by Congress, during the
revolutionary war, to the widows and children OF
those officers who died while in the service, with
interest from the year 1919, when the heirs first
presented their cain. There are other items
constituting the sum total, among which is an ar.
rear of pay that was due to Baron de Kalb al
the time of his death.
FATALITIES Robert Allen butcher in New
York, met with horrible death recently, by thu
prematur, discharge of his own revolver, while
it Law under his pillow. During the night thu
movement of his head caused the piow-cas,
edge to catch the hammer of the pistol, and i
went off, the contents penetrating the BRAIN
Abel Chaplin, of Holyoke, Mass, was fount
frozen to death in his yard and within four fee
of his door A scar upon his forehead showed
he had fallen, and being stunned by the blow hat
literally frozen to dealh
At the burning of a hotel in Birchville, CIV.
a few nights ago. John Jacobs, Agent persisted
in the flames.
DR.. Proctor, of Brighton. Canada, was acct
dentally shot dead as he was sitting in his parlor
BY lad who was firing at mark
Jane Smith, wife of Rowland Smith, of Car
thage. N Y, was frozen to death on the roat
between Rochester and her own home afew night
since and recently, VIM Cummings was drown
ed by the upsetting of boat in Boston harbor.
Near Anherstburg, Canada, married ma
who was coping with young woman, had tn
misfortune to upset his sleigh, by which acciden
the young lady s neck was broken, and he suf
cred such injuries as 10 make the freely rendere
attentions of his injured but forgivng wife nee
essary to his recovery.
LEGS AGAINST WiNGs-At skating mate
recently he'd at Madison, Wisconsin, mile wa
run in one minute and ffty'six seconds, sartin
included 1t is said to he the swittest time on re
cord, and is equal to ordinary railway expires
trains.
The Russians, it is said, call the Revolver
internal machines, which have been given to tn
enemy by the Devil, and imagine that they wi
60 of whenever required by invoking his aid
hence the great terror evnced when these veal
one are brought forth.
AT the Bay State Mills in Lawrence, Mass