Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-07-26

n'ofe ulaOolical outrage than that perpetrated on
Tue border OF this city, on Thursday night, is not
recorded In our annals John Tucker. ESQ,
khewn all over this county as n citizen of the
Inc highest responsibility and integrity, and as
most iahill public officer and prieh. maeis-
na!e, resides IN Smith s Hill, on the line which
divides this city from North Providence. On
thursday night he retired to rest between and
io clock, and was awoke at l2. to find himself
buried In the ruins of his own dwelling. Dur
ing the day or night small keg Of powder was
placed under his bed. and so communicated " ith
from the outside, as to cause an explosion, max
ing most frightfal noise, rousing the whole
nelshborhood, and spreading CONSERVATION and
alarm.
A large portion of the west side of the house
was blown out Much of the furniture was scat
tered and broken. Fortunately, providentally,
we ought to say in this case, no person was ser-
ously hurt. One of Mr.. fuckers hands was
badly burned and one of his limbs bruised His
daughter and young lady occupied an adjoining
room, and were covered by the falling in of
portion of the house 10 which they slept. Miss
Tucker received severe wound in her foot, by
stepping upon nail, but the other lady escaped
unframed.
Mr.. Daniel Burlington and his wife, who were
in the chamber over Mr. Tncker's also received no
injury. '@'.
There are various stories in circulation as to
the cause of this fendish enormity, but they are
all without foundation Mr. Tucker informed US
that he has not the slightest suspicion Of any one,
and that the whole transaction is as inexpcable
to him as to any other person.
We earnestly hope that every effort will be
made on the part of the proper authorities to
bring the offenders TO Providence
Journal
We learn from the Providence Tribune of the
18th, that on Saturday night Henry NJ. Tucker
was arrested on the charge of being the author
Of the terrible crime at the house of his father,
John Tucker, ESQ., The Tribune relates some of
the suspicious circumstances which directed atten-
ton TO him as the criminal. 1t also says:
Henry M. is well known to most Of our cit
liens, having been in public life from the time
he was capactated to hold office. He was for
several years constable of North Providence,
and more recently Deputy Sheriff for the conn-
~ of Providence. He was very efficient Off
Ger, and but for the accursed rum traffic, would
have been one of the best officers IN the State.
His early experience in legal matters gave him
an advantage over most officers of his age, which,
combined with good education, uncommon natu-
raj ability and promptness of action, would have
secured for him any position he might have de-
sired.
But as that destroyer of virtue, intelligence
and fraterna regard, early fastened its iron grasp
upon him, and under its influence he has been at
times a raving maniac in our streets, and if it
should appear that he had any agency in the in
human deed, for the committal of which he now
dc ,l,a tnHnn
of rum, and that alone led him on to conceive the
thought and moved the hand TO commit the act :"
SNAKE STORY A paragraph, few days ago,
stated that little daughter of Mr.. Hill, in Gil
mantown. N. H.. had been discovered to be on
very intiulate terms with two black snakes which
she was accustomed is visit and feed daily. The
Manchester Mirror states that on Sunday morn
ing Mr!Hill pursued and caught the smallest of
the two snakes-about four feet long-and bring
ing it home, Gagged it in sugar box, where it is
now kept. Although it is very fond of the lit
tie girl, coiling itself about her neck and going
to sleep in her lap, it is cross to others of the
family, and refuses food from their hands. The
Mirror says - ...
"The little girl was asked if she was not
| frightened when she saw the snakes She said
she WAS terribly frightened and when asked
why she did not run, she said she tried to but
could not she also tried TO scream for her moth
er, but could not speak word
| The idea is that she was paralyzed by the mag
netic power of the snakes. The first time she
remained with them very long time-cou'd not
tell how long. Afterwards she stad with them
several hours daily, feeding them regularly She
| saws that she took three cakes Of maple sugar
that her mother had laid away, and sweet GIN
gerbread whenever she could, 10 give them. The
big snake would try to drive the small one away
from her when fed, and she cuffed him several
times. Consequently she don't love this snake
as much as she does the other one, though he is
generally fond of her.
A horrible calamity occurred in the town OF
Brant, N. Y, one morning last week, between
the hours of one and two clock. Jas Thomp
son, farmer ia good circumstances, was awak
ened BY an alarm of fire, and discovered his house
to be in flames, hgving been fired by an incenda-
nv in three places. Mr.. r., who is an aged gen
lleman, rushsd up stairs Immediately on discov
ering what was the matter, to alarm his daugh-
tiers, when becoming overpowered by the smoke
, he was unable to return, and himself, his three
daughters-Julia, Mary, and Mrs Carr, with the
little children of the lattel persisted in the flames
: The ages of the unfortunate ladies ranged from
10 to "a years The rest of the inmates of thu
house, twelve in number, escaped with mucl
difficulty.
8 1t is stated that the peach crop in New Jerse,
this year will be very heavy in proportion TO tn
number of trees; the trees are, in fact, too full
: Many trees, it il said, were killed last winter
q and there are not probably one half the peac
trees in the State that there were four or fiv
years ago,
A. G. Chadwick, Esq has retired from tn
- Cdledonian, with competence, we trust whic
!, he has fairly earned Nlessrs Rand, Stone
/. Co, take his place, and have begun their caree
. in vigorous and promising spirit. Good luc
TO them.
: A dog went over the falls at Rochester on
+ day last week. and was soon seen putting ft
:, the shore below, where he arrived in safety, an
Il shook off the limpid drops as il he had onl
taken bath. The falls are 96 feet
Q The widow of Gov. Dewitt Clinton, died
: Poughkeepsie N Y, July I'd, at The advance
age of 49, The lady was once one of the mo
/ distinguished of the New York bellies, and Fl,
e sued largely in the days of the Whites, and tn
l. Bayards and LIE Roys.
8, A DlscovERY kill an OK to make pa
B. Of boots is clumsy thing; and we have waite
It some time to hear Of some invention which vi
supersede the use of leather for the feet, as wo
70 and cotton, linen and silk have superseded Il
lie skin of animals for the rest Of human dres
y. We see the London papers speak of an inventi'
J.. which has Just been submitted to the test by 81
y enifc authorities. A leather cement so stro'
and adhesive that boots and shoes are made wi
ir it,n which not single stitch is seen or require
d and the process of mending SO simple that eve
man may be, if not his own boot maker, at
events his own boot member.
u We see it stated that Sir Moses Montefol
YES who lately passed through Vienna, on his "
in to Palestine, goes there TO purchase large a
trict in the country, to settle upon it The Jew