Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-03-15
Chr News G!eaner.

u. Douge, VINO mas peen performing to success
fully in this part of the State, has presented us
with sev raj pieces of excellent music of his
own own composing, such as the " Gillian War
Song" g The Old Mountain Tree" Growers
Grave" and Lament of the Sailor Bows
Mother which he sang here to the acceptance
of all Judges of music. Mr.. c. has the reputa-
ton of being among. the first composers as well
as singers, III the country.
The BARKER FAMILY.--Our readers of the To-
calitics concerned, will see in our advertising
columns, the notice Of the Barker family. who
enjoy an excellent reputation MS concert singers
and instrumental performers. The COMPANY.
consisting of three gentlemen and one lady, be-
sides I" Master Charlie" have choice and hap
PLY arranged programme, their voices harmon
izc most admirably, and their enunciatioS is
remarkably clear and distinct while their in
strumental performances, in which all take part
have never been equalled by any Concert Band
giving Entertainments in Montpelier
BYRoN's CHILDE HARoLD.-S. M Walton has
laid on our table copy of Phillips, Sampson &
Co.'s new edition of Byron's ChiIde Harold. 1t
is uniform with the other poetical works pub
lshed by this House, and, like them ALL COM
bines beauty of executi ton with cheaphess. 1t is
very convenient and desirable volume, giving
us this best poem of Byron's in readable and
convenient form. We have never seen better
edition. 1t is for sale at Walton's.
DESTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD BRIDGE BY FIRE
On Thursday morning last, the great bridge
of the Vt. Central Railroad, in Williston, knowr
as Clark's bridge, 600 feet in length, took FRI
in the passage of a freight train, from sparks
from the chimney Of the engine, and, the wine
being strong, within fifteen minutes, and be
fore anybody could reach the spot was SO com
plctcly enveopcd in q fercely whirling cloud o
smoke and fame, that no earthly power coul'
arrest the dcvouring element. This bridge com
posed of four spans Of $50 feet each, was tn
longest and most costly structure of the kind il
the State, the wood work alone and the leas
expensive part, costing $40 900, on which $40,
600 was insured in the Northwest Company, b,
the burlington agent. The stone work, o
course remains, and the spans are to be trusselct
for temporary use, which, if the ice melts out
as there are three chances out of four that it ma
stand till permanent arches can be supplied.
happening to be in Richmond we were in sigh
of the fire when it occurred and next day visite
the spot, and found about fifty men already col
lected, framing and erecting trussels. Mr.. Ten
ney, the master workman, believed he should b
able to have it ready for the passage of train
in five days. If any blame is to rest anywher
in relation to this calamity, it should be on tn
railroad company, for not employing watche
to follow each train passing through the bridg
es. Nothing is ever saved by penny wisdom
This bridge once caught fire in the same name
before, and was put out by two boys with water
which they brought in their hats. The compa
ny rewarded them, but learned no lesson fror
the occurrence.
The Liquor LAW COMMISSIONERS. AS far q
we can gather, the temperance candidates, Q
the candidates nominated by the friends of til
law, are elected throughout the State In Wash
ington County our excellent candidate, Judg
Pierce, has probably received three-fourths {
all the votes cast in the County.
Mexico, The revolution in Mexico is reporte
to be rapidly gaining Roadway. And so sens
Gle is Santa Anna of this, it is said, that he
shipping his treasures, including the SIEVE
Million received from the United States for tn
Meslla Valley, out of the country.
A house built last fall, in East Lexington
Mass, Of pebble stones and mortar, temble
down on Monday night, March 5,h, when tn
frost left it, AID is total loss. 1t belonged to
Mr. Mitchell, and cost $500.
An adjourned meeting of the Presidents {
the railroads leading to Boston, was held on tn
afternoon of The 2Sth ult. A full discussion
the policy of an Increase of the price Of seaso
tickets took place, when it was voted by all tn
roads, with the exception Of the Boston an
Maine, that an increase Of 25 per cent should
made.
Messrs Gilchrst of New Hampshire, LumE
kin of Georgia, and Blachfurd of Indiana hav
been nominated by the President, and confrme
by the Senate, as Judges of the Court of Con
missoners on Claims
HORRIBLE MURDER Boston, March o.
murder occurred in South Gardner, Worceste
Co, Mass on Wednesday night Two age
maiden ladies', the sisters of the late Abner Kne,
land, the noted infdel lived in house
themselves. They were heaten to death by clut
the robbers mistakenly supposing that they ha
money. A vagrant Frenchnan, with blood G
his clothes has been arrested
The Court of Assize, at Munich has ate
been occupied in trying band OF robbers, WI
had for me lime back, been committing gre
number of robberies and several murders III
men lived altogether in the Gil Bias style, in
vast cavern in The Schibinger Forest, the Ell
trance to which was concealed by old trunks
trees Two and-twenty steps ed to the char
bers below, five in number, two OF which wei
twenty feet Iong by nine wide. In the ki,ch
was vast fire place, the smoke from which lbs
ed in the midst of thick clump of trees, an
through precauton, fire was only lit there
night. The robbers had also their stables al
storehouses all under ground and at the end of
long corridor there was even found sort
saughtet-house, where they killed the anims
which they required for food. The Court CO
demned five of the accused to death. and /
others to imprisonment
The FARM, embracing 800 acres of land stoc
tools, buildings and furniture on the estate of t
late Hon Daniel Webster, at South Franklin,
H., was sold recently for $4,000. Rufus
Fay, Esq of Boston, WAS the purchaser I
Marshfrld farm and property is to be sold at a.
tion on the l4th of March.
The quantity of pork bought, during the W
ter, in Milwaukee and chicago, for Canadian ;
count, is estimated as high as 80 10000 barrels,
p GLIDING mess pork hams, lard &c.