Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-12
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ATLANTIC TELBGRAPH.--lt Will be seen by Il
report in another place, that the Atlantic Tele-
graph is at length successful The ends have
not yet been so connected with the land lines
as to give any direct communications The first
announcement was received here, on the 9Th,
with considerable distrust, but Its confirmation
brought, as it will to the country, general re-
joicing, Verify this is fast age.
Charles G. Eastman, of Montpelier, delivered
poem before the g Owls" at the Commence
ment at Burlington, last week. Wedont mean
those wisc-ooking creatures of "tu whit, tn
WHO'D " notoriety, but the highly respectable
society of gents connected with the U. Y. NJ,
who have adopted that sobriquet We can learn
no port of ,ehot the poem was, nor how Sc
ceived.
FOREIGN CoRREsPoNDENoE.-W have arrang.
ed for series of letters from the pen of an
amusing and ready writer, who is now stopping
in England, and who will be recognized by
many in Lamoile County by his initials. We
commend the careful perusal of the letters to
those who have no opportunity to make the
trip. IF any one wishes information as to the
laws of England in Civil, or other causes, In
ternational, Mercantile, Marine OF Patent laws,
&C., &C., if they will drop us line they will
learn of his address.
W. F. Woodwork, the former Editor of the
Mortified Star, was at the Freeman Office on
Friday last, and subscribed for the Freeman 20
He is now prosperously settled in Michigan.
The Canadian Ministry resigned on the Goth,
because defeated en- the seat of Government
question. A newsgovernment was formed the
next day, but motion of want of confidence in
it passed both houses soon after.
The Washington County Democratic Con-
vention met at this place on Saturday. and
nominated Hon. Paul Dillingham; of Water
bury, and G. A. Gilman of Marshfeld, for Sem
ators, Lorenzo Black of Berlin, and David
French, I'd, of Barre, for Side Judges; Chas.
Reed, Esq, of Montpelier, for Judge of Pro-
bate; Geo. M. Fisk, ESQ.,, of Mortified, States
Attorney; B. F. Scott of Cabot, for Sheriff.
and Luther Morse of East Montpelier for High
Balliif' There wero some ten or dozen per-
sons present, and the proceedings were harmo
NOUS as far as could be seen.
See the advertisement of Coffin Ware-Rooms,
in this weeks paper. Mr.. Mcdonald has a
good assortment on hard, and we warrant Gus
toners that their orders will be promptly at.
tended to.
The GOLD LOG CABIN" DESTROYED
Cincinnati Gazette of Monday reports the tota
destruction of Gen. Harrison's famous log cab
in at North Bend 1t was occupied by Col
VIM. H. II. Taylor (who married daughter Of
Gen. Harrison and family, and such was thu
rapid progress of the fire, and so late its discov
cry, that the members of tho household barrel,
escaped in their night clothes.
Of course nothing was saved in the way O.
furniture or documents, and the probability il
that many valuable papers left by Presiden
Harrison, together with articles cherishedas rel
les of the old Hero, and of the early history o.
the West, have been destroyed with the build
ing. The only portraitoi Mrs. Harrison in ex
istence, (painted by Beard with two or thret
of the General taken at different periods of hi
life, are also peobably destroyed
The POISONING CASE AT BENNINGTON, VT
Mrs. Spofford and the other two women resi-
ding in Bennington, Vt. who were reported
to have been poisoned by drinking coffee pre-
pared by the husband of Mrs. Spoford, are still
living, though not out of danger. A prelimi
nary examination of Spoford on q charge o
poisoning his servant girl, has been made, ant
he was held to bail in the sum of $4,000 tt
answer, and then committed to jail to await tn,
result in the other cases. Some of the coffee
sent to Albany for analyzation was found to bt
strongly impregnated with arsenic.
The notorious DR.. Howard, of Bradford, il
stuck " at last. He is in Jail in default o
$1,000 bonds, which he never will be able t,
get, awaiting trial on four indictments, two o
them for manslaughter and abortion, one fol
an assault with intent to kill, and one for max
ing off with an important government witness
THE FARM; A POCKET MANUAL OF Practical
Agriculture; or How to cultivate all the field
crops. Embracing an Exposition of the Natur,
and action of Soils and Manures the Prin.
cpes of Rotation in Cropping; Directions
for Irrigation, Draining, Subsoiling, Fencing
Planting Hedges, etc. /; Descriptions of I'm
proved Agricultural Implements Instruc
Uions in the Cultivation Of the various Farm
Crops; How to Plant and Cultivate Or
chards, etc. With q most valuable Essay or
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in muslin, so cents
10 the readers of L" The Garden " it is nee.
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