Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-05-26
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A New STORY. We have been frequently inl-
gortuRed by our friends, to publish tales from
European authors, as giving contrast WITH
those of home authors. Accordingly we have
procured early sheets of Charles Dickens New
Stery, entitled a Tale of Two Cities, which VIC
shah commence in our next paper ana con''"u0
untia completed 1t is the best OF that great
avtbsr;s effusions, and cannot fa,l to'ntefest%hy
lovers of good story, and true and hie+iKe de-
I,;o+;,,,s Of bumsn nature and characters IN
the old world. This is to be followed ny aa
criminal story of truthful interest, by one at
Vermont 8 best writer's. We shall continue ehe
series of hunting sketches, and ether interest
ing articles, original and selected, with deter
m;nation to still make the Freeae0& the best
fsmp paper in the State The good encourage
mept this season in the accessions to cur list Oh
Subscribers induces us to promise an enlarged
sheet, on better paper and new type, at the
commencement of the next velu9e. Meanwhile
we hope the great expense to which we nave
been for the plst year, will not be forgotten by
QUO friends.
A NBg YoKK MAIL.-N it is not afaong the
impossibillities we suggest that there be some
arrangement by which we can get the New
York uapess and other mail natter the same
day. There is enough coming here to afford to
make up mail bag direct, and the maid agent
sheuld see that it comes through We know
they will if it is not impossible, enly waiting
for us to suggest it,
HoxrcIpE IN BURLINGTON t. Mekeen,
49, d Saddler of Burlington, was stabbed by Peter
Mcdonald. a drunken Printer in the Free Press
Office, on Saturday night, May2l. Mcdonald,
i'm company with two ether row'iies knocked on
the door of S. S. Fere's store, where Mckeen
was plsying cards, and when McKeen went to
the doorsome Insulting language passed between
the parties, and Mcdonald stabbed him and
left. McKeen died in few minutes
This shows that there was soRae enc in the
Free Press Gffce who drank considerable liquor
if not as much as the Times accused it Of. The
Times says she occurrence presents terrible
instance of the danger and wtckedaess OF in
toxication," in Burlington, - and forces upor
us the sad reflection that Notwithstanding oul
rigid and comprehensive prohibitwy Liquor
Law, intempesance still reels and raves in oul
midst, sacrifices the valuable lives of cur citi
zens, and ruins the prospects and character o
our youth"
MAGNIFICENT FeRNIsE1NG GooDs SroRE.-Mr
Edward Dewey has removed from bis old quar-
tiers to the new and capacious ROOMS just fittet
up, in the New freeman Building, expressly fo
his accommodation, where he is opening tn
largest and best selected stock of furnishing
goods which we have ever seen in Montpelier
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Cravats, Drawers, Shirts
Boots Shoes, Stockings, Gloves, Umbrellas, &c.
&c. Certainly no one will complain that hi
stock is not large enough and good enough t.
select any article in the Furnishing Geods lint
from, and they are cheap too.
The EAGLE HOTEL in this village, go popula
under the superintendent of Mr.. Adams Kel
logg, has been taken and reftted in good styl
by Mr.. l. G. Freeman, who will see that tn
way-aring man, though food, may not err
Gin going3 therein" We recommend the Ea
gle Hotel to the travelling public.
The Pixies Peak Gold fever is proving abeu
the poorest fit of sickness that has yet attacke
the people of the Union. ALI accounts stat
that thousands are hurrying to other scenes, an
plundering to prevent starvation.
Alexander Won Humboldt, the great natural
ist,and scientific explorer, died at Berlin, Prussia
on the 9th inst, at the age of 80 years. N
man has added more to the knowledge of natr
raj science than he, and but few have retaine
their powers in such elastic vigor to so great
age
AN IMPORTANT EXPEDITION party Of gen
tlemen at St. Paul have purchased sma
steamer of very Light draft, to proceed to IL
great Red River of the North. No steambo;
has yet gone any further than to Big Stone LAX
the head of the Minnesota River. Between B
Stone Lake and Lake Traverse, the head of RI
River, there is strip ofland about mile wid
At the present very high water this land is owe
flowed, connecting the two lakes with abel
twenty inches Of water and this steamer it
believed can now get over. Once over in
Lake Traverse they can proceed any dlstan
into the British Possessions. The expedite
starts on the Dist inst, and will take provision
to last one year at least This enterprise
considered of great interest at St. Paul, as it
expected to open very large trade
The French EAPERoR.-Onr dispatches
the Last steamer had nothing in relation
Louis Napoleon assuming in person the col
mand Of his armies but the Paris corresponds
of the N Y. Commercial advertiser notes t
imperial movements as follows:
'sThe Emperor, in company with the e,
press, will leave for Lyons within day OF tw
where the imperial apartments of the Hotel
Vile have been arranged for then' The Ell
press will remain there, while the Emperu
after two or three days stay, will proceed
Italy to take command Of the army. How lol
the Empress will remain at Lyons is not know
but she will perhaps return Immediately
Paris where, in conjunction with the old Priu
Jerome and the Council Of Regency, she "
carry on the government "
BRIDGES ByRNT.-On Monday night, t
bridge known as Charcoal Greek bridge, abo
three miles west of Swanton, en the Verno
and Canada Railroad, was destroyed by fl,
The locomotive Montpelier, ATTACHED 70 t
night train, was precipltated into the cree
Another bridge, on the same road, at Mlt
Hollow was burnt the same night. The loss
the bridges was not great, but the trains fri