Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

FOR NEW lear H!-CAIl at MeSSfs. Ellis u
Hstch's Dry Goods establishment and see their
goods and prices for tho New Year 1t will
pay.
The Ladies Almanac published by Brown,
Taggsrd and Chase, is beautiful thing. Every
lady should have it,
Some 900 students from Colleges in Pennsyl-
vania, have seeded and gone to Southern insti-
tutions.
By an elaborate decision just made, Col. Ere
mont is given possession of the whole Of the
disputed territory, tcgsthsr with improvements
and mining implements thrown in.
In Walingford, Dec. z, man came late at
night to Martindale's store and got the porter
to get him some oil to physic his horse as he
said. When the porter had gone down cellar,
the rascal tried to iasten the door, meaning no
doubt to rob the store. But he was not quite
quick enough, and was glad to make bis escape.
The annual meeting of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society will be held at Middebu-
ry, on Wednesday, the 4th day of January, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, for the choice of officers and
the transaction of such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
On Sund y the llth inst, while Mr.. Elem.
ing with Others was removing ice from below
Strickland Machine-shop in Bradford, he wa.
carried down nearly the whole length of the
fume, some rs feet, in the midst of ice and wa.
ter, out through n trap-door into the river
Fortunately he was not much hurt and got Out
before the rest knew where he had gone.
No ex President has ever lived in more studied
retirement than Martin Van Buren,. He is
seldom away from his home, and never seems to
covet attentions of any kind. On the 5th inst,
he passed his seventy year. lie is sale
to be writing a memoir of his times
\ Coon ApPoINTMENT.-We learn that oul
friend and fellow townsman, Charles +. Dana
ESQ.,, who is at present located in Boston, ha
been appointed Assignee of the insolvent estat,
of Geo. W. Gerrish, ESQ, valued at $500 00(
lucrative and responsible position, which will
afford abundant employment for the coming
winter Brandon Visitor.
john BaswN's SANG FRoID-Upon the au
thOrity of the Charlestown correspondent of tn
Baltimore american, it is stated that Sadler
the undertaken, day or two before the execu
ton, sent Il message to Brown, telling him h
had better have metallic coffin in which hi
remains might be taken to his home in New
York. His reply was that he did not think ,
metallic coffin necessary, as the weather woult
be cool and he thought he would keep in a com
mon walnut coffin sufficient length Of time 70
the purposes suggested by Mr.. Sadler
The postmaster of the town of Nevada. il
California, has forwarded SOL as the contribu
ton Tor the completion of the Washington
Nat,nal Monument deposited in the box at tn
post Office OF that pace during the month q
October. This is thirty dollars more than wa
sent by the town of Lynn, Mass, which has u
to this time headed the list.
General Tom Thumb, who, although barrel
knee.hgh to grasshopper, made larg
fortune for P. t. Barnum and snng one f.
himself, is reported to be about to unite himse
in wedlock with a lady of youth and beauty
The authorities differ about her height, and it
variousy stated as three feet six and six fet
three.
RAILROADS IN EGYPT.-There are in Egyy
three hundred miles of railroad-Whcn tt
running of the trains was commenced, nun
mics were used for fuel, and are said to make
very hot FIRE. The supply is almost inexhaust
bic, and they are used by the cord What
destiny! Think of devoting ones existence
providing fuel for locomotive.
Mrs. Knight, a young widow from Arlington
was killed on the New York central raroa
near Syracuse, last Monday night, by falir
- upon the track while passidg from one car
another in search Of seat, the tram being
motion. Her head was cut off and her bod
otherwise shockinglv manged by the cars.
EMANCIPATION. BY the will of the la
Lewis Y. Christmas, of Warren county, N. c
ten favorite slaves have been liberated, and
sun of $4,000 left to be divided among the
when they leave the State. The residue of Il
property, consisting of about 100 slaves and
very large quantity of land is willed to D.
Jones, Esq, proprietor of White Sulph
Springs Warren County.
Several years ago President Buchanan inves
ed $4,000. the interest of which is annually d
bursed in the purchase of fuel for poor al
INDECENT females" in Lancaster, Pa. The a
nual distribution took place last week, and
Lancaster papers report a large number
worthy and deserving claimants.
AN ANEcDoTE OF JOHN BRowN.-Old 10
Brown emigrated from Pine Grove, War;
Co., Pa, to Kansas. A prominent citizen
Warren County was an apprentice of his
Crawford County, and tells many facts lllnstl
ting his integrity and Robleness of heart, one
which runs thus: " Having heard that pc
" man with large family were suffering for
" necessarles of life, he sent me to his house
inform him that John Brown would sell h
"provsions on credit He came at once and {
"about thirty dollars worth, agreeing to pay
"work the next Summer but with summer ca
6" other calls for his labor than the payment
g old dahts sn he cama to Brown and franl
Z" told him his situation, and that it would
impossible to pay as agreed upon. The no
" old man said to him, go home and take CT
of your family, and let me hear no more abt
" this debt. Ills a part Of my religion 10 as!
those in distress, and TO comfort those L
"mourn,''
PURE LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL PuRposEs.-1
70 md reliable house of A. NJ Blnnerger
o., No. 33S Broadway, Now York, (establi
ed in F7S,} make speciality Of SUPPLY
Physician and Druggists with Pure, UNHp
TERATED Liquors. Their advertisement enl
merAtes several articles, the most important
which, is, we think BINNIGER's GENUINE c
MAC BRANDY. Brandy, in its pure state, is
invaluable medicine, and no family should
without it. There are frequently cases VIII
it is almost indispensable, and we should
ways feal more safe to know that we had
hand, for cases of emergency, a bottle of p,
unaduaed,ed brandy. In recommending A.
Binniger & Co. and their imported liquors
public confidence, we copy the following pa
erful endorsement from the Boston Post.
A. M. BLNNIGER Co. s Pure, UNADuLrE
TED Liquors. In consequence of the spuri
compounds palmed upon the community,
reliable firm have introduced their PURE
DULTERATED LIQUORS. put no expressly for M
cinal purposes. The difficulty of procuring
quors pure and unadulterated, has been pre-
clearly demonstrated by the recent investi