Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-29
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, NOV. 20, 1860.

THETA young man from Greensboro by
the name Of Reed was arrested, and tried before
Jusoice French Of Glover, last Tuesday, charged
with stealing turkeys, chickens, and many 9TH
er small articles too numerous to mention. He
was found guilty, fined $l2 and cost, and civ.
ing security for the same, was discharged
Standard.
FIRE IN CHARIESToX.-A saw mill belonging
to Erastus Buck Of East Charleston wasdcstroy-
cd by fire on the morning of the 9Th instant.
The fire originated from pile or waste wood
near the mill. This had been burned the even
ing before and was supposed to be entirely ex-
tinguisAod. The mill which had been recently
repaired was not insured. Loss nearly $1,000.
Mr.. H. G. Goodridgo, Of Swanton, has I'd is
ed a white English turnip, weighing Is pounds.
FIRE IN RUTLAND.-Monday morning last,
Bryant and Whitcomb s, and Atwood's Livery
Stables, Pond & MorSe's drug Store, and Il
bowling Saloon in Rutland were destroyed by
fire The loss is about $4,000, which is par
TALLY covered by insurance.
! p. MouIroN-of Brookfeld mail carrier,
committed suicide on Monday last, by drown
ing while in fit of insanity.
! GAEmALpI AFTER MELAzzo Here an incidcn
occurred which deserves to be mentioned, as
showing the singular character of Goribaldi.
Finding his shit dirty and Soiled from his per-
sonal struggles, be took it off, washed it in the
brook hard by, and hung it up on the bushes
ate his Lunch OF bread, fruit and watcr, smoked
his cigar E.sr0backcd, and, wrapt in thought cat
apparently contemplating the drying Of his gar
mtnt thus, in the field or bvouGc, sharing
danger ard hardship with the humble st of his
followers. Directly his shirt was dry, he went
on board the Tukcri, formerly Veloce, lying in
the bay on the western side Of the peninsula,
and personally directed her fire on the fortress
and retiring masses
Dr. RUDLEE.-The Boston Journal of tho 9Th
contains the following paragraph. Dr. Ru-
blec has once visited Paris in preparation for
his profession. Such instances of professional
| ambition are rare
DR.. c. NJ Rublee Of Montpelier, VI, passed
through the city yesterday on his way to New
York, whence lie will take passage for Europe.
lie intends to visit the hospitals OF Italy with
view to surgical study and examination.
JUSTICE 70 GERRrr SMlTH-Threc members
Of the Now York Democratic Figilant AsSocia-
ton, namely Messrs. Watts Sherman, Samuel
L. NJ. Barlow and Royal Phelps, have united
in u letter to MIR. Gerrit Smith, under date of
Oct 25, 1860, stating that they arc now con-
WINGED that there was no ground for the state
ment made in a phamphlet published by them
about year ago, inn Heating him in tho tlar-
per's Ferry invasion. The letter contained
check for $4,000 in satisfaction of suit for libel
instituted against the parties qy MIR. Smith.
The New Orleans Picayune states The emigra
tion of free colored people from Louisiana to
: Ilayti, since the establishment of President
GetTrard's government has assumed such an
Importance that a regular steamer has been
placed for the first time on the line between
New Orleans and Ilay'i.
At tho election in Maryland, the question Of
cnsiaying the negro population OF that State
was submitted to the people The Baltimore
American thus notices the result g In all the
counties in Maryland from which we have re-
ceived returns, in which the act for the enslave
ment OF free negroes was submitted to the PEG.
pie, the voters have emphatcally and sgnally
denounced that un JUST and unchristian taw.
The question has been met and decided without
any references to party politics, and the law is
defeated by maiorties amounting almost to I'M
anmty. The result is greatly credtable to the
counties in which the votes was taken and
honorable 10 the State at large"
The GREAT EASTERN. The Great Eastern s
being ropainted and put in trim. 1t is said
that all hands ar9 to BE- paid off this month
and the shipshut up for the present. She will
remain in her present position fox some months,
as the tides VII rot again be sufficiently high
until Christmas 70 II ut her.
BENNINGTON CouNry,--J I'M T.. Pratt in
forms the BaAs.r thai he WAS BADLY burned
= about the HANDS and feet by The bursting Of Il
lluid lamp or Wednesday night d last week
The accident oaaufcd ut neatly the hour ii mid
. night. lie left the light burning on thc table
J in his room and ar TIL, bed, when The family
G retired and but few feet from the CRIB in
l which one Of hi9 children was sleeping. Mr.
L Pratt informs Us that When he aW0ke, the room
was full Of blaze and smoke and that he had to
| work lively, although with extreme pain to
Z save the lives Of his family, and destruction Of
/ the house.
r The same paper says t|.at the typhoid fever
is prevailing to an unusual extent in that town
|; and vicinity. There have been and now are
= great number OF casca ia that village most Of
hem Of exceedingly violent character. Fer
years there hrs not been known 80 wilea spread
of this disease among them.
ACCIDENT AT LUDL2w.--Mr. George Sears Of
Ludlow, wac blasting rocks on the 18th il3e.,
while c]owding down the charge with his lamp
. ing iron, the powder ignled, blowing oifa thumb
< and Two fingers from MIR Sears left hand, filling
0 his face with powder, and badly injuring him.
: DEIAwAnE.-lhoc census Of Delaware has been
completed, and shows tho following result
White and free colored inhabitants, 40, 542 ;
slaves, 1905; number Of dwellings,, 10 ,257 &;
families, 10 ,2G4 farms, 6,6G6 slave owners,
8 6l5. Total population of the State, 1924
against 81 1872 in 1860. There were zoos slave
In the State in 1880.
Col. Frederick W. Lander, the overland oa