Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-10-11

\ citizen of Orange County, displeasod with
the working Of the Liquor Law, suggests that
p! the Legislature abolish the Office of Commss-
ionor, and authorize each town to elect its
agent.
The census Of Windsor County complete
shows a loss of 1867, compared with the census
Of 1850.
The Bellows Falls -I,yas figures up a loss Of
1893 in l6 towns in that County. since the cen
sua of 1850.
In the census returns Of this County, there
is a gain Of 1850 from the returns Of 1850 US
reported.
Tie CENsvs.--From the census returns, it Is
evident that Vermont is to loose one Member Of
Congress at the next election.
Windsor County Agricultural FAIR wa9 held at
=, Woodstock On the Goth, 9th and 18th Of Sep.
tombor. y correspondent informs us that it
was every way crcditablo and successful The
addrsa3 Of Hon. j. S. Morrill,, was one Of dat
able gentleman best productions.
John Whtcomb, the Rutland mail roJbor
pied guilty and was sentenced 10 prison on the
9Th.
! In the Cabot murder case we learn tn at
new trial has been granted, and the parties al
mittod to bail.
From lis card, in this weeks paper, it will
be seen that I. V. Randall, Esq, Of Roxbury,
has taken up his residence in this village. Mr..
Randall has been very successful practitioner.
and we welcome him 10 the number Of our en-
tcrprising citizens
A Vermontcr, named Fortcr Of Brandon,
was murdered in Quincy, Mass, on Friday last
by man named Edward N. Pope.
Capt. WIN. A. NEWMAN, of Stratford, former.
ly of the U. 5. Arsenal at Vcrgennes, has re-
coived a first class clcrkshir in the census bu-
reau at Washington.
An extra cattle train over tho Vermont and
Canada railroad, Monday, was thrown from the
track near Milton, by running into three cows,
and sad havoc was made among the live freight
Twenty-Five sheep were killed.
ACCIDENT Rome Peek oil West Cornwall.
had his arm SO badly manglcl in a thra2hing
machine, on the 18th inst, that amputati0n
was deemed necessary, which WAS skillIully per,
formed by Dr. W. ?. Russell Of MiddIobaIy.
A special term Of the Supreme Court, for All
the counties in the State, will be opened at
Montpelier on the first Tuesday in y oyember
next. There arc one hundred and tive nty,ono
cases on the docket Noichmaa.
4 SMASH ur.-On last Saturday, as Mr.. Or
ange Hoyoy Of Craitsbury, was riding out with
his daughter, little yclping doS-the nuisance
of every ghborhoOd-ran out and frightened
the horse 80 that he ran and turned the wagon
over breaking Mr.. Iovey IS arm and lamingthe
horse, The girl was not hurt standard.
CAPTURED SLAyGe-Ncr York, Oct 3D.
! Ship Eric, Of this port, which arrived to-day
! from MonroYia, was captured off the African
coast by tho L. s. steamer Mohican, with near
! ly nine hundred slaves On board, eight hundred
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thirty having died on the passage up the coast
The Erie is in charge Of Lieut. Dramington
and has tII2c prisoners en- board, y no are sup
posed to be the Captain, and ut and 81 mates
Tna VERMONT Sc,m1on If our readers
would Ike to sec 0u example Of native genius,
cmploying native material, in illustration Ct Z
native subject, they have but u step into VII
liams and f,y2Yett's, and look * MoQd'S cxQui-
site statuetto Of d" Green Mountain Girl -
wrought from Vermont Marble The artist is
young man about % years of age lie made
the d" snow image of "Tho Recording Angel, y
which Longworth Of Cincinnati ordered in mar
bic; and he is now employed on statue Of
Ethan Allan, IA feet high ordered by the Yer
mont Legislature, to be placed at Burlington.
The statuetto represents Vermont school girl,
clad in the winter costume Of the region on her
way to school. Her right hand is raised to the
, chin, upon which her forefinger rests. In her
left hand is held small satchel of books
Nothing can be more graceful than the attitude
and expression Of the whole figure. The face
IS extremely pleasing. refined, intelligent and
thoughtful. The whole performance is instinct
with genius. The material-Yermont marble
of the purest white, equal to the famous Carrara
e marble in this particulars admirably adapt
ed for works of this description. This figure
was ordered by New Orleans lady, whose cx-
4 ample, in encouraging native genius, can hardly
d fail to be followed, whenever thsspccimcn shall
fall under the eye Of taste combined with wealth
r Boston Transcript.
T. The Transcript is in error in one point. The
y statue of Ethan Allan is to be placed in the
State House at Montpelier,
From other sources We learn that this beau
tiful creation Of Mr.. Moad's genius is attract
f ing attention and recoiyiug great commentator
+ Inquiries for duplicates have already been made
: Mr.. Mead has just commenced the design of a
~ statuotto Of - Green Mountain Bow" rs 4
+ counterpart to the Green Mountain CIR, and