Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-14
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, JUNE IA, 1860

The CATTLE DIsEAsE.-We have heard tbe
subject of an Extra Session of the Legislature
mentioned frequently the past week, to take into
consideration the alarming spread of the cattle
disease Certainly something should be done,
and that quickly, to prevent its extension to
Vermont We learn that it has spread to New
hampshire, near our border, and there are
cases reported in New Jersey and Maine. A
person i'll Washington County is reported to
have brought a bull from Massachusetts recent
ly, an act which is to be deplored, and we hope
no such instance will again be known The
people of every locality, where such creature
is imported, would be perfectly justified in
killing the animal at once.
HE SLAVE TRANSFORMATIONS SLAYER was
captured on the coast of Cuba last week and
the cargo of slaves landed at Key West. There
are now something over 100 poor wretches at
that point, awaiting their return to Africa.
Some $50 lives were lost in terrible tornado
which swept over Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and
Kentucky, on the Sd.
Hon. Israel Washburn Jr., wasnomnated for
Governor by the Republicans of Maine last
week. Maine is the first to open the ball of
the Presidential canvass.
The NJ. E. CHURcH.-We were probably in
error, in our remark as to the definite action of
the General Conference of the NJ. E. Church at
Buffalo, in relation to Slavery, but we are UNI
able to ascertain definitely what that action
was. We see that the General Conference has
enlarged the Vermont Conference, by adding to
it that portion of the Troy Conference lying in
this State, excepting the Poultney District
This will materially enlarge and streng then the
Conference, and we ere confident increase the
usefulness of the Church IN this State.
WATER FOR OUR VILAGE.-A correspondent
IN another column makes some good sugges-
lions in relation to better supply of water for
our village. We hope they may be needed.
OLD BRUIN.-Jacob S. johnson and w. N.
Cram of Huntington killed bear weighing
some four hundred pounds, in that town on the
I'd inst.
UP NORTH learn that the summer
travel to Willoughby Lake, Magog, &C., &C.,
has already commenced in earnest The Will
loughby Lake House is open for the season, and
a finer place for season, a month, or a few
days pleasure, cannot be found, Fishing,
hunting, boating, &C., &e., are among the lux
urics of Willoughby. The steamer Mountain
Maid commenced running regular trips on Ma
cog Lake on Monday of last week. Every
body and his wife will be pleased with the
Maid, and Capt. Flagg, her gentlemanly Com
mander.
BURYING THE CnTTRR.-Our excellent Coun-
ty Jail, which has bee empty, or nearly so,
for the greater part of the past six months,
again received tenant or two on Friday eve
ming last. Rumor has it that II company of
Calthumpians were discovered, bearing coffin
through the streets, by the officers, in the tune
of general g wake, and afterwards a burial
of the q critter,' for which kind Offices they
were conducted to the large brick hotel near the
Court House. We advise the boys to turn over
the business of wakes and rum burials (bar-
rels) to the proper authorities, and not to be
caught in another such an obsequies perfor-
nance.
The GLORIOUS FOURTH. We learn that there
is to bea Grand Firemans Muster and Celebra-
ton at Montpelier, on the fourth Of July.
DEDIcATIoN-A beautiful house was dedca-
ted to the worship Of Almighty God by the
Christian Church of Duvnsberg, N. Y, on the
3lst Sermon by Rev &. F. Summerbell of
W. Randolph, Vt
Rev. j. Torrey, Jr., was ordained to the work
of the Gospel ministry, and installed as pastor
of the Congregational Church at East Hard
wick, on Wednesday, May 80.
The Boston anniversaries were held last week
There was large attendance and much interest
Mrs. Irene Houghton's dwelling house, barns
and sheds in Westminster, were destroyed by
fire last Wednesday night together with furni-
ture, provisions, &c, Loss 5000 ; no insurance.
On Thursday last, in Vergenncs, as Joseph
Holcomb and John Stringham were digging
sand, the bank suddenly caved in, burying Mr..
Holcomb, and before he could be dug out life
was extinct.
John Wilson, who broke Jail in Irasburgh
awhile ago, has been re-arrested. Eleazcr, his
companion, made his escape.
The Fourth National Exhibition of Horses is
to be at Springfield, Mass, from the 4th to the
7th of September.