Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-22

MS nelghOOTS, DelOnRlng 10 Cne uppO5IVo parry
in politics, who was owing him, and offered to
discharge a debt Of $l65 if he he would use
his influence to have him elected town represen-
tative and he should b. so elected. The bar
gain was carried out, the vote was thrown and
decided the election. The Court held that the
contract was illegal, and the agreement to dis
charge the debt invalid.-N. Y. Times.
On Friday morning last, G., L.. Drew Of Bar
ton, was found dead in his bed, although he re-
tired at night in his usual health.
FIRE.-On Monday last the dwelling house
of Mr.. Duncan Holmes, of Sheldon, was de-
stroyed by fire, and nearly all its contents.
As WE EXPECTED. If the Listers of this town
assess the Rail Road property as instructed at
our last town meeting, we learn that the Ma
chine Shops and Rail Road Offices will be re-
moved to BurlingtOn.-RutLand Courier.
Hon, Edward Bates, proposed as candidate
for the Presidency, is seventy years of age.
The eccentric Parson Brownlow of Tennessee
thus defines his position with respect to Presi-
dental candidates /:
"We cannot tell, in advance, who will be
nominated by the Republicans at Chicago, or
the Democrats at Charleston. The presump-
ton is, however, that Seward and Douglas will
DO the nominees. We cannot couRtenance Sc
ward, because he is a %scoundrel, and avOws it.
We cannOtc ountenance Douglas, because he is
a scoundrel, and DENIS it."
The COMMON SCHOOLS OF VERMONT 1t gives
US great pleasure to learn, as we do from Mr.
J s. Adams, Secretary Of the Board of Educa.
ton, who has Just returned from his winter
round Of severe and important iab0rs ju differ4
ent portions of the State, that the educational
revival is progressing with the happiest auger-
les for the future. The people are aroused the
educational meetings held by Mr.. Adams show
a large increase Of attendance and interest over
those Of last year; opposition to the School
Law, which before existed in some parts of the
State, has died away, as the law ~justiGes itself
by its results and a manifest improvement in
the Schools is observable. All this is cheering,
and it is mainly due as the public are aware,
to the sound measures of the Board Of Educa-
ton, and to the exertions Of their Secretary
Free Press.
! IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECTsIoN.-We under
stand that at the late session of the Supreme
Court held at Woodstock, the case Of Conn.
and P. R. R. Co. VS.. VIM. H. Baxter, was de-
cided in favor Of the defendant Baxter and ad-
versely to the company - thus reversing the de.
cision Of the county court. This case has been
in court some rime and has excited considerable
interest in this county among the subscribers TO
the road, from the fact that the decision in the
case would establish a precedent for large num-
Der of others, involving some $780, 900. The
grounds OF defense, we suppose, are generally
known the subscribers claiming that the COM
Pany had not fulfilled its obligations BY putting
the road under contract to Derby Liae OillGge,
while the company declared that they never
agreed to 60 the UiuGge. Judge PierpOint gave
the opinion Of the court and decided that the
company must establish the fact that they had
put the road under contract to Derby Line Ut.
Aoge, which they do not elaim to have DONE
This il most important decision, and we sup
pose settles the question Of the extension Of the
road several years at least the road will there
fore stop at Barton, unless the company shall
devise ome new mode of raising the means to
extend ~it.-AGsbargh Standard.
VERMONT HIsrORIcAL MAGAzINE.-Mrs. A.
M. Hemenway, Of Ludlow, has planned a new
Magazine, to he devoted to the History and Lit
eFature of Vermont. The 6rst number is in
press. 1t is devoted to Addison County, and
will embrace historical and descriptive accounts
of the several towns, biographical notices, and
specimens of the poetry and prose Of native or
resident authors, with portraits. The Coun-
ties are all to have their place, in alphabetical
order. To be published Quarterly, at 81, 90 a
year. Counties for this year, Addison, Ben
ningtOn, Caledonia, Chittenden.
Mount VERNON TRANsFERRE The Ladies
Mount Vernon Association having fully secur.
ed, by purchase, the homestead of Washington.
r visited the spot on Wednesday afternoon, in the
steamer Thainas Collyer- Invitations had beer
extended to both Houses Of Congress to accom-.
pany them in this trip, but an earnest debate
unfortunately springing up in both Houses, mel
ther thought it polite to adjourn, so that thert
were but thirty of the House in attendance, anC
, only one Senator.
: SAD IrEM.-The 81. Louis Democrat state
that in a gang which lately left that city for g
Southern market, was q beautiful girl, O
blooming complexion and fair hair, refined AM
educated for her years. She was the daughter
, Of a merchant, lately deceased, and had beer
reared in his house by the side of his Lawful
. daughter. He had died too suddenly to effec
his plan of securing her freedom, and she wa
sold to u trader by his ruthless heirs. She wa
about Ii years of age. Slavery is not a ques
t tion of color.
> Gen. Cass has given to the Board of Educa
g tiOn of Detroit a lot of land, worth SIS 900
: for a school-Eouse,
A conductor on one Of the city railroad cars
says a Cincinnati exchange paper, has been fine,
$25 for compelling a man to yield his seat to
t lady. The court held that no lady could claim
E seat as a right. No lady would claim a sea
on such terms.
One Of the missionaries in Burmah. sneakin,