Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-22
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Destructive Fire in Bellows Falls.

Falls on TUESDAY nlgnC iaSG, ana IN a rev hours
near one half of the business portion Of the
village was in ruins. The Bellows Falls Hotel,
Post Office, Argus Office, several grocery and
dry goods stores were consumed. Loss estimat-
ed at over $50 900. Insured in the Vt. Mutual
for some $4,000, in Windsor Mutual for som
$4,000.
A RowDY OPERArION.-Some Irish rowdies
congregated in the Berlin Arch Bridge, on Sat
urday night, and as a man was passing, fell up
on him, and nearly killed him. Several wounds
were inflicted upon others of the party, and
a horrible outcry raised, which resulted in lodg-
ing some Of them in Jail until Monday morn
ing, when one of them paid a fine and costs Of
$50, and left. Ought not that arch bridge to
be lighted?
Charles Jones, who was sentenced to be hung
for numbering a Jew %peddlar, and whose sen
tence was afterw ards committed to imprison-
ment for life, died in his cell at Charlestown,
Mass, on the 18th. His remains we're brought
to Montpelier for interment.
STATES ATToRNEY.-We learn that Luther
Henry, Esq, of Waterbury, has been appointed
State Attorney fer the County Of Washington,
in place Of D. K. Smith, deceased. Mr.. Henry
is competent for the duties, and will discharge
them with credit to himself and the county.
New TIN SHoP.-Mr. D. Dewey has opened
a new Tin Shop on State ST., at the corner Of
Depot Square, and filed it with a good asscrt-
ment of stoves, tin and hollow ware, generally,
which he will be happy to show to customers,
and sell at a low figure. Cal and see.
CHANGE OF FJRM-Mr. G. B. johnson has
disposed Of his Harness Shop to Messrs. Lease
g. Bedard, who are carrying on the business at
the same store under that firm. They are en-
terprising young men, and we have no doubt
customers will find it for their interest to call.
RAIL Roam AcclDENT.-An Irishman was run
over by the noon train, at Mortified, on the
Doth, and his leg broken, and otherwise serious
damaged.
Mr.. ADAMS, Of the Board Of Education, con-
cluded an official tour that had kept him from
home five weeks, with a lecture at Stowe, on
Monday evening, Feb. 20. He had a very large
audience, and was listened to with marked at
tention. His lecture was upon the advantage
of the graded school system over 9 greater mul
tiplication of Academies.
Two more irrepresSible ~convicts, Stephens and
Hazlett, were hung by the Virginia authorities
on Friday last.
Missouri has just appropriated $4,000, 900
to aid the Railroads now under progress in that
State.
During a gale on Saturday night, the dwell
of Mr.. Luther Foster, of Plymouth, Vt, was
blown down about the heads of the occupants,
while they were in their beds. None Of the
family were injured. Two childre n, who slep'
in a chamber, were carrsed in their bed into a
lot some feet from the building.
A NEW DICTIONARY. We see it stated tina
Hon, Geo. p. Marsh is at work with tho Roya
Society of Literature, London, in collecting
materials for a complete Dictionary of the Eng
lish Lang uage; it having been found that nom
of our extensive dictionsries, now in use, ar
complete in many important particulars. Mr.
Marsh is, no doubt, the best linguiSt schOlar'o
our country, and it is a fit subject for his super
vision.
HrsroRY OF THE MIssrsoUor VALLEY.-Th'
people of Troy voted on Tuesday last, to pub
lsh the history of the MissisquOi Valley, whic
it is understood lie already prepared for publica
ton. Rev. s. R. Hall, Mr.. Sumner and DIR
Human have had a hand in it's preparation.
A stove in the house of Abel Scott, of IraG
burgh, was blown up a few days since, by
charge of powder which had been placed in
stick of wood on a neighbOr's wood pile.
CONGRESS Very little is doing at Washing
ton, as yet, besides talking. The bearing 9
everything is canvassed as it relates to the ne1
Presidency. On Thursday the House passed tn
consular and diplomatic and Indian apprOpri'
ton bills. On Friday Mr.. Morrill, gave motto
of a tariff bill.
Who Is TO BE Presidential correspondent
asks us to tell q who is to be President w
think Hon. Salmon P. Chase Of OhiO ought I
be. " And who is to be Vice. President" oh
Bankp, Blair, Clay, Cameron, Dayton, Fesseu
den, Lincoln, or some other good man.
CuANcE or PLACE The abatement that tn