Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-28

to the forces before Gaeta.
COMMERCIAL.
Flour quiet; Wheat steady Corn quiet but
steady
LITTLE PIECES OF Blue PAPER We trust
that those receiving little piece OF blue paper
in their papers, " about these days will take
care to heed the lines thereon, and respond st
once
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkans,c ''o 10 The Official
vote OF Washington cJdny So. q Union ma
iorty OF 400 Prominent secisonists are
gradually concoding that the State has gone
largely against sec ssion. PORE Smith, Benton
Washington Sebastian and Crawford counties
/ elected Mon delegates to the Convention By
over four hundred majority. The majority
aga nst holding a convention was about the
same.
Missouri votes overwhelmingly against So
csssion
FATAL EFFECTS OF THE CoLD "A Hard Nrug
| gle For LG.-Samuel Smell Of this town was
10 chiei by being out in the cold last week on
| Thursday that he died on Tuesday Of this week.
|
rl from this place to % TO Sheffield on Thurs
day forenoon. and when he got to Lyndon he
was So cold that he stopped to warm himself
aud thought he would turn back and not try to
20 further. bnt FIR some reason he changed bis
mind and pushed on to Sheffield Here he
stopped to warm At D. p X .nd,Is, but still
detcrrncd to 20 some niles further to his moth
crs that night.
Alter leaving Mr. Kendall's he encountered
drifts M --l,- - $. -rndlhlea character that
he was obliged 10 get out Of his sleigh aud
make path for his hor-c. In this work be got
50 thoroughly chilled that it did not seem as
though be- could live to reach his mother house;
but he drove on until he came to the cross road
that led to his expected destination, when he
found that the drifts had completely blocked
up the road. even covering the fences, aud 10
get through would bs utterly impossible
What should he do All this time the wind
was Blowing gale and the snow was drifting
higher AMI higher He cspied a house about "A
mile distant, aud to tlishe turned horse. Al er
much toll he reached the house, benumhed and
almost frozen 20 find Il closed and dts rt,d
There was bu. one alternative lie retraccd
his steps through the terrible drifts be had lust
encountered. nearly threa miles to d. p Ken.
dali house, which be finally reached more dead
than alive. Here he was cared ior and medical
skill obtained, buthe gradually sunk uutl
Tuesday, when he dlod Ills remains wpra
broughtto lhis ptlc' for latcrment, and some
idea can be hat ot the storm, aud what he
encountered on that terrible day, wheait Is
known that lis remains had - be drawn three
miles ON u hand sled before they reached a
place where q team could be driven. There
were many other eases OF severe lrcziug. in this
vicinity, bat thcaboyc IS the only very serious
one thatwc know of.-N Johasmg W. Cal
edoniaH.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT -MIRAcuLors ESCAPE or
/ THE PAsSENoERS-Ihree or four cars oil freight
train with a passenger ear attached, were thrown
from the rack OF the Vermont Central Road
yesterday =. NJ, by the breaking of a truck
The passenger ear was dragged some five or six
rods, alter leaving the track, and then thrown
down an embdnkmeut, turning over ficice in the
process, aud getting literally dashed to pieces,
The bottom of the cur was reduced to oven
wood the sides were separated from the rest
OF the wreck and the rOnf alone as the story is
/ told us, remained unbroken. The number of
! passengers was not large less than dozen we
believe, including one or two ladies. AstOnsh-
ing to say, one broken, arm OF man, and
| severe cut IN the cheek oil another man, com
prised the injuries received, other than severe
bruises and scratches, of which all had liberal
allowance. Free Press, Friday
A lad named Cummings was badly hurt in
Bradford lust week while sliding. lie fell of,
/ and the sled behind ran over him.
Burlington Feb l3.-llc~ 'dams,
F one of the oldest and most respectable Citizens
died here last evening. He was the father OF
/ Secretary Adams.
Daring fire in Barnet a woman living
near by, fearing her house might burn, with
j great presence OF mind took her Hat irons aud
carried them oil to safe distance.
Nlcssrs Harding & brothers WOODEN factory
at Wiaooski was damaged to the amount of
$500, by a tteshcl last Wednesday.
Three little babies OF the same age born to
Mrs Fenton of Rutland, all sckenei and died
last week.
CnnrENDEN CouNTY.-T Commissioners
Report shows the amount of SAILS by Town
Agents during the Inst year 10 have been to the
% ~