Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-10-27
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

tied in cur street yesterday, exciting consdera-
Bile curiosity. Its weight was pounds 10 ounces,
4 length from the tip Of the leak to extremity of
J the tail, feet inches-irom extremities Of the
wings, 4 feet inches-web footed, with rather
I short legs, and small feet--long and hooked
beak-large head and neck color white, except
: some dark specks on the top of the neck, and
light cove color over all the back aud wings ex
cept the edges of the wings, which arc white
= and extremity oil the tail black. 1t is probably
: species Of Gull 1t was purchased for prcser-
6 yat'on in the Cabinet of the Young Men Geo
+ logical and Debating Society.
4, ~ The Agricultural Library, just purchased
IN this town, will be kept at the store Of Messrs
Scott & Howe The Librarian, Mr.. Scott, in
forms us that the books are received, numbered
p ard ready for circulation. The members Of the
Association will take notice. " and govern them
selves accordingly"
d ADJUTANT GENERALS REPoRT-We have
T. received from Gen. Washburn, copy Of his
= annual report. We regret that we have MT
h., time to give it the notice it deserves. 1t is a
a document Of l06 pages, and contains informa-
= ton of great value. We hope at some future
: tne to be able to give our readers an abstract
g OF the most important portions Of it.
~ We regret to be obliged to record the
, death Of Mr.. Lucian Wyman, at Fort Slocum,
y near Washington, on the 10th inst, Of bilious
u intermittent fever. Mr.. Wyman IS well known
to the people here. He was for some years a
Jerk for Mr. A. l.. Carlton in this Village, and
at the time Of his sickness was clerk for MIR.
Carlton. in the Commissary Department, in the
Army Of the Potomac. lie was very estima-
bic young man.
y, ~ We regret to learn that Prof. Putnam of
+ Dartmouth College, died yesterday friday on
n his way from Halifax to Boston
, A son Of Nelson Mattlson of Arlington,
- three years Of age, was SO badly scaded recently
i. by failing into a pail OF boiling water, that
4 ne Qied IN ABOUT Twelve hours.
y STATE VS.. r. S. CARR AND A. j. LOOMS.
This trial, which has occupied the court since
: the Both of September, was brought to a ter
mination this Monday morning, the Goth inst
: by verdict of not guilty as to defendant LOOMS,
and guilty Of mansaughter as to defendant Carr
+ The court then took recess until the Sd Tues
day in December. The counsel Tor the respond
ant have taken exceptions
Mr. Charles T. Clark, son OF James d. Clark
" Of St. Adams, and graduate Of the United State'
|. Nava. Academy, has received the appointment
; Of Ensign, in the U. 5. Navy, and leaves on
Monday, the 10Th, to report at New Orleans, on
board the United States sloop.oi-war, Ossipee,
= for duty.
i Goops.-rhose who desire to purchase SUI
peror goods with large assortment of the
latest STYLES to select from, should consult the
= advertisement of j. ". Ellis Il Co.. in another
=. column, AMI alter that consultJ W. Ellis &
Co., in person.
IS ALLOTTED PAY -Assignecs and others mold
e ing orders for allotted pay OF the Ninth Ragl-
= ment are hereby rotifed that this Office is pre-
pared to pay the sums received in the usual way.
: The settlement of the clothing account OF the
q Ninth Regiment will explain the fractional
II amounts received Tor members OF the regiment.
JONI B. PAGE, State Treasurer
RutanG, October 20, 1868.
o The BIBLE on THE PRESENT CRsIs.-We in
l. vite attention to the advertisement in another
e column Of this publication. Those curious in
2. the study and Interpretation of Scripture pro-
d phecies, will be very much interested in the
a book.
EDucArIoNAL.-The Corporation of the Uni
b versity of Vermont, has adopted, among Others,
the following resolution, favoring consolida-
. ton Of the Colleges in this State
Resolved, That a consolidation of the higher
educational interests OF the State, by union Of
Is the collegiate institutions respective located at
e Norwich, Middlebury and Burlington, and a
T. merging OF their separate corporate existence in
I the establishment Ol a single State University
which shall assume such character as shall COM
bine all the distinctive excellentes of the three
d colleges now existing, and, at the same time
comply with all the requirements of the Act of
Congress for the establishment and support OF
agricultural colleges, and of the act of this
State accepting the grant made by said act OF
Congress, is a measure that will directly and
powerfully promote the general educational
welfare OF Vermont.
CASUALTIES IN THE VERMONT CAvALRY.-Tbe
following is a list Of casualties in the Vermont
Cavalry, Oct. l6;
Killed-Sergt. Jason W. Stone, F.
Wounded.-Sergt. Daniel +. Wilder, b, in
l. lett knee, pistol shot; privates Stephen l., Buy
T. ton II, ankle, bullet, Ira c. Monroe, II, side,
,. Horace B Nash, l., left side, slightly.
M@ing.-Capts, VIM NJ. Beeman b, Chas.
Al A. Adams, Ii "a lieut.. Horace A, Hyde, B
corp. Hiram B. johnson, b pryates George
J. Hull, b, Albert Barrows. b, Joseph Pocket
O. b, Oliver Green, q sergt Samuel p. Bailey
Y IL corps Edgar Clair, IL, Stephen Corey, ii
, nrivates Frank s. W. Baldwin, IL, John Can
IL tell, Ii, Joseph Colett, IL, Anthony p. Clair, IL
Z, Solon ID. Davis, IL, Don Carlos Davis, ii, Geo
" A. Rogers, Ii, John c. Smith, II, Frank Sney
IL, James Cowley, IL sergt. Aaron M. Crane
A.; pryatos Sanford II. Marshall, l., Samuel l.
is Hall, l.. Chas. st. Michael, Nj, Henry Beard
J. NJ
Captwed-Private Norman A. Morris, F.
captured with Maj. Hall.
=. The health of Hon. Edward Kirkland, from