Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-21

The bill introduced into the Tennessee Senae
by John Irmbe, and said to be likely to pass a
10 accordance with President Johnson's ideas q
the subject. 1t gives the suffrage at once to col
orel soldiers, and TO ooorsd men and Indians,
able to read and wrle, and who were free prev-
GUS to February y, 1865 and to the negroes
who we're freed on that day by the amendment
TO the state constitution it gives the suffrage, on
the same ter as, ten years after that date. This
/ is liberal, and at the same time prudent.
1t. Col. A. c. Hampton reports that the lives
/ lost at AndorsonylIIe BY starvation and crueltes
outnumbers the killed and wounded in the Brit
sh army in all the gr at battles Of the Peninsu-
/ lar war, and at the battle Of New Orleans The
report could not be received in evidence at the
/ WIriz trial on account Of its being closed when
the Colonel reached Washington.
The Richmond Republic says At the rate
the work Of rebuilding the burnt district is pro-
/ crossing scarcely ycsuge of the great oonda-
/ grafton OF the Sd OF April will be visible year
hence. Go where yon will, the sound Of the
hammer and trowel is heard, and the spirit Of
improvement, backed by energy and industry,
ls everywhere manifest.
/ NNH CHILDREN KuLeD. While PLAYING in
the woods near Brandenburg, Mo, last week,
some children found a she'll and brought it
home. An attempt was made 10 break it open,
when it exploded with terrible effect There
we're nine children around it, all OF whom were
killed, some OF them having their arms and legs
blown off and being so mutiated that 1t was
hardly possible to recognize their bodies, 9th
crs were severely wounded
The hugest joke we have lately seen was per-
] MT tnN no. hn Natp Xnxk 10
ing for the late Democratic defeat in Newark
~. j. 1t said that several hundred of their
voters were absent 10 New York attending
temperance convention.
A number of drafted men who had run of, but
returned since the end Of the war, have been
tried by court. marital a. Detroit One man,
named William Jones, was found guilty Of de-
/ sertion," and sentenced to confinement at hard
labor for three months, to be dshonorabiy dis
charged TO be forever deprived Of citizenship, and
/ the sen ence to be published in at least two pa
pers published nearest bis home. Sentence ap-
proved, and the State Prison at Columbus, OHIO,
designated as the place Of his confinement. The
same penalty was affixed in the case Of George
Gddings, convicted Of ike odense.
We have news from Kanagava, Japan, to the
CURED between Asaca and kingo than are record
ed during tae last $50 years. The Tycoon was
organizing an expedition against the rebelllous
Prince Chosin.
| David Livingston %. into Jail at lrasburg for
| breaking into John Stowel's store at Dover.
David is the youth who formerly inhabited the
jail in this place, but who one day slipped out
through the " diamond )" as the jailor.always
stouty ayerred. AS the diamond is hole only
about seven inches square, people generally
could MT see t-Caiedonian.
SUICIDE OF PRESTON KING.-A dispatch from
Now York, dated Nov. 18th, says, that Preston
King Jumped overheard from Hoboken ferry
boat, while 10 a state Of temporary alteration Of
mind. His body has not been recovered.
A little boy and girl saw gentleman answer
ing TO the description Of Preston King jump over
board from one Of the Hoboken ferry boats, Mon
day mornng
An alarm was given and the boat stopped, but
the body was not seen by any one on board. BY
all parties this story is strongly confirmed. Mr.
King has been much perpexed ever since his ap-
pointment over aHAIs at the Custom House, when
weighed heavily upon his mind and undoubtedly
eliminated in his death. Mr, King was bache'
lor,
John lIoppy of the Nashville Banner, gives
the following humorous description of his jour
neyinga after pardon "Had personal inter
view with the ohell magistrate, and asked him
for a small pardon it he had any lett. Ohiei
magistrate wanted to know what position held
in the rebel army. The answer was faint, some-
what hesi,ating, and little shaky. was a
quartImaser. Chief magistrate chuckled anu
turned hs head to conceal sardonlc smile
" My ancient ard venerable friend, II you THINK
that your department Of tho rebellion endang
ed The Union cause, your limo sence is pafoo"
in ii self. +"
n F. Reed OF Rutland, a well known and pop,
uar conductor for some years on the ku'lanu
and Darlington railroad, died on wednesday
morning, and was buried with Masonic honofa
on Friday.