Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-11

DEATH OF NATHAN Cusn1NG.-Woodstool
mas lost another of her prominent citizen,
by the death of Nathan Cushing, ESQ. who
died suddenly on Monday morning. she o.
inst. He was well known throuobop, 81
State as one of the most enterprisng snl
successful agricalturalists in Vermont II.
leaves a second wife, the sister of JUDGE R,.
rett, son, and two married daupbters
the vile of DR.. Boynton, the present uemfa-
of the House from Woodstock, and the o,b,-
the wife Of George johnson. son OF the Is.a
Eliakim johnson and an unmarried d,n..l
ter. The Standard gives the following ..
count of Mr.. Cushing's death
He was as we'll as usual up to the very ma
ment OF his death, and bad lost none of n.
activity and energy for which he was nara5
As was mis- Gust II. he went with lis helm :,
the barns on Monday to feed his 81 ~ ~
entered at one door, and the boy who accom-
panied him went round to another entrar.e
After few minutes the boy thinking A.
Cushing long time in getting through tEs
barn, went to look for him and found him, -.
the floor. dead. His cap was on his head
showing that if he fell It could rot hav. has,
violently. His death must have been I-s-.r
taneous, as he had gone buta few stsrs after
entering the barn, and thee was no eviJ.-.a
Of even the slightest struggle
Gen. Loomis of Michigan. who died in On
insane asylum st Washington. and was Nv
led in the potter field, has at last ha5 j
decent burial with military honors m De-
troit. Funds lor the purpose were collected
IN Detroit, the body was exhumeI at Wash
ington, and after lying ten days in tie NJ
York morgue, was forwarded 10 Detroit
There was an accident on the harlem r.
tension railroad, Monday mourn- IF ~.
week, caused by a broken -aiI. bv which
five persons were slightly and Two severely
injured,
Gen. Shcrmau's report shows talt theae
tual force Of enlisted men In the army IS
1886 and 2,lU+ commissioned officers.
The combined fortunes of Ar. l;reelav-z
daughters is stated al 100000 or more
Mr.. Greeley's life was insured for @l00
600 for the benefit of the Tr1ts.s. Ass8cfs-
ton
The internal revenue receipts from Yer
mont for the year ending June 30. 1872.
were as follows: Spirits, 30 So t5bsce5.
SIo.I12; beer. s. $50; banks aud bankers.
=, g37 gas. Sl.974; income. 50. % mis-
ceIianeous, S23.035 penalties, 500; grand
total. $l5S, REFUNDED, ~2tSl- net
total, Sl55 500
Markets. From New Haven were shirrei
last week, sixty tubs butter I.l@1 pounds
poultry; 10000 dressed hogs. Butter 1ul
and lower-20 to > for winter, 80 l.r tan.
Poultry slippery; pork unchanged
From Eergenues S.ll5 pounds 4t butter
l. IU3 OF poultry, and t01r barrels pap.ai
corn. Batter came down no1c1. beng L
TO soc poultry u u 2os- cheese 80 ID 1875
eggs 30c: hay prime, Sl2 to < 70, straw
$I2 to SIS.
Mr. Sumner was seized with return j
his heart complaint while returning from 4
lecture ia Washington Tuesday evening Vt
last weeS. but Is now better Alr. SaaH-r
has expressed an earnest desire u - ez----t
hereafter from committee work
ORANGE COUNTY CoUar-Tbe Decent 5-
term Of Orange Court c)mme2l.s ID tae
I7th inst Hon. isabel Peek, T11=.lia..
assisted by Hon \. E. Kinney AID usnW.
H. Nichols The docket contains ty8 nun
dred and fifteen eases, ems aunIre1 4ri ten,
Of which are set for the jury
ConuoS SENSE FIRE ENGIzE-0ar al5e--
tisin. columns contain an advertisement It
a new fire engine. desisnat.d as above. Il,
Is the same machine that wss tested uu tie
common near the depot few weeks SINCE.
AMI which appeared 10 perform wei i'll tins
IS claimed for it, 50 far as the ts-- Il & lug.
b5Ifre OF combustible material e.. u ar-
pr9zimate to burning balIin-. Is a--