Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-09

SINGULAR ESCArE.-A railroad accident
at the bridge at Lake Roland, Md, Nov.
3Oth. was a singular aff:,ir, such as by the
law of chance is not likely to occur again
in Il century. Two trains from opposite
directions happened to reach the bridge at
exactly the same moment. The engine of
each had safely crossed, when the bridge,
which was SO feet long, suddenly sank be-
meath the combined weight of the trains,
letting the haggage-car of each down into
the river below, which at the point is from
20 to so feet deep. Singularlv, both en-
zines remained on either side of the chasm, |
and so did the passenger cars; the tenders
and .moking-cars of each train hanging
suspended respectively on the opposite
sides of the opening, the baggage car of
each being entirely submerged in the
stream. Tine trains thus had somewhat
the appearance Of suspended bridge Mr..
Cton, a young farmer residing near Cock
eyville, who was going on 4 cunning expe
! dition. was in one of the baggage cars
with his dog. When the crash came, his
gun explored, the load entering his neck,
head and shoulders and stomach, and man
Cling him fearfully. He WIS killed instant
~. George WeSner, another passenger,
had his leg lacerated frightfully and his
abdomen torn open. Samuel Harris. the
conductor of the northern train. was bad
~ hurt, and John Purdv, the engineer of
| the southern train, was badly bruised.
Several tother passengers We're more or
| less injured. Had the passenger cars gone
down the loss oflife would have been fri ght
tul.
The Democratic victory in Indiana is
Significantly followed by Il decision of the
Supreme Court of the State to the effect
that colored children are not emitted to
admission into the common schools which
are provided for the education of white
children" yThe court claims that when
the school laws now in force were estab-
l,hed. the coloreI people occupied IN al
together different status from the present.
and that the change in their condition or
in public sentiment does not justify any
different construction of the constitution
from that intended by its trainers. This
decision is fairly in the face of the four
teenth amendment. and of that clause of
The constitution which expressly declares
that no state shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or
mmunitieS ofciHZcns ofthc Cnitcd States
The Indiana BourbonS have a lesson to
learn, and Congress should see that it IS
learned thoroughly Boston Gl0be,
rorr-LArIoN OF MIcIIIGAN.-Full otlcia
returns of the population of this state for
1874, excepting the township of Cascvillc,
in Huron county, the First ward in the city
of Monroe, and three islands in Manitou
county, have been returned To the Secretary
Of State Estimating the unrcported in
habitantS upon the basis of the figures OF
1874. there should be added 2,G97, making
the total population ,336, sos This shows
: an increase since 1870 of l52,:,26, being
ia per cent. Daring the ten years since
1864 the increase of population is j:i3, o63
= or Co.'S per cent This census is taken by
Y the State but is supposed To be Just about
, rs accurate Is the United States returns OF
0 lS1o The Michigan people are opening
: their ewes very wide because they find tn,
=. population in the older agricultural dis
tricts at a stand still They will get use,
to more of the same sort in time
c TEAIE FAILrN TuEorGu,-Th long
talked of sale of the Vermont AMI Cuna'l:
Railroad to the Central Vermont tinall,
~. fill through last week in Boston. ltap
{ pears that the former road conclu led no
r to sell on the terms that had been cmbodic'
in the contract that has long been read,
for SIGNATURE. The Ground taken Lv TIN
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VA
= not >'ltIE convey uiI''i me "l"tI- OF INC
. court. They hold 70 the priority Of thci
=, present lien and claim To- fear they woul,
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u OF the Central.
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y, Admiral Nor'rn. who commanded tn
~ Monitor III her famous hight with the Mer
rlmlc, lntcni> 10 petition Congress on be
/ for bounty to ,I's extent 81 me estimate
NaIu' "l lnc M'IIlilil'. me case Is ""l
= SIDE IN" regular bounty ana HrlZ' laws
,c anu Is eNE''ll'h1!' II%e tii'tI "i tle hrtI
70 sarge "hIIh N.>'I"E'u tle tAl't' una I"
"a "hieha Hl'cia. 'tt Oh Congress li''d To .
at passed ne Nel.ilii'e WI: i''1''lIr >"h
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ts DR.. George Nj. Beard, VIII" made such
rs failure IN his attempt III New Haven
Sc expose D. H. Brown the "mlnd reader
n As an arrant humbu-, Tor which ne W;
Is severely critlclSed 10y the HH"I"h"", h;
r. instituted 4 libel SUIT against that papr
i claiming $4,000 damages. The doct'
Y doesn't forget TO putt himself. OF thro
of his usual amount OF rh"tor!r even IN II