Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
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N Y.-The grand jury of the circuit court have
found true bill of indictment against VIM Bur-
nett, pilot of the steamer Swallow. He is admit |
ted to bail in the sum OF 100000.
Efforts are making to raise the Swallow.
The Legislature has rejected the bill for the
suppression of RIGHTEOUSNESS, IS to 43.
he bill for Il convention to revise the consttu
ton has passed SO to 49, All the wings but two
voting for it. The delegates to be chosen on
the last Tuesday in April 1916.
The anti renters throughout the State are deter
mined upon political organization, and are prepar
ing for full campaign. They nave established II
paper Mt Albany.
OF the fifty-nine counties Of New York town
election returns have been received from forty
one. They show the election of S0l wings, 294
democrats 10 Liberty Wing majority 3d. Same
towns last year gave denl. maj. of SO. Wing
net gain lao
Gerritt Smith is afflicted with disease of the
eyes which threatens blindness.
The Bowery Theatre, N. Y. city, was burnt on
Friday evening This is the fourth time of its
being burnt; probably will not be rebuilt ever
been Improbable property to the owners.
The fires in l.. l. woods last week extended o.
yer $4,000 acres. Damages estimated at $780,
O00
PA.-It is stated in the Philadelphia Spirit of
the Times, that the amount of robberles perpetrat
Ell III lnhl Guy uuTUB tI6 DHSl year IS HcuIy
900, mostly committed in broad day.
Goods to the amount Of 100000 were stolen at
the late fire in Pittsburgh.
Contracts have been made for the immediate G.
recon of ninety new buildings in the burnt dis
trict in Pittsburgh,
Large sums of money have been contributed at
Boston, N. Y. and various other Places for the
sufferers by the Pittsburgh fire.
OHIo.--A special census of the colored popula-
rim in Cincinnati shows the whole numbpr IN he
2,049. Number who belong to Temperance soc-
cites, 509 to churches 1000 and 500 have been
slaves, for whose redemption there have been
paid, chiefly by themselves, the sum of $l56,05
They hold property in the city TO the amount of
$l5S 100 They have five churches, three literary
societies and three schools.
MICH-There was great fire at Detroit goth
March, in which about 90 buildings were consum-
ed, including Presbyterian Westinghouse, which
cost not less than SIS 900. Whole loss $4,000
IowA-Iowa has rejected her State constitution
by about $500 ma jority. She will remain terri
tory until she can secure the Missouri river as her
western boundary.
WIscoNsIN.-In Prairieville, the Liberty vote
was 119-last fall, 60 Both The other parties IT,
nted against the Liberty party, and succeeded by
a majority offrom IL to Is.
In Pewaukie, both the slavery parties combined
part Of each ticket was elected On chairman
lnC buCI W NOtC was ''-SidfClJ NOtC ~
MIssoURl-There will be State Convention
f in August, next, for amending the constitution
+ According to the census of 1874 there are in The
+ State 5ll ,9S7; Of whom only GS GAG can read nnt
= write. Surely the constitution needs mending
O Susan Reed has been found guilty, before thu
: criminal court of abductng slaves. The jury lief
e the punishment to the discretion Of the judge
Two years in the pcnitentlary is the least term Il
which the sentence can be reduced.
: N. C.-Henry Smith, of Duplin CO. attempted
y to whip two of his negroes. Next day he starte
o to procure help to finish the Job was waylad b.
u the negroes and murdered. The negroes hav
= been committed to Jail.
. The Raleigh Register says that the late sever
=, frost has bghed every thing in garden aud orch
, " ard and utterly destroyed all hope of fruit thi
= season,
l. MD.-Rev. Griffith, one of the oldest an
: worthiest Methodist preachers in Maryland, atel
r. went to a camp meeting in Virginia, where h
was insuIted on account of his supposed abolition
ism and was obliged to leave the ground to avoi
- danger aud riot. What good christians slnveholt
N ers are.
;" Va,-A disease very much like the black tongu
~ is raging near Richmond
VI There has been great row at the Universit
= ~ of Va. The students have mostly left, and I'll
No faculty, it is understood, win resign, and the co
~ ege, for the present. will be broken up.
Az ME.-The second trial to elect mayor of Por
et land resulted in the election Of f. Greeley, WIFI
r. the present incumbent by sos maj.
lg N. H.-John P Hale is going TO take the stun
ly and advocate his own election. A new paper is
Sc he established nj Manchester to advocate h
II cause
Gr MAss.-The authorities of Lowell have pu
chased 81 acres of land for public park, at co
an of $4,000.
&C Q140 DWELLING houses have heeu ererted in RI
ny ton during the past year.