Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-10
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TIE Army.-A bill before Congress- cuts off all
extra pay and abolshes corporal punishment, but
for desertion, imposes hard labor from l to
years.
The office seekers are said to press President
Polk numerically. No question of it. But we
are told by some ofhis friends, that he has adopt
ed the rule to give none Office who seek it. Jude
us credut Apela.'
Fruit is scarce and dear in the West this season,
in consequence ola disease in frLit trees some what
resembling that in the potatoes. 1t has been espe-
ciay destructive in Indiana, Ohio and Mi chigau.
In some cases it has swept entire collections-in
others half the orchard-blighting both old and
young trees, seedlings well as gratis and in eve
ry variety of soil--whe, in some cases, nothing
was done to arrest the destroyer, because of a
conflict of opinion, whether it was insect or off
an atmospheric or chemical nature.
Professor E. ny is again to take the weather in
hand. Hope he will not make it worse and we
don't think he will make it any better.
Human Equality.-S Carolina Furnishes with
} a fine of $3.50, the man that kills negro; but for
stealing negro two men were sentenced to the
gaIIows!
Tickets for the Polk Inauguration Ball cost on
; Iy $l4.
The third trial to elect Mayor in Boston has
l failed.
= President Polk will be at Washington on the
Il goth ofFebruary.
d Indiana The election of u. S. Senator is post
. poned. Wabash College has IS students. num-
+ Der of deaths have occurred at Gibson from the
}. black tongue. One of the county clerks has had
the decency to return the Liberty vote under the
e head of nigger vote.' His patriotism is doubtless
l. skin deep.
I'd WnOis.-The Legislature has voted to ask the
,r Governor and Judges of the Supreme court to re-
,r duce their salaries 25 per cent The salary of the
he Governor is $4,000 with house belonging to the
State, that of the Judges 1880 each-they per
# form circuit duties, holding Supreme court and act
ing as council of revision over the acts of the Leg
in isature The salaries are secured against change
ct by the Constitution, committee has been ap
u pointed to take Mr., Dorr and the New Hampshire
he Constitution in hand C. H. Chapman convicte,
ng of perjury, in going into Bankruptcy.
Is The Legislature has elected Mr.. Semple U. S
Senator vice McRoberts deceased, and have vot
IRE ed los to to repeal the Mormon charters 9Th
les Daily News is new Liberty paper just starte
ct. at Chcago-the 4th daily Liberty paper in the [
nd S.-a fine omen for Illinois. Rev. Mr. Sturevar
has been elected President of the State Colleg,
The vice President Beecher resigned.
in .Missomi-The Legislature has passed JOIN
all resolution to loan brass field pieces and oht
the arms to some Oregon emgrans. man (?) net
on Churchville, beat a slave to death lately The le
ere islature has voted that it has no power to gra
divorces.
yer .AIabama-The Legislature has passed b
ers emancipating a creole slave. Better than not
ing.
DR.. Nep YOrk.-The anti-rent troubles increas
pie, Startling developments are made-the militia
fare called out-the Governor is charged with acti
snts sympathy for the rebels.
ant. .Maine.-The Legislature just met. MIR. Eva
is about to retire from the U. S. Senate. The SIN
1t pox has broke out at Madawaska. State Libel
of convention 21st inst.
Au- Ne1o Hampshire.-The Legislature has CLOSED
Fz SO days sesson-they have passed 80 acts, a
bic, have thrust ant-slavery petitions under the tab
Voted ITO to As to sympathise with Dorr, and
long to lO7 NOT to sympathise with Capt Walk
ern- Consistency thou art ewelp The Legislatl
passed resolution in favor of the annexation
9 by Texas