Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-06-13

N H.-,Suicide for LOUe--A Miss Burt, of
Francona, having received letter of dismissal
from her lover, she was driven to despair by his
perfdy She took the letter and pen knife,
went to the place where the late Mr.. Parker
was murdered, hung her bonnet on the stake,
placed the opened letter on the ground, took the
knife and cut her throat.
On examination her wound appeared but
slight.
The % of Sept is the day appointed for all
other trial to elect a member to Congress
GONNA discovery in the manufacture of
iron, by which saving of thrty-three per cent
is made in turning out bar iron from the ore,
has been perfected by citizen of New Haven
Phillip S. Galpin (Whig) has been elected
Mayor of New-Haven
John Breed, (Whig) was on Monday elected
Mayor of Norwich
bill has finally passed the House, by a
large majority, prohibiting all persons, except
taverners, selling spirituous liquors to be drunk
on the permissible penalty not being less than
$I0 or more than 100, for every offence.
MD-Fgh Nth SIaveS-Ten fugitive slaves
were last week attacked by party of nine white
men, accompanied by the Sheriff of Washington
Co., for the purpose of recapturing them. The
negroes fought bravely, and inflicted some severe
wounds upon their assaiIants Three of them
were finally captured, and the remaining eff
fected their escape The heroes deserve the
liberty which they so bravey maintained.
IND.-A boy 10 years old, has been sen
fenced to the state prison for two years, at New
Albany, for shooting another boy
A slave case was decided at Indianapolis, the
22d ult by Judge Mclean, of the u S. Court
which settled the point, that slaves brought into
free State by their owner, he becoming resi-
dent or citizen thereof, and using them as hi
servants, are free, and any subsequent sales o
them into a slave holding State is void; and il
the event of their escaping afterwards to fre'
State, they cannot be recaptured as slaves
KY-Mr. Christopher, an overseer for Mr.
Jacob Hughes, of Fayette Co., was killed b
lightning on Wednesday evening last, during thu
shower Of rain on that evening. He had takel
shelter in field on the Winchester Turnpike
: with several negroes belonging to Mr.. Hughes
and was killed Instantly. The negroes wher
all more or less stunned, but none of them kill
ed
c. M. Clays paper will commence the Is
of July.
Kentucky has gross population of 800, OOC
r of which only 81 ,495 are shareholders; one i
; twenty-five STAKEHOLDER.
Ill The Murderers of the Mormon Propht
and his brother, we're arragned for trial in tn
f Hancock County, Qllinois) Court, 10Th ult, an
:, gave bail for their appearance on the 2lst. Vel
few Mormons attended the Court
LA. ELwoRrH, the pedestrian who has eng
y ged to walk 900 miles in l 900 consecuti,
h hours, Zone mile in each hour) at New-Orean
y had accomplished his 720th mile on the 9th.
W. r. A plan is on foot to build aplank no;
y from Milwaukee, westward. The experiment
IS plank roads has been tried in Canada, and four
l. to work we'll There are more than 100 miles
1t operation and several other roads are now in pr
cess of construction, chiefly dverging from Lo
n don, and passing through a level country, rangiI
W from $50 to 200 feet above Lake Erie, and fl
re wet and difficult of draining These roads &C
about $500 dollars mile.
,e There has been great riot at Milwaukee.