Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-18
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CoxN.-Tho election in this State came off or
the 9th inst. The Wings have elected all the
members of Congress and nearly all the State Off
GERS
The vote for Governor stands GiIlett, Liberty,
9O6O; Baldwin, Wing, 27,O77; Tenney, Demo
crat, 2S,76l. Last year the vote was as follows:
Liberty, 1910; Whg 80, SAG; Democratic, 98, 1913.
The Liberty vote has increased 1870, Wing loss,
1919, Democratic loss, 5,212.
The Christian Freeman says
1--WE cannot yet accurately state the Liberty
Yote-hut from the returns already received, we
think it will not fall short of our vote in Novem-
Der, but will probably exceed it, We hoped to Ito
better-but under the circumstances, we have done
we'll We have had but litte lecuring during the
wnter-and u general thing, our organization
is far from complete These deficiencies must be
rectified before another election.
N Y.-Charles Weaver, lad Is years old, di-
cd at the New York House Of correction, a short
time since, from the too free use of tobacco.
In Brooklyn the Democrats have Elected their
Mayor, and have a small majority in the city coun
Gil.
In Albany, Democratic Mayor, John X. Paige,
was elected by 81 majority The city council
stands / / Wings to Democrats. The N. Y city
election resulted in the choice of Huvermeyer,
Democrat, for Mayor, He had 94,206; Seldeu,
Wing, $780, Harper, Native, l7549. So the
Wings are the Sd party
John DeGraf, Democrat, has been elected May
or of Schenectady.
to- Green peas were sold in New York market,
ON Tuesday, from Ulster Co. in that State.
ERIE CANAL.-At meeting of boatman recent
! ly held at Syracuse, for the purpose of establish
ing the prices of freight and passage from the
coming season, it was resolved that the price OF
passage for the coming season, including hoard, be
l2 cents per mile, or | cent per mile without
board, and that the price of freight be Il cents pei
100 lbs. for 100 miles.-.4ibany Atla'.
There has been great spring food on Niagara
river. Within d mile of the Falls, on the 3d. the
ice was DO feet high. Every thing on the wharve,
at Queenstown and Lewiston was swept off. Al
Youngstown, all the houses near the wharves and
the steam -four mill wdre carried away. Damage
100000. On the 4th, ice and water 40 feet above
low water mark, md still rising.
L>.-Mr. Hatch, who has been on trial at New
Orleans, for the murder of jackson in ballroom
has been acquitted
Mo-The members of both Houses had meet
ing on the 10th of March, to express their gratif
+ cation at the passage of the resolutions of Congress
for thu annexation Of Texas. They passed resolu
tons approving of the resolutions, and commend
ing the wisdom, sagaciGy and firmness' Of j. H
Benton.
N 1.-The Legislature has Incorporated com
pany with capital of $50, 900 to construct Mag
netic Telegraph across the State between New
York and Philadelphia.
; ILL.-The House of Representatives by vot
of Ga TO 81, has BILL making it penitentiary of
fence for any person to advise, hnrbor, secrete o
assist any fugitive slave, OF to extend to hun eve
charity We have surely nothing to do wit
slavery in the free states.
o MIcH.-The Legislature adjourned on tho Cd,
, after a session of II weeks.
!, MIss-The Gov has appointed the Hon. ia
9 cob Thompson, to fill the vacancy in the Unite
States Senate occasloned by the resignation of tn
s Hon. Robert J. Walker
q TENN-Messrs Foster aud Brown, the two can
e didatos for Governor, have signed pleged eac
d to make sixty speeches on the day, M
n place. Where are the hearers to come from.
r N. Cat Raleigh, they have hoy, not We
i! eight years old, who weighs 1T pounds! IL
- measures fOuDu the waist AZ IlCHeS; IouHh III
J. hips Al; the thighs Is; the knees 19; neck II q
II and his height is feet I-2 inches.
KY.-EscApE OF PRIsoNERs.-Four prison
If ers escaped from the Louisville Jail OH Monda
" night week. The cunning raScaIs ook the wire
y from their wash basins, and picked the locks {
n their cells with them. After they had got outsd
they deliberately locked the cell doors, that the
. escape was not discovered until the aer con
% menced his morning round, when he discovere
~ that four of his jail birds had flown from the
| cages.
4 PA-Three hundred Doctors were sent forl
this spring from Pennsylvania Colleges and abol
as many more from New York. Surgery we thin
of is destined to hold good.
o[ The whole valuation of property in Pennsyv
o MIA for taxation, is $42oS06 $40. The whole Ia
O0ll1is 81 sos.
tie list of the public defauers for the last iftet
ID years was reported in the Legislature on Salurda
n The sums due the Commonwealth, it appear
I'd amount to $S12 200 IS; and for the recovery
ls,( $l94,246 Is, suits have been instituted.
~. ~ 05- Pittsburgh has again been visited with
h most disastrous fire. Twenty squares of the be
les part of the city, has been destroyed, incud
tic more than thousand houses; the loss of prop'
" " is estimated at $40 100000 The fire CONNER
of ed about noon aud was not stopped until five
M, the wind being high and the water scarce.