Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-01-29

ILL-The population now amounts to 100000
nearly equal to the Old Bay State.
A farmer recently drove his hogs to the Alton Mar
ket, for which he received in cash $9OO,-and another
received $4,000.
PA.-The Senate has passed resolutions instructing
their delegation in congress to sustain the tariff
We have just heard that the mines at Carbonate,
fell in to-day at 10 A. M, burying, report says, a great
many men. 1t appears that while the miners were
engaged in their labor, from four to six acres sudden
ly caved in upon those in the mine, literally burying
them alive. 1t was supposed that from fifteen to thirty
were in the mines at the time of the dreadful calamity.
AT Pittsburgh on Monday evening of last week, the
lectures of Abby Kelly and Stephen Foster temina-
ted in general row. Mr.. Joe Barker undertook to
talk to Foster, and was put down. The lights in the
house were then blown out and the mob smashed the
windows, and committed other Violence.
A serious fire has occurred at Philadelphia. Loss
estimated at 100000.
MI. Mcclure, late Sec. Of State, was lately killed at
Pittsburgh by falling down stairs.
The exports of flour from Philadelphia for the past
week, was over $4,000 barrels.
FLA.--A negro thief, named Yeoman, was recently
arrested and hung by the %populace.
A blazing Meteor, "as large as a barrel" traversed
through 300 miles of atmosphere in Georgia, and on
the borders of Florida, on Sunday, 21st Dec, and ex-
ploded with u tremendous noise, shaking the earth for
a great distance.
Wa roquisition has been made by the authori-
+ioc of Dor1yorebr~-L E., ON .I.,1 e .u. -I..l. l.
been granted, in consequence of a threat by the cii-
zens of Ohio to forcibly liberate their brethren impris-
oned at Psrkersburgh, on a charge of aiding slaves
to escape.
Land can be purchased on James River, withinsi sight
Of Richmond, from SO to Is per acre, with improve
monts. Slavery will yet reduce the whole territory it
covers to the price and quality of wild lands.
TENY.-The amount of money for the Equestrian
Statue of Gen. jackson reaches &3,284 90. Gov.
Morton, of Mass, gives 500 90.
There are fifty factories in Tenn. which consume
annually 10000 bales of cotton.
w. 1.-THE Milwaukee Sentinel estimates that
fifty vessels have been wrecked upon the Lakes the
past season, and that nearly 100 lives have been lost.
The whole value of our Lake Commerce is estimated
at one hundred millions of dollars.
Mo.-The beavers in the Missouri have raised their
dams several feet higher than usual, which leads many
to fear that a flood is approaching.
Ky. 200 of the 285 medical students at
Louisville have signed the abstinence pledge.
A young man by the name of Orrin was muir
dered at Lexington, KY, a few days since, by a
man named Shelby, son of Governor Shelby.
Mp. The "Maryland Print Works. turn out
$4,000 yds. of goods daily.
duel has been fought about the Oregon ter
ritory-nobody hurt.
Ono. Samuel Lewis was nominated as the
Liberty candidate for Governor by the State
convention holden at Columbus ON the Both
and 3lst ult, 1t is an excellent nomination.
The convention was large and enthusiastic.
A Cincinnati paper says that an extra train of
cars on the Little Miami Rlilrold brought re-
Gently one thoa5lnl live ho1s TO TINT city.
LA correspondent of the Atlas dated at
New Orleans, Jan. 3, says, that TirreII, who
was arrested here on suspicion Of having muir
dered Maria A. Bickford, in your city, has
written u letter to the editors of the picayune,
denying that he ever attempted to commit sui
eide, or that he has any intention to do so, pro-
testing his innocence Of the charge brought
against him, and asking fN suspension of pub
lie opinion.