Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-12-03
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MAINE-Full returns Of all the Representatives
chosen 20 the next Legislature have been received
They stand, wings and aboitonists 60; democrats
&c., Fourteen districts remain vacant
MASSACHUSETTS,. John P. Hale has consent
ed to delverhe first of course of lectures before an
Adelphic Union.
In relation to the health of John Quincy Adams,
the Boston Wing of yesterday, says;
"We feel authorized to say that the state of Mr..
Adams is decidedly improving His medical adviser
spoke, last evening, favorably of his recovery
than he has done at any moment before"
RHODE ISLAND-Th W. Dorr, has been
nominated by meeting in Cranston, to represent in
Congress the Western district of this state
NEW YORK.-Chares Thomas, the negro con-
victed of the murder of Ford was executed at New
York on Friday afternoon, at quarter before two
o'clock P NJ, in the yard of the city prison, and on
the gallows prepared for The execution of Colt.
A tremendous gale was experienced on Lake Eric,
on Thursday night last by which serious loss of life
and property was sustained Accounts from Buffalo
to Monday morning, give the PARTICULARS of the loss
of several vessels one of which had four men drown
ed, that sixteen dead bodies had hoaed ashore at
Barcelona that fourteen vessels ard three steamers
were ashore between Buffalo and Cleveland, and that
the shore for miles along the lake is strcwn with fag-
ments of vessels. The wind at the time of the gale
blew hurricane from the northwest with fury sell
dom before experienced
Sixty vessels are detained in consequence of the
break in the Weand canal Fromthe present indica-
tons of the closing of the canal at early day. these
vessels, every one of which is den with wheat and
flour, will be detained all winteL
The great bulk of the business done here to-day
was at 81 per barrel for -four and 70 cents per bushel
for wheat BqOa'o Nor. "a.
PENNSYLVANIA.-Mrs. Harriet IIoyt, wife of
private James Hoyt, of Capt. Washingon's company,
left Carlisle about the middle Of August last, taking
with her child about two years of age,) with the
intention of joining her husband, who had marched to
Texas with his company. She arrived in safety at
General WOODS camp, on the 22d of September, though
part of her route was Infested by hordes of hostile
savages,
The dinner to be given to Mr.. Webster at Philadel
phia is definitely fixed for "Wednesday the second Of
December. Hon. S. Brock will preside The Hal
is to be richly decorated. The galleries will be
graced by the presence of a large number of fe
males.
MARYLAND.-We learn from the Centrevle
Queen Anne's county, Sentinel, that colored mar
belonging to the estate of the late John Sparks, dice
that place. last week. at the advanced age of u;
years.
S. CAROLINA-One hundred and fifty negroes
sold at auction in Charleston, on the llth inst
for $46,174-on average of about 1908 each Tn
plantation on which they worked sold for $780,
N. CAROLENA.-Hon George E. Badger, Secre
tary of the Navy under President HARRISON has beer
electedb by the Legislature, to be Senator of the I'm
ted States to fill the vacancy in the Senate occasion
ed by the resignation of Mr. Haywood.
Hon. Willie P. Mangum U. S. Senator from Mort
Carolina has been reelected by the Legislature G
that state for SIX years from the 4h of March next
MISSISSIPPI.-A case is now pending in whic
an attempt is made to enforce the law which require
that man shall pay the debts of each individual whor
he kills in "a duel.
ALABAMA,-Bowde Democrat, is elected t
the vacancy occasioned by the death of Felix G. Nc
Connel in the 9TH district, There were two demo
cratic candidates and one whig.
Captain James H. Deerne, the pension agent
Tuscaloosa, had deposited about $4,000 in specie, be
longing to the government in an iron chest and place
it in the store of a merchant of that city. The rot
bers, having forced the doors of this store bore o
the iron chest and appropriated the spos to their ow
use.
lLLlNOlS.-Two hunting parties recently returnc
to Peoria, after days sport. One party numberin
II, the other Is, and the game, when deposited at tn
Clinton House, counted thus-394 mallard ducks, Is
teal, l04 squirrels and rabbits, "a prairie chicken
, Ga patridges, 30 geese, brandt, 6 turkies, and
swan
WISCONSIN, David Bonham has been sentence
to death, for the murder of Henry Keene. Bonha
acted as agent for another man, who owned mill
common with Keene, and the latter was doliberate
shot down while walking away from the premises.
, IOWA.-The new capitol of Iowa occupies f
vorable site in Iowa city. 1t is built of marble, at
cost already of $4,000, and will require 800 900 mo
to finish it.
; INFLAMMATION. J. D. Bright, U. S. Senate fro
Indiana, it is lumored says the Madison Banner, HI
prottered his services to the Presdento raise reg
: ment of volunteers of which he shall be the colon
and to repair with his men to Mexico at once-resig
ing his seat in the Senate.
SSOURL-McDaniel, democrat, is elected
fill the vacancy in the Congress by small majority
r In many counties no election was held.
y ARKANSAS.-Gen Chester Ashley, dem, h
been reelected to the U. S. Senate by the Legis
turo of this state.
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