Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-05-14
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MAss.-A Mr.. Barrow, Of Northampton, attempted
to kill his wife on Sunday. He knocked her skull III
with a hammer. 1t is not known whether she will live
He Immediately attempted to drown himself, but was
rescued, and taken to Jail. On Monday morning he
hung himself in his cell with one of his suspenders.
The whole number of railroad trains leaving Boston
daily, is about ninety, for some twenty-five different
stations. About one every ter minutes, for sixteen
and a half hours each day.
Hon. Edward Everett was inaugurated as president
Of Harvard University on Thursday last. Gov. Briggs
delivered to him the charter, seal and keys of the in
%stitution, and formally introduced hin to his Office
President Everett delivered an inaugural address in
the v%ernacular tongue. When the public ceremonies
were closed, a company of about six hundred dined
together at Harvard Hall; and after the dinner ad-
dresses were made by President Everett, Ev-Presidcnt
Quincy, Mr.. Webster and others.
Counterfeit SIS on the State Bank, Boston, arc in
circulation.
CoNN.-The Legislature met at Hartford on the 9th
inst, S. D, Ingham, was chosen President of the Sen
ate, c.. W.. Beardsly, Speaker of the House, both DEM
Toucey & Billings the (dem) candidates were chosen
for Gov, and Lieut.. Gov. 1874 to III.
R. 1.-The Legislature assembled on the 5th inst
Byron Diman, the Law and Order candidate was elect
ed, by 81 to 30. Isaac Harris was chosen Lieut.. Gov
by the same majority.
N. VA slip from the office of the Rochester
Democrat announces the destruction, by fire, of the
stone building occupied by that Office, with the presses
and other furniture of the Office. Part of the type
was saved. Sundry other tenants of the same build
ing were burnt out.
At the late election of delegates to revise the con
%stitution, out of 1913, the Democrats have 76, Wing;
As, Anti-Renters 7.
The pin mandatory of Chichester, Sedwick, & Co
Poughkeepsle, has a machine that will turn out two
hundred and fifty pins a minute and they also have a
machine by which a boy can box 1900 small boxes
leach box contoing $50 pins in a day. Their sticking
machine will stick 30 rows a minute.
There are more than $4,000 seamstressos working
and living at 10 10 cents per day in New York.
The Trinity Church clock weighs over 1000 lbs
its frame, of iron, is 10 #, long its pendulum 20 #.
long, with a ball Of 200 lbs. weight attached, making
"a vibrations in a minute. The weights are 1000, 700,
and 500 lbs. in weight,-the hours and quarters to be
chimed. Its place in the tower is 40 feet above the
clock-face in the tower, and it is to run 8 days, and
may be wound up without checking the working. 1t
has cost the maker, Mr.. Rogers, II months to make it,
and its cos. is over $4,000.
Three thousand rumsellers in New York boast that
they can control any election in that city.
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bought a spool of thread-which the shopkeeper sent
home in a hand-cart at her expense.
Miss Lille and Mr.. Hall, whose application for di-
vorce has occupied much OF the time of the Legisla-
ture, were married last evening in the South Pearl st.
Baptist Church,
As a party of young ladies were taking a walk for
the purpose of viewing the falls, near Watertown, one
of the number, named Frances Reed, an adopted
daughter of Mr.. Peter tTowk, of that town, having
ventured too near the edge, became dizzy, il is suppos-
ed, and falling over the steep embankment, was instant
ly hurried away by the current and drowned. The
body had not been recovered at last accounts.
A woman, who has left two orphan children, killed
herself on Friday week, near Albany, while partially
intoxicated.
The whole expense incurred by the State of New
York in the %antirent rebellion amounts to $123,42l,
SO.
Flour has again declined. There were sales of a
bout 1900 brls Howard stree brands at S4,25, a de.
cline of 25cts per brl. ON previous sales.
N. 1.-THE SPLENDID hotel at Morristown, known
as the New Jersey Hotel, and owned by Mr.. Gibbon
was burned to the ground last night The loss vii
not fall short of 100000,