Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-03-05

The Boston Courier finds some fault with this, but
it is only bringing to a focus what the Atlas and many
other whig papers declared they would do if Texas
was annexed.
CONN.-An interesting revival is now going on in
Norwich. About 70 have recently been added to one
Of the Baptist Churches.
R. L--Wm. g. Goddard Esq, late Professor of
Bellies Lettres in Brown University, died very sudden
" a few days since, at the age Of fCy-two years.
While seated at the dinner table with his family he
was surprised with sensations of intense sufocaton
in the throat and in few moments his life was at an
end. 1t was subsequently discovered that piece of
meat had lodged in his wndppe.
A Democratic State Convention assembled at Prov
idence on the 18th INST, and nominated the following
Restoration and Reform ticket For Gov Charles
Jackson of Providence for Lieut. Gov Jesse L. Moss,
of Westerly; for Secretary Of State, ASA Potter Of
South Kingston, Gov. Jackson is awell-known whig.
The platform of union is opposition to the CLAW and
Order" organization.
! N ia lawyer in Bedford, has prosecuted the
towps in Hillsborough CO, to the amount of about
twenty thousand dollars for not erecting guide boards
at the corners of the roads.
The wife Of Paul ]. Wheeler Esq. at Croydon, was
50 badly burned on the 9th of February by her clothes
taking fire from stove that she died in two days after
wards.
An Incorporate man by the name of Henderson, off
Rochester, was recently found frozen to death, near
that village. He had been into the village with load
Of wood which he sold to tavern keeper by the name
Of Dodge. After drinking freely, he started for home
with his team, and was found dead the next morning,
about mile from Rochester village. Will this rum
seller be held guiltlcss in the court of Heaven?
KY.-Thc largest band of countereiters and horse
thyes known in the U. s. was recently broken up
in Larue eight or ten have been caught They are
said to number 30 or 40 in Laruo, and the gang ex
tends as far South as Nashville.
| The law of Kentucky, as it now stands, prohibits
the Importation into the State of slaves from other
States, as merchandise. Attempts have been made
unnecessarily for several years back to repeal this
law, i. the present session of the Legislature, the
attempt was renewed, but again voted down.
AI.-During thunder storm at Mobile, ont the 18Th
inst, the dwelling of Mr.. D. w. Goodman was struck
by lightning, and his daughter Caroline, sixteen years
of age, instantly killed. The electric fluid descended
the chimney, and passing the room over Mrs.
Henry Sampson and her infant child, who were sleep
ing in the same bed with Miss g., lodged in the Vi
tails Of the Young lady, instantly eXngushng her life.
Mrs. Sampson was so pGralysed that she was unable
to speak or moye although the bed was or fire and
but for the timely assistance of Mr. Hemphll a rea-
tive of the deceased who burst into the and
cucd her from her perilous situation she too, with her
infant, must have perished Both are recovering from
the shock
At Mobile, on the 4th, Peach trees having South
ern exposure were already in full bloom.
n. Y.-FNe large brick stores, situated River st.
Troy, burned tho o5tl inst. Tl5 estimated
value of the property about $50,000 which was
chiefly insured, Much flour and grain was destroyed,
for which traffic the stores were occupied.
Gerrt Smith, Esq Of Peterboro, Madison CO., has
advertised, in L pamphlet, nearly three fourths Of
million acres of and-lyng in this State, the great
er part to be sold at public auction
The~New York Sun says there are in that city ten
thousand public places at which sold Intoxicating
drinks and that each place receives, an everage
three dollars a day. which makes thirty thousand dol
lars spent for and other Intoxicating drinks every
day, in this city; which wonld amount to over nine
millions Of dollars year.
The city authorities Of Brooklyn, have passed res
oluton to procure fire bell which will weigh about
1000 pounds, and cost, when placed in the belfy at
the junction Of Fulton and Court street, $l200 IT
intended that when rung in case of fire, it will be
heard four miles distant
The amount of next years tax for this city, is est
mated at 90 36273l 49, being 98 cents on every hun
dred dollars of real and personal estate in the city, as
returned by the assessors.
The trial of Wyatt, the man who stabbed fellow
convict in the Auburn prison, which occupied several
days. and excited general interest resulted in the dis
agreement of the jury There were five for acqu:ta
1t understood natthey based their decision upon the
convicts supposed insanity
The Brooklyn Star reports the snow drifts in many
places between that cirv and the narrows, be twen-
ty feet in depth!
D PA.-The steamboat South America at Pittsbmgh
on Friday has taken ifty-two large sized cannons on
board, to be landed at Baton Rouge, above New Or
leans.
The borough of Milton, has been much excited by
the appearance of four negroes hanicufed, driven
through the streets by three men on horseback one
carrying rife and tomahawk. They were rlnaways
from Maryland. They were taken in Monteursvllc
Lycoming CO., and were brought to Milton, where the
persons having them in their charge were arrested as
kidnappors and taken before Justice Mackcy. After
. hearing they were committed to Jail to answer the
charge, and the negroes ordered to be set at liberty
which for some cause Or other was not DONE The nc
groes were also arrested charge of theft, and ta-
ken before Justice Whceand, who after giving them
hearing, committed them TO Jail. The negroes and
negro catchers wGsslI lodged in jail at Sunbury the
same day, where. remain until the mater is in
yestgated
According to INSTRUMENTATION of the Legislative
committee, NLcCook has been arrested and bound in
$1,000 to take his trial for attempting to brbe men,
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