Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-10-22
Dom estic Compend.

MALNE.-A destructive hTe occurred IN WaldoDo-
ro on Saturday afternoon, accustomed by boys who
were playing in barn Most Of the stores in the
town we're burned, and a number of dwelling houses
about thirty buildings in all. Loss, $4,000.
We are informed that the drought is very severe :
The wells are very generally dry, and water is brought
to the town from neghborng ponds and sold as high
as FIVE cents bucket
Three prisoners confined in Jail in Augusta, on
charge of forgery escaped Monday morning of last
week.
NEW HANPSHIRE.-Th Thanksgiving is appointed
on Thursday, Nov. 26.
05sN. P. Rogers, the well known editor of The
Herald of Freedom, died at his residence in Concord
on Friday afternoon Oct 10th. His sufFerings during
his illness were intense.
MASSACHUSETTS, Sixty five students gradu-
ated at the law school at the recent commencement
Quaker family named Chase, in Yarmouth, Mass.
claim to be the heirs of the Townley estate in Eng
land, which is valued at 50 million pounds sterling.
The Quincy quarries employ, it is said over 1900
men in getting out and dressing granite for the various
building purposes in which it is employed
Otto Sutor, the man who attempted to murder the
cashier of the Lancaster bank, sentenced in the
court of common pleas at Worcester, to days soa-
ry confinement and 10 years hard labor in the State
prison.
One share of the Boston Bee, lone SEVENTH sold,
the other day for $4,000.
The city authorities of Boston have just sent back
by ship Joshua Bates, some 20 or so Irish paupers
who have been sent out here, probably from pauper
houses in ireland.
The Barnstable Patriot says that 'two men belong
ing in Nantucket, discovered on the shores of that
Island few days since, after unusually low ebb
tide casE the head appearing little above the wa
ter, and which they found extracting from its bed,
to contain 5000 Spanish dollars It is thought to be
part of the cargo of brig wrecked on that coast more
than Is years ago"
CONNECTICUT. Two men, Hocomb of CRANKY,
and Olcot of Hartford, having had difficulty,
paired to room by themselves in the United States
hotel, on Wednesday of last week, essayng to effect
settlement of their difficulties. Shortly fer, re-
port of pistol was heard in the room, which drew to
it the inmates of the house, when they found both ly
! ing on the floor nearly dead. 1t is supposed that
Holcomb first shot Olcott and then himself
NEW YORK-A large panther recently shot
near the village of Johnstown.
Gov. Wright allowed attorney John Van Buren, 50
dollars day for his attendance and services at Au-
n burn.
"Received by lightning and printed by steam" is
the stereoyped head of the teegraphic news in the
Buffalo Courier
d Charles Thomas black man, found guilty of the
: murder of Henry Fordn New York, has been sentenc-
ed to be hung on Friday the Goth of Nov next
is MARYLAND.-Tha Thanksgiving, Nov 26.
q MICHIGAN The Governor has appointed the 26tf
l. of November a day of Public Thanksgiving.
. OHIO..-The journeymen taors in Cincinnati were
strike last week for higher wages when their EN-
Y ployers had them arrested for conspiracy
= ILLINOIS.-The population of Illinois has increas
1t ed sixty per cent in six years past.
It GEORGIA-The election returns as yet leave it un
certain whether the Congressional delegation is aga
equally divided each side-as it did two years az,
or whether the Democrats will have of the 8, a
r in the present Congress.
l. PENNSYLVANIA.-Th returns of the election
thus far received promise extremely favorable for the
Wings, who have gained three or four Congressman
RS some eight or ten Assemblymen, and largely on tn
e popular VOTE The Wings entertain strong hopes O
~ having secured majority in the Legislature and tn
Canal Commissioner-in short, of having revolution
p ised the State, on the strength Of the Tariff:
tie TENNESSEE the 10Th ult, in Overton Co
Il brute in human form, named Edward ONie murder
b. ed his wife, and five children set his house on fire. an
of then committed suicide throwing himself upon the hol
a rid pile of murdered victims
e. KENTUCKY.-An anti-savery society has bee
got up in Lewis County, and it is said societies will
ro formed in some of the adjoining counties.
b. MISSOURI.-One Spectator in Missouri is said
or have cleared $4,000 in 80 days in buying oxen for tn
81 Government Uncle Sam bleeds for the war, and fe
be but the spectators derive any profit by it
WISCONSIN.-A valuable bed of iron ore has bee
u discovered in Dodge County. When analysed it wa
found to yield 80 per cent. The depose in the mir
IS is said to be about 80 feet thick Its length ar
If breadth has not been ascertaned
&c. OREGON-The portion of Oregon that belongs
ay the United States is said to contain 100000 squa
on miles, which is more than six times the supercies
the State of New York.
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