Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-07-09
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MAINE-The Legislature of Maine made another
Intellectual attempt Thursday last, to elect U. s.
Senator. The Senate adheres to Gov. Anderson, and
the House to Hannibal Hamlin.
A estate Democratic Convention" met at Portland,
on Wednesday last and nominated John w. Dana of
Fryburg, their candidate for Governor the ensuing
year.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-Th Portsmouth Factory
has commenced spinning, and is now making No. 81
yarn, number much finer than has hither to been
made in this country. 1t is intended for aconets mus
Inns, lawns, &c. The mill runs 81 900 spindles.
The earnings of the Concord Railroad for the last
year, were 1928 0O0-being 10000 more than the year
before. The expenses were Sl35,OOO, and the net
earnings $4,000, giving a dividend of ~ per cent
upon a capital of 100000.
MASSACHUSETTS, great Missionary NEE
ting was hedat Baldwin place. Boston, on Tuesday
afternoon of last week. to witness the farewell ceremo-
MES of DR.. Judson and others who are about to en-
bark for the former field of his Missionary labor. An
address was delivered by Rev. Blron Stowe, being
brief account of the RISE trials and present prospects
of the American Baptist Missionary enterprise in In
dia.
destructive fire broke out in No. q and % South
Market street, last wednesday morning. Loss $780,
900.
Benjamin Flagg, this town, was killed last Satur-
day by the Steamboat train at the crossing of the Pine
Meadow road. A certain rumseer stopped up his
ears, blinded his eyes, led him on to the track, and
held MIN there till the train passed over him. bot
tie Of rum was found in Fagg's pocket. He has left
Il wife and four children destitute. The rum-seller
made, it is supposed about toppence by his job and
will be happy to execute any similar Jobs at the same
rate.-WorceSter Citizen.
From the single town of Barre there are annually
exported 100000 palm leaf hats. These are braided
by females living within a circle of 30 miles.
Much sickness is said to prevail among the emf.
grants who have recently arrived at Boston in large
numbers.
In the town of Lynn they pay bounty on dogs. In
Haverhill they tax the ours
The amount paid by the various companies of Low
ell every month for wages is shout $4,000.
NEW YORK-.The Rochester Advertiser says
there passed down the CANAL during the twenty -four
hours ending on Saturday morning, not less than so,
900 bushels of corn an account which may serve to
give some idea Of the quantity of this article
which has sought the tide water through this avenue
since the opening Of navigation.
Mr.. Dean and several other missionaries sailed from
New York on Monday for Canton, in the ship Cohota
The Hon. A. H. Everett, Minister to China. was also
a passenger in that vessel
A feast after the primitive fashion given at Ho-
boken, on the 18th inst An OK, weighing 100 pounds
was served up whole. This immense mass was put
the spit at o'clock in the morning. and was ready
for the table 5 in the afternoon. After paying the
requisite attentions to the OK, there dance on the
green after the old English fashion.
The graduating class at West Point, this year, num-
bers 50. Of the graduates of this institution, 25 have
been killed in battle los have died in SERVICE 573 are
now in active service, and 428 have resigned and
are now illustrating the value of its scientific insruc-
tons in private life.
ILLINOIS.--Mr. Richard Eels, of Quincy, and
Abraham Smith, of Vermillion county, were nominal
ted for Governor and Lieut. Governor at late aboi-
ton State Convention at Princeton.
WISCONSIN.-A new census of Wisconsin is
low in progress of being taken, and it is estimated
that the population will be 10000, being an increase
of over 100000, in five years.
1t is stated that no fewer than "A villages have been
erected in Wisconsin within the last four years, ant
that the sites of 60 of the most ourshng villages il
the Territory were unoccupied six years ago.
IOWA-The settlement of Iowa commenced il
1888, in 1910 the population exceeded 42000 and il
l844t was $4,000 At this time it is over 100000
Number of churches in connexion with the Congrega
tcnal Associations and the Des Moins Presbytery, il
forty of which thirtyone are Congregational and MIN
t Presbyterian Five churches organized during tn
year contain seventy-six members. The number @
churches in Iowa, fosterej by the Home Missionar
Society, is now forty supplied with twenty-five OIL
dained ministers.
:, LOUISIANA young man in Leavenworth, b
the name of Fields recently shot his infrm old mott
er, to be relieved of the burden of her support He
il in Jail
N negro recently attacked at Franklin by
/ huge panther, measuring feet from the nose to tt
tip of the tail and weighing 1866 lbs. The negro w