Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-23
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the following postscript: "More than fifty conversions
are reported at Fayette and blessed revival is now
progressing in the Baptist church in Greene. Pros
poets are Frightening in various churches hereabouts
Murder at Bangor.-A widow by the name of En-
merson between go and 20 years of age, was found
murdered in her own house Tuesday last while her
son was absent. man by the name of Cheney has
been arrested as the supposed murderer and lodged
in Jail
CoNN.-Presdent Day of Yale College, has signi-
fled his intention of resgning at the close of the pres
ent Collegiate year.
The final result of the election, is that the Demo
Gratis have majority of in the Senate and in the
House they have Ia members and the wings l07.
Maria Louisa Wheeler, aged IL years, an interesting
daughter of Albert Wheeler, of Litchfeld, was so
shockingy burnt by her clothes taking fire as to cause
her death.
MAss.-The citizens of Boston have voted to &C
cept the late Act of the Legislature "o supply the
city with pure water" Yeas 1857, Nays 34S.
The Legislature, after protracted session of 100
days, was prorogued by His Excellency Governor
Briggs at 90 minutes before II O'clock on Thursday
night, to the Tuesday next preceding the first
Wednesday in January, 1S47. The Legislature du-
ring this session. have passed two hundred and seventy
bills, and one hundred and forty resolves all
of which received the approval of the Governor.
Ethan Standish, stage driver in Plymouth has a
prospect of coming in for SHARE or the whole, of the
great property in England, belonging to the heirs Of
the famous Puritan, Captain Miles Standish,
The bill for the abolition of capital punishment,
has been rejected in the Senate by vote of II to 49,
Four members absent.
John ]. Clark, has been chosen mayor of Roxbury.
Howard g. Lathrop, extensive Paper Manufacturers
at South Hadley Canal, have gone into insolvency.
Their liabilities are understood to be over 100000
DR.. Woodland of the State Lunatic Asylum, has re-
signed his charge.
Mr. James D. Green, the whig candidate, has been
elected Mayor of the city of Cambridge.
N. Holm Foster, Esq, of Warner, in attempting,
as is supposed, to cross mill pond on plank, was
drawn into the fume and drowned, on Monday last
N. Y.-The election of city officers occurred on
Tuesday in New York and Brooklyn; and in the for
city resulted in the choice of Andrew H. Mickle,
Dem to the office of Mayor, by plurality over Rob
er Taylor Wing, of over 5000. The Native Amer
leans have not plurality in single Ward. They
had however aggregate of 5000 or 5000 votes pol
led is about $4,000 A year ago. 1880 Havemeyers
plurality over Harper was then $500. Democratic
vote 24,3O7, Native do. l7,485, Wing 1892
The wings have elected their candidates for COM
mon council, IN the Bird and 18th wards only; in all
the rest the Democratic candidates are elected.
BRookLYN.-Francis B. Stryker, the whig candid
ate for mayor is elected by majority of about 800.
The question is again agitated of removing the cap
tal of the State of New York from Albany to some
more central point. A bill has been reported by Sc
ect committee of the Legislature, which provides for
submitting the question to the peope-confning their
choice, however, to two places; Utica and Syracuse.
The trial of William Burnet, pilot of the steamboat
Swallow, which was lost on the Hudson last year. for
manslaughter in causing the loss of life that then &C.
cured, resulted on Monday ina verdict of "not guilty"
The dwelling house of Timothy Leonard, near the
old Dyer house on Tassel Hill, was burned to the
ground with all its contents, together with three wag
and two sleghs which were under the wood house.
But the sad part of the calamity is, that Mr. Leonard
his wife, and daughter of Mr. Woodward, about IL
years DID, persisted in the flames. Their charred and
shapeess remains taken out of the ruins about
10 o'clock this morning Every soul in the house was
burned
The Judges have decided that the law providing for
Convention had in view the old apportionnent of the
members of the Assembly, as the basis on which Rep
personalities should be elected to the Convention and
that the Legislature cannot amend that law, since it
has been sanctioned by direct vote of the people.
Another Avalanche in the envirous of Troy, killed
two men (aborers and fine span of horses, on Sun
day last.
Bishop Dubois, of New York, estimates that the la
boring classes under his charge, mostly Ish pay nine
thousand dollars annually for the support of grog-
shops.
The fare on the railroad between Utica and Schen-
ectady is hereafter to be $780,
PA.-The rolling mill at Danville, is now making
about 40 tons of railroad iron per day-some days As
tons.
OMo,-It is estimated that $4,000 worth of sheep
are annually destroyed by dogs in the State of Ohio.
One farmer lost so in single night.
TExAs-The Austin Democrat publishes the fol-
lowing extract of letter dated Mission Refugo,
March 8, lS46-"The Indians paid us visit last week
and took upwards of 80 horses. They were Tonkewas
They also stole from the U. S. Army at Corpus Christi
20 heads of mules"
Liza great flood was raging in the rear of New
Orleans on the 9th inst The streets for great dis
lance were inundated.
During the last ten years, seventy thousand persons
made criminals by b&emperance, were arrested inI
New Orleans.
1ENN.-Upon an application to the Legislature for
a lottery to complete Catholic Church, a member,
Mr. McCaughen said che had no objection to the erec-
ton of church to worship Savior in, but was op
posed to calling on the Devil to build it,
William R. Pope, of Williamson county, was re-
Gently vaccinated while laboring under fever, and
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