Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-30
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nave ueeu Jdhen up ny le WAUGH OF Lowell III Tie Ve
months prior to December last.
The largest mail ever received at the Boston Post
Office was brought there from the Caledonia, on Mon
day, at halEpast one P NJ, consisting of 113 bags of
letters and papers. 1t was important to forward the
letters and papers for the South by the steamboat
and before halfpast four O'clock the mail for the
South was on its way to New York. In less than
three hours, mail containing over $4,000 letters, was
assorted and despatched by the clerks of the Boston
Post Office. Journal
The Boston Transcript says that Massachusetts has
SO paper mills consuming annually 1886 tons rags
The yearly production is estimated at COZ IFS reams
of paper and valued at $1,750,000.
N. Hon the 18th inst, one of the extensive
barns $50 feet long, belonging to the weknown Tav-
ern establishment of John Gibson Esq., on the Turn
pike about three miles north of the village in Frances
town, was struck by lightning and entirely consumed
together with three other barns, stable Sc feet
long, and three ou-houses for carriages and other pur-
poses-making in all eight buildings closely connect
ed together About twenty tons of hay, and fifty
nesses, carts and agricultural implements, several
sheep and number of store hogs
Mr.. Fleming, respectable and worthy citizen of
Exeter while experimenting large grist mill Wa
ter street, in that town, on Thursday afternoon was
drawn into the machinery and both his legs were ter
nbly crushed and severed above the knees. He died
in few hours.
The town of Manchester voted at a recent meeting
to petition the Legislature for city charter
At the next Commencement of Dartmouth College,
Hon. Amos Kendall is to deliver the grafton before
the literary societies.
N. VI he American and Foreign Anti-Slavery
Society will hold its anniversary on Tuesday, May 70,
in the Broadway Tabernacle at o'clock, P. NJ. The
Committee hope to make the meeting worthy of the
cause.
The charter election in Albany took place on Tues
day Of last week. The Albany Citizen (whig) says:-
" We have elected our Mayor, Hon. William Parme-
lee by majority Of sixhandred and ii out of the 20
aldermen. Last year we lost our Mayor, and elected
II aldermen"
The legislature has agreed to adjourn on the 18th Of
May.
1t is stated that there are Al steamers plying on the
HUDSON and that the aggregate number of passengers
per annum exceeded million.
The community was astonished Yesterday by the in
telligenee of the acquttal of Polly Bodine at New
burgh, where she had been tried during the last week.
1t is hardly necessary for us to add single word of
comment on so stranqc-unlooked unparalleled
an exhibition of criminal jurisprudence. This trial
takes its stand, side by side, with the acquttal Of
Tirrel at Boston, and all trials of that class There
is certainly some for hoping that the state con-
vcnon will rcorganze and re-animate the laws of the
land-.N Y. Herald.
From reports presented at the anniversary of the N
Y. Sunday School Union on Wednesday evening Of
last week. appeared that there are now 100 schools
connected with the Society; l477 of the pupils are
professors of religion; 2G,50O library volumes are in
circulation among them; teachers and 60 scholars
have died during the past year, Several of the
schools report an unusual state of seriousness and in
curry among both teachers and pupils.
The judiciary Committee of the Senate have re-
ported against the application of Miss Lille for d.
Vorce. This is the in which the parties got mar
rled IN JOKE while out i'll sleighing party
N. 1.-THE Legislature adjourned sine die on Sat
urday last, after session of fourteen weeks Reso-
utions adopted Saturday, requesting the Sen
ators and Representatives of the state in Congress to
oppose a repeal or modification of the tariff of 1912
The only act of Importance passed by the Legisla-
t1rn &c tbo cci
the State back to their original state
Omo-At the recent township election in Elyria
some sixty votes cast of the following sort Nc
connection with pro-Slavery Government" I'm
compromising hostility to Slavery" The Seminal
says, this number included all those persons who
have formerly composed the third party of this town.
ship"
A man, while receiving the rite of baptism m tie
river at CINCINNATI lately. Hus carried away by the
curren and drowned.
PA family were recently poisoned at Peters
bugh, Huntingdon co., in consequence of eating apple
butter which had been kept in glazed crooks One of
the family, young man. had died. and all the rest who
partook Of it were in critical situation.
got ahead even of their Tammany Hall brethren
Hear them. At a meeting, in Feb, they passed. says
an exchange paper the following resolution by acca-
nation:
Resolved, That the Democracy of old Brookfeld
cast their banner to the breeze, having inscribed upon
its ample folds equal rights" and uncompron.isng
hoStiFtyto every species Of mankind This looks like
real honesty.
w. Twelve years ago. Solomon Juroan Ca
madam Frenchman, was the only settler at Milwaukee
which was then wilderness. On the 9TH inst, he
was elected Mayor of the city, which now has pop
uation Of ten thousand, which has gathered around
him.
The people of Wisconsin voted on the 9TH instant,
upon the question of having state government,
which, it was confidently expected would be decided
in the affirmative.
LA.-The arrivals of produce at New Orleans re-
Gently have been very heavy. The Picayune gives as
the receints nf sinuln dav the 10Th incl O7A o11