Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-08-13

MAINE--A great sensation has been produced in
the Maine Legislature, relative to supposed fraud or
mistake in the choice of u S. Senator, the week be-
fore last Only forty-nlne ballots declared for
Mr. Evans, when ffty-three wings have signed SOL
emn declaration that they voted for Mr. Evans; and
four other wings have testified that they voted for Mr.
Allen, of Bangor, and W. P Fessenden, of Portland
this together with the Independent Democrats, makes
"a against Bradbury, which, with the Abolition vote,
would have defeated him by several votes-Er.
A dreadful hail storm passed through the Kennebec
valley the 9Th inst which Frustrated and cut up the
crops and broke windows to an alarming extent
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-Th youngest town in N.
Hampshire Manchester, voted on Saturday-465 to
l34-to accept the charter for city government,
granted by the Legislature. Manchester has been
settled about ten years, and is the largest town in the
State, and the only one that holds a city charter.
By recent law of New Hampshire, Bank stockhol-
ders are liable in their individual capacity for the debts
of the Bank to the amount of their stock. This ndi-
vdua liability does not extend to other corporations
MASSACHUSETTS, have recently been
paid to the Cambridge Divinity School by the brothers
and heirs of Miss Nancy Kendall, of Leominster de-
ceased by her request for the assistance of INDECENT
students of divinity.
James Oliver of South Reading, on Friday last,
elected from his stomach live SNAKE one foot and
four inches in length, which probably swallowed
many years ago
The operation of Lithotomy was performed on the
9th on Mr. John Carter, of Warwick by DR.. Usher
Parsons, of Providence The stone removed from the
bladder measures fUe inches in circumference. The
patient who is seventyour years of age, bore the OPP
Grafton with great fortude, and is already nearly
covered from it well from the previous suferings
which had afflicted him for many years.
NEW YORK.-A Congregational Church has been
recently organized in Cortland, under the pastoral
of Rev. S. R. Ward One article of its creed is the
folowing:-
"That no Stakeholder, Lottery dealer, or any spe-
cies of Gambler or any person who trafics in
intoxicating drinks or is ar advocate for any such
abominaton, ought to be received as Christian min
lister, or to the communion of the church."
The other articles are substantially the same as all
the Orthodox churches of New England subscribe to-
The value of salt manufactured in this State in a
single year, exceeds million of dollars and it gives
employment to about two thousand persons.
In Utica on Friday, farmer who had received some
$40 or so in cash, for wood which he sold was ount
murdered and robbed in ameadow near the Chenangc
canal.
The papers found in Major Andres boots by his
captors are now beng exhibited in New York. 4
fac smile engraving of them is to be published.
NEW EY.-A sad railroad accident occurre,
near Railway on the 9Th inst by which to or more
lives were lost, and many more seriously injured.
'MICHIGAN.-The wheat crop of Michigan vii
this year by far exceed that of any crop any prev
Gus year. 1t has been computed that the yield vii
be at least ten million bushels.
OHIO-Abby Kelly has been prosecuted for sian
der at Madison.
The inhabitants of Mercer county have finally tr
umphod in their nefarious designs in driving from til
country the manumitted slaves of the late John Ran
dolph. After taking their money for the purchase
the land, they forcibly resist their entry upon it. w
understand that efforts are progress for the emgra
ton of lhe negroes to Liberia.
Mr. Reeves stabbed to the heart by Nj
Cook in Cincinnati theatre recently. The ofenc
was a slight remark to Mrs. Cook
i PENNSYLVANIA violent freshet occurred
Pittsburgh and vicinity, on the % and "a ult, TIL
f Monongahela is said to have risen 10 feet plumb W,
ter and so suddenly to carry every thing before
: The loss is estimated to be immense.
d DELAWARE.-The Presbytery of Lewes a sma
body consisting of four or FIVE ministers and as man
churches have withdrawn from the General Assembl
New SCHOOL, to which it belonged, expressly on Il
+ ground of the antisavery character of the docume
adopted by the Assembly at its last meeting