Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-02-04
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MAINE.-An immense iceberg lately noated
into the harbor Of Passport, Maine dashing into
pieces 'eyeraI vessels lying at the wharyes. It,
is supposed to have been blown from the Arctic
sea in the late gales.
The teamsters of Philips, Me, have not ony
pledged themselves against drinking any ntox-
icatlng beverage, but also not to be Instrumental
in any way in bringing ardent spirits into the
place for others to drink.
NEW HAMPSHIRE-AsM Mr. Joseph Hall,
of Lyme, N H., was lighting match to fire
large seam charged with powder, at the Summit,
In the town of Orange, Friday afternoon last, a.
spark from the match caught the train, and ex-
pIoded the whole, blowing him thirty feet into
the air, mangling him in most horrd manner,
and killing him instantly. He has left wife
and four small children.
MASSACHUSETTS, Providence r.
Road Company have lately built very large
brick freight depot on their lands, and are now
about tearing down the old wooden one ON Pleas
ant street Boston, to make room for spacious
and permanent passenger depot
According to the returns the 25 Boston Banks
have about Sc of all the specie in banks in the
Commonwealth
Albert J. Tirrel, who was tried for the MUIR
der of Maria A. Bickford, Of Boston, and ac-
quilted on the ground of his being asleep when
he did the foul deed, and subsequently, was ac-
quilted of arson on the same ground, was on
Thursday last sentenced to three years cou6ne-
ment in the States prison for adultery.
Hon. j. G. Gray, of Boston, last week gave a
ball, the gettirg up of which is said to have
cost over S5OOO-and the wines alone more
than S500-the sidewalk was carpcted for the
company to algh on, and so on
Fire broke out in Boston, Thursday night Of
last week, in bowling alley at the foot Of Hayer-
hill street. which, before it could be got under,
consumed nearly one hundred wooden houses and
shops. The loss will net probably exceed 800
900, but it falls upon class Of community least
able to bear it.
c deb Cushing has received his commission
as commander Of the Mass. regiment of volun-
teers, and resigned his seat in the legislature
The legislator have refused to grant the 500, 900
lbl WIG ONhCht WI AiIC 'Nuu'CN'f
4 NEW YORK-From report of the Salt
Works, it appears there were made last year at
at Salina, ,972 ,320 bushels at Syracuse, /,
I46, 8l4; at Liverpool, 49l ,GSS total, 3, So
49, bushels, giving the State revenue of 3 Al
! SO ,46. The increase over The previous year
was II ,223 bushels.
g The Democrats in Legislature defeated the
G + 900 appropriation for volunteers, because
e the preamble to the resolution charged the re-
}; sponsibiIity Of the war upon the President.
PENNSYLVANIA.-Two females had Sc
to in thestrects of Philadelphia few DAYS since
h and before they could be separated one had com
h pletely bitten off the nose and ear of the other
i The conyicts in the Jail at Pittsburgh organ
y lied themselves and endeavorcd to effect the
e escape The plan was frustrated by vigilance
e Of the officers Of the prison.
4 RHODE ISLAND.-Twcnty-eight of the
t thirtywo towns have voted not to license liquo
shops the coming year.
a A handsome and welI-6ed Liberty paper ha
n been commenced in Woonsocket called The
[, Liberty Advocate" Success to it.
l. MARYLAND-A Miss Margaret Needs
y has been fined ten dollars and obliged to pay
y docter's bill, in Baltimore, for numerically bea
}. ting poor little girl who was bound to her.
If Rightly served.
VIRGlNlA.-Tbe Legislature has elected
D. Jas M. Mason U. S. Senator in place of Mr.
Q Pennybacker, deceased. .......
# VIM. A, POWELL who was found guilty of the CRIME
t. of negro stealing at the last session of the Court
9, Common Pleas, for Darlington dstrictwas executed
Il Darlington, according to the sentence, on Friday Is
!. instance. We understand that he declared hmsel
" innocent up to the time of his execution.
g S. CAROLlNA.-Mrs Eliza Rowand, charg
a ed with the killing of slave in Charlestown
II has been admitted to bail in $4,000
IL KENTUCKY.-A bill for taking the sen
!. sus aud calling Convention to amend the Stat'
sh Constitution, has passed both branches of tb
ne General Assembly The people will vote upo'
:. the subject at the regular election next August
as IOWA-This new State is like to g
in unrepresented in the U. S. Senate for two year
W to come on account of tho equal division of paI
ties.