Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-13
domestic Gompru0.
Post Paid)
May s, 1917,


N. HAMPSEIIRE.-A man in Keene, lately found
an Indian scalpng-knife imbedded in the trunk of a
tree, which, from the rings of the wood, must have
been left sticking in the saping one hundred and for
ty years ago.
Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad. The Tray
eer states that of the $2lOOO0 new subscriptions to
this road, about 100000 were taken in New Hamp-
SHIRE and it is confidently expected that the road to
Sanbornon, Is miles from Concord will be opened by
the first of October The remainder OF the road to
Plymouth not already contracted for will be put under
contract Immediately.
MASSACHUSETTS, Hayden, Esq. senior
editor of the Boston Atlas, has retired from his
necton with that paper and has been succeeded in the
editorial chair by Col. VIM. Schouer late of the
Lowell Journal
John Q. .4dams.-The Ex-Presdent is said to be
worth $35O,OOO.
Capt Coan, with four of his crew, were drowned on
the 26thult, by the upsetting of sail-boa in going
from Proyincetown to North Truro
N. YORK.-A gentleman of the name of Cooley of
West Milford, Hudson county, was riding i'll the road
near his dwelling, when willow tree fell upon him
and killed him instantly. Forty-three years ago his
eldest brother planted the wig in his childhood which
produced that tree.
The Governor has issued proclamation offering
rewards of from $500 to $1,000 for the apprehension of
the persons engaged in the new ant-rent outrages in
Columbia county.
The first stage route between New-York and Bos-
!, cd IN dave
city to city.
The Canals opened on Saturday, and as many boats
got through as possible.
Friday was a day of rejoicing in New York City for
the victories obtained in Mexico The usual demon
strations of joy made and at night the city was
illuminated. Saturday was appropriated to ceremo-
MES OF mourning, on account of the brave men who
have fallen in this foreign war. The bells were toll
ed, and flags hung at half-mas from the public build
ings, and ships in the harbor
An Evangelical Alliance Conference has been in
session some days in New York. Its discussions have
been principally confined to the subject of admitting
Shareholders within its ranks.
PENNSYLVANIA.-An new institution is about to
be started in Philadelphia for the benefit of neglected
children and youth, to be called the Robert Raikes
Union School, 1t is to be undertaken by the Sunday
School Union Association Its design is to gather ii
numerous young children of both sexes, who are al
lowed to pass their time in ideness subject to every
demoralzing influence. A building is to be erected
for the purpose, capable OF containing one Thousand
persons.
5 VlRGINIA.--Mr. Dromgooe, whose death imme
diately followed his reelection to the seat which hi
has SO long held in the National House Of Represen
tatives, was an able and influential man-but sav
to the destroying vice of intemperance. If he ha
always been true to himself he would have bee
distinguished ornament to his State and his coun
. try
S. CAROLINA.-There is Methodist church i
Charleston attended by colored people, but the black
n and mulatoes do not sit together Two sides Of tn
81 gallery filled with blacks while the third is occu
>. pied exclusively by mulattoes.
to FLORlDA.-We learn from the 'Floridan' of tn
Il 18th ult that Achille Mura the eldest son of NapC
70 Icons celebrated marshal died on the 18th ult at hi
nj residence in Jefferson county. Prince Murat has n
sided in this country since 1884, living without oste
tation as citizen of the Republic he had adopted
He died at the age of 46years.
er LOUISIANA.-The New Orleans Delta of Il
10 Goth says the ship Rappahannock arrived here o