Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06
Domesttt Gompen0.

| MAlNE.-Mrs. Martha Stevens (wife Of Mr.. Albert
Stevens, of Windham who had been confined about a
week BEFORE, on Thursday night while lying in bed
with her sister, who took of her, asked her for
handkerchief which the sister handed to her. This
was about 10 o'clock. At twelve her sister again
awoke, and found piece of the handkerchief about
the infants neck and another around that of her SIS
ter. They were both strangled to death. This was
the only child,-they having been married about a
year, and were in good circumstances Mrs. s. was
only IS years old.
N. HAMPSHIRE.-A man in Orange, killed
wolf which measured six feet four inches in length
Evidence Of Insanity. At Concord youth was pla-
ced in the Insane Hospital by his father because he
wanted to enlist for the Mexican war.
The large barno the pauper farm in Amherst, was
burnt on the Sd inst, about three o'clock in the morn
ing, with all its contents, and including twenty-five
head of cattle, and large amount of hay, grain
farming tools, &c. The loss to the town, says the
cabinet" is not less than $25OOO The fire was set
by an insane woman-a county pauper.
Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad. This en-
terprise the of which is demanded by the i'm
perous necessity of people living in the very important
and thriving towns along the route is likely to be car
ried into satisfactory and speedy execution.
Portsmouth and Concord Railroad Ground was
broken on the first section of this railroad at the
Portsmouth Plains, on Monday morning. Remarks
made the occasion by A. w. Haven, Presi-
dent of the Company, Samuel Cushman, and A. Ladd
Messrs. Belknap g. Co. are the contractors.
MASSACHUSETTS, J. Adams, preacher
and play-acor cowhided an Editor in Boston, named
Estabrook in consequence of some remarks which he
made upon him in the columns of his paper but wheth
the remarks made on his preaching or his act
ing is not stated. Some twenty or thirty blows were
given, after which the parson stated to the audience
that the Editor had assaed his character that he was
going to play an engagement at the Providence Thea
tire on Saturday. and would return to Boston, please
God, in time to preach the Gospel on Sunday
John Quincy Adams holds his estates in the town
of Quincy, under the original Indian deed, and Mr..
Poore, of the famous Indian Hill Farm in Essex Co.,
holds that property in the way; the old parch-
ment deed, with its arrowhead mark, being the only
visible title.
We learn from the Boston Times that number of
influential gentlemen in that city have determined to
purchase the highly trained horse 'Bucephalus,' be-
longing to Sands, Lent g. Co., and present him to Gen.
Taylor.
N. YORK.-The License party appear to have pre-
vailed generally in the state, by large majortes-
Eight OF the nine towns in Albany county have voted
License, and in Oneida, the vote has gone the
way.
PENNSYLVANIA was a great excite
ment at Pittsburg OH the l6th in consequence OF an
attempt to kidnap negro man. Some colored people
succeeded in rescuing the and experimenting the
kidnappers.
OHIO.-We are are assured by respectable far
mer of Stark county, that very small proportion of
the wheat crop of the past year, in that county, yet
disposed Of 1t still remains in the hands of the pro-
duces Our friend raised 10000 bushels, every bush
ell of which remains unsold
N. JERSEY.-Mr. Joseph Davis of Morristown,
Burlington Co.. has taken from the N. Y. Aims House
wnhn the last three months less than $50 Irish and
German emigrants, for whom he has found employ
ment
VLRGINIA.-The Christian Advocate & Journal
the organ of the M. E. Church, north has been pre-
scented as a nuisance by the Grand Jury of Accomac
Co., and the postmasers are forbidden to deliver
them!
| KENTUCKY.-Wm J. Graves is mentioned in
the wing papers as candidate for Governor at the next
election.
OT@Graves, it will be recollected is the murderer
of Cilley.
S. CAROLTNA.-A new cotton yarn factory is
about to be established in Charleston; capital $780,
600.
| LOUISIANA.-The contribution from New-Or
leans for Ireland and Scotland, amounted to $3O207
IOWA.-Oficial returns show the election of Har-
lin, (Whg as Superintendent of Instruction, by l64(
majority. Three Democratic and one Wing Judge
are elected
WISCONSIN, new constitution has beet
rejected by over 5000 majority.
Gov. Dodge, in consequence, has called extrt
session of the Legislature to provide for a new Stat
Convention 10 remodel the Constitution.