Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-02
domestic GompGn0.

MAINE.-Two children, a boy and grill were re-
Gently shot in Bath the gun being discharged at dog
they being in range, the charge took affect on the
dog the ball then passing through the heart of the boy
killed him instantly and sevorly injured the girl.
NEW HAMPsHIRE.-A new campaign paper is
to be published in Concord, by the Wings and In
dependent Democrats, to be called The Wilmot
Proviso'
MASSACHUSETTS, is stated that the Wor-
cester Railroad Company have purchased in the vicini-
yof their Depot in Boston, about hundred thous-
and dollars worth of land for the purpose of charging
their bounds
Among the exports from Boston, last week, was a
of Baby Jumpers for the of the Spanish Sen
oras in the West Indies.
The selectmen of Springfield at the request of a
number CT citizens, have called town meeting, to de-
eide whether an application shall be male to the next
General Court for city charter The meeting is to
be held on the Goth of December. The population of
Springfield is seventeen thousand
The HutchinsonS to give Concert at Amherst,
on Thanksgiving Evening" as the first of a Fall
campaign in which they are about to embark. 1t is
rumoed that they intend spend the most of the
ing winter in Ohio and the West. We wish well to
the Tribe of jesse
RHODE ISLAND.-The Providence Transcript
learns that at present there are between and hun
dred cases of typhus fever in that city.
NEW YORK.-The bill to punish seduction and
adultery has passed to third reading in the assembly
of New York-The Episcopal Convention sitting in
New York, has laid upon the table proposition to add
to the book of Common Prayer prayer for peace.
The trial of the infamous Madame Restell has cost
the city of New York $1,000
A German named Henry Sach, who arrived at New
York on Thursday, accidentally met his brother from
whom he had been sometime separated, on Friday
night, in house on Washington street, which caused
him such excessive joy and excitement that he burst
blood vessel in the chest, and died in few minutes.
Receipts from tolls on all the canals of New York
since the commencement of navigation to the 9TH oil
November, $3352,45l. Same time last year, 50 483.
SAL.
| PENNSYLVANIA.-The highest shot tower in the
world is the Merchants Tower, in Pittsburgh, being
$50 feet one foot higher than that Of Vack Carnthia
The city of Pittsburgh has subscribed upwards Of
$4,000 towards the Washington Monument Fund OF
this the workngmen in ten rolling mills subscrb-
ed over one half
In the Pennsylvania Legislature there are twelve OF
fifteen printers, editors and executors.
OHIO.-R aymond g. Warnings elephant broke
from his fastenngs in Cleveland, short time since
and was found the next morning, near by, deliberately
stulTTrp his nav with cabbares
MICHIGAN.-A tremendous gale was experienced
on Lake Michigan, on the 9Th and 9th insants. The
new and splendid schooner Samuel Hale, with car.
go of SEQ barrels Of wheat on hoard, was sunk al
the pier in Southport, Wisconsin, and her cargo was
a total loss.
SOUTH CAROLINA.-The rice crop in Soutl
Carolina is about completed and is an average one
Notwithstanding the damages done by some lreshet'
in August The corn, potatoe and pea crops also
good.
IOWA.-An interesting colony of about one thous
and Hoanders have purchased two entire townships
in Iowa, having with them their own mechanics, arts
ans and religiousteachers.
Washington County, Iowa, has been devastated by
confagratlon. Immense fires have consumed tn
praires, and great destruction of property has en-
sued.