Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-05
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN.

MASSACHUSETTS. The Northampton Courier
States that letters have been received announcing the
DEATH at Jerusalem, of Rev. Nathan w. Fiske, Pro-
essor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy in Amherst
College.
057The Printers of Boston are taking measures to
erect monument over the grave of Stephen Day, the
first man who exercised the art in America The
venerable J. T. Buckingham heads the movement
The trial of Ezur Wright, editor ofthe Chronotype,
for libel on Moses Clark was brought to a close on
Saturday in the Municipal Court the jury returning
verdict ofguilty.
Peter c. Brooks, Esq, of Boston, pays tax of up
wards of $1,000 per annum. How cruel to impose
such heavy tax on one man.
A person in Boston has commenced 'sVmming
school, Is he not Professor Of Diui-,,i-iy2
The Boot Cotton Mills have laid the foundation of
another large mill, 500 feet in length. The Lowell
Company are building extensively this season, and
whoever will travel over the city will find that the num-
Der of dwelling houses Is constantly multiplying.
Since the Doth of May, 800 cases of ship fever have
been treated at Deer Island Boston harbor, Of which
but Is of the patients died
1t is estimated that the salary OF Judge Crosby of
the Lowell Police Court amounts to $377554 per an
mum.
The Boston Courier describes a terrible accident
that lately happened on the Norwich and Worcester
Railroad Two cars of the freight train loaded with
railroad iron, becoming detached at the Oxford depot
where there is a considerable inclination of the road,
commenced a retrograde movement, soon reached
velocity of thirty miles hour, and in short time
came into collision with the accommodation train from
Norwich The shock was awful Joseph Adams, the
engineer, and L. Stackpole of Boston, were instantly
killed, and two fremen badly wounded
CONNECTICUT. Henry w. Edwards late Gov
ernor of Connecticut, died on Thursday evening, at
New Haven, in the G8th year of his age,
When President Polk, at the head of the procession
was riding through the streets Of Hartford, he was at
tended by two colored men dressed in livery. One Of
them drove the horses, and the other held an umbrella
over his Excellency's head.
NEW YORK The Albany Argus states that
$590858 have been received in Tolls at Buffalo to
18th inst an increase of 1855 1876 last year in the
same period There is like increase Of $36 ,430 at
Oswego where $94,035 have been collected.
There are now $50 churches in the city of New
York, valued at $4O,0OO,00O. The Trinity church
property is worth about 100000.
St. Paul's church, at Rochester, was wholly destroy
ed by fire the morning of last Sunday week, togeth
er with bell, organ and library. Loss $25,00O In
surance $4,000.
&c
colored PERSONS held convention at Newburg, on the
9th nst.-4,000 persons were present,
A serious aAiay occurred at Oswego, on Monday,
July, 10Th There were about two hundred engaged
in the fight. The British steamer Queen Victoria
was taken her crew badly fogged, after which, her
anchors were dropped and her colors pulled down.
The riot lasted about three hours nor was it quelled
until the riot act read and the troops called out
with loaded muskets.
A party of sxty-fve Indians arrived at St. Louis
the 9th bound for their former homes in New York.
The -four speculation may be considered as fairly
did for In New York some of the largest houses
are already gone and other failures are daily expect
ed. Starved em right
OHIO, Flour was selling on Monday last at Pitts
burg, at 1925, and atSteubenvile Ohio, for $3.50.
Richand county, Ohio, turns out 100000 bushels
of wheat 100000 bushels Of OATS and 100000 of corn.
NIGH GAN. The editor of the Detroit Free
Press has satisfied himself by dilgent inquiry that the
wheat crop in Michigan will be equal to that of last
year, when there wCs surplus of seven millions five
hundred thousand bushels equal to and half mil
lion barrels of -four.