Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-11-04
domestic Gomprn0.

GUlltE5lll UplltpE[tu.
MMNE.-Dr Coolidge, indicted for the muir
der of Mr. Matthews, will not be tried till next
January.
New HAMpsnmE.- learn that melan-
cholly accident occurred at New Durham on
Sunday last Two boys, one named Ham, the
other Grace, had been out with gun, and were
returning, when, within a few rods of home, the
gun, which was in the hands of Grace, discharged,
lodging the whole charge in Hams side, causing
instant death
MAssACHUsETTs,--On Thursday night tenn
parance meeting of John B. Cough, at Faneuil
Hail. was interrupted by rowdies, and Mr.. Cough
rudeIy handled, The mob was only quoted by
turning off the gas.
We believe, says an exchange, that the first
orchard ever set in New England was on the
Pererguin White place, in Plymouth, in 1893,
and one of the trees was living a few years ago,
and Of course must be over two hundred years
old
John Quincy Adams is now ninety years Of
age, and expects to take his seat in Congress
next December
The Springfield Gazette says that the widow
of the Hon Isaac c. Bates has presented two
hundred volumes of Congressional documents to
the Young Mems Institute northampton.
The Worcester Palladium states that the sub
ject Of asking for city charter is to be brought
before the citizens of that town
New YoRK-It is said that the New York
IShop-kcepers hire fashonably dressed young la
dies to call in and walk out of their stores once
in ten or fifteen minutes during the day, to attract
customers by sympathy.
OHo.--The Cleveland True Democrat, wing
paper, states that Mr.. Clay's defeat in 1874 was
produced by his own act.
lLLINoTs.--Illinois possesses the two best nat
ura points for commerce in the interior of this
continent; Chicago and Cairo.
FENNsYLyANIA--Coal transported on the Phil
adclphia and Reading rail road for the week end
ing Thursday Oct 81, l847, was 29,749, ID
tons,
The Governor has appointed Nov. 25 as day
ofpubIic thanksgiving making the ninth State
in which the same day is observed
Mrs Neal, the widow of the late Joseph C.
Neal is, in future, to be the edtress of the Saur-
day Gazette This is right, she is both lovely
woman and charming writer.
At Pittsburgh, six hundred and nine build
ings have been erected on the ground which was
burnt over in April, 1915
MARYLAND--A terrible riot took place among
the fremen of Baltimore on Friday evening,
which resulted in the spilling of blood and the
loss Of one if not more lives. Some miscreants
set fire to an icehouse, which drew out the entire
fire department Of the city. Before the flames
e.
ed fighting, which soon became SO general that
three or four hundred became engaged in it
Knives and pistols were freely used, with clubs,
iron spanners, &c. in profuson, whilst others
throwed bricks and stones indiscriminately into
the crowd.
KENTUCKY.-A man named Robinson, teach
er in an academy at Sharpsburgh, was recently
murdered by pupil named Ashby, who was in
censcd towards the teacher for attempting to en-
force discipline.
IowA.-This State fourteen years ago, was
1t has now population of (uncountcd) thou
sands, and supports sixteen newspapers of which
six are democratic, seven whig, one neutral, one
religious, and one agricultural.
WLsCoNsIN-Gov Dodge has called an extra
session of the Territorial legislature to meet at
Madison, on the 18th inst, for the express pur-
pose of originating new attempt to procure a
State Constitution and be admitted into the I'M
ion.
SOUTH CARoLNA.-Gcn, James Hamilton, is
proposed as general for the Mexican war He
offers his services to Mr.. Polk.
North CARoLMA-The Raleigh Standard,
the leading democratic paper, is out for Mr. Polk
for a second term. 1t says that it knows no man
better qualified to be President
LoUIsIANA.-It is stated that a bull-fght. af-
ter the Spanish and Mexican fashion, will shortly
take place at New Orleans The projectors of
this novel spectacle are making preparations on
scale of great magnitude, and it is announced
that the combat or the succession of combats,
will be equal to anything in Spain or Mexico
The yellow fever at New Orleans was nearly
extinct on the 18th inst.
FLoRDA.-The Florida Sentinel states that
the wings have succeeded in eecting Il or - Of
the 10 members composing the Senate of Florida
1t is doubtful which party has majority of the
House of Representatives, but there is no doub
that the wings will have majority on joint bal
lot in the Legislature.