Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-21
Domestic Compen0.

MAINE, The Governor OF Maine h1s APP
pointed Thursdly, November 25th, for the an
nua Thanksgiving day.
The trial Of DIR Coolidge, indicted for the MUIR
der of Mr.. Mathews, at Watervle, will
come on in January next Er. Coolidge, has
been in practice in NartervilIe about four years,
and was highly esteemed.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. About one quarter of
the mills upon the Nashua corporation are
stopped for the want of help.
MASSACHUSETTS,. Mr.. Castor, of Bos-
ton, has discovered new mode of generating
gas from common rosin, which possesses the i'm
porant advantages of great economy, and emits
light of remarkable brliancy.
Police officer Towe arrived at Boston, Satur-
day last, from New York, where he was fortunate
enough to recover about s. 100 worth of goods
which had bee stolen from Oak Hall by Mr. ST.
mond's dishonest clerk
Nineteen horses we're burned to death in the
fire which occurred at Worcester, Mass on the
25th ult. The loss Of Mr.. Stearns, the keeper
Of the hotel, is about 5000, which is covered by
insurance.
The losses in Boston by fire, for the year end
inc August 81, are estimated at $I74, 283-on
this amount there was an insurance of $50, 1862
Number of fires during the year, l4l. The
number of engines in use is I5, which are man
ned by 705 men.
The requests made to Harvard institution are
enormous. In the annual report of the Overseers
of that institution, there are not less than nine
teen requests, which average more than $50, 900
each! The available funds of the college, given
for specific purposes, the interest of which only
is used, exceed six hundred thousand doars!-
The Law Department has funds exceeding $40,
900, and the Theological School more than $50, :
900! This opuence is the result of individual
liberality of citizens of Massachusetts,.
RHODE ISLAND The estate of the late
Gov Fenner, of Rhode Island, has recently been
sold to Samuel Dexter, Esq, for $l2495 The
Providence Journal states that the sale was the
largest one Of single lot ever made in that city
CONNECTICUT Last Monday the propo-
stlon to abolish the distinction between colored
people and whites in respect to the right of suf
/ frage, was rejected by the people Of Connecticut
As far as heard from, the votes stand, for the
proposition 2,643; against it 6,934.
NEW YORK. 1t is stated that Mr.. Pollock
the young Midshipman, who in fit Of passion
lately attempted the life Of Mr.. Jcwett, editor Of
the Buff Advertiser, has been convicted of the
offence, and sentenced to the state prison for five
year
A short time since, at Sandlake, N. Y. wo
man cut off the tongue of boy to whom she
was step-mother, The reason she designed fol
so doing was to stop his telling lies.
MARYLAND. The election has resulted in
the choice of the democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, Of four whig Congress men cur Of sia
chosen, and whig majority in the legislature
PENNSYLVANIA, The election in thi,
state result in the choice of Skunk, dem. by a
bout 1900 majority.
OHIO. A letter to the New York Tribune
from Columbl dated ofternocn Of the 18th
says,-"Rourns received this evening, rende
certain the election Of whig majority in boil
branches Of the OAio legislature.
WISCONSIN, The legislative assembly i
summoned to meet on the 18th inst to take sucl
measures rs may be necessary for the early ad
mission into the Union of Wisconsin as an in
dependent state.
| VIRGINIA. On Saturday morning, the Gal
ego FIGURING Mills, together with many cthe
=; buildings in Richmond, were destroyed by fire
Loss S25) ,00J
GEORGIA. The report is that the new leg
isture Of Georgia VIII he wing in beth brlnche
!; Senate, 90 Wig, % dem. House, 81 whig, 6
lem. This insureS two whir U. S Senators
one fer SIX years from March last, in place {
Hon John NJ, Barrien; the other for six year
from March, 1879, in p ce CT Hon. Walter I
Colquitt The Governor is democratic by abor
1870.
TENNESSEE. The Nashville papers jn'
received bring intelligence of an awful clllmlt
At that place, the effects Of the storm on Tue
/ day evening last. The lightning struck til
e Powder Magazine, causing an awful explosol
= The report was equ to the loudest erthquak
e The destruction Of life and property WIS in
II mense; one hundred houses were destroyed or ii
n jured, and ten dead bodies were already take