Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-11-11
domestic Gonlptu0.

MASSACHUSETTS,. EDWARD SHARP, ESQ.
has resigned the office of Teller in the Massachu-
sets Bank which he has held for thirty-nine years.
A writer in the Journal is informed on the author
ity Of Mr. Sharp, that he handled, during the
time eight hundred millions of dollars. This is
about $4,000 per day.
Leicester King, the Abolition candidate for
Vice President is a native of Westfeld, where
he resided until some 25 years ago, and then
emigrated to Ohio. He has occupied seveal Of
fees of distinction in that State, and has been
for a number of years the liberty party candidate
for Governor,
CONNECTICUT. We learn that Hon. ].
w. Huntington, u. s.. Senator from Connecticut,
died at his residence in Norwich, Conn, re-
Gently.
NEW YORK. A bill has passed to a third
reading in the New York Legislature to tax the
old bachelors and widowers seven dollars each,
the proceeds to be applied tothc Support com
mon school education of the poor orphan chill
dren of the towns in which such bachelors ant
widowcrs shall reside"
The Tribune in speaking ofthe election says
We estimate the majority or the whig state ticket
at 10000 to $4,000. We can't afford to put Filmores
DeIOW 0U,UUu. Our lowest llll VIII lTUDhDly UuN(
10000, and cannot SO low as 10000.
1t doubts whether the Ilunkers have elected
Senator in the whole State.
The N, Y. Tribune has been sued for a libe
on Morgan L.. Mott; damages laid at $4,000
There was a dreadful explosion of two tons o
powder, at the mill of Latham q Smith, nea
.CatskiII, Monday morning. Three men, nance
Oycrbaugh, Wescott and S%cribner, were killed
The shock was sensibly felt at the distance o
seven miles from the mill,
The Oswego Times says that on the 10th Their
were ground, boIted, packed and shipped, at thu
Touring mills of II, Fitxhugh & Co, in that vii
lace, STA bbls. superfne flour, with six run 0
stones.
There is a young man in Coxsackie, only II
years old, who is seven feet one inch in height
and still growing! He has grown nine niche
within the past year, and weighs 262 pounds.
MARYLAND. At no period within our re
collection, says the Rockville Journal, has tn
health Of our country been better than now
On the River bottoms and other sickly location
in our country, where the bilious fever genera
" prevails to a considerable extent at this seaso
of the year, there have been very few, if an
cases.
The Baltimore Copper Company, last weel
received an order for 500, 900 worth of the
copper, for one house in the East.
PENNSYLVANIA. The widow fDr. Be-
iamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declar
ton of independence, is now living in Philade
phia, at the age of nearly 90 years, and enjoyif
the complete use of all her faculties.
NEW JERSEY. The authorities of Mou
Holly, have ordered that three slaves be remain
ed to their masters. The people were great
exasperated at this decision. The military W
called out, but happily no violence was done.
Haynes, the Democratic candidate for Cove
nor, has 2,5l9 majority.
In the Legislature, the wings have l8 MAORI
in the House, and 5 in the Senate.
ILLINOIS. The Chicago Journal says t
prairie has presented a beautiful appearance
the last few evenings in the neighborhood of
city, as the fire has swept over it. The seas
for the annual burning has arrived, and the To-
line of fire on the South and west, nightly loo
like a bright opening through the earth, or
detached spots, like the watch fires of an arm
so n~oiseless, yet so grand.
IOWA. The commissioners appointed
the Legislature Of Iowa have located the perm
nent seat on a prairie in Jasper County, midw
between the Desmoines and Skunk Rivers,
miles west of Iowa city, and 80 from the g
graphical center of the State.
INDIANA. Of SO counties of Indiana,
less than SIS are watered by the Wabash and
branches,