Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-22
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MAINE.-The Watorvie Union calculates the
number of logs that have gone over Titonic Falls in
the Kennebec River, at 1900 day, 100000 in fifty
1t would be low estimate to prize the logs at SO
each, making their value $1,O80,OOO.
About thirty vessels are this year building on the
Damiriscota River, Me-, some of them very large.
NEW IIAMPSHIRE.-The House of Representa-
ves of New Hampshire, by vote of l49 to lO7, have
conferred upon Thomas w. Dorr the privileges of cit-
zenshp.
A protest. signed by 396 Freewill Baptist preachers
has been published in their paper in Dover withhold,
ing fellowship from those guilty of the sin of savehod
ing.
During its late session of 80 days, the Legislature
passed 132 acts and resolves.
1t is said that the ship fever prevails at Manchester
MASSACHUSETTS, 10000 persons have
assembled Bunker Hill monument the last year.
A land turtle found IN marlborough, recently,
bearing upon his back the following inscriptions "JessG
Stutevant, 1874" "Wm. Smrtevant, 1915" ar. X.
Clarke, 1892" "E T. 1885," together with other in
scrptions of modern date. The turtle is supposed to
be 80 or ninety years of age, possibly the coolest in
habitant" of Middeborough
Ameeting of some of the principal hotel keepers in
Boston was held last week, at which it was voted to
raise the price of board 25 cents per day. in conse
quence Of the high price of provisions
Abba Folsom preached fourth of July Grafton of
two days length, from her chamber window in Boston,
commencing on Sunday and getting through on Mon
day night. The mail says "she preached enough du-
ring the two days from her window to wear out the
lnngs of lion, and make an elephant hoarse"
Messrs Fairbanks, & Co. of New York, patences
of the platform scales have purchased South Hadoy
Falls, Mass They intend to invest two millions i'm.
mediatey in Improvements.
CONNECTICUT.-The legislature, at its recent
session. passed law to exempt from attachment for
debt the poor mans homestead, to the value of $780,
NEW YORK.-A grocery was struck by Lightning
at Fort Edward last Sunday afternoon, and five of the
seven persons in it were killed. One of the five was
a captain of a boat. A little distance from the same
place house struck, all the floor boards torn up
and one of the two females in it had her scalp torn
from her head, but not killed. One mile from fort
Edward another man was killed by lightning at the
same time.
Large Log.-Elijah Sexton, of Millport, sawed
this Spring from one log 1864 feet of Lumber, which
he sold for 500 90 This is perhaps the largest amount
of lumber ever sawed from one log in this country
Six thousand two hundred and seventy five passon-
gers arrived at New YORK during the week ending the
Sth inst
About ZOO arrived at Saratoga Springs last week.
cross the Schulkill at Phiadep hm on a teegraphic
wire, some two three weeks since, and actually ac-
complshed the feat Tuesday last He was six
minutes in crossing, resting about two minutes at a
post-three of which were placed under the wires as
supports-dstance the stream, 400 feet height
Of the wire above the water 30 ee-thickness of cord
haitian inch.
1hlrty-seven steamboats, were built and registered
at Pittsburgh during the last six months.
/ OIllO.-At recent sacrament of the Seceder
Church, at Cadiz, while the members were at the
table, some six or eight persons were attacked with
violent fever suddenly that they were compelled to
leave the church for home and sick bed. The dis
ease spread rapidly through the congregation; upwards
of one hundred members have since been dangerously
i'll whole families have been Frustrated and consd-
cradle number have since died
few days ago. as some boys were bathing in the
Miami CANAL they found large lot of valuable watch
es. One boy got 81 watches, another Is, and none
less than watch apiece
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says thai single mer.
chant of that city paid the sum of 100000 for wheat
and -four between the 18th and 9th ultmo, being al
average of $4,000 per day.
! A most shameful murder was recently nstigated il
Williams Co. by one Tyler, "fortune-eller;" he in
duced an associate to murder little ch2, that the
fortune teller might return to the place, after shor
time and pretend to discover by his art where the
child might be found, hoping to receive handsom,
reward for his services. They were detected, howcv
, or, and arc lodged in Jail to await their trial.
t KENTUCKY.-,IIon Henry Clay was baptized a
member Of the Episcopal Church, in the presence o
$ his family, at Ashland, on the 22d of June.