Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-17
Domestic Gompen0.

| MASSACHUSETTS, lady Of West Newbury
Mass lately sent to Queen Victoria, three pecks Of
parched corn, and couple Of ears of the kind used
for parching neatly done up in box. BY the last
steamer a letter was received from the Queens Sc
cretary, informing the donor that the Qoen was "gra-
ciously pleased" to accept the present and returning
royal thanks therefor.
Gov Briggs has been chosen President ofthe Amer
lean Baptist Missionary Union, which lately held its
first annual meeting at Cincinnati.
Amachine for pegging boots by water is about to
be put in operation in Woburn.
The fishing business at Gloucester, will this season
employ $50 schs and II boats: aggregate tonnage
from 5000 to 10000 tons valued at 100000; en-
poymg 1900 men and boys.
The Springfield Gazette says that man was SEN
fenced to the House of Correction in that town, by
Judge Wells, Oh Thursday, for stealing watch from
the store of Jonathan Bangs The same man was sent
to the State Prison lG years ago, for stealing the same
to the same man.
28lG9 barrels of Flour, and $4,000 bushels of Corn
were received in Boston last week.
CONNECTICUT.--T The Hartford Central Associn-
ton OF Congregational Ministers, at their annual meet
ing held ct Bristol on the lst inst, did themselves the
honor to appoint Rev. J. w. C. Pennington, coored
man and the pastor of coored Church CCongroga-
toual) in Hartford, Moderator for the ensAhg year.
The present number Of conyicts in the States Prison
is $50; ten years ago; PIG were there confined. The
Directors attribute this cheering change to the great
diminuon of nemperance in the State.
NEW YORK.-Of the rapid growth of Brooklyn,
some idea may be gained from the fact that ten years
since the population was $4,000, now it Is $4,000.
The Collector of New York has informed the Mayor
of that city, that the President my be expected there
on the 18th or Doth of the present month. 1t is ex-
pec;cdt that he will extend his Journey to Boston, and
order respecting his reception has been adopted by
the Common Council
NEW JERSEY.-Forty prominent democrats of
New Jersey have made "a CALL through the Sussex
Herald for meeting of democracy OF the county, to
give formal expression to their preference for Gen.
Taylor for the Presidency, The conspiracy is deyel
oping.
PENNSYLVANIA Great mortality prevails in
the township of East Pike Run, Washington county
The disease is styled the mlgnant fever, and its raw
ages are more fatal perhaps than was the cholera il
the same neighborhood.
VIRGINIA-The Kanlwha Republican says thai
the>o is prospect in that section of full average
wheat crp.
SOUTH CAROLINA.-Gov. johnson, issued his
proclamation, appointing Thursday, 9th May, as day
of general Thanksgiving for the trumphs Of our arms
in the war with Mexico
ARKANSAS.-Tho Choctaw Indians have subs
cribed and paid the ofseven hundred and ten dol
lars to be expended in provisions for the relief of the
suffering poor Of Ireland.
LOUISTANA.-Mr. Nicholas, a member OF the
Louisiana House of Assembly, has introduced set o
Resolutions into that body, nominating Cen Taylor t.
the Presidency. Mr.. Nicholas is a Loco-Foco.