Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
domestic Gomprn0.


NEW HAMPSHIRE. Six persons who
breakfasted recently at Mr.. Levi Rowell's in Go
shen, were poisoned by arsenic in the tea pot !;
An aged woman, Mrs. Abel, died the rest are
recovering.
Thrty-seven miles further of the Northern
railroad in New Hampshire, was open for travel
on Friday.
MASSACHUSETTS. Some idea of the
business done on the Eastern Railroad may be
formed from the fact that over SI03, 900 persons
were conveyed over it during the month of July
last.
The Lowell Courier estimates that some ff-
teen hundred young women employed in the fac
tories Of that city are now absent on summer
visits to their friends.
The Boston Iron Company have such de-
mand for their railroad iron, that they are
Obliged to keep their works in operation day and
night.
Since the commencement of the present year,
eighty-Onc persons have been committed to the
States Prison at Charestown, for crimes perpe-
trated within the precincts of this State
They say that Boston turns out fifty pianos ev-
cry week-worth from 200 to 700 dollars each
The State convention of the Liberty Party,
held on Wednesday at Worcester, nominated as
candidates for Governor and Lieut. Governor,
Samuel Z. SewalI, Esq, and John Brewster Esq.
CONNECTICUT The New Haven Regis
ter learns that in Bristol, on Thursday, boy
about 10 years of age, Immediately after being
reproved by an uncle, with whom he was living,
for some misconduct went into the house and
bringing loaded gun, deliberately shot him
the whole charge taking effect in the head and
iace-killing the man almost instantly.
There are in this State forty-six Divisions of
the Sons of Temperance, including member
ship of about 5000. The order is in very
lourishng condition. The Son of Temperance,
published at Middletown is its official organ.
AT the recent commencement at Yale College
there was class meeting of the class which
graduated in l797-just fifty gears ago Twelve
members of the class were present; the eldest
of whom was the Rev. Sylvester Dana, late of
Oxford, N. H., now seyenty-eght years of age
Rev. DIR. Beecher was of this class.
NEW YORK. The number of dogs killed
in New York city, from the 18th of June to the
24th OF August, was 1910.
A young heiier by miss-step went over the
precpice below Rochester Falls the other day,
into the water, distance of 100 feet, and was
got out unhurt.
The stock for the Rome and Utica Plank road
is all taken, $50 600 being the required amount
Rome Whtestown and Utica subscribed $40, 600
each.
Thirteen hundred and fifty passengers passed
over the Albany and Schenectady Railroad on
Friday last
OHIO. The second child born in Cincinnati
still lives, and has not seen the middle age of
life, while that city contains so, 600 inhabitants
KENTUCKY. William j. Graves, the mur-
derer of Jonathan Cilley, is the Wing candidate
for Governor in this State.
The House of Representatives stands SO
wings and Al democrats 80 of the 100 Repre-
sentatves are in favor of Convention to revise
the Constitution. The popular vote was 3 to l
in favor of Convention,
The editor of the Vcksburg Wing has seen
coat lately that measured five feet around the
waist ltwas made for gentleman in Kentucky
whose weight is about four hundred pounds, is
26 years old, and has not yet got his full growth.
He is about six feet SIX inches in height, meas
ures fify-tour inches over the breast, sixty around
the waist, and twenty-five inches across the back
Gen Taylor has been nominated for the Presi-
dency, at Lexington, by meeting Of the people
called without distinction of party.
MARYLAND. Three emigrants arrived in
Baltimore few days since, from Germany, who
deposited $50, 000 with the Baltimore Bank, an
hour or two after their arrival.
PENNSYLVANIA.-Six thousand pound:
of Saxony wool have been purchased in Pennsyl
vana, at siXty-two and half cents per pound
A Philadelphia paper estimates the number o
persons belonging to that city who have been O
are now absent on pleasure trips, at forty thous
and.
; INDIANA A terrible hurricane recent
A passed over Kingston, causing great destruction
of human life, killing cattle, and destroying tn
crops and other property. The circus of Welc
! g. Dclevan, which was performing there, was ell
. tirely demolished.
r IOWA Eleven thousand dollars in specie
proceeds of the sale Of the public lands in low;
= was received in St Louis from Iowa City on tn
: 9th ult.
LOUISIANA,-Speaking sof the epdemi
- The N. 0. Delta says, "The present appearance
:; of our city is sadly against the prevalence of i
r health. 1t is useless to conceal the fact-we al
IF now in the very centre OF destructive and fea
full epidemic