Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-31
Domestic GolmpenN.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Three new Free Soil
papers have been started in New Hampshire;
one at Keene, one at Dover, and one at Mil
ford.
MASSACHUSETTS, Congregational
lists in Massachusetts have Just rasied 100000
for their College at Amherst, and within the
last three months $I50,O0O have been donated
to Harvard University, in The same State.
The Hon. John Davis, of Massachusetts,, is
among the passengers who have gone out to Llv-
erpool in the steamship America.
The whole number of members of the Ortho.
dox Congregational churches in this State, in
January, last, was 55, l4O.
The Boston Herald offers not to be the last on
the list of 1000 who shall give 800 each to the
Albany sufferers.
| CONNECTICUT-Th annual shower Of
falling stars appeared on the 18th instant to the
New Haven observers, who counted AIS in the
course of two hours and half
Water of pure, sweet quality has been OBJ
tanned at New Haven by boring through the
wharf, the salt water and SOIL to distance Of
forty feet, and sinking an iron tube to that depth
The water rises to within foot of the top and
is SO abundant that it could not be exhausted by
working two pumps for hours in succession.
NEW YORK.-Ezekiel Lanes, who lately
died at Buffalo at the age 1902 years, had lived to
see 5000 buildings erected on the spot on which
had once stood but his single cot.
Dysentery of very malignant stamp is prev
alent among the convicts at the Sing Sing Pris-
on, and the inhabitants of the village and vicin-
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the 18th Of July, and IS others have been bed
ridden at one time while 1875 have applied for
medical relief
PENNSYLVANIA-The Pittsburgh Gazette
says that delicate young girl of fifteen, was ar
rested on Saturday. and brought before the May
or Of Allegheny, for participation in the factory
riots She was required to find bail in the sum
of $500 for her appearance at Court, and future
good behavior but she said she was determined
to 60 to Jail, rather than give even promise to
keep the peace
All the manufacturers of Pittsburgh, have con-
vened, and unanimously resolved to suspend OPP
erations until next spring, in consequence of the
mobocratic demonstrations made and threatened.
t OHIO-Seventy Sugar Mills have been made
this season in Cincinnati, and shipped South
They cost $1,000 to 5000 each, making about
} $3.50, 600 for the seventy.
A National Convention of Coored Freemen
of the United States will be held at Cleveland,
commencing on Wednesday, the 9th of Septem-
Der.
KENTUCKY-ColF Field, wing, was elected
to the legislature of Kentucky by one majority
over Jesse Hayden, democrat but Col F. has re-
signed, and they are both again candidates for
the legislature i'll the country. Field being elect
ed by one vote, and finding that Hayden had vot-
ed for him. resigned, because he failed to vote
for Hayden.
The question of calling convention to revise
the state constitution, having been submitted tc
the people at the late election, was decided III
: the Affirmative
MISSOURI-Gov Edwards. of Missouri, has
issued proclamation, setting apart the Oath o.
November, as day of general thanksgiving.
/ LOUISIANA-A man in New Orleans was
1 invited by drinking companion, stranger, t.
Join in robbing store; to which he pretended t.
= assent, and found it to be his owa He agreed tt
= the plan, watched for the thief and nabbed him
- OREGON.-Gen Lane has been appointed
a Governor of Oregon, in place of Gen Shields
r who has declined the appointment,