Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-03-09
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MAINE. -Four bears were killed in Clinton on
the 10Th instant They consisted of the mother and
her offspring, and were killed by Mr. Joseph Crawford
assisted by two boys and dog, with no effective
weapon but axe. twas judged the old bear would
weigh from 200 to $50 pounds. This was bold
deed.
MASSACHUSETTS. a bill has been reported
to the Massachusetts legislature to incorporate COM
pany with capital of 100000, to manufacture bed
quilts and pettcoat robes.
President Everett, of Harvard University, has been
invited by the Massachusetts legislature to deliver
eulogy on the life and character of the late John
Quincy Adams, and has accepted the invitation
The Chronotype says dat Webster is an English
noblenan, born in this country by mistake
NEW YORK. The Chamber of Commerce in N.
York have adopted memorial to Congress, calling
upon that body to refund 100000 duties which were
collected ON $600000O worth of mechandise which
was destroyed in that city by the great fire in 1885
A bet pending between the N. Y. Herald and Tri-
bune relative to their crculations has Just been de-
cdod in favor of the former, and by agreement the
publishers of the latter pay 5000 over to the two Or
phan Asylums in New York city. The aggregate
circulation of the Herald is 28,946 daily l67II week
ly ll,455 Presidential 1907 of the Tribune %, l05
(daily 1,155, weekly 1890, semi-weeltly 96O.)
A great fire took place at Albany on Tuesday night
destroying fifteen Or twenty buildings Loss $50
OOO-insured $4,000. A journeyman printer named
Gillespie, and lad named O'Toole were killed.
Capt Vanderbilt, the well known steamboat propri
etor has built splendid house, on 4th street. neal
Broadway, New York, which has cost $l80OOO He
is reputed to be worth some millions.
A lady had 80 teeth extracted, at one sitting. al
Syracuse while under the influence of Chloroforn.
PENNSYLVANIA. Mr. McMakn, of the Philad
elpha Saturday Courier has sued the editors of the
Philadelphia American, News, Bulletin, Saturday
Post SCOTS Weekly and the Lady's Book, for libel
in publishing statements in relation to his late con.
trovcrsy with Mrs Holden the widow of his deceased
partner
is contemplated by the respectable portion of the
coored inhabitants of Philadelphia and its vicinity, tc
make some public demonstration of respect to the
memory of John Quincy Adams.
Col Kane of Philadelphia, was at Boston few day
sncc soliciting aid in behalf of the Mornons, who arc
camped on the prares west Missouri destitute of the
necessares of life and perishing from want
OHIO. A farmer in Warren county, has raised
and carried to Cincinnati Market hog weighing
nine hundred and Hirtynine pounds, net
ILLINOIS, The Chicago True Democrat predict:
the entire destruction of the crop of winter wheat at
the West in consequence of there being no snow tc
protect it from the action of the frost
MICIIIGAN.The Detroit Advertiser announces the
discontnuance of the Signal of Liberty the only Lib
erty paper in Michigan.
MARYLAND. The Hagerstown News states that
Hezeliah Burhans, an old man who lately died in
Baltimore, has left all his property valued at $12 000
to young lady, school mistress Of that town, who,
when the old man visited Hagerstown :, wear ago
treated him with great kness, when others, viewing
HIM -, beneath their notice, in consequence of his
shabby appearance, treated him with great GOODNESS
KENTUCKY. Senator Crittenden has been NOM
mated for Governor by the wings of Kentucky 1t is
said he will resign his seat in the Senate and accept
ARKANSAS. 1t is calculated that there are at
the present time, within the State of Arkansas about
one thousand individuals who are professional gam
blers. Movements are making among the people for
their suppression by Legislative enactment.