Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-01

0F7The Alexandria Gazette says: The executive
of Virginia has issued rcGuiston upon the Chief
Judge Of the U. s. Circuit Court for the County of
Washington, in the district of Columbia, for the de-
livery to the sheriff Of Alexandra county Va, OF the
three men confined III the Jail OF Washington CO.,
charged with recent abduction OF certain slaves. The
rcqusition was made upon the ground that some Of
the slaves were carried off from and were owned by
citizens of this Commonwealth. The sheriff proceed
cd Yesterday to make the demand upon Judge Cranch
From the Report of the executive committee of the
American Temperance Society it appears that 23,0C0,-
coo gallons of achohoc drinks are annually consum-
ed in the United States by population Of about co.,
O00,000.-tireat Britain derives annual revenue Of
$45000C00 from the consumption Of two poisons, viz
tobacco and rum, besides S6UOO0C0 from the use of
wine and S26CO0,0GU from beer drinkers Coaaecti-
cut Fountain.
On the Goth of March there Yves an awful hail
storm in the valley of Canadian River $50 miles west
of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Stones as big as hens eggs
killed migrating geese which were picked U? by the
Indians by cart loads.-The Seminole Chief said the
Great Spirit had sent them food.
More .4nneris:on.-Thc Montreal papers state that
Mr. Papineaus supporters openly proclaim that their
real object in agtatng the subject of separation of
Lower from Upper Canada at the present time is, with
view of proposing an annexation Of the former to the
United States.
The Oregon Railroad Proect-The select COM
mittee of the House of Representatives at Washing.
ton, to which the subject referred, have reported
bill in favor of the project of Mr.. Whitney for rail-
road from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. 1t is
stated that all the members Of the committee were in
favor of the project,
The Presidential Election is to take place thro'out
the Union on Tuesday, the 9TH of November. The
Electoral College will contain 29l members, Count
ing four for Wisconsin, of which l46 will be major
ity.
GF@Thc Gardeners Chronicle states that few
pieces OF broken looking glass, suspen ed in tree,
will prevent the birds from attacking the fruit.
0J7The new coin of the French Republic is an
exact representation except the date, of that struck
under the Republic of the last century.
An industrial Congress assemblies at Philadelphia
on the hr5t Wednesday IN June. 1t is called BY the
Land keformers and Workingmen's organizations but
any ASSOCIATION Oh LaDorng Men is invited to send
delegate.
MorHs.-Camphor, not tobacco, will repel moths.
Flannes well wrapped in linen are safe from moths,
but they should be first well brushed about the first
days OF summer, the moths then begin to increase
Salt and water applied to the wicks of oil lamps, or
Candles adds ten per cent to the brlliancy of their
light
The crops all over the country, arc promising album
dainty. The recent refreshing rains appear to have
extended IN all directions where they were needed.
WASHINGTON News. The correspondent of the
North American writes that the proposition of Gen.
Worth, which was submitted to the Court of Inquiry
to withdraw his charges against Gen, Scott, has been
accepted by the administration and therefore that all
proceedings in the case will be quashed.
1t is said that the largest Corn grower in America
is William Polk, ESQ.,, of Arkansas, a brother of the
President His crop last year estimated at l0Q,-
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