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

in the open air. We must submit that this is remark-
able weather" vioets growing in the open air on the
10th of December
MASSACHUSETTS,. Hon. Samuel Hubbard
L. l.. D., one of the Justices of the Supreme Judi
cia Court of this State died at his residence in the
city yesterday morning, in the 63d year of his age
Judge Hubbard was graduate of Yale College, OF
the class of 1902 and was appointed Judge THE Su
preme Court to succeed Judge Putnam, in 1912.
According to the new census Of the inhabitants OF
Worcester, just taken, the number is 1868 The
population in 1910 was 7,497-showing an increase
in seven years and five months of 8146!
CONNECTICUT. The Black Tongue, fatal
epidemic is quite prevalent in Danbury. Several per-
sons have recently died with it. and others are not ex
pected to live.
Seventeen vessels, laden with 10000 bushels of oys-
ers arrived at New Haven during the first two days
of this week.
We are pleased to learn that an interesting revival
is in progress, in connection with the Baptist church
in East Meriden. About thirty have been hopefully
converted, and the number of inquirers is increasing
NEW YORK. There was meeting on P. o. mis-
management, held at the New York Exchange on
Thursday, at which a memorial was read and adopted,
addressing Congress on the delays and arrangements
of the mails 1t referred to the repeated and constant
trlnmphs of private competition government mails,
and to the opinion of the memoraliss that they could
organize mail which could gain three days upon the
existing mail transportation, and also reduce postage.
The Telegraph of Attica, on the 18th ult, announ-
ces great conhagraton in that village. The fire de-
stroyed $22,45O worth of property besides the Post
Office in one hour $4,000 was insured.
Nearly one thousand persons are sick with ship fe-
yer at the Staten Island Hospital.
MARYLAND. During the past year, 1859 new
houses have been erected in Baltimore the value of
which is upwards of $260OO0O.
OHIO. The True Democrat of Cleveland, says
of Clay eve have no doubt even at his age he
would have better luck III staying Mexican, than in
getting the Presidency. To STAY Mexican he would
not have to make any speech or ,rje any letters he
would only have to make his mark"
A bill is before the Ohio Legislature to secure ev-
cry family homestead exempt from execution and
it provides that the articles of furniture, &c. at pres
ent exempted, as also a home owned by any person
having family, and not worth over $780, shall be ex-
cmpt from seizure or sail for debt This is similar to
the law recently passed in Connecticut
We find by the State Journal that a census has
been taken of the white males in Ohio, who are 81
years of age upwards and that the return is about
100000.
The three herman papeIs liz Oi..oi..,.ot r,,hlahnd
the Presidents message in German, on the Thursday
morning after it's delivery Thus, in about 40 hours
after it was sent in to Congress, it translated and
printed at a distance Of some 800 miles
The steamer A. N. Johnson, bound from Cincinnati
to Wheeling, with 100 passengers burst her boilers
near Maysville, on the Goth ult Nearly seventy per-
sons were killed. and large number severely scalded,
thirty of whom are not expected to live. The boat
was burned to the waters edge.
MICHIGAN. The Washington correspondent of
the Evening Post, has seen letter dated at Kaama-
ZOO Mich, Dec. Is, stating that the spotted fever has
appeared in that village, and carried off fourteen vic
tins in eleven days.
The city of Detroit is no longer the capital of Mich
The various State offices have been moved off to Ian
sing.
KENTUCKY. Ten Or fifteen years ago, six young
men, one by one, left their native county, (Fayette
in search of livelihood abroad, They have all met
at Washington as members of the present Congress
ALABAMA. The town of Newbern, in Greene
county, entirely demolished by tornado on Fri
day week. The tornado passed over Perry and Tus-
caloosa sweeping away houses, trees &C., killing
Mr. Stokes and probably Others
INDIANA. The Indiana Legislature has ADJOURN
ed on account of small o,-,~-ey ie, members.
MISSOURI. A negro is exciting sensation in
st Louis by the astonishing rapdty with which he per-
forms arthmetical calculations. He works out sum
in his mind almost instantly and on all other topics
exceedingly dull and ignorant
LOUISIANA The reception of General Taylor
cost the municipal authorities of New Orleans more
than $4,000.
TEXAS. The Germans in Fayette county have
lately divided into two opposite factions, have armed
themselves, and at the last accounts were preparing
for combat. A difficulty occurred between two par
ties of these settlers some weeks since, and two OF
three persons killed dangerously wounded in
broi that occurred respecting the possession of farm
in the settlement.
The Washington Union gives an extract from
Galveston letter, which says that the Legislature
was to meet on the first Monday of December, ant
confidently predicts the reelection of Sam Houston
to the United States Senate
Senator Bqgby upon AnneTation,-This u S
Senator has written a letter to a gentleman ii
Tuscaloosa, in favor of the annexation of all
Mexico to the United States.