Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-26
Domtsttt Gonlpen0.

NEW HAMPSHIRE. A destructive fire broke
out in Nashua on the 18th inst, and consumed the
Baptist church, one dozen dwellings and stores, and
Nashua Telegraphc Office The loss is estimated at
$4,000, one-third offs cove red by insurance
The democrats Of New Hampshire have nominated
Samuel Dinsmore of Keene for Governor.
MASSACHUSETTS,. There is living at Fall
River, female II years of age who is widow
She was ID when she married. and has a two years
old.
The Lawrence Courier says, that in canvassing a
section of that town, the wing committee found one
man that would vote for Cass The next day two men
arrived from Bangor and arrested him for horses steal
ing.
Editorial Nominations Chauncey Langdon Knapp
formerly Secretary of the state of Vermont, and editor
of the Voice of Freedom, and resident of Low
ell is the Free Soil candidate for Congress in the
Fourth District of Massachusetts. j. T. Buckingham,
formerly editor of the Boston Courier heads the State
Senatorial ticket of the Free Soil party in MddleseS
county.
CONNECTICUT. 1t is stated in the Orphan
Advocate, that the late Mrs. Sherman, wife of Hon
Roger Sherman, Of Fairfield received into her
family and educated twelve orphan children, all o
whom survived her. She had lost her own children il
early life, and both herself and husband being i'm
pressed with the conviction that they might do goo
by filling the place Of parents to the homeless, the
commenced the work-and one and another becam
settled in life, their places were filled by Others
NEW YORK. Rev. Samuel Ward, a coore
man, has been nominated for the New Assembly, b
the Colored men Of CORTLAND County.
A five dollar bill of the Fulton Bank passed throug
the hands of the Editor of the New York Journal {
Commerce on Tuesday, on the back of which was tn
following inscription: This IS the last of three thou
and dollars left 10 me by my mother at her decease,
the 9th day of August, 1916. Would the God s
had never left it to me- and that had been learned
work to have earned my living would not now b
what | am
Edward N. Kent Chemist, of New York, havir
analysed specimen of gold from California, broug
to this city by Mr. Eugene F. Smith, writes TO the
York Sun, that it is composed ofarsenite of copper,
little nickel and zinc, mixed with pyres some Of whic
is in we'll defined crystals without one particle of gol
Vice Chancellor M'Conn, of New York, one Of til
purest and ablest democratic men, has declared hit
self in favor Of the Free Soil movement and the BIT
falo Nominations.
OHIO. The Penitenary ia now lighted with ga
manufactured in the building, from grease saved fro
, the kitchen.
S MICHIGAN. The Detroit Daily Advertiser sa
that in consequence Of the growing increase of CRIT
in the state since the abolition of capital punishmer
and particular manifestation of it to the Grand Jurc
of Wayne county, by the. presence Of three difere
individuals charged with MURDER at the present tel
t of the court, they have unanimously adopted mem
rial to the legislature asking for restoration Of til
penalty which alone prevents man from assailing t
life of his fellow.
: WISCONSIN Nine years ago, had but six churc
It es, three minister's and house of worship, 1t
II now about one hundred churches.
PENNSYLVANIA-Several persons were