Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-07-06
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NEW HAMPSHIRE The wooden factory
together with the saw and grist mill in Roches
ter, were totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday
| night last, with their entire contents. Loss from
$4,000 to $4,000. Insured for about Sll'00O
MASSACHUSETTS,. On Wednesday last,
says the Cecil Wing an OK jumped Though one
of the windows in Summit Bridge into the Ca
nal, distance from the window sill of one hun
drcd feet. When he struck the water, he made
plunge or two and turned over on his back
dead
The Boston Transcript says its Liverpool
dates by the America are later than those from
New Orleans by mail, Liverpool nearer than
New Orleans!
Somebody informs the Traveller that copper
mine of immense value" has been discovered in
Carlisle. Look out for copper stock.
Rev E. Moves, pastor of the Freewill Baptist
church in Boston, is now in England. Writing
to his congregation, he complains of the English
pulpits, which he says are so high that they re-
mind one "of going up to the masthead"
On the 18th Of june the Newport Mercury
completed ninety gears, since it was first publish
ed in that town by James Franklin,
NEW YORK The Albany Atlas says that
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the Utica Convention, and the statement is con
tirmed by our own private advices from a we'll in
formed source.
DR.. Pray recently bled topper, and found that
the watery elements were nearly gone, and al
chohol supplied their place. He applied torch
to the blood and it ignited. 1t had such an ef
feet upon the inebriate that he reformed.
The Tribune has lost two subscribers-one
for hesitating to hoist the Taylor flag and one
for not opposing the nomination.
Rev. Henry H. Garnet one of the ablest and
most useful clergyman in Troy, was dragged
from the cars Of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls
Railroad, few days since, and so badly bruised
that he had to suspend his journey and place
himself under the care of physician. Reason
His foIefathers were stolen from Africa.
Quite an extensive military encampment has
been formed on the Southerly part of Governors
Island, New-York Bay, preparatory to the rccep-
ton of the troops from Vera Cruz. The pure
white canvass of which the tents are formed,
presents beautiful appearance, scattered as they
are, over large area of green turf
John Van Buren, said at Rochester, that when
the Cass procession at Albany approached the
point where he was standing, he thought he
would take out his watch aud see how long it
would be in passing, but 1t a0ent by before he
could get his aOatch out
Henri Herr the celebrated pianist, has arriv-
ed at N. York, after a long and profitable tour in
the West Indies, and the Southern and Western
States.
PENNSYLVANIA. Gov. Skunk is again
seriously ill., His disease has assumed new
shape, and he appears to be almost in the last
stage of consumption. His friends have little
hope of his recovery.
4 OHIO. A colored man in Cincinnati named
Renten Graham, recently sent twenty dollars to
=, DR.. Bailey, at Washington, to add to the funds
for the purpose of rcdeeming family from sla
very
KENTUCKY. A novel spectacle for slave
, State, occurred in Harodsburga short time since
which consisted of temperance procession, got
ten up by the colored community in that place
All the negroes that could obtain permission, fol
g forty miles around, were in attendance.
Gov. Owsley appointed Henry Clay U. S. Sen
ator, in place of Hon. Mr.. Crttenden, resigned
: But MIR. Clay declined the appointment Tn,
Gov. subsequently appointed Ex-Governor Met
calf to supply the vacancy
VIRGINIA. The Richmond Wing says The
w neat harvest was COllllLcnCeu last week Ill Inl
and the neighborng counties, and promises al
$ tensive crop. The country presents beautiful
. and most refreshing appearance
ALABAMA. The Alabama papers say tina
the cotton and corn crops in that section lool
remarkably fine, and promise a rich harvest
e The season, SO far, has been excellent The
n wheat crop just secured, has also been abundant
' Favorable accounts have also been received
from all the other States, except Florida, wher
the crops are suffering from the effects of hea
! Wy drought