Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-02-17
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MASSACHUSETTS. A bakers oven in Lynn

MASSACHUSETTS, A bakers oven in Lynn
has not been cool for fourteen years.
We are told that 6OOOC pairs Of shoes were sent
from Iaverhill week before last, for the South and
West by order of purchasers, and large orders are
continually filled by our manufacturers
spirited meeting was held in the fremont Temple
Boston, on Thursday evening, to consider the subject
of cheap postage, The meeting was addressed by A.
masa Walker Esq, and Others and large conlmittee
was appointed to take further measures to organize
cheap postage league
Abbott lawrence is spoken of as u candidate fol the
Vice Presidency by the wings,
RHODE ISLAND A committee in the legsa-
tire reported last Friday in favor of aboshng capital
punishment
CONNECTICUT. There are Ia persons now re-
siding in Iitchfed who seventy years old and up
wards.
MAINE $500 gallons of brandy were selzed at Por-
tland, as having been struggled on the 28th ult.
NEW YORK. Eighty thousand cords of wood are
consumed, per annum, on the different railroad lines
between Albany and Buhllo.
The New York Express states that there are no less
than 5000 liquor stores open in that city, every day,
Sundays not expected.
The Albany Argus, in speaking Of the pardon of
young Pollock by Gov. Young, says that the appeal to
the Governor from Buffllo-the scene Of the occur
rence-wos of the strongest character and included
not only the letters and signatures Of the parties ag-
greved, but the gentleman who was the object ofat-
tack and that the health, if not the life Of mother
seemed to be involved in the issue.
The anniversary of the birthday OF Tom Paine, was
celebrated on Monday evening, in New York, by a ball
and supper which were attended by about 1900 persons
Of both sexes.
NEW JERSEY. A committee ofthe Legislature Of
New Jersey have submitted report to that body, high
" complimentary to Mons. Vattcmare and his plan for
international exchanges, and have brought in bill APP
popriatng $500 to defray the expense of an Agency
in Paris for the purpose of receiving and transmitting
such works as may be deemed appropriate.
WISCONSIN. The question of Bank or no Bank
is to be submitted 10 the votes Of the people ofWscon
SIM
ILLINOIS. The Rock river Conference ofthe Meth
odst Episcopal Church. at their last session, appointed
committee to inquire into the expedency of purchas
ing the Mormon Temple at Nauyoo, for literary pur-
poses.
OHIO Bills to repeal the Black Laws of Ohio have
been defeated in the House by votes of AZ to % and
40 to %.
| A bill to provide for calling Convention to amend
the Constitution of the State, passed the Senate Of
Ohio on the 9th of January-25 to II.
a bill was introduced mo the House Of Representa-
tves of This State on Saturday. the Doth ult, to allow
every man of good moral character to practice law in
all the Courts
PENNSYLVANIA. Opium was obtained at a
drug store in Alcghany, Opposite Pitsburgh) by mis-
take, instead of rhubarband administered to , children
for an eruptve disease. One of the children, after suf,
ering hours in the most exerucatng agony, died. and
was thus relieved of pain The opium acted as an e.
metic upon the other, and was thus almost mracul-
ousIy saved.
severe blow from the west, visited Philadelphia
on Saturday morning last and made sad havoc with
signs, window shutters, &c. Several persons we're
more or less injured by the falling of boards, brick
&c.
VIRGINIA. The Commissioners to settle the
boundary between Virginia and Ohio, have been I'M
able to agree. Virginia claimed the western bark OF
the Ohio river high water mark. Ohio insisted that
it should be at the low-water mark
SOUTH CAROLINA. Capt Banding of South
Carolina young man, in one Of the Mexican battles
led into action fortytwo men, and they came out Of il
with ffy-eaht of the enemies balls in them,
KENTUCKY. A Sabbath School Teacher il
Louisville, was exhorting poor pious, old female
slave to be very humble reminding her thai she SHOULD
be like the Lord Jesus who had neither house no
home-'Yes,' she added with emphasis blessed be
God-he had no housc-no homeland no nigsrSH
TENNESSEE DR. Troost, the geologist, has dis
covered in Sumner CO., bed of granular sicious
rock which is remarkably we'll adapted to the manu-
facture OF the finest glass.
GEORGIA. w. V. johnson has been appointed
by the Governor to ill the vacancy in the s. Senate
occasoned by the resignation Of Mr. ColQntt.
TEXAS. By late census, Texas contains pc
pulaion Of 10000 ersons-being one human being
to each three square miles.
On The first of January n new bank, and the only
one in Texas went into operation at Galveston