Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-04-27
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domestic Gonlpen0.

MAINE. Hon. Asa Clapp, probably the riches
man in Maine, died on Monday, at his residence il
Portland. He was eghy-sx years of age, and hat
long been distinguished merchant in Portland
Judge Woodbury. married daughter Of Mr.. Clapp
and one of Mr.. C's sons married daughter of Gen
Dearborn of Roxbury.
Dr. Coolidge, under sentence of death in the Maine
State Prison. has been set to learn the trade of shoe
maker.
MASSACHUSETTS,. The Roxbury Gazette, g
Wing paper, says:
The Senate is already packed body. Slarery
owns more than one half of its members, and it daily
exhibits its despotic and omnipotent power over the
minority. Thank Heaven! there is at least ONE MAN
in that body-John P. Hale, of N. H.
A woman in Worcester, who has received consider
able charitable assistance during the past winter has
been found to have $500 in gold
The amount of properly destroyed by FIRE in Bos-
ton, during the month of March, was 100000. In
suronce S1l8,000 For the corresponding year the
loss was $12235 Insurance 5000.
CONNECTICUT In pulling down and old build
ing at the corner of Bank and State streets, in New
London, few days SINCE for the purpose Of erecting
new structure there were found slowed away under
the floor of the garrett a stocking and an old cloth
cap filled with Mexican and Spanish dollars.
NEW YORK. The Assembly has passed an act
to abolish Imprisonment for debt, eoi limit imprison-
ment for fines; allowing each days Imprisonment to
lquidate SO Of the fine,
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser announces the
death in that city of Ezekiel Lane at the age of 1902
years In 1886 there were only four buildings on the
present site of Buf14loof these, the first built was
erected by Mr., Lane ana his fatherin-law, Mr.. Mid
daugh.
NEW JERSEY. The dwelling house of Isaac
Storr, at Mount Prospect near West Bloomfield, was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday night and the wife OF
Mr. Storr, together with her three children, the eldest
being seventeen years of age, persisted in the flames.
Mr.. Stor escaped by Jumping from window.
MARYLAND Over one hundred wagons, bound
for the fisheries, passed through Middetown, within
the past ten days.
PENNSYLVANIA. The Homeopathic College
in Philadelphia, has now been authorized by the Leg
isature to grant p'omos.
The journeyman house carpenters at Philadelphia
are on a strike for wages, and have formed trade
society.
The Apprentices Library, of Philadelphia has
female department which is soid to be very useful
During the past year 7648 books have been loaned to
females, of whom $50 now use the library.
While German woman, at Pittsburgh, was mixing
lime, tfow int her eyes, putting them both out The
lime was dry and she poured hot water on it.
OHIO. "A letter dated Akron, April 9Th, thus
speaks of the prospects of the Wheat crop in that Vi
cinity:
"The prospects of the coming Wheat crop in this
section of Western Ohio never was lat this season
of the Year, more favorable than at this time The
remark will apply to the counties of Summit, Portage
Wayne, Stark, Holmes, Columbia and Carroll"
The Rev. j. H. White, of the M. e. Church at Sa-
lem, prosecuted Joseph Shnn of Goshen, for appear
ing in meeting with his hat on his head. Fined five
dollars and costs.
A great number of robberies have been lately per-
petrated at Hamilton.
MICHIGAN. We are sorry to learn that Govern
or Slade has received severe injury in his right
shoulder, by the upsettng of stage in Michigan, on
his way to Chicago, and that, after being detained
several days, he has been compelled to give up the
prosecution of the journey, and return to Detroit
He is expected home the latter part of this month";
The Detroit Advertiser states that a million barrels
of -four and nearly two millions of bushels of wheat
were exported from that State last year, besides one
million pounds of wool, and other products.
WISCONSIN. The ship building business is
carried on with great spirit in Milwaukee Some Of
the vessels, is said are intended to come round
by the Canada canals to the Atlantic.
There is man in Wiconsin by the name of Ath-
eron, Who in one week in January last thrashed four
hundred bushels of wheat three constabies and forty
deputy sheriffs
IOWA Miss Catharine L. Beecher, who has done
much in the cause of education, both at the East and
in the West has recently laid plan for "Female
Institute" before the citizens of Burlington. 1t was
well received by the most prominent citizens of the
place, and location was Immediately secured with
design of carrying the Institute into effect, as soon as
possible. It's ultimate aim is Normal school.
NORTH CAROLINA Thomas Nash, convicted
of the murder Of female two or three years ago,
was hung at Troy, Montgomery county, on Friday
The rope by which he was hung broke and ne fell to
the ground He requested the handkerchief to be re-
moved from his eyes, which was done, and ne sat up
and conversed with with the bystanders, until another
rope was procured, and he was then hung.
MISSOURI. A man named Slater, endeavored to
rob the bank of New Brunswick, at St Louis, He
got upon the roof during the day, concealed himself
until night, when he attempted to descend the chimney
but stuck fast His cries were heard but it could not
be ascertained from what part of the building they