Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-25
domestic Comprno.


MAINE Six years ago, says the Bangor Courier
potatoes were selling at twenty-five cents per bushel
and it took six bushels at that price to pay for bush
ell ofcorn. Now bushel of corn will not pay for
bushel of potatoes.
NEW HAMPSHIRE great mine of soap stone
has been brought to light by the railroad through
Canterbury Enoch Gibson is the name of the FORUM
ate owner Itsells now readily for 800 ton and
the Portsmouth Gazette compute the whole quarry to
be worth near $35OOO0O rather high estimate
we. guess
The Hon Rufus Choate is to deliver the address be-
fore the Literary societies of Dartmouth College at
the next annual commencement The Rev Justin
Edwards will deliver the address before the Theoogi-
cal Society.
There was disastrous collision on the Northern
N. H., Railroad near Lebanon, on Thursday of last
week. merchandise train and a train of gravel cars
met with such force to break of the en-
gines to pieces One of the Engineers was badly in
jured.-U Journal.
MASSACHUSETTS,. Dea Moses Grant, the
celebrated Temperance lecturer, was last week elect
ed an Alderman of Boston by majority of 1913. He
was the regular nominee of the wings.
The first coin issued by Massachusetts had the
motto, Mind your own business impressed on it.
CONNECTICUT. The Senate has appropriated
$4,000 for the establishment of two agricultural
schools.
Trueman Smith and R. S. Baldwin have been elect
ed Senators by the legislature of Connecticut
NEW YORK. President Polk has restored Mid
shipman Pollock, who sentenced to State Prison
for shooting editor (Mr Jewett) in Buffalo, to his
rank in the Navy.
1t has been decided in one of the N. York Courts
that physician, when once employed to attend pa
tent, cannot afterwards withdraw himself without
giving due notice to the patient unless the latter
fuses to take his prescriptions.
The fare from Rome to Oswego, on the new plank
road is 50. Cheap enough. fine line of stages is
now upon that route.
On Monday three brothers were sent from Rochest-
to the state prison at Auburn Another brother is
already there to greet his relatives on their arrival
A sister is in the House of Refuge.
PENNSYLVANIA Pumps are to take the pre-
cedence of boots in the fashionable world during the
present summer-so say the Philadelphans.
The Pennsyya MIA legislature, has, in effect, ubol-
ished military trainings, by providing that every per-
son shall be exempt on the payment of 25 cents into
fund.- for the benefit of the volunteer companies.
MARYLAND. Rev DR.. Emery, President of
Dickinson College, NJ, died to-day at Baltimore, of
a disease of the lungs.
OHIO. 1t is stated in the Cincinnati Times that
during the past year upwards of 100000 barrels of
whskcy have passed through the hands of dealers in
that county mostly in Cincinnati.
Ohio though but half century old, has more col
legiae institutions than any other State in the Union.
The Miami University at Oxford, founded in 1909, is
the parent institution, and for twelve years was the
only one in the State.
A Petrfed Indian child has been found at Guern-
sey. Around the neck was row of sIndian beads
matted.
There are 40 political papers in Ohio.
During the last week 80 STEAMBOATS, arrived at and
% departed from Cincinnati
MICHIGAN. There has been terrible fire in
Detroit 300 buildings were destroyed and the loss is
estimated at from 100000 to 100000.
WISCONSIN, This new state comes into the
Union thoroughly democratic in politics. The cleo
ion of state officers under the new constitution has
'csuted in the complete success of the democratic
party. Nelson Dewey is chosen Governor by maj
'rity of 1000 over Mr. Tweedy (now delegate in Con
yross) his wing opponent.
ILLINOIS. The Wheat crops are very promising,
ARKANSAS. VIM. Polk Esq, of Arkansas broth
r Of the President is the largest corn grower in Am
RIGA. His crop last year was 100000 bushels.
MISSISSIPPI. An abundant cotton crop may be
expected in Mississippi this year.
LOUISIANA. At St. Louis, on the 10th, the
Whole surface of the ground and the roofs of houses
we're covered with what seemed at first to be snow
lakes; but on closer inspection the phenomenon,
vas found to consist ofmons upon millions of little
lackbodied insects with white wings. Whether they
leted or flew away, or are there yet the papers do
ct inform us.