Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28

The sentence of death passed on Letitia Blais-
dell has been committed by the N H. Legisla-
ture to one Of Imprisonment for life.
There has been another great riot among the
fire companies in Philadelphia, one or more kill
ed and scores badly wounded. The city of
Brotherly Love-" no longer deserves its title.
Lady Blessington, well-known and popular
English authoress, recently died in Paris.
Father Mathew has arrived at New York city
and is to have grand public reception. This
is right. Let the rising generation behold how
great hcnors can be done this great champion
of Temperance for therein they will read les
sons more effective than all the eloquence of
lecturers.
Louis PHILIPPE, after all the royal sympathy
expressed in England, on account of his poverty
turns out to be one of the richest individuals in
i'll the world, lie has invested in this country
it is sad in stocks &C., an amount which will
produce an annual income of millions.
Dreadful .4fiuy-Dedth of Cassius M, Claw.
Louisville, Sunday, H.-At public meeting
IN Madison County to-day, serious recontre
took place between Cassus NJ. Clay and Joseph
Turner Both parties snapped pistols then at
tackled each other with bowie knives. CLAY was
stabbed through the heart and aud Turner Sc
yerely wounded in the abdomen and groin, and
is since dead.
A later account reports that Clay still survives,
though how, if stabbed through the heart, we
are not philosopher enough to tell
Mr.. Oliver, Dewey of Berlin, last week shear
ed from one eve sheep three years old, thirteen
pounds and six ounces of wool. Well done
Berlin!
Var Nth MericO Predicted.-A correspondent
at Mazutlan Of the New Orleans Picayune, who
has crossed the Mexican territory on his way to
California, after stating that there are 10000
Mexcans on their way to California, armed and
and differed, some of them, with the avowcd
purpose of taking possession Of 1t, says:
"There is manifest disposition on the part
of Mexico, to have another fuss with us-and
mind my prediction-we shall be at war with
her again in less than two years My impress
sion ls that 1t will grow out Of The difficulty
now promising to originate IN California.
A despatch from St. Louis Of tn, 10Th states,
that the number of deaths from the cholera in
that city, since the llth had been SOB.
NJ. Sewal F. Belknap, whose death is annouc-
ed, it is stated, held over half million of stock
of the Vermont Central Railroad. He first COM
menced his career as day laborer on the Wor
ccstcr Railroad, but before that enterprise wa,
completed, obtained a contract which was the
foundation of his after prosperity. He leaves
wife and family.
Monster Water WheeL-An iron water whee
has been constructed at the Union Works, Pat
terson, N. j., by Don. Rubio for shipment tc
Mexico, which is 60 feet in diameter and weigh
ing over 70 tons, one of the largest ever built
It's represented as specimen of mechani.
cal skill and workmanship that is OF surpassed
if equalled, in any country.
An invention is announced to protect bank
and shops from robbery. The moment the
rogues touch the lock- inside or out, galvaniC
battery knocks them down and rings bell.
SLAVE Trade IN Cuba. A correspondent Of
La Verdad, in late number of that paper, says
during the last four months, 2400 negroes have
been introduced into Cuba, and that other ship
ments are expected daily, as it is known tina
ten thousand negroes have been purchased a
Sc, so each, on the coast Of Africa.
The poor, starving plague stricken Irish hsv'
sent 100000 to the Pope. The same Selfde
nying iberality displayed in good cause woulC
redeem that wretched people from their degra
daton.
Massachusetts Special E,ection.-Ths Boston
Atlas of the l4th has returns from }3 towns il
, the 4th Congressional District which foot up fo
Thompson, wing, 1866; PqIrey, free soll, B.
6l2; Robinson, Dem, l,lS5. Majority agains
PaIfrey, 800 The majority against Palfrey i
il, the same towns, at the March trial was 3i4.
.New Hampshire-Both branches of the Lee
, islaure met at Concord, on Wednesday, 18TH
WIN. P. Weeks was chosen President of III
, Senate, Francis R. Chase, Clerk, and VIM.
f Foster, Assistant Clerk. Samuel II. Aver WI
: chosen Speaker of the House, Thomas ]. Viii
I pie, Clerk, and D. P. Perkin, Assistant Clerk.
Il Cholera in the West-St Louis, June 90
The interments IN nine cemeteries, yesterda
: were 90, of which 81 were cases of cholera.
# most singular case, and one which but for
/, most fortunate circumstance, would have be-
It horrible in the extreme, occurred here duril
h the last three days.
e A Miss Taylor was taken sick with choler
IS on Sunday, it was supposed that she had died
t. Her brother insisted that she should not be b
j. rsd until the next day. On Monday while /
funeral preparations were in progress she 81
,r denly revived, and now bids fair to recover
/ Appointments by the Presidct1
t. Washington, June IA, lS49
At Franklin Haven, to be U. S. Sub-Trei
s; urer, Boston, vice Henry Hubbard.
Oh A. A. Pettingill, to be Marshall of CO
NJ necticut
re John B. Robertson, Post Master at NJ
es Haven.
From Oregon. We have files OF I
v Oregon Spectator to the ODD of Febru'
ly last. The news of the organization of D
= gon as a territory Of the United States h
az been received, but Gen, Lane had not al