Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-15

which he has been received in the Slave States.
We hope Kossuth will some day feel at liberty
to give his sentiments on American Slavery.
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAw.-An election has
recently occurred in Portland, Maine, for Mayor.
&C. Neal Dow, the present Mayor, and The
author of the Liquor Law, beaten by Albion X.
Paris, democrat, by 394 majority.
In the Senate of New York, on Monday last,
the Assembly bill relative TO the Liquor Law, was
taken up, and the amendment submitting It to the
people stricken out, by vote OF 10 TOY Ihls'
| il is thought, will kill the bill.-VTmoHt Jour
nal.
Charles S. Brewer, teller, and Thnrndike
Rand bnok-keeper in the Suffolk Bank, Boston,
having suddenly left Boston aud engaged pas
sage f,r Europe, have been arrested and COM
United, On suspicion Of having defrauded the
bank Of large amount. The defdlcutiOns al
ready discovered are said to exceed $50 600,
and the Investigations are still progressing.
DEATH OF PRESIDENT DAvIs.-The death of
Rev. DR.. Davis, formerly President Of Middle
bury College, and more recently Of Hamilton
College, N Y, is announced. After protract-
ed period of i'll health, he died at his residence
in Clinton, at the age Of nearly 80.
A select Committee of the Legislature of
Pennsylvani has reported in favor Of aboiishing
the gallows.
! Under new house Of Mr. Cornelius Jenncss,
I in Haverhill, keg containing rs lbs of powder
} was found, few days since. a slow match
( was connected with it, which had burnt within
few inches of the powder and then gone out.
: 1t was supposed to be the payment Of an old
: grudge.
Jenny and Otto Goldschmidt are announced
to give three concerts in New York during the
latter part of this month, and in May next they
J, are to leave for Europe in the Atlantic.
# Mr.. Clarke Mum, of West Fairee, Vt,
7 raised the past season, 100 bushels of wheat on
# l.2 acres of ground. The -four from one BUSH
e FL Of wheat weighs AZ pounds. Beat this who
: can.
:, = When Kossuth was at New Orleans no prepara-
4 tons were made to receive him, and but little
/. excitement was shown.
The New York Tribune 10 going to have
e press which will print $4,000 copies an hour
IS the largest, its editors think, in the world.
A young lady in Chelsea, Miss Sanborn, aged
|, about % or %, recently committed suicide BY
% vousy suffered from illhealth and depression Of
: spirits.
rs Mr.. Clay, it is said, is again struck down by
- illness.
J. The diggings Of gold in Australia during the
Re fortnight previous to the latest date thence pro-
lie duced gold at the rate Of $25,000, 900 per an
ID NUN. Coolies and China men are being import
s, ed there for shepherds,
- A new kind of tobacco Is cultivated 10 some
- places in Maryland. II is named Persian to-
20 bacco, is of beautiful color and commands
20 high price.
n A gentleman who has just returned from
'e California, expresses the opinion that the Sand
to wIch Islands will in less than two years apply
la for admission to the American Union.
A bill has been offered in the Mas
by MIR. Sewalt, providing for the
y by the Governor of ConmissFLA
70 person il the State is arresihE
y. danger of being arrested or
II slave, on being informed an
u faithfully to employ all
defend and procure Il
son and lso maxim
. Courta, upon inI0esn
&c arrest, TO issue q wriHTs ~
i able TO the Supreme JudiEH Ia
. this the person claimed is A..,
y may appeal and claim trial by N
n A New TERRIToRY.--A new territofv
t. proposed, comprising that portion Of Wisconsin
- yng north OF the 45th degree Of north latitude
; and that portion of Michigan lying west of Lake
4 Michigan. This territory is very much saaI4'cd
I, from the States to which II is attached anl has
'f separate and individual interests peculiarly ITS
own, which, under the present organization, do
5, not receive the fostering care Of its several
;. governments, which the best interests of the
" country require. The separation ofthat territory
1t would not be any disadvantage to the States
l. from which 1t is proposed to deiach it, which
n would be more than compensated BY its aug
J. mented commercial and political advantagss.
8 Mr., Chester, of Cincinnati, has last invented
an ingenious rat-trap. 1t is so made that when
l. Mr.. Rat snaps at the bait, trap door suddenly
: opens, and he is precipitated int dark chamber
= In which ne can only see one speck of light in
It rushing towards this he falls into another cham
10 ber and in so doing he resets the trap door by
n touching lever. 10 this manner, with no trouble
d to any body but the rats, whole box full of
them may be caught.
o project is on foot to erect thirteen monu-
@ menus IN independence Square, at Philadelphia,
# in commemoration Of the old thirteen States
Massachusetts, BY its Legislature, has expressed
s its concurrence, BY electing delegates to con-
+. vention, winch is to be held on the 5th Of July
J.. next at Philadelphia. to take the necessary steps
to accomplish il.
= VERY ANCIENT COIN.-The workmen, In
. . laying gas pipes in Chester, (EnglandJ few
y weeks since, turned up a small brass coin in ex-
= cellent preservation 1t bears laurelled head,
= and although the exergue is somewhat worn,
u the" Juianus" can DO traced. The other side
p bears egionary soldier, with spear and shield.
> 1t appears to have been struck between 800 and
. 1863 Of the Christian era, in the reign of the gal.
l. liant and accomplished Emperor Julian, whom
u ecclesiastical historians designate as the "ApOs
10 tate"
nf The Legislature of Delaware have passed
N Law declaring that children of manumitted slaves
shall not become free, as heretofore, on arriving
y at certain age, but shall be held to slavery as
long as they live.
The Opinione of Turin announces that Mar
shall Marmont, Duke of haguSa, died at Venice
n on the Cd ult. Thus the last Marshal Of Napo.
IN leon has expired in exile, at tho age Of 49, The
3. capital feature in Marmont's biography is the
:, separate capituation BY which he betrayed the
!" Emperor at Fontainebleau, and according TO